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English, Swahili (optional)
Solo, Family, Couple, Group
What?
A guided city tour led by former street youth, offering a unique perspective of Nairobi through personal stories, lived experiences and local insight.
Where?
Nairobi city centre, including key landmarks and everyday spaces that shape the city’s story.
When?
Available throughout the year.
Why?
This experience goes beyond sightseeing. It is about connection, understanding and seeing the city through a different lens. Through honest storytelling and shared moments, you gain insight into resilience, transformation and the realities of life in Nairobi, while directly supporting a community creating new opportunities for themselves.
How?
Join local guides who share their personal journeys while walking through the city. Through conversation, exploration and reflection, the experience unfolds in a natural and impactful way.
By joining the tour, visitors directly contribute to the empowerment of former street youth who are now reformed guides. The tour provides these young individuals with a dignified and sustainable source of income, enabling them to rebuild their lives and gain confidence and self-worth.
Revenue generated from the tour is reinvested into social initiatives that support street youth and the local community. These initiatives may include educational programs, vocational training, and community development projects. By booking a tour you give youth a future who never had a chance in life
The tour provides a platform for cross-cultural exchange and interaction between visitors and the local community. By engaging in meaningful conversations with the reformed guides and other community members, visitors gain insights into Kenyan culture, traditions, and daily life.
The Nai Nami tour exemplifies responsible tourism, as it directly benefits the local community and supports sustainable initiatives.
Meet your guides at the designated meeting point in the city. Begin with an introduction to the experience and hear the beginnings of their personal stories
Walk through the city together, visiting key locations such as the National Archives and surrounding areas. As you move through these spaces, your guides share their lived experiences and how these places connect to their journeys.
Take time to engage in open conversation, ask questions and reflect on the stories shared. This is where the experience becomes personal and meaningful.
End your journey at a local café, where you can enjoy a meal and drink together. Leave with a deeper understanding of the city, its people and the impact of the experience.
The duration of the tour can vary, but it typically lasts around 3 hours. The exact length depends on the specific itinerary and the depth of engagement during the experience.
Yes, the tour supports the empowerment and rehabilitation of street youth in Nairobi. Visitors can further support the project by spreading awareness, making donations, or contributing to the social initiatives that collective is involved in.
Yes, photography is usually allowed during the tour. However, out of respect for the guides and local community, it’s essential to ask for permission before taking photos of individuals or sensitive locations.
There is no strict dress code, but participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes suitable for urban exploration. Consider wearing modest attire out of respect for the local culture.
I created incredible Memories! People are very caring and helping you to have the very best experience.The Nai Nami tour in Nairobi gave me the chance to see the authentic side of the city and to understand the culture and the people. For me it was way better than a normal city tour and I felt 100percent safe at all times. I would definitely recommend!
This Tour was an enriching and captivating experience. As we strolled through the vibrant streets of Nairobi, our guide skillfully weaved together tales of the city’s history, culture, and people.
Led by street boys this tour was an eye-opening and heartwarming experience.
These young guides, who have faced significant challenges in their lives, offered a raw and authentic glimpse into the city they call home.
Their stories were both inspiring and sobering, shedding light on the resilience and strength within their community.
I’ve done the usual Nairobi things — game parks, rooftop bars, the works. This was nothing like that. My guide took me through streets I’d walked past a hundred times and made them feel completely new. He shared his story without holding back, and somewhere between the National Archives and lunch, I realised I wasn’t just sightseeing — I was actually listening, really listening, for the first time in a while. Genuinely one of the best three hours I’ve spent in this city.
Book this before anything else in Nairobi
We almost skipped this because our schedule was packed — so glad we didn’t. Our guide was warm, funny, and completely honest about his past. The tour winds through the city centre, past the National Archives and spots that look ordinary until you hear the stories attached to them. Lunch at a local café was the perfect ending. If you want to actually understand a city rather than just photograph it, this is the one.
Short but worth saying — this tour changed how I see Nairobi. The guide’s story alone was worth every shilling.
We brought our two teenage kids on this tour half-expecting them to be on their phones the whole time. They weren’t. Our guide held everyone’s attention from the first minute — his honesty about life on the streets and how far he’s come had our daughter asking questions the entire walk. As parents, knowing that booking this directly supports these young men and funds community programmes made it feel like more than a tour. It’s the kind of experience you talk about at the dinner table for weeks.
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