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Nairobi Guided Walking Tour - Kenya
Recommended for your Nairobi trip
6 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Get your bearings in Nairobi on a private walking tour of the city that includes round-trip hotel transfer and a local guide. Learn about local history and culture as you take in landmarks from Uhuru Park to the Kenyatta International Conference Center and August 7th Memorial Park.
- Private walking tour of Nairobi
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included (selected hotels)
- All entrance fees included
- Led by a local guide
- Perfect for first-time visitors
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Begin with pickup at your Nairobi central business district hotel, then follow a guide through Uhuru Park, where an artificial lake and walking paths are a favorite gathering place for Nairobi locals. Continue past the imposing Kenyatta International Conference Center and learn about the building's African architecture and purpose
Visit August 7th Memorial Park, which remembers the bombing of the US Embassy with gardens, a peace center, and a memorial that lists the names of the victims. See the Kenya National Archives: sometimes called the ‘memory of the nation,’ they contain everything from tribal artifacts to contemporary Kenyan art.
This tour concludes with drop-off at your Nairobi hotel.
Visit August 7th Memorial Park, which remembers the bombing of the US Embassy with gardens, a peace center, and a memorial that lists the names of the victims. See the Kenya National Archives: sometimes called the ‘memory of the nation,’ they contain everything from tribal artifacts to contemporary Kenyan art.
This tour concludes with drop-off at your Nairobi hotel.
Itinerary
The KICC currently stands as the sixth tallest building in Kenya, reaching a height of just over 105 metres. It succeeded the Hilton Nairobi as the tallest building in Kenya, a position it held for 26 years before being surpassed by Teleposta Tower. The tower consists of 28 floors, including a revolving restaurant which offers panoramic views of the city, rotating 360° in 76 minutes. The building's light terracotta façade reflects traditional African architecture, as does the use of simple solid shapes- cuboids make up the Plenary hall, the tower consists of a cylinder composed of several cuboids and the amphitheater and helipad both resemble cones.
There are several well-equipped conference and meeting rooms with the largest having a capacity over 4,000 delegates. The KICC is equipped with Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment with a capability of up to seven languages, a modern business centre, a banking facility, tour and travel services, expansive grounds and ample and secure parking. It is often depicted as an icon of Nairobi.
Up until the 1980s, there was a 'revolving restaurant' atop the KICC that was popular with politicians and the elite, but years of neglect literally brought it to a halt, though concerted efforts in 2012 to revive it were somewhat short lived. The 148-seater restaurant has a revolving mortar programmed to make approximately one revolution in 76 minutes
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
his is also called the Bomb Blast memorial park or the August 7th Memorial Park. It is located along Haile Selassie Avenue, at the scene where the 1998 terrorist bomb attack took place. The Memorial park was built to commemorate the 7th August 1998 bombing attacks on the US Embassy. Due to this unfortunate occurrence, many Kenyans and some Americans fell victim of this day. This misfortune claimed 216 innocent souls, and a great number was critically injured and hospitalized. The park contains a board with names of the people who were reported dead due to the incident. This incident was believed to have been caused by suicide bombers linked to the Osama Bin Laden terrorism network.
The site has been rehabilitated into a garden of comfort for those directly affected by this misfortune as a living monument to mankind and condemnation of terrorism. Every year on the 7th of August, on its anniversary, there is a public commemorative ceremony for those who passed on.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Included
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Product code: 29270P1
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