City guide · Nairobi · 5 min read

How to make friends in Nairobi as a newcomer or visitor

Nairobi is energetic and entrepreneurial, with a social life built around food, music and the outdoors.

Top 3 things to do — and how to turn them into plans

1
Dawn safari in Nairobi National Park
Lions against a city skyline — a unforgettable shared plan. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
2
Karura Forest walk or bike
The city's green lung, made for group walks. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
3
Nyama choma lunch
Grilled meat, shared platters, long afternoons. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.

Sidecar is for locals meeting locals, travellers meeting locals, and fellow travellers meeting each other. Friends only.

Kenya grows world-class coffee, and a group nyama choma (grilled meat) lunch is the classic bond.

Karura Forest walks, Nairobi National Park at dawn and weekend markets make easy plans.

Live music, art galleries, running clubs and a famous tech scene all welcome newcomers.

Sidecar shows small, platonic plans in Nairobi in time order, each with a host introduction and a public meeting place. Join one, or post your own.