(4 reviews)
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What?
An immersive experience at a tea farm where you explore the journey of tea from leaf to cup, combined with a sensory garden visit designed to engage all five senses.
Where?
A tea plantation near Nairobi, surrounded by lush greenery and natural landscapes.
When?
Available throughout the year.
Why?
This experience invites you to slow down and reconnect with nature. From understanding how tea is grown and produced to engaging your senses in a thoughtfully designed garden, it offers a refreshing and mindful escape from the city.
How?
Join a guided walk through the tea farm and nursery, take part in hands-on activities like picking tea leaves and potting plants, and finish with a tea tasting experience using freshly sourced ingredients from the farm.
The farm has given pieces of land to the surrounding community for them to grow their own vegetables and fruit.
This tea farm doesn’t use machines or chemicals to harvest the tea, they stick to natural processes.
Tea harvesters are employed from the local area and are paid per kg of tea they pick.
Learning beyond tea, about the nature and agriculture of the area as well as educating the staff on the same.
This tea farm tour isn’t commercialised like many of the others, it’s more personalised and goes beyond tea too!
Arrive at the tea farm and be introduced to the surroundings before beginning your journey through the fields.
Walk through the tea plantation and learn about how tea is grown, harvested and processed. Take part in picking your own tea leaves and gain insight into the journey from plant to cup.
Continue to the nursery, where you will learn about different plants, composting and sustainable practices. Pot your own plant and then explore the sensory garden, engaging sight, smell, touch, taste and sound. Create your own scent bag to take home as a memory of the experience.
End with a guided tasting of three herbal teas freshly prepared from the farm. Relax and enjoy the peaceful surroundings as you take in the final moments of the experience.
Yes, there is a fair bit of walking so if they’re ok with that they’ll have a great time!
Comfortable clothing and shoes, water bottle and sun protection.
Of course, we also have a few games for you to get involved with!
Totally, only 30 minutes from Nairobi we can help you with transport or you can use uber / your own transport.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from a tea farm tour, but this completely exceeded anything I could have imagined. We picked leaves straight off the bush, made our own scent bags, and sat in the most peaceful garden sipping three different herbal teas brewed fresh on the farm. It’s only 30 minutes from Nairobi but feels like a world away. If you’re looking for something that actually slows you down and reconnects you with the land, this is it.
Honestly one of the best decisions we made during our time in Kenya. Not touristy at all — felt personal, unhurried, and real. The farm uses no chemicals or machines, and knowing the harvesters are from the local community made the whole experience feel even more meaningful. We left with a little potted plant and a scent bag, but mostly we left with a completely different appreciation for a cup of tea.
We did this with our two kids (ages 8 and 11) and they haven’t stopped talking about it since. Picking tea leaves, potting their own plants, smelling everything in the sensory garden — it kept them genuinely engaged the whole time. As parents, we loved that it wasn’t just fun but educational too. You really do learn so much about nature, agriculture, and how the land around Nairobi is being farmed sustainably. A rare find.
Three hours, three herbal teas, and zero regrets. This tour does exactly what it promises — gets you out of your head and into the farm. Simple, grounding, well worth it.
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