Kenya · WALKING TOURS
Nairobi’s centre and Mombasa’s Old Town are both built for feet. These 13 are priced by length, with a note on which ones involve real heat.
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 Mombasa’s spice market, Old Town, fish market, and Fort Jesus with a private local guide on a flexible 2 to 4 hour walking tour.
“The tour was good for me. Humphrey covered the key features of the Fort Jesus site, and shared a great bit of details about the Portuguese, Omani, and British incursions in this area. We did not cover everything on the itinerary because Humphrey arrived 40 minutes late. To add insult to injury, when he arrived he didn’t come straight to where we were, he went to a kiosk to purchase something. It was the other tour guides in the area who identified him for us. Toward the end of the tour, we felt a little rushed because he had to meet another group. I was displeased about this because I…”
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.”
Walk Nairobi’s CBD with a local guide, visiting markets, historic buildings, Parliament, KICC rooftop, and City Market in 150 minutes.
“The tour was very informative and relaxed. And the guide was able to answer all questions.”
Explore Nairobi on foot, visit Uhuru Park and memorials, ride public transport, and enjoy a traditional Kenyan lunch with a local guide.
“This was a great tour of the city of Nairobi going to historical sites, important government sites, and local neighborhoods, seeing how the people of Nairobi live and work and live.Lennox was our tour guide, he was very friendly, very knowledgeable, and answered any questions we had, we feel very lucky to have had him and experience a Nairobi with him,”
Walk among free-roaming giraffes at Mombasa’s Nguuni Nature Sanctuary with a guide, wildlife talks, animal views, and flexible booking.
“Es hat meine Erwartungen übertroffen, für den Preis. Wir sind erst ein Stück gelaufen jedoch kamen dann zu den Tieren, wo wir ganz viel zur Beobachtung hatten. Uns wurden alle Fragen beantwortet. Wir hatten das Glück nur zu zweit dort zu sein.”
Walk through central Nairobi, taste market food, learn Swahili, visit historic sites, and see the city from KICC for $20.
“I was personally picked up by Lenny and taken to the meeting point by matatu which was a unique experience within the congested traffic of Nairobi City.”
Explore Mombasa on a flexible three-hour walk through Fort Jesus, Old Town, spice markets, monuments, and local culture with an English-speaking guide.
“We had a private guided tour with Jesse. He was amazing and made our tour perfect. We would recommend him for a perfect tour around Mombasas destinations. 10/10 :)”
Cycle among zebras at Hell’s Gate, cruise Lake Naivasha, and walk beside giraffes on Crescent Island on this full-day trip from Nairobi.
“Nuru the driver was very accommodating. The bike ride through Hell’s Gate was amazing. The guide was helpful and had excellent background information to support or experience. We had the opportunity to photograph zebras and giraffes from the ground.”
Explore Fort Jesus, Mombasa Old Town, the spice market, Swahili doors, local food, and coastal history on a four-hour guided walk.
“I met Bishamba tour guide at the Fort gate on time. She assisted me completing admission form. She was very knowledgeable about the fort. The tour went at a perfect pace. We proceeded to an excellent tour of the old town. So interesting. We visited artisans at work, different markets. I really appreciated all the sights, sounds, and people. Bishamba's knowledge of the trees and fruits ...exceptional.”
Explore Lamu Old Town with an English-speaking guide, visiting the fort, market, museums, seafront, craft shops, and donkey sanctuary.
“Kassim goes above and beyond showing us around beautiful Lamu old town and helping with tips, best places to buy souvenirs, helping with shortcuts to locations. He is such a friendly and approachable person, we had great talks, I feel I Read more”
Explore Karura Forest from Nairobi with guide Ishmael Nzioka, visiting caves, Karura Falls, wildlife spots, and a treetop canopy walk.
“Great tour with Ishmael Nzioka, the best tour guide in Nairobi🤗😍 we managed to get to Karura Forest with a smile even though the traffic was a bit hectic, he kept a positive attitude, he was also helpful in the Massai Market and helped also with the connexion in order to book the Uber back to Hotel I Recommand 1000% Asante sana”
Pick a park, a lake or a stretch of the old coast.
