Get your socially responsible tour with us
Our tours are a responsible, local-led walking experience in Nairobi designed to help you understand the city beyond the postcard. Together with our local guides, you’ll explore key parts of Mathare, hear real stories, and visit our community project sites to see what we are building and supporting on the ground.
This is not “poverty tourism.” It’s a respectful cultural exchange focused on dignity, privacy, and real impact.
MATHARE TOUR
A three-hour walk through Mathare, one of Nairobi’s most established informal settlements. Perfect to understand daily life and the community-led projects shaping a part of the city rarely seen by foreigners.
3hours - 45 USD
Itinerary and activities:
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Mathare Overview — Context & Perspective
How Mathare formed, how it functions today, and what outsiders usually miss. -
Daily Life Lanes — Rhythm of the Community
Inner pathways, homes, micro-businesses, and everyday systems that keep the community moving. -
Cultural Exchange — Stories & Connection
Meet locals, share perspectives, and experience the human side beyond headlines. -
Talent Hub — Creativity & Youth Energy
A stop at a local talent space to see how youth turn pressure into creation. -
Why Not Academy — Learning & Opportunity
A focused stop on education and growth, and what the academy means for young people. -
Riverside Park — Reflection & Closing
A calmer finish by the river with a closing conversation, a moment to exchange thoughts and opinions.
NAIROBI UNFILTERED
A guided walk in Nairobi’s Central Business District. Perfect to understand Nairobi’s rhythm and the story behind the city
3 hours tour - 45USD
Itinerary and activities:
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KICC Rooftop — Skyline & Power
A panoramic start to read the city: post-independence ambition, inequality, and Nairobi’s invisible realities. -
Muindi Mbingu Street — Hustle & M-Pesa
Small business culture, informal trade, and how policy shapes opportunity, with a short guided street interaction. -
City Market — Colonial Roots & Identity
A historic market experience through spices, artifacts, and cultural layers. -
Khoja Mosque — Faith & Migration
Migration narratives and Asian-Kenyan influence, how different communities helped build Nairobi. -
Globe Roundabout — Urban Pressure & Political Energy
Traffic psychology, matatu culture, public space, and the city’s political pulse. -
Ngara Farmers Market — Food & Community
Fresh produce, rural-urban food systems, and cost-of-living realities.