See Kibera with a Non-Profit Leader

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Nairobi, Kenya

3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Get an insider glimpse of Nairobi’s Kibera neighborhood on this walking tour, led by an NPO worker. Visit neighborhood landmarks, meet local residents, and learn about daily life in Africa’s largest informal settlement, as well as the work currently done by local and government agencies to further improve the area’s infrastructure.

Gain another perspective of Nairobi on this Kibera walking tour
Learn about the history and future of Africa’s largest informal settlement
Benefit from the insider knowledge of your NPO guide
Hear first-hand insights from members of the local community

What's Included

Guide

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Common meeting point. Yaya Centre Main entrance on Ring Road Kilimani opposite Lake Oil Kilimani. Petrol/Gas Station. (In case you arrive much earlier, feel free to get inside Yaya at Artcafe of Java House for coffee or tea as you wait.)

Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Kibera

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 111 reviews

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Excellent tour, don't miss this unique opportunity to learn and support

Kerry_V, Feb 2026

Very interesting and enlightening tour on life in the Kibera slum. We felt completely safe and even welcomed by the people we encountered on our walk. The tour finished at the SEED foundation primary school where we met some of the teachers and children, who performed songs for us in one of the rooms. Booking this tour ensures that money goes back into the local community.

An indescribable experience.

Lyndon_B, Jan 2026

If you are worried about safety forget it. This is very safe and nearly everyone greets you with a smile. If you want an experience you won’t forget book this tour. Vincent was my guide and he has lived his entire life in Kibera. This experience is so impactful. If you are fit you will go places other tours don’t go. However they will tailor the tour to your physical abilities. And part of the money goes to the school. I highly recommend this tour if you want to learn how this community of people make it work and what they are up against. You won’t regret it.

Best experience in Nairobi

CLAUDIA_M, Aug 2025

Best experience in Nairobi. thank you so much for this possibility. everyone should go to Kibera to discover this reality. the place is super-safe and people are amazing. Kibera will be in our hearts forever.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Super.. Thank you very much and we look towards working together

Great visit to this community

Joel_J, Jun 2025

My son and I visited the Kibera slum, and it was a very eye-opening experience. We hadn’t really planned on the trip, but are very thankful that we took the time to do it. It was done in a very tasteful and respectful way, and we always felt safe. I highly recommend it if you are open minded and would like to see a very different side of Nairobi.

A special must to have experience

Jing_T, Dec 2024

We walked thru the slum with 2 guilds who were grown up in the slum. The 3 hour tour showed us the business, live, education, medical situations of the slum. We learned the detailed first hand info from the slum’s residents. The tour is safe and it is a n once of lifetime experience.

Just book it!!

Ben_A, Nov 2024

We had an amazing and eye opening tour of Kibera. Not to be missed, these guys are doing amazing things and share their true experiences of a challenging but open community. Absolutely worth every dollar, that goes back into the school for the young children.

An educational experience.

Teresa_L, Jul 2024

The visit to The Seed School, the walk through the houses, shops, and churches, and the bone jewelry place.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thank you very much and we look towards the mission

Absolutely amazing 10/10

Samuel_G, Feb 2024

The whole tour was amazing. The guides were absolutely the best from the moment we got into the car. We can only recommend this tour

Good team

felicia_b, Oct 2023

The non-profit teachers were knowledgeable, made us feel safe and comfortable. The tour is a walking tour for 3 hours so please keep that in mind.

Really comprehensive tour of Kibera - safe and good experience

Noah_S, Aug 2023

Wonderful tour. Kibera in an incredible place and you really need a good guide to understand the complexities. The work you support with this company is important to the locals as well. Very informative and they can really customize the tour to your needs.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much for coming to our experience. Welcome again and again.

Most interesting thing to do in Kenya

barwell92, Jul 2023

I did this tour solo initially as a way to kill half a day in Nairobi and this became the highlight of my trip. Benta took me on a walk through the slums and to her primary school in what was a truly educational, shocking and humbling exoerience. Seeing residents with so little remain happy and willing to work for their community is at first hard to comprehend, and leaves you both happy and sad. I truly learnt so much from someone who grew up in and experienes Kibera daily. I cant thank Benta enough for the time she spent showing me her home and work place, sharing her story and that of others will stay with me for a long time. For anyone in Nairobi, I would truly confider booking tickrrd

Kibera slum walk tour

Anisa_S, Jul 2023

Good experience to get to see Kibera by foot. We got picked up at our place and dropped off there as well. We were two people and had two tour guides with us the whole time. We felt very safe during the entire walk and it was great to get to see Kibera through the eyes of the locals. At the end of the walk we got to visit the seed school and see the good work that they do there.

an inspiring visit

WeiFung_H, Nov 2022

an inspiring and memorable trip to understand the struggles of the slum community and how education provided by the community gives hopes to the children there. Defeinitely worth a visit!

