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The 15 Farm Visits That Earn Their Price

25 tea experiences  ·  from $24 a head

The good farm visits hold about eight people and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour - Starting with tea, coffee, and the farm story
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Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour

1.Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $108Our pick

Travel from Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm for a small-group visit led by guides such as Fiona, Obed, or Dennis. Learn how Kenyan tea is grown and made, walk through indigenous forest, look for Colobus monkeys, then enjoy tea and a three-course farm lunch overlooking the Ngong Hills.

“Obed was fantastic. He was on time, very personable, and educated us on life in Kenya. This tour was worth every dollar paid. Not only did we have a fantastic guide, but we had a great tour of the tea farm, and the best farm to table lunch that Read more”

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Private Day Trip to Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru from Nairobi - Tea at a family farm dating from 1910
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Private Day Trip to Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru from Nairobi

2.Private Day Trip to Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $141

Travel from Nairobi to Limuru for a private visit to Kiambethu Tea Farm, where Fiona and her team explain tea growing, lead a forest walk, and serve fresh tea with a three-course lunch overlooking the Ngong Hills. Pickup, transport, drinks, and a guide are included.

“Booking was fast in a short time. The driver, Black Santa was friendly and filled us in on history of Nairobi. The Greenery, information on tea making and lunch. Fiona knew her subject and was honest. The drive to the farm was scenic.”

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Day Tour To Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru - Tea, coffee, and the story of Kenyan production
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Day Tour To Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru

3.Day Tour To Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $115

Leave Nairobi for Limuru with a private driver and spend the day at Kiambethu Tea Farm. Learn how Kenyan tea is made, walk through indigenous forest with a local guide, look for colobus monkeys, and enjoy a home-cooked lunch overlooking the tea fields and Ngong Hills.

“Amazing gardens, food and great tour. Fiona, Sarah and staff were great with bonus bird life and monkeys!”

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Nairobi: Tea Farm Day Trip with Lunch at kiambethu - Morning pickup from Nairobi
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Nairobi: Tea Farm Day Trip with Lunch at kiambethu

4.Tea Farm Day Trip with Lunch at kiambethu

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · 7 hours · from $44

Spend about seven hours traveling from Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm for a hosted farm talk, tea picking, tea making, a forest walk, waterfall stop, tasting, and buffet lunch. Hotel pickup is included, but confirm the separate $42 cash activity fee and pickup time before booking.

“We loved hearing the stories of the origins, and history of the place and learning about tea.”

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Uji and Wazuka Matcha Farm Half Day Private Guided Tour - Starting beside the Uji River
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Uji and Wazuka Matcha Farm Half Day Private Guided Tour

5.Uji and Wazuka Matcha Farm Half Day Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $360

Meet Masae near JR Uji Station for a private four-hour tour through Uji and Wazuka. Walk by the river, visit Uji Shrine and Ujibashi Bridge, tour tea fields, taste at least three local teas, and enjoy a Japanese bento lunch.

“We had a great experience with Masae on the tour! We visited the tea farms, had a tea tasting and even had a chance to make and eat mochi!!! Masae is very knowledgeable on the tea farming and tea manufacturing process. The area was beautiful and picturesque. I would highly recommend visiting.”

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Nairobi: Purple Tea Farm Gatura Greens Day Trip - The trip from Nairobi to Central Kenya
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Nairobi: Purple Tea Farm Gatura Greens Day Trip

6.Purple Tea Farm Gatura Greens Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · 8 hours · from $54

Travel from Nairobi to Gatura Greens for a hands-on purple tea experience. With an English-speaking guide, you’ll pick leaves, roast and roll your own blend, taste Kenyan teas, eat a farm lunch, and walk through bamboo forest to a waterfall.

“The purple tea farm was honestly such a nice stop. The views were beautiful, the tour was quick but interesting, and the tasting was surprisingly good. Really calm place, really friendly people. Definitely glad we went”

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Kaimbethu tea farm tour and lunch package - The drive from Nairobi to Kiambethu
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Kaimbethu tea farm tour and lunch package

7.Kaimbethu tea farm tour and lunch package

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 14 reviews · 6 hours · from $50

Join a small group of up to seven for a hotel pickup, tea history talk, plantation walk, indigenous forest visit, tea tasting, and home-style lunch at Kiambethu Tea Farm. Fiona hosts the farm visit, while guides such as Nancy and Daniel may handle transport and local help.

“The tea farm tour is a great chance to learn about how tea came to Kenya from India more than 100 years ago and enjoy amazing scenery that comes with the landscape not far from Nairobi. The agent is very punctual, transport is done in modern vehicles, you are picked up and dropped off at your hotel. A great lunch at the farm is included, even hand made ice cream for desert. Totally recommend!”

