6- Hours Nairobi Tour and Kibera Slums

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About this activity

Being in Nairobi with limited time, grab the advantage of knowing the Nairobi city history and interacting with people as you make friends. Enjoy the tour with our professional guides who can make you enter every city corner without fear. Get to know how slum life is as you interact with slum dwellers. A guide who is a Kibera resident, born and brought up there will make the tour more exciting and enjoyable.

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At a glance

Duration: 6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 30 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Cedar tours and safaris

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–12 years) · Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: professional guide

Not included

Not included: entry fees to K.I.C.C $ 5, August 7th memorial park $10, Kibera slums $10.
Not included: Lunch
Not included: Snacks

Itinerary

Stop 1

one hour Admission not included

After pick-up by our driver/guide, drive through Nairobi city center and head to the KICC building. This is one of the tallest buildings in Nairobi. The building holds great history as it is an international conference center. The KICC was then made a State Corporation established under the Tourism Act in 2011, which came into operation on 1 September 2012. Whereas the center is known as a leading meeting venue in Nairobi. Get a chance to have an aerial view of Nairobi city from the 28-story building as you also engage in photography.
Stop 2

20 min

The historic Kipande House built in 1913 is located at the corner of Kenyatta Avenue and Loita Street in Nairobi's Central Business District. 'Kipande' is a Swahili word that means 'identification card'.The building has a great history that our guide will explain to you.
Stop 3

20 min

Jeevanjee Gardens was founded by A.M. Jeevanjee, an Asian-born entrepreneur in Kenya. It is the only park in the city that is directly owned by the people, having been donated to the magnificent people of Nairobi as a resting area (the park was private property and it is held in trust for the people of Nairobi). Take pictures as you walk through the park.
Stop 4

20 min

Landmark Kenya Commercial Bank HQ building opened in 1977, also a busy bus terminal. This is the biggest public transport terminal in Nairobi. get to take photos and make memorize as you familiarise yourself with Nairobi
August 7th Memorial Park

one hour Admission not included

On August 7th, 1998, a group of terrorists used a car bomb to blow up the then United States Embassy located at the corner of Moi and Haile Selassie Avenues, causing the deaths of 218 innocent people and injuring thousands of others. So powerful was the explosion that it could be heard as far away as the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Visit the museum and learn a lot about the history behind it.
Kibera

3 hours Admission not included

You will drive to the largest slums in Africa and the third largest in the world. our guide will introduce you to the slums guide then start your tour by interacting with slums families to learn how they live. this will take you two hours in the slums. you will visit one of the schools in the slums before concluding your tour.