The Nairobi City Guides deal with the questions every first-timer has: where to eat nyama choma like a local, how to see orphaned elephants and giraffes in one morning, which bars in Westlands are worth the ride and how to reach the Rift Valley and be back before the traffic. Every guide is a tight, opinionated list that tells you why a place matters, what to order or see there and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Nairobi City Guides
- 139 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Nairobi guides
Food guide
22 places
Charcoal-roast goat and Kenyan classics, Ethiopian platters on injera, Indian grills, busy markets and a proper cup of Kenyan coffee.
Things to do guide
23 places
Baby elephants at feeding time, a savanna park with towers on the horizon, museums worth the ticket and a rooftop view over the centre.
Family guide
21 places
Giraffes to feed by hand, a boardwalk past lions and rhinos, forest trails with waterfalls and plenty of ideas for a wet afternoon.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Rooftop bars, Latin and salsa nights, live bands, a craft brewery and late plates of grilled meat, plus the streets to avoid.
Day trips guide
24 places
Rift Valley lakes with hippos, a volcano rim hike, cycling among zebras and the farmhouse of Out of Africa.
Budget guide
25 places
Free parks and churches, cheap canteen lunches, the markets for gifts and the easiest ways to move around for little money.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Haandi Restaurant
The Mall, Westlands
North Indian cooking from a kitchen that has been open since the 1990s, and you can watch the cooks at work. Stick to butter chicken, rogan josh and naan straight from the oven. From the food guide.
Giraffe Centre
Duma Road, Karen
Climb the raised platform, hold out a pellet and an endangered Rothschild’s giraffe takes it with a rough tongue. A short nature trail with warthogs completes a visit of about 45 minutes. From the things to do guide.
Hells Gate National Park
Naivasha, two hours by road
A park you explore on foot or by bike among zebra, giraffe and eland, since no big cats live here. Walk the gorge past the hissing steam vents. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Nairobi
Day one belongs to the centre: the Nairobi Gallery and the rooftop of the convention centre in the morning, a canteen lunch nearby and an evening of bars around Westlands. On day two head south to Karen and Langata for the elephant nursery, the giraffes and the Karen Blixen house, then dinner in a garden restaurant. Keep a slow or rainy day for the National Museum and the Snake Park, a mall with a play area and a long Ethiopian lunch, or swap it for a trip to Lake Naivasha.
Questions about the Nairobi guides
What do the Nairobi City Guides include?
Six guides with 139 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get the reason to go, the neighbourhood, notes on when to visit and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links appear on your order page straight after checkout and arrive in your confirmation email too. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the Nairobi guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in Maps needs a data connection.
In which languages can I read the guides?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Nairobi guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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