Kibera, the largest slum both in Nairobi and Africa, is home to more than a million residents packed into an area less than a square mile (2.6 square kilometers). While life here isn’t easy—it’s one of Nairobi’s poorest neighborhoods and the lack of running water and electricity are constant problems—the slum has its own buzzing industries, which include rows of tilted shacks selling produce, charcoal, homemade breads, secondhand clothes, and shoes.
Kelvin showed me all the places in the city of Nairobi and told me about his city and country. It was a very nice tour and I got to know the city better. Afterwards Collin showed me Kibera and explained the work they are doing there, work of great importance!
Thanks to both I had an excellent time!
Really comprehensive tour of Kibera - safe and good experience
Wonderful tour. Kibera in an incredible place and you really need a good guide to understand the complexities. The work you support with this company is important to the locals as well. Very informative and they can really customize the tour to your needs.
Kevin is a great tour guide - he speaks from personal experience growing up in Kibera and being an active part of the community. I recommend to wear shoes with good non slip soles - if it’s wet out - the alleys can be very slippery and muddy.
Unusual and eye opening experience, highly recommended.
Moses is a very genuine and honest person deeply caring about the community and working towards making their lives better
100% recommended. Bramwell was truly the perfect guide. The logistic was also truly impecable. We booked for the same day and had great communication with Fredrick to arrange our meeting point. It’s a very inspirational experience that really puts things in perspective. We met and spoke to some people, visited some houses (this is optional), and ate some street food. We felt very safe and welcome 100% of the one.
If you care to learn something real about the human spirit while in Nairobi, meet Moses and listen carefully
Moses delivered a genuine, moving, and eye-opening experience for the 4 of us (we made 2 separate bookings for 2). The tour started from the front of the Prestige Nakumatt mall, where Moses introduced himself, his life story, and his motivation for leading these tours. We then departed on foot to Kibera, just a few minutes walk away. After a few brief stops, we arrived at Moses’ home, a room no larger than 12’x12’, where we were invited in for an hour to hear about the history of Kibera, the political climate in which it exists, the services that are (or more likely not) available to residents, and how residents manage to make a life for themselves despite the unjust circumstances. Moses shared candidly some of his own personal struggles and his commitment to keeping hope and positivity. The last 2 hours of the tour, we walked through 4 neighborhoods of Kibera, including along the railway, and visited a cooperative of women making jewelry / machine-stitched products, a business making jewelry and products from waste animal bone and metals recovered from old padlocks, and a bakery. If you care to learn something real about the human spirit while in Nairobi, meet Moses and listen carefully.
Lucas came to pick us up at our residence and took us to Kibera by matatu, explaining us the system of the transport and telling us about the matatu culture. We had a good stroll around Kibera and he has been really thoughtful and kind all the time; he asked us what our main interests were and took us around accordingly. very nice experience, thank you Lucas! Recommended
Our tour with Kevin, a local who grew up and still lives in Kibera, was an eye-opening view into the life’s of the residents of Kibera.
We felt it was of particular importance to our 14 year old daughter to see that people’s lives are often quite different outside of her ‘bubble.’
Many Thanks to Isaiah and Collins, who both played a significant role in this amazing tour. What an experience! From the City walk to Kibera Slum they both kept me 100% engaged. I was especially touched with my visit to Kibera. What a humbling experience, which touches you to the very core. Thank you both for making this trip an experience to remember, I've taken away a lot more than you can imagine from this exceptional tour.
Visit to the school , the rooms for pupils, kitchen. View of the valley from the terrace of a high building. Walking between the houses in the mug after a heavy rain.
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