Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
We'll take you on a walk through Nairobi City, and get into at least 1 suburbs of Nairobi. you'll get an up-close look at the livelihood of Kenyans and you'll truly get a great feeling of how it feels to live like a local. We'll hop from one 'matatu' to the other (Local means of transport) as we transit to different locations. As we walk through Nairobi, you'll meet locals, while discovering their daily life. we'll talk about Kenya's history, political and social struggles, and its role in greater Nairobi as we walk and transit to different localities as you enjoy the authentic Nairobi life.
This city tour offers you an opportunity to live like a local for a moment. You will learn where the majority of the locals live, eat, (enjoy street food optional), how we commute from home to work, where we go shopping, our culture, learn a bit of our language.
As a complimentary, we'll take you Maasai market shopping and you will get the best prices in the market as for locals.
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Public Transportation fees to Transit to the the different Locations.
In person Guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Alcoholic Beverages
Tips
Anything not Mentioned
Departure Point
Watalii Ln, Nairobi City, Kenia
Kenyatta International Conference Center, Nairobi, Kenya Take a picture at the Kenyatta Monument 15 minutes
City Market, Nairobi, Kenya Get to see the meat shopping area for the local.... 15 minutes
Two Rivers Mall, Nairobi, Kenya Get the experience to shop like a local in the biggest Mall in Kenya. 45 minutes
The Maasai Market, Nairobi, Kenya As a complimentary, we'll take you Maasai market shopping and you will get the best prices in the market as for locals. 60 minutes
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wear good shoes (no sandals or high heels)
Carry a copy of your passport (main page and the page showing the visa stamp) or your original passport
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
Do not bring a camera, since taking pictures in town is not allowed (but your phone is fine)
Do not carry any valuables like flashy jewellery
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Alvin_M
13 Mar 2023
Harriett and Winnie are amazing tour guide. You feel like a relative is showing you around. And they haggled for us! Highly recommended!
vickie0star
02 Jan 2023
This exceeded our expectation!
The experience with the matatus was amazing something we've never experienced in our entire lives!
The local people were very friendly greeting us whenever were passing by the streets!
Our Guide Esther was Friendly and kind, helped through even beyond what was not part of the tour!
We for sure experienced the local livelihood of Nairobi City!
I would recommend!
Dorothy J
22 Oct 2022
Maxine was the best guide I have had in 30 years of travelling. She was very easy to communicate with, flexible and provided us with several excellent experiences.
This tour in
Nairobi
is organized by
Starvel Safaris
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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