How our tours support the local community of Kibera
By touring with us you will not only be getting an education about the people of Kibera, but you will be supporting our community in multiple ways.
- Kibera Tours is a community-based not-for-profit organization, and your tour supports the local community.
- A percentage of each tour supports the operations of running the Hope and Shine Center, a school for the children of Kibera.
- The tour provides employment to residents of Kibera.
- Additional profits will be used directly for projects to improve the lives of the people of Kibera.
What we will visit
- A bead factory: in Kibera everything is being reused and so are the bones from the butcher. See how these bones turn into beads.
- A typical Kibera-house. Feel welcome in one of the houses in Kibera and ask your questions about day-to-day life in Kibera.
- The biogas center: a fantastic view over Kibera and picture-point. You can see that human waste is not wasted here.
- A HIV Women’s Organization
- Railway lines, Toi Market, Kibera Drive, small pubs/clubs/stadiums along the streets with lovable people etc.
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Prices
Costs: All costs are subject to change based on foreign exchange rates. Your price will be confirmed upon booking. All prices are per person (Pp)
4229 Ksh – Kenyan Shilling Pp
$30 US Dollar Pp
$28 Euro Pp
For residents we have special prices: 3172 Ksh Pp (min 4 people)
If you’re in a group please contact us for special prices
Remember your tour supports our Hope and Shine Center and the families of Kibera. Tour guides contribute 10% of their salaries to our programs.
Details
- Our Kibera tour will start from Adams Arcade (Java Coffee House) and will cost only 4229 Ksh per person. This will include a short walk over the Toi-market, the biggest second-hand market in Nairobi.
- We can also organize the transport to Kibera from your hotel and back at extra costs (depending on the number of people).
- You can join the tour in the morning or in the afternoon. It will take about 3 to 4 hours, including a 2–3-hour walk.
- You’ll join the tour in a small group (max. 6 persons even more nowadays)
- Our guides and safety guards are very well-known in Kibera and are born and living in Kibera.
- Restricted-picture policy: Pictures are allowed at dedicated places after permission from the guides.
- If you have wishes regarding places to visit, please feel free to ask us for a custom-made tour.
- Our tours are recommended by trip-Advisor, Lonely Planet, Rough guide and Faraway group (Dutch tour groups)
