Free walking tours in Nairobi
The best free walking tours in Nairobi with local guides
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Free walking tours in Nairobi's city centre and in Kibera
Many free walking tours in Nairobi cover the city centre, others go into Kibera, and some follow other themes, from nature to food. They are free to book on GuruWalk, with no credit card, and what the guide earns is the tip each walker leaves at the end.
Some city-centre tours meet on Simba Street, others on Wabera Street or at International House. Routes differ, and the City Market, the Galton-Fenzi Memorial, Jamia Mosque and the Kenyatta International Convention Centre turn up on many of them. 15 local guides lead walks in the city, and they last about two and a half hours on average. With more than 2,515 reviews in, Nairobi's average stands at 4.8 out of 5.
Mosques, markets and Parliament: Nairobi's city walks
Nairobi essentials: history, culture and the City Market
Mosque and basilica, parliament and market: the essential Nairobi tours tell the city's history, culture and traditions through its landmarks. The City Market and Jamia Mosque are on most of their routes, and many add the Holy Family Basilica, the Parliament Building of Kenya and the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. The 6 free walking tours in this group, rated 4.8 out of 5 in 2,004 reviews, can also take in the McMillan Memorial Library, the Dedan Kimathi statue or Kipande House, once the tallest building in Nairobi.
Nairobi's neighbourhoods: the Maasai Market, the National Archives and Museum Hill
City Market and Jamia Mosque come up on Nairobi's neighbourhood tours too, and beyond those two the routes vary. Some stop at the Maasai Market, where you can see and buy souvenirs from the Maasai community, and at the Kenya National Archives and the Galton-Fenzi Memorial, the point from which distances are measured. Others head out to Uhuru Park, the University of Nairobi and Museum Hill.
Downtown Nairobi stop by stop, from the McMillan Library to Parliament
Across Nairobi's tours, a typical route is about three kilometres, and a common sequence through the centre runs from the McMillan Memorial Library to the Parliament Building of Kenya. Routes combine these stops in different ways; when a walk includes them, they tend to come in this order:
- McMillan Memorial Library, the second oldest public library in Kenya.
- Maasai Market, where you can see and buy souvenirs from the Maasai community.
- City Market, another place for Maasai souvenirs.
- Kenyatta International Convention Centre, the building with the viewing tower.
- Jamia Mosque.
- Galton-Fenzi Memorial, the point from which distances are measured.
- Parliament Building of Kenya, towards the end of the route.
Some guides fit in the Dedan Kimathi statue, the Sarova Stanley hotel, Kipande House, the Holy Family Basilica or the August 7th Memorial Park, which remembers the 1998 attack on the American embassy. Kibera walks follow a different map, with stops such as the Kibera Town Centre viewpoint, which looks over the slum houses lying side by side, the Kibera Arts District and the Okolea Mtaa Foundation.
Tips, timings and meeting streets for a Nairobi walk
Who sets the price of a Nairobi walk?
Free tours in Nairobi don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
From one hour to four: how long do Nairobi's walking tours last?
Free walking tours in Nairobi last about two and a half hours on average, with the shortest at one hour and the longest at four.
When in the day can you walk Nairobi with a guide?
In November, guided walks in Nairobi run from 3:00 AM until a last departure at 7:00 PM. Nairobi's guides lead in English, and some switch to French, Spanish, German, Italian or Chinese.
Which Nairobi streets do the guides meet on?
Simba Street, Wabera Street and International House on Mama Ngina Street are the meeting points Nairobi's city-centre guides use most, and Kibera walks set their own. The confirmation you get after booking names the exact spot.
Can you see Nairobi's city-centre landmarks without a guide?
You can follow Nairobi's city-centre stops, from the McMillan Memorial Library to the Parliament Building, by yourself. A local guide costs nothing to book and tells the stories behind them, like the 1998 embassy attack remembered at the August 7th Memorial Park. Each group has a cap on numbers, so an early reservation is wise, and it asks for no card.
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