The Kibera Slum Walking Tour in Nairobi
Overview of the tour in Nairobi
Tour Description.
Visit the largest urban informal settlement in Africa during this private, half-day tour through Nairobi’s Kibera slum. Explore the vibrant community with a born-and-bred Kibera local.
Get an insider’s perspective as you see local landmarks like a crafts workshop, the main marketplace, and even a personal visit to your tour guide’s family home. Enrich your understanding of the community by visiting with a locally-raised guide. Get a chance to visit a family home and see where residents study, shop, and live.
An orphanage/school built by sponsors
Meet this impressive group of guides and look at their work in the children's home school center.
A bead factory: in Kibera, everything is being reused and so are also the bones from the butcher.
See how these bones turn into beads; a typical kibera-house.
Feel welcome in one of the houses in Kibera and ask your questions about day-to-day life in Kibera.
The biogas center: a fantastic view over Kibera and picture-point. You can see that also human waste is not wasted here;
Hiv women's organization
Railway lines.
Toi market.
Kibera drive.
This activity includes:
- Kenya National Archives & Documentation Service
- Westland
- Nairobi City Centre Mall
- English Speaking guide or Companion.
- Kibera slum walking tour.
- Entry fees to women beadwork factory.
- Participate in community based project.
- Visit to children orphanage or Slum Family Home.
Our Guides
On arrival
Our guides will be standing with a sign written your name at the Kencom building entrance door.
We pick guests in any hotel or Airport within Nairobi City.
Things to note
EXTRA COST.
-Transport cost from Nairobi to Kibera and back.
-$25 USD per person for guiding fees and security personnel who will ensure your safety as you walk through the slum.
Free Cancellation
Free Cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts. Late cancellation or your non-arrival is not refundable.
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