Kenya · HISTORICAL TOURS
The 15 best historical tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Walk Nairobi’s historic center with a local guide, taste fresh fruit, learn Swahili, shop at fixed-price stores, and see the city from KICC.
“I really enjoyed the tour, and our guide Lea was excellent. Very knowledgeable, attentive, kind and patient.”
Explore Nairobi on foot with a private guide, visiting Jeevanjee Gardens, City Market, Jamia Mosque, and KICC rooftop views.
“Timothy was my excellent guide! He was kind, personable and well informed. I’ve always thought walking is a great way to see a city and I learned so much!”
Explore Nairobi on a three-hour guided walk covering monuments, markets, parks, KICC, local coffee, and Kenya’s living culture.
“We liked most the sense of safety while walking and the knowledge of the guides.”
See Nairobi’s city center, National Museum, Giraffe Centre, and Bomas of Kenya with a private local guide in about six hours.
“Very friendly and knowledgeable tour guides, who expertly handled a group of 38 persons with different needs.”
Explore Nairobi’s museum, city views, women-run bead workshop, crafts center, and Bomas of Kenya with a private local guide.
“Nice way to get introduced to Nairobi. The views from the convention center are definitely worth it. Great panoramic view of the city. The bead factory was interesting and the Bomas were a grrat introduction to Kenyan cultural dancing. My guide Faith was very sweet. She was ponctual and very helpful.”
Shop Nairobi with a private guide, from Kazuri beads and Maasai crafts to city history, local bargaining, and hotel-to-hotel transfers.
“The Store was super clean. I got everything what I was looking for. My Driver was awesome and spoke English very well.”
Explore Nairobi’s markets, monuments, mosques, matatu culture, and KICC rooftop views on a flexible three-hour city tour.
“We learnedabout new cultures and walked the city of Nairobi. We were able to visit the fish market and have lunch.”
Review of Nairobi’s Bomas of Kenya tour, with cultural villages, dances, acrobatics, costs, timing, guides, and practical booking advice.
“Better go by yourself there, dont buy a tour. first they take you to the souvenir market, then to another. I met my tour guide at 1pm and the show itself started at 3.30pm. After i finished my shopping guide completely lost interest in me. Show itself was fine, but way less spectacular than i expected.”
Explore Nairobi’s people-owned Jeevanjee Gardens, City Market, Jamia Mosque, Nairobi Gallery, and KICC with a private guide.
“Michael was a superb guide for our 2 hour city tour. His knowledge of the city and Kenyan history is outstanding and we learned so much in such a short period of time. Doing the tour on Sunday was also a great decision because the auto anRead more”
Walk Nairobi with Allan through historic landmarks, markets, and coffee stops, with Swahili lessons, local insight, and KICC views for $35.
“We had an excellent walk through Nairobi with Allan! He told us a lot about Kenyan history, modern life, Nairobi city development and a lot of interesting facts about everything that we saw on our way. During the whole trip we felt very safe and comfortable, recommended 100%!”
Walk Nairobi’s CBD with a local guide, visit City Market and historic landmarks, then see the skyline from KICC for $17.
“Mickael est un guide très sympathique qui m’a fait faire le tour des principaux monuments avec beaucoup de références historiques. C’est un petit tour pas très fatiguant qui permet de mieux cerner l’histoire de Nairobi, et d’expérimenter l’atmosphère du market city et de ses alentours.”
Walk Nairobi with a local guide, visiting landmarks, markets, memorials, Parliament, KICC, and cultural sites in 150 minutes.
“Waited around an hour for another set of guests to arrive as they got stuck in traffic then we left without them anyway. Guide clearly was new and didn’t really enhance the experience just stated what certain buildings were. Only spoke to me as the female in such a small voice I could barely hear him so would have been an even worse experience had the other guests been there. My husband heard non of what was being said. The tour needs to stop taking you into the shop saying it’s the market where they all try to get you to buy something then try and guilt trip you into…”
Explore Nairobi’s landmarks and Kibera with local guides, visiting a school, biogas center, homes, craft groups, and city memorials in six hours.
“Kelvin showed me all the places in the city of Nairobi and told me about his city and country. It was a very nice tour and I got to know the city better. Afterwards Collin showed me Kibera and explained the work they are doing there, work of great importance! Thanks to both I had an excellent time!”
Review of the Bomas of Kenya cultural tour, with traditional dances, tribal homesteads, family tips, transport details, and current renovation warnings.
“The actual tour of the homesteads and the show were enjoyable but we were told we were grossly overcharged essentially to be driven to the venue. Whereas we could have take an Uber and got the tickets directly from the venue. Furthermore, the guide from the venue was initially not aware that we had already paid for a tour guide via this tour company.”
Meet Kikuyu grandmothers near Nairobi, learn about family life and pig farming, share lunch and tea, and support a community-led program.
“One Horizon has established a great program to help women who’ve endured a great deal get back on their feet to try to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families. The stories you’ll hear are compelling and listening to the ratiRead more”
Pick a park, a lake or a stretch of the old coast.
