The 15 Best Shopping Tours in Kenya

1.Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · from $50Our pick

Nairobi market, matatu ride, then cook a traditional Kenyan meal at Nimoh’s home. Small group, 3.5 hours, $50 per person.

“Nimoh was a great host! She guided us through the market and explained the different foods/spices as well as tips for picking the right produce. The matatu was an adventure for sure! It being our first day in Nairobi, we truly got to experience the local life and culture. The fRead more”

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2.Nairobi souvenir Shopping and Historical Half day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $70

Private Nairobi shopping with a translator, quality craft stops, and a short history walk, plus Nairobi market locations by day.

“Driver met with to determine what our shopping preference and then took us to stores that would be of our interest. Very friendly driver.”

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3.Nairobi Cultural Shopping Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $25

Shop Nairobi’s top craft stops in a guided route, with pickup, translation help, and time-saving browsing of Kenyan beadwork, pottery, and souvenirs.

“Jan and Celestine were AMAZING. They took us to great cultural places and shared great stories. I would highly recommend this trip”

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4.Mombasa City Tour,Fortjesus,Oldtown,Tusks and Spice Market.

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 3 hours · from $45

3-hour Mombasa walking tour of Fort Jesus, Old Town, the Spice Market, and the Mombasa Tusks with water and pickup.

“Our guide was super knowledgeable and we really enjoyed the whole experience - he was especially patient with my young sons!”

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5.Half-Day Nairobi National Park and Maasai Market with Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $180

Half-day safari in Nairobi National Park plus a Maasai Market stop, with pickup, an open-roof Landcruiser, and a small group feel.

“Since this trip would be my first introduction to Nairobi/Kenya/Africa, I was looking for a safari trip with a personal touch (and not one of these expensive group tours whereby you are just one out of tens of participants). Eventually I choose thiRead more”

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6.Authentic Kenyan Cooking Class & Market Tour in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 4 hours · from $64

Nairobi market tour and Kenyan cooking class with Tabby: shop for ingredients, cook ugali, kachumbari, pilau and more, then enjoy lunch.

“Tabitha ci ha portato ad un mercato locale, e subito dopo ci ha accolte a casa sua dove ci ha preparato tantissime delizie locali. È stata un’esperienza davvero molto bella!”

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7.Nairobi cultural souvenir shopping tour with a local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $60

Nairobi souvenir shopping with a local guide, factory craft stops, artisan galleries, and a precious-stones option, with hotel pickup and private transport.

“Kelvin took us to places we needed to see and buy our souvenirs. Also, some of the places were full of art works to admire the beautiful art created my Kenyans.”

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8.Nairobi Guided Cultural Shopping Experience Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · from $90

Nairobi small-group cultural shopping day tour with door-to-door pickup, guided stops at galleries and craft centers, plus market shopping.

“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 salariRead more”

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9.Hop on Hop off and Maasai market Collections Visit

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 5 hours · from $98

5-hour Nairobi city tour: National Museum, KICC tower views, memorial park, rail museum, Kibera pass-by, and Maasai market shopping.

“Tour was great, Francis was an awesome guide with lots of knowledge of the city and places we were visiting. Great way to see and experience the city”

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10.Explore local Market matatu ride & Make Kenyan Cuisines with a home cook

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $60

Ride a matatu to a Nairobi market, shop with Josephine, then cook a five-course Kenyan and Indian meal in a private home.

“That tour was phenomenal! Josephine is a patient, smart, funny and nice professor that will give a lot of insights about Kenyan culture! :) first she brings you into a Matatu to go to the market to buy stuff for the meal, and then you follow her at her home by a Matatu party buRead more”

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11.Market and Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6 reviews · 1h 30m · from $30

Taste Diani Beach street food, tour Ibiza Market, try a Swahili dress, and finish with palm wine in a small guided group.

“We really enjoyed the tour with Tina. She is great at explaining and we had the opportunity to see the beautiful market and taste some of the tipical dishes and beverage. it was really a great time spent together! :) We do recommend the visit!”

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12.Market Tour and Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Nairobi market tour and traditional Kenyan cooking class. Shop fresh ingredients, learn ugali, chapati, pilau, and enjoy what you cook at home.

“Eve is a very pleasant lady and she taught me lots about Kenyan culture”

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13.The Nairobi Skyline & Maasai Market!

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $76

Nairobi skyline views from KICC, a walk through the CBD to Uhuru Park, then Maasai Market shopping with lunch included.

“No one should book a tour with this operator! They are con artists, I arrived to my tour pickup location and the guide was a complete no show! This company needs to be removed from Viator!”

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14.Explore Maasai Market for Unique Souvenirs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours · from $10Best value

Guided Nairobi shopping in the Maasai Market with bargaining tips, translation help, and artisan stops so you buy smarter gifts.

“Het komen op plekken die je zelf niet gaat vinden. De markt verplaatst iedere dag behalve in het weekend. Één en al gezellige verkopers. Wel aanklampen maar met een lach en beleefd. Tourguide geeft feedback m.b.t. prijsstelling. Heel veel keuze en goed georganiseerd. Ook in een 'wholesale" winkel geweest. Echt spotgoedkoop!Kleine lokale winkeliers kopen daar ook hun spullen.”

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15.Maasai Market and Nairobi City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $35

4 to 5 hour Nairobi walk: Uhuru Gardens, City Market, monuments, Maasai Market, and Swahili lessons, with hotel pickup.

“I had a great trip in Nairobi city centre with Paul, who explained well about the places, buildings etc.”

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