Culture BridgeTours
Nairobi, Kenya

East Africa

Nairobi

Kenya

The only capital city with a national park inside it.

The culture

Why we bridge here

Nairobi is a meeting point of more than forty communities and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in East Africa. Lions graze against a skyline of glass towers, and the city's creative class runs some of the most interesting galleries and kitchens on the continent.

Swahili is the bridge language and English the working one, layered over Kikuyu, Luo, Luhya and Maasai traditions. Nairobi is also the home of Kenyan independence history, and your guide will walk you through why this city was built around a railway.

Experience

What you'll do

  • Nairobi National Park game drive
  • Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum
  • Kibera arts and community visit with a local host
  • Nairobi Railway Museum

After dark

Nightlife

  • Live afrobeat in Westlands
  • Cocktail rooms in Kilimani
  • Nyama choma grill nights

The bridge

Teaching sessions with your hosts

  • Swahili basics with your guide
  • Kenya's independence history
  • Maasai beadwork and its symbolism

Choose your people

Vetted guides & drivers in Nairobi

JK

Joseph Kamau

Tour Guide & Driver

Nairobi, Kenya

Fourteen years as a guide and driver in Nairobi. I grew up in Dagoretti and I can take you from a game drive to a community art studio in the same afternoon.

English · Swahili · Kikuyu

14 years with travelers

Safari drivesKibera artsIndependence history
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