NAI NAMI: Inspiring Storytelling Tour in Nairobi Guided by Street Children
4.9
807 Ratings
Nairobi

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.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nai Nami - Our Streets. Our Stories. - 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.
What's Included
  • Personal guide
  • Lunch
  • Soft drinks
  • Local lunch
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off: The tour starts and ends in front of Bata Shop at Hilton Hotel in Nairobi CBD
Additional Information
  • 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
Location
Bata
Watalii Lane
In front of the Bata Shoe Shop in City-Hall Way next to the former Hilton Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(807 Ratings)
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Frauke
Jul 13, 2025
An eye-opening walking tour of Nairobi CBD - Highly recommended walking tour which allowed me a glimpse into the lives of street kids in downtown Nairobi. King and Typhoon did a fantastic job in showing me their former “home”, shared their life stories and the second chance and dreams they’re pursuing. This tour provides a unique way to experience another side of the city. I felt 100% safe at all times. Thank you to Nai Nami and the wonderful guides!
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Glennk547
Jul 10, 2025
An eye opening tour of Downtown town Nairobi - We met with King, our initial guide for the tour of Downtown. As we walked and he explained the life of some of the most vulnerable in the community and life in both the slums and on the streets, we weee joined by more of the team; Quick, Typhoon , Tsunami, and others. Their stories were genuine, heart rending and a window into the lives of over a million people in Nairobi. We heard of families broken up due to lack of work and money to support themselves, life on the streets and in jail, and stealing to eat and live. This is a must do for anyone wanting to see a sine do Nairobi and also see the power of these young men to change their lives and empower themselves.
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T1569mtjamesm
Jul 7, 2025
Incredible Experience - Incredible experience walking around downtown Nairobi and seeing the beautiful chaos on the streets, an experience that wouldn't have been possible without this tour. Tsunami or guide was great sharing stories of the tough life growing up on those streets. He took us to some great spots for video & photo opportunities, in fact he was always encouraging us to use our camera to capture as much as we could. We stopped at a local bar for a beer overlooking the streets, which was a great moment. Can't recommend this tour enough. Tsunami was brilliant.
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Voyager41623689159
Jun 28, 2025
Wonderful experience - This was a wonderful experience. The guides are so kind, funny, and helpful. I learned a lot about Nairobi and their life. Many thanks to Tsunami, Typhoon, King, Kinsmant, Donga, Priest, and Quick!
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Roving44058255343
Jun 21, 2025
An amazing experience - It was an amazing experience! Great opportunity to know the Nairobi and the people. Great thanks to Quick, King, Typhonn and all friends! Unforgettable experience and your sincerity and friendship. It was also good memory to stay in the empty bus for waiting for the Uber in the pouring rain! Thank you!
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Barcaexpat
Jun 19, 2025
Best Way to Experience and Really See Nairobi! - Incredible way for our family of 4 to experience Nairobi, outside of just standard museums and typical tourist venues. We went with our teenage children and our guides Typhoon and Quick were incredible. The local food at the end of the tour was the cherry on top to a memorable outing. We felt extremely safe the entire tour (we were also joined by several members of their staff) and thoroughly enjoyed experiencing Nairobi in such a unique way. Such inspirational people! these young men are! An absolute MUST DO when you are in Nairobi!
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Keith_h
Jun 18, 2025
An enlightening, eye opening experience - Truly a unique look at the streets of Nairobi from those who have existed in its slums and relate the daily experiences. Not as intense as a visit to a Brazilian favela, this takes you through the controlled chaos that is Kenya’s capital. Speed and King were my guide/escort and provided a very informative 2+ hour experience that included a very tasty lunch of Kenyan cuisine. Highly recommended!
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Rickyl991
Jun 18, 2025
Nice local experience getting to know Nairobi - My tour guide Preist is very knowledgeable about the city. He included his personal story when exploring different corners in Nairobi. He took me to places that I wouldn’t have the chance to visit. It’s also very fun to see him running into friends on street and having nice conversations. We ended the tour at a local cafe where I had the chance to taste local dishes.
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Janinec112
Jun 16, 2025
Brilliant - Amazing, would never have gone to this area or heard the stories. Would thoroughly recommend. Interesting and colorful characters, started with two guides however others joined in along the way.
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Vickykp4556jg
Jun 23, 2025
It was okay - Nai Nami is doing a great tour but recently my friends didnt have a good experience as they didnt have lunch as they had expected and paid for and they were asked to buy the street kids food even though they never saw them eat the food. They sadly didnt have a good experience.
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