The 11 Best Nairobi Tea Tours

1.Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour

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

Leave Nairobi for Kiambethu Tea Farm, where Fiona and her team explain Kenya’s tea trade, show you the fields, and lead a forest walk with a local guide. You’ll look for colobus monkeys, enjoy tea and a three-course lunch, and return by hotel transfer. The private outing begins at 9:30 a.m. and suits curious food and nature lovers.

“Obed picked us up promptly for our Tea Farm Tour. He was pleasant and provided a wealth of knowledge on the ride up to the farm. One of my friends had been avidly practicing Swahili and he entertained her questions while teaching her neRead 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 Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru with a private driver and local English-speaking guide. Walk through tea fields and indigenous forest, learn from Fiona and her team about Kenyan tea, spot birds and Colobus monkeys, then enjoy tea, drinks, and a three-course farm lunch overlooking the Ngong Hills.

“The day was most enjoyable. The tour company representative, Peter, was on time, friendly, drove safely and was very friendly. The experience at the Tea Farms was excellent - Fiona, Sarah and the rest of the staff are friendly, warm and accRead more”

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3.Day Tour To Kiambethu Tea Farm in Limuru

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

Travel from Nairobi to Limuru for a private visit to Kiambethu Tea Farm. Learn how Kenyan tea is made, walk through native forest with a local guide, spot Colobus monkeys, then enjoy drinks and a home-cooked lunch overlooking the tea fields and Ngong Hills.

“The location was beautiful. The air was so clean and fresh. The tea fields were a calming oasis. The lush green are was just the tranquil sanctuary we needed.”

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4.Nairobi: Tea Farm Day Trip with Lunch at kiambethu

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

From Nairobi, you’ll visit Kiambethu Tea Farm for a host-led history talk, tea picking, orthodox tea making, a forest walk to a waterfall, and a three-course buffet lunch. The host is a descendant of the farm’s founder. Pickup is included, but confirm the extra $42 entry 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.Nairobi: Purple Tea Farm Gatura Greens Day Trip

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

Travel from Nairobi to Gatura Greens with an English-speaking guide, meet host Paula, pick and process purple tea, make a personal blend, taste Kenyan teas, eat a farm lunch, and walk to a waterfall for a swim. The private eight-hour outing costs $54, plus a $45 farm entry fee.

“We had a wonderful experience at the tea farm. The guide was fantastic and shared so much interesting knowledge, and the tasting was a real highlight. We were welcomed with a nice breakfast and enjoyed a delicious lunch. The driver was very friendly and punctual, and made the trip comfortable. Highly recommend! ⭐️”

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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 a.m. for Gatanga, where you’ll pick purple tea, learn traditional processing, walk to a waterfall, enjoy a three-course lunch, and taste purple, green, oolong, hibiscus, yellow, silver tip, golden tip, and black orthodox teas. Transport and tastings are included.

“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

Meet your driver-guide at 9:30 a.m. for a private trip from Nairobi to Riara Tea Farm near Limuru. Walk the plantation, meet the farm owner and staff when available, visit the factory, and enjoy tea, lunch, water, and hotel transfers. The tour takes about five to six 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.From Nairobi: Kiambethu Tea Farm Tour & Lunch

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

Travel from Nairobi to Kiambethu Tea Farm with an English-speaking guide, learn how tea shaped Kenya, walk through an indigenous forest, spot colobus monkeys, and enjoy a three-course lunch with tea and coffee. Pickup is included, groups are limited to 15, and one praised driver, Francis, is named in the tour feedback.

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

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9.Excursion to Kiambethu Tea Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $140

Spend about nine hours traveling from Nairobi to Kiambethu Farm, Kenya’s first tea plantation, founded in 1910. With a guide and a group of no more than 15, you’ll tour the tea fields, walk through forest, look for colobus monkeys and birds, taste African tea, and enjoy a three-course buffet lunch. Driver-guide Obed is a particularly strong choice if available.

“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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10.Riara tea farm tour with lunch and tea tasting from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $150

Travel from Nairobi to Riara Tea Farm in Limuru with a private guide and driver. Meet the farm manager, learn how Kenyan tea is grown and made, taste fresh tea, and enjoy lunch. The tour also passes Nairobi Museum, an art gallery, Two Rivers Mall, and Village Market. Eric, Grace, and her father are named guides connected with the experience.

“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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11.Day tour to Kiambethu tea farm in Limuru from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $102

Travel from Nairobi to Kiambethu Farm in Limuru for tea, a farm history talk, an indigenous forest walk, bird and monkey spotting, garden time, and a three-course buffet lunch. The private tour includes transport, entrance, a guide-driver, and hotel pickup within Nairobi CBD. Jaffar and Harrison have driven some departures.

“I had booked the visit to the tea farm with lunch, which they "were really happy to conduct". The day before they canceled my trip to the tea farm, saying "they tried to make the booking but could not get a space". I made the booking 3 Read more”

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