Perfekt tour.

Georg_B, Oct 2022

It was so interesting.we did the tour with our children. A must see!!! The Organisation is running a school for poor children.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you very much for coming to our community. We hope you can tell your networks to visit us too when they come to Kenya.

Learnings

hiroaki_s, Jul 2022

I really recommend people to apply for the tour. You will face the reality of the people in the slums that you should know. Brian was a great guide explaining the history and stories of all sites and answering all questions I raised.

Seeing the slum in REAL

amy_l, Jul 2022

I had a guided walk in the slum for ~2 hours with Padox and Brian from the Seed Foundation. No specially planned activities (except for a dance by the teacher and some students from Seed Foundation's school), but a genuine walk through of the community. Brian is a teacher in Seed Foundation's school, and one can tell he has very strong bonding with the community and his students. I have learnt so much about the history of and daily lives in the slum. A highly recommended tour if you want to have a more in-depth understanding of the country beyond the safaris.

Off the beaten path informative experience

Rokea_J, Apr 2022

This was a wonderful experience, we learned so much! Our guide we’re very friendly and, we loved visiting the seed school where the children gave us a special performance, and our daughter got to hang with some of the other children, a very special experience

Excellent thing to do when visiting Nairobi - don't miss out!

TianXiang_L, Dec 2021

Nothing to fear when in the hands of Padox - he picked us up from our hotel in Nairobi and guided us around Kibera and we felt safe the whole time. He explained the history of the area, current living conditions, his own story and how and why he started his foundation. Be sure to check out SEED Foundation and School. If you're visiting, would be worthwhile setting aside a few hours to go on an early morning tour with Padox - you'll get to visit his school and the children who attend. They put on a great show for us - very talented dancers. If you do visit, try to bring useful treats for them - we brought notebooks and pens (not sure if they were enough) - but hopefully useful! The kids we met ranged from around 7 - 15 in age and loved music and dancing - so anything cool from your home country you could bring to share with them would be great! Cool dance clothes, accessories, music - anything to help with their creativity. We did feel a bit apprehensive at first, but once you meet Padox and we also met Brian (one of the school teachers who also guided us) - nothing to fear - noone bothered us and everyone was very friendly. Truly eye-opening and please visit if you can!! Thank you Padox and Brian and SEED school for having us as your guests!! We will keep in touch and looking forward to the launch of your website!

Great!

Alice_C, Jun 2021

Great cause and experience with excellent guides! Thank you! Would recommend everyone to do it!!!!!!

Very good, a must see

Florian_N, Jun 2020

It was really perfect and felt very save, even if I was alone. If you want a really genuine experience book the tour. There wasn't any point where I felt wrong and I glad I did even if originally thought it would be a bit unfriendly to the people who live in kibera to do a "slum tour". In the end everybody was nice to me and I don't want to miss the things I have experienced there.

Esperienza indimenticabile

Marco_L, Aug 2023

Bellissima esperienza che consiglio a tutti. Esperienza immperdibile per chi visita il Kenya e vuole scoprire una delle realtà di questo paese. Benta e Vincent sono state 2 guide eccellenti e simpaticissime che ci hanno guidato per le vie di Kibera. Non abbiate paura perchè è un luogo sicuro dove i turisti vengono rispettati. 3 ore ricche di emozioni che ricorderemo per sempre.

Kibera Erfahrung

Suat_K, Feb 2023

Es war eine sehr schöne Zeit in kibera mit der Lehrerin die mir kibera und die Schule gezeigt hat. Hier kann man real sehen wie die Menschen täglich um ihr Leben hart kämpfen. Sie haben es nicht einfach. Trotzdem sind sie fröhlich voller Leben . Man sollte sich den Ort auf jeden Fall anschauen und nicht wegschauen. Und wer möchte kann auch immer helfen .

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