Top Nairobi Kid-Friendly Tours

Visit East Africa’s largest informal settlement during a private half-day visit to the Kibera slum. Navigate the sprawling network of unmarked streets and narrow alleys with an informative guide. Listen to stories about the resilience and ingenuity of Kibera residents in the vibrant and multi-faceted community, and understand why it is nicknamed the “City of Hope.”

Leave Nairobi’s crazy drivers to the experts and relax on this small-group guided door-to-door city tour that’s the perfect introduction to Kenya. Get up close and personal with native wildlife at the Giraffe Center and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an elephant orphanage. Watch craftspeople creating traditional pottery beads at the Kazuri Beads Factory, then take in a cultural performance at Bomas of Kenya.

See free-ranging wildlife with the backdrop of the Nairobi skyline on a half-day tour to Nairobi National Park, a convenient way to experience a Kenya safari even if you have limited time. Door-to-door transport from Nairobi hotels make this a hassle-free way to get to the park, and you’ll have the chance to spot black rhinos, lions, giraffes, leopards, and hundreds of species of birds.

Learn about two of Kenya's most famous animals on this tour to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre. See the animals in a safe, contained environment focused on rehabilitation and conservation. This tour includes all entrance fees and private transportation for a hassle-free experience.

Visit the largest urban informal settlement in Africa during this private, half-day tour through Nairobi’s Kibera slum. Explore the vibrant community with a born-and-bred Kibera local. Get an insider’s perspective as you see local landmarks like a crafts workshop, the main marketplace, and even a personal visit to your tour guide’s family home. Round-trip transfers from your hotel accommodation are provided.

Get to know Nairobi beyond its history during this small-group walking tour with former street children. Follow your guides through the city streets and learn about their upbringing on the streets and how they transformed their lives with the Nai Nami project for underprivileged youths. Learn about life on the street, ask questions, and develop personal connections with the locals during this storytelling tour.

See free-ranging wildlife at the edge of the city with on a half-day safari in Nairobi National Park, where you’ll search for lions, black rhino, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, and hundreds of species of birds. Morning and afternoon game drives are timed to catch animals when they’re most active, and the safari includes door-to-door transport from hotels in Nairobi to ensure a worry-free safari.

Most Kenyan wildlife tours require days of commitment. But during this half-day safari experience, you’ll get a chance to spot lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, and many more animals without ever leaving Nairobi. Explore Nairobi National Park with your own private guide and transportation—required for visiting the park. Hotel and airport transfers are available on request.

Visit two of Nairobi’s most must-see attractions during this small-group, half-day tour to the Karen Blixen Museum and the Giraffe Center. Tour the private home of the celebrated Out of Africa author before learning about local conservation efforts to protect endangered giraffes. Door-to-door transportation—including front-door pickup and drop-off from your Nairobi hotel—is provided.

Discover African wildlife without leaving the city on a half-day tour of Nairobi Safari Walk. Stroll along raised wooden platforms for unobtrusive views of the sanctuary’s lions, rhinos, leopards, and more, and get an overview of the wildlife found in the country’s nature reserves. Benefit from regular departures to explore at a time that suits you, and save time finding the location with round-trip transfer from your hotel.

Without leaving Nairobi, you can still see plenty of wildlife in just a few hours on this tour to Nairobi National Park. A private vehicle takes you through the park in search of animals like lions, zebras, and giraffes in a wild habitat, and an in-the-know guide shares information and ups your chances of seeing the animals you most want to see.

See herds of elephants at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro on a full-day tour from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park. An early morning departure ensures you’ll reach Amboseli with time for morning and afternoon game drives, searching for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebra, and more; exploring in an open-top safari vehicle means unobstructed views for observing and photographing Amboseli wildlife.

See the world’s only remaining white rhinos—only with endangered black rhinos and chimpanzees—during this private, full-day excursion to Ol Pejeta Conservancy from Nairobi. Travel comfortably from the capital with your own driver and guide, with pickup and drop-off from your hotel accommodation included. Enjoy a safari drive in a vehicle with a pop-up roof as you observe wildlife at their waterhole.

Forget the hassle of multi-day excursions and discover African wildlife just outside the capital on a small-group trip to Nairobi National Park (entrance fee not included). See native species such as lions, rhinos, and giraffes against an urban backdrop, and learn about the region’s flora and fauna from your professional guide. Choose a morning or afternoon departure to suit your schedule, and benefit from round-trip transfer for a hassle-free experience.

You need not travel far from Nairobi to find some of Kenya’s most impressive and popular wildlife. This tour takes you to the Giraffe Center, Elephant Orphanage, and Nairobi National Park in one day for chances to see animals such as lions, wildebeest, rhinos, and more in their natural environment.

Visit Amboseli National Park from Nairobi on a full-day tour that includes a game drive and lunch at a safari camp. Traveling in a climate-controlled van ensures a comfortable day of exploring Amboseli National Park, where big-tusked elephants and other wildlife graze with the spectacular backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and you’ll also have the chance to interact with Maasai people in a community near the park.

Visit a not-for-profit rhinoceros sanctuary on a private trip from Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, which is home to an important population of black rhinos. An early morning departure ensures time for both morning and afternoon game drives—with a break to purchase lunch near a wildlife watering hole—as well as a trip to see the conservancy’s critically endangered white rhinos before returning to Nairobi.

Perfect for time-tight travelers—this tour visits an Elephant Orphanage and a Giraffe Center on the same day. Avoid the hassle of waiting for public transport and enjoy a hassle-free excursion with hotel pickup, drop-off, and transfers between sites included. The tour is completely private, so there’s no need to wait around for other travelers to be picked up.

Since Nairobi gathers Kenya’s diverse cultures — and even wildlife — into one vibrant city, you can see wild animals, learn about conservation, and get a glimpse of village life without leaving town. Visit the Nairobi Safari Walk, the Nairobi Animal Orphanage, and Bomas of Kenya on this full-day tour; it’s a fascinating introduction to wildlife and cultures that you’d need weeks of travel in Kenya to encounter.

Prepaid entrance fees and private transportation make for a foolproof day of Nairobi sightseeing. Visit top Nairobi sites such as Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre,—all with the benefit of a personal guide to share information about the local wildlife, history, and culture as you go.

This private tour gives you the opportunity to go to one of the largest black rhino reserves in East Africa—Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Don’t worry about booking a taxi, as hotel pickup is included from Nairobi. Ride with ease towards the equator crossing point, then enjoy multiple game drives once inside the wildlife reserve.

See some of Kenya’s most iconic wildlife species—without having to leave Nairobi. During this private, half-day tour, you’ll head to Nairobi National Park for an early morning game drive through the protected nature reserve. See giraffes, lions, rhinos, and plenty of other animals, with city skyscrapers as your backdrop. Tours include complimentary pickup and drop-off from your hotel.

This full day excursion to the Lake Nakuru gives you the opportunity to observe the world renowned flamingos as well search for other wildlife such as buffaloes, rhinoceros, giraffes and baboons. Lake Nakuru is world famous also as a sanctuary for both black and white rhino.