NAI NAMI: Nairobi Storytelling Tour with Street Children | 2 hours 30 minutes

768 Reviews | Nairobi
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Nai Nami Tour
2 Adults x $45.00
$90.00
Approx Total
$90.00
Tour starts in front of Bata Shop in Witalii Lane in in City-Hall Way (Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/WuZbAiieZz3FY7Bt7)

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Personal guide
  • Lunch
  • Soft drinks
  • Local lunch
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off: The tour starts and ends in front of Bata Shop at Hilton Hotel in Nairobi CBD

Overview

With Nai Nami, you have the opportunity to experience the real Nairobi through the eyes of street children. Get inspired by their life stories and learn from their street skills! Nai Nami is a social enterprise with the aim to give disadvantaged youth from slums a future in life. We do this by building on their street skills and life stories.

Meeting points

In front of the Bata Shoe Shop in City-Hall Way next to the former Hilton Hotel

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Nai Nami - Our Streets. Our Stories. (Pass By)

    We are called Nai Nami, which means Nairobi with me. Our aim is to give disadvantaged youths from slums a job, income and future in life.

  • Kenyatta International Conference Center (Pass By)

    We will meet at Hilton Hotel in the heart of the city centre and close to KICC tower

  • National Archives (Pass By)

    Once we start our tour, we will pass National Archives. This is also where our life stories start while we were living on the streets

  • August 7th Memorial Park (Pass By)

    On our way to downtown, we will pass the Memorial Park which has become famous due to a sad event...

  • Tom Mboya Statue (Pass By)

    You will also have a chance to take a picture of the big statue

  • Nairobi Railway Museum (Pass By)

    We will cross the railway station where we are going to share how we survived during cold nights on the streets

  • N/A (Pass By)

    We will pass Karikor area with its big market. This was our homebase when we lived on the streets.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    On our way back, we pass by Jeevanjee Gardens

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • 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
  • Do not carry any valuables like flashy jewellery
  • Do not bring a camera, since taking pictures in town is not allowed (but your phone is fine)
  • Minimum age: 14 years

Free Cancellation

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Top tour!

Published on Mar, 2025

Best tour you can get if you want to know the real Nairobi. Typhoon and King were excellent guides and felt safe during the whole time (note: we were two girls who went so I guess that says a lot).

A very real experience

Published on Feb, 2025

Authentic and insightful walk into downtown Nairobi. Our guides ( Typhoon and King ) were former street children who knew the area and its people intimately. We had 2 guides for 3 of us so felt very safe and secure the whole time . A really unique and humbling experience.

The most amazing way to see real Nairobi, thank you guys.

Published on Feb, 2025

Great way to see the real city of Nairobi, they take you to places you would never go to on your own as a tourist, you get to see how real Kenyan people live and the real culture. I can’t tell you how amazing it was, you have 3 guides looking after you the whole time. Typhoon my main guide was so knowledgeable living on the streets since the age of nine. He’s now 23 and walking around the downtown area, just about everyone knows him. Don’t miss this trip what ever you do.

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Published on Feb, 2025

If you want to see all parts of Nairobi (not just the curated areas) and support young people to have a better future then this is the tour for you. Typhoon shared his story with me and I felt privileged. I also felt a lot of respect for him and the other guides. This is a tour that will leave you a bit shaken (downtown Nairobi isn't for everyone) but also humbled. I went with my friend and while it was clearly edgy, I felt safe with Typhoon, Kissmas, Priest, King and Quick. We met loads of people along the way and enjoyed some nice food at the end. You have the opportunity to give some money to buy some other street kids some food. We gave it to Quick and he did the rest. Bring a few thousand KSH and do what you can. We didn't take any pictures for personal reasons (respect) but the guides can advise. It's great to give to a place when you visit as well as take the best bits (and there are loads) best of luck boys!!!

Fun and insightful tour, would recommend!!

Published on Jan, 2025

Really fun and insightful trip with Quick and King! I can highly recommend if you want to learn more about downtown Nairobi

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