KENYA
Kenya's standouts.
The 10 most popular historical tours in Kenya. Where each one goes, who runs it, and what a seat costs.
Nairobi in 3 hours with a local guide: City Market food, Swahili lessons, historic CBD sights, and KICC helipad skyline views for $23.
“I really enjoyed the tour, and our guide Lea was excellent. Very knowledgeable, attentive, kind and patient.”
Private guided walk through Nairobi’s historic sights, markets, mosques, and KICC rooftop views, with an art historian for $35.
“We definitely recommend the Nairobi historical walking city tour with Michael. My husband and I had a wonderful and informative time on our tour. Michael was very friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. He was able to tell us about the complete Nairobi history as well as escorted us to some interesting places such as the Nairobi…”
Nairobi on foot with great guides, major landmarks, a coffee stop, Uhuru Park, KICC views, and visits to memorial sites and museums.
“Outrageous!!! He explained a lot of the local life in Kenya, Nairobi. That was the best, apart from the tour places he took us and explained with great detail. And his Spanish is 100% perfect. As if he had been living in Spain for a lot of years?”
Nairobi in 5–6 hours: a guided downtown walk, National Museum, Giraffe Centre, and Bomas of Kenya culture show with hotel pickup.
“Obed is a fantastic guide. He has very deep knowledge about the history of Kenya . He takes good care of his guests, he arrived absolutely on time and is very polite.He took extra time to be sure we had a full experience at each of the places we visited.Seeing the city from a insider…”
Nairobi in one day with a local: Museum Hill, KICC skyline views, craft stops, and Bomas dance performances for $95.
“We had a great time touring the city of Nairobi. Great learning history at Kenya museum. Wonderful views of the skyline and enjoyed the different cultural performances at the BOMAS. Our driver/guide Denish was prompt, knowledgeable and Read more”
Private Nairobi shopping and history half-day with translation, top craft stops, Maasai Market, and a city-view finish for $70.
“My driver Tim was great: well informed, not pushy, knew a lot about Kenya and Nairobi. He also tailored the afternoon to what I wanted to do. We went to a big souvenir shop, and NGO that works with women to produce beads and leather articles, and the Masai Market. Our rRead more”
Nairobi history and modern culture walk with Jamia Mosque, City Market, and KICC rooftop views, plus pickup, photo, and Swahili basics.
“Simon was awesome! He was fun and very informative. He knew the history of Nairobi and gave us a lot of info about the culture.”
Half-day cultural tour to Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi: guided walk through mud huts of 42 ethnic groups, then dance and drumming show.
“Dancing presentation is excellent, loved the houses, driver very good, unfortunately had to wait half hour for others to finish lunch so lost time at site”
A 2-hour Nairobi city walk with a private guide. See Jevanjee Gardens, City Market, Jamia Mosque, Nairobi Gallery, and KICC.
“Alex and Michael were amazing tour guides. They were kind, friendly and so knowledgable of the Nairobi history. It was a lovely tour; I highly recommend using them as tour guides. They really made a great day for us!”
Nairobi CBD walking tour with Allan: history, landmarks, Swahili lessons, Java House coffee tasting, and market shopping for $35.
“We enjoyed walking during this afternoon in the streets of Nairobi with Allan, he is very knowledgeable about the city and the country, many things to learn and discover with him. It was sort of spending an afternoon with a local friend.”