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Purple Tea Farm Tour from Nairobi City - Specialty Tea Tasting - Meeting a family at the Gatanga farm
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Purple Tea Farm Tour from Nairobi City – Specialty Tea Tasting

8.Purple Tea Farm Tour from Nairobi City – Specialty Tea Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $102

Leave Nairobi at 8:00 am for Gatanga, where a family-run farm shows you how purple tea is picked and processed. You’ll walk to a waterfall, eat a three-course lunch, and taste purple, green, oolong, hibiscus, yellow, silver-tip, and golden-tip teas before returning to Nairobi.

“The Gatura Farm purple Tea tour was excellent, once we got there. It was so interesting to learn how tea is picked and processed by this hands on experience. The 3 course gourmet lunch was fabulous. We also enjoyed a hike to a waterfall and a dip for those daring people. Read more”

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Tea Farm Experience at Riara Tea Farm And Factory Tour - Walking through Riara’s tea fields
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Tea Farm Experience at Riara Tea Farm And Factory Tour

9.Tea Farm Experience at Riara Tea Farm And Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $160

Travel from Nairobi to Riara Tea Farm with a private driver-guide. Walk among tea plants, meet farm staff, follow leaves through the factory, and enjoy fresh tea and lunch. The route passes through Limuru, with views toward the Ngong Hills and Yatta Plateau. Allow roughly five to seven hours.

“Neither my wife nor myself have visited a tea plantation and processing plant. Fantastic experience. We had the pleasure of meeting the plantation owner and staff. It was great. Also there are no snakes as the clim ate is too cool.”

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Tea Farm Tour From Nairobi (Kiambethu). - Tea and farm stories with Fiona
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Tea Farm Tour From Nairobi (Kiambethu).

10.Tea Farm Tour From Nairobi (Kiambethu).

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 5h 30m · from $50

Leave Nairobi for Kiambethu Farm in Limuru with a private driver, then meet Fiona for tea, farm history, a look at tea cultivation, an indigenous forest walk, birdlife, Colobus monkeys, and a three-course lunch overlooking the Ngong Hills.

“Alex was great! Explained history of Kenya. Traffic is horrible but Alex was calm and made the drive enjoyable. He was a pleasure to talk to. Tea farm was peaceful and beautiful. After the chaos of Nairobi, it felt like you were in another world. Fiona was gracious and kind. Lunch was amazing. Highly recommend. I’d definitely do it again.”

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Tea Farm Tourism - Learning how leaves become tea
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Tea Farm Tourism

11.Tea Farm Tourism

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $24Best value

Meet Arun at Munnar KSRTC Bus Stand for a private three-hour walk through South India’s high tea country. Expect plantation views, tea knowledge, possible contact with a picker’s village and a cup of tea or coffee. Transport is not included.

“Mr Arun gave us a detailed history of Munnar, it's legacy in Tea industry. He was well versed in tutoring us on various types of tea, it's production techniques, and the merits of each type. Congrats to him for the excellent tutorial.”

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Bowral Honey Farm Tour, Honey Tasting & morning Tea - Arriving at Retford Park and finding the hives
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Bowral Honey Farm Tour, Honey Tasting & morning Tea

12.Bowral Honey Farm Tour, Honey Tasting & morning Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 1 hour · from $29

Join a beekeeper at Bowral Honey Farm, on the grounds of Retford Park, for a one-hour visit with veiled hive viewing, a Flow Hive demonstration, local honey tasting, and tea, coffee, and sourdough on a terrace overlooking the lake.

“No return contact after several tries, needed to transfer booking date but never happened due to lack of contact. Sad as we are sure we would have enjoyed but can’t confirm that.”

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Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch From Nairobi - Tea, Biscuits, and the Main House Welcome
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Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch From Nairobi

13.Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch From Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $125

Travel from Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm, where Marcus and Fiona welcome you with tea and homemade biscuits. Hear the farm’s settler story, learn how Kenyan tea is made, walk through preserved indigenous forest to look for Colobus monkeys, then enjoy a fresh three-course lunch.

“Beautiful Location and quite a special place to visit”

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From Nairobi: Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch - Tea, biscuits, and the story behind the crop
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From Nairobi: Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch

14.Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 6 hours · from $160

Travel from Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm for tea, homemade biscuits, a guided plantation and forest walk, colobus monkey sightings, and a three-course lunch. Your English-speaking guide explains Kenya’s tea trade and local culture, with hotel transfers included.

“It was very educating and lovely experience I would love to visit again”

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Excursion to Kiambethu Tea Farm - Forest paths, colobus monkeys, and birds
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Excursion to Kiambethu Tea Farm

15.Excursion to Kiambethu Tea Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $140

Spend about nine hours traveling from Nairobi to Kiambethu Farm, founded in 1910. Walk through tea fields and forest, look for colobus monkeys and birds, learn about local plants, and enjoy African tea plus a three-course buffet lunch. Private groups can include up to 15 people.

“Obed was an amazing driver and guide to and from the tea farm. He was punctual, very pleasant and was very knowledgeable and we had great conversations. The Tea Farm was amazing, the luncheon was fantastic. I would definitely recommend doing this day trip and you will be especially lucky if you get Obed as your driver.”

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