The 12 Best Nairobi Tea Experiences

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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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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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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4.Tea Farm Day Trip with Lunch at kiambethu

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

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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5.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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6.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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7.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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8.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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9.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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10.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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11.Riara tea farm tour with lunch and tea tasting from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $150

Ride from Nairobi to Riara Tea Farm in Limuru with private transport and guide Eric Munene. Expect a farm walk with the manager, a Kenyan tea tasting, lunch, and time to buy tea. The route also passes Nairobi Museum, art spaces, Two Rivers Mall, and Village Market.

“We loved our experience visiting the tea farm! From start to finish it was such a wonderful time! Eric our guide was fantastic as well as the driver! We had an amazing time learning all about the full experience of how tea is made from starRead more”

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12.Day tour to Kiambethu tea farm in Limuru from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $102

Leave Nairobi for Kiambethu Farm in Limuru, where you can learn about Kenya’s early tea production, walk through indigenous forest with a guide, watch for Colobus monkeys, and enjoy a three-course buffet lunch overlooking the tea fields. Private pickup is included.

“Jaffar and Harrison will drop you off at Chiambes Tea Garden. We had a great time learning Swahili and answering questions about Kenya along the way. Also, I just told them to feel free to call out to me if anything goes wrong, and I get the support of two kind, gentle and nice guys.Auto-translated”

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