Nairobi Guided Cultural Shopping Experience Day Tour
Description
Discover the best places for souvenir shopping in Nairobi, whether you're looking for traditional crafts, unique artwork or upscale clothing items, paintings, clothing, jewelry and home-ware. Throughout the city and its suburbs, there are a range of supermarkets, shopping centers, large open markets and city stores. Shopping in Nairobi, whether its clothes, books, gifts or food and drink, you can find it in Nairobi. A wide variety of shopping experiences can be found in Nairobi.
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Itinerary
Shopping Tour begins with a visit to the African Heritage Gallery, located at the Carnivore grounds. Inside, the African Trader Gallery celebrates the textiles, sculpture, and unique handicraft from Africa.
Our next shopping stop is at Utamaduni Craft Centre, selling a huge variety of African Curios all under one roof. Products include African Curios, African Masks, African rugs, African furniture, Ebony Furniture, African Antiques, African Jewelry, African Dolls, Safari Clothes, Kikoy, Sarong, beads and much more!
The Next stop will be Kazuri Beads Factory (Mbagathi Ridge, Karen):- Kazuri Bead Factory is located on Mbagathi Ridge, Karen – a stones-throw away from Karen Blixen Museum in Karen. Kazuri meaning ‘small and beautiful’ in Swahili, makes exquisite handmade ceramic beads, jewellery and pottery.
The next stop will be Nairobi City Market (Muindi Mbingu Street): Bargaining is a sport at the stalls scattered throughout the City Market. This sprawling complex, which was originally an aircraft hangar, offers curios and other souvenirs as well as food vendors.
If happens to be on the market day enter Masai Markets ; Masai Markets in Nairobi was started by Masai women who wanted to sell directly to visitors. Masai Markets have blossomed over the years. For a wonderful selection of arts and crafts, wooden carvings and beadwork, you can't go wrong at the Nairobi Masai Markets. Then drop you back to your hotel
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Pick up available from airbnb and private apartments
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(12)
Stephen was my tour guide for the day. He was patient and even though I was traveling solo I never felt rushed not one time. Stephen was pleasant, friendly and professional.
Great guide told us when to bargain. Had a great day. Wellington was our guide he was waiting for us We never had to wait. Great communication. Great deals at shops. Thx. Tom & Tami B
I canceled this trip because I was in Zanzibar about a week ago then confirmed a couple of days ago because I was not in Kenya. I don’t have an opinion just don’t want to get changed for it. Thanks! Deborah Bryon
AWFUL! Nothing as advertised. This is not a tour. If you're looking for a guide to help you with cultural shopping, look elsewhere. As soon as we started driving, the driver/guide started asking us intrusive questions about our jobs and salaries, then pushing us to book him for an airport ride. The tour advertised 8 hours ($90 per person), but the driver insisted on committing to only 4 hours. When we pressed him that we paid for a full day, we discovered that he double booked himself to drive someone else to the airport. From then, he started to rush us and weasel his way out of the commitment. He only drove us to multiple locations where he sat chatting and having coffee with the staff in those places. He did not help us at all with understanding the culture, communicating with the vendors, showing us around, or bargaining for a fair price, even though we explicitly asked for all of these things at the beginning of the "tour". He left us on our own the whole time, until the 4 hours were over and he pressured us to cut the tour short. We insisted that we get another driver to continue the tour for the amount that we paid for. During the remainder of the booking, the other driver was not with us at all, so we had to carry heavy bags the whole time instead of being able to put them in the car. Also, we only had the phone number of the new driver who we have never seen before so we couldn't recognize him if we saw him. When we demanded that someone be present with us, he didn't take it seriously and started cracking jokes about it. We also asked for specific stops before we started the tour and he agreed to it, then he wanted to back out so we pressed him to hold his end of the agreement and take us there. Honestly, this all could've been done using an uber to go to the Utamaduni Craft Centre (where we saw almost everything that was in the other stops and more) and the kuzuri bead factory and any other mall. This has been a total waste of time and money on top of being a very distressing experience. STAY AWAY!
Stephen was amazing!! We went to beautiful galleries with great fixed prices. Best lunch/meal in 10 days, he knew where to go. Ask for Stephen !!❤️❤️
We had one day in Nairobi and booked this tour- it was efficient and just what we wanted to source a few local finds. Stephen was fantastic/ prompt/knowledgeable and took us to the main stops in the Karen area which was beautiful. I suggest making your purchases at the Utamaduni Artisans of Africa market- you don’t have to haggle and the prices are fair and the goods are really beautiful. All in all a great day! Ask for Stephen!
We acknowledge your review with joy Meesh Martin, noting that we managed to meet your need for the best market and value for your money. We look forward to serving you again in the future.
Highly recommended for a great tour and because they followed COVID19 safety standards. Our driver Stephen picked us up promptly and on time from our hotel. He showed us his COVID19 vaccination certificate proving full vaccination of two doses, wore a surgical mask the entire time and consistently offered hand sanitizer. We continued to tour several different cultural shopping centers and he tailored our tour to fit our needs. He was very respectful, friendly, knowledgeable about the area and helped us identify good quality souvenirs. Furthermore he helped us when some of the vendors would haggle or if we needed interpretation. Additionally, the tour allowed the opportunity to stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Lastly, the tour company was very responsive with emails and had great customer service. We highly recommend this tour company and want to thank Stephen for a fantastic tour.
steven, our guide and driver, took us around many places to shop. we only had one day for all the souvenirs and it seemed like a great chance. and so it was! we started from the city market and the masai market... where it's really a shopping experience! between sellers who follow you, insist, bargain. then the other places are very quiet, in some you bargain in others the prices are fixed. beautiful the?utamadumi craft center and the kazuri beads factory. thanks Steve!
Thank you so much Arch_ale for giving us chance to serve you and taking your time leaving a great review. We are grateful you had a great day out with our driver guide Steven. We look forward to meeting and serving you again in the near future.
Steven, our guide and driver, took us around so many places to shop. We only had one day for all the souvenirs and it seemed like a great chance. And it did. We started from the city market and the Maasai market... Where is really a shopping experience... Between sellers who follow you, insist, bargain. Then the other places are very quiet, in some you bargain in others the prices are fixed. Beautiful utamaduni craft center and kazuri beads factory. Thank you Steven!
Thanks a lot Alessandra for giving us chance to serve you and going a head leaving a great review. We are grateful you had an amazing day out with our driver guide Steven. We look forward to meeting and serving you again and your friends in the near future.
Went shopping with my friends, got great stuffs ranging from hand made slippers, paintings, jewelries and accessories, African printed shirts. Great buy for your money if you know how to bargain.
Thanks MoyeBrimz for giving us an opportunity to serve you and taking your time writing a wonderful review. We are indeed grateful you had a great day out shopping at Nairobi with our team. We look forward to serving you again in the near future.
