Purple Tea Farm Tour from Nairobi City - Specialty Tea Tasting
This Purple Tea Farm Tour provides you with an opportunity to learn about purple tea and other specialty teas growing and processing in Kenya. In addition it enable you acquit yourself with the associated health benefits accrued from specialty teas; Purple, Green, Black Orthodox, yellow, Hibiscus, Oolong and Silver and Golden Tips.
The highlights of the trip includes pick up at Uniafric House outside Java Restaurant), first-hand experience of how Purple tea is picked, Experience traditional Orthodox tea processing, Participation in a specialty tea tasting session, lunch after tea tour and Drop off at the pick up point (Uniafric House).
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Gatanga, Kenya
Welcome & Brief of Tea Growing in Kenya
- You are welcomed to the farm house by family Members
Tea Picking Session
- Experience first-hand how tea is hand-picked
- Try your hand in purple tea picking
- Carry the tea you picked for processing
Learn the Traditional way of processing specialty Tea
- Gain insights on traditional orthodox tea processing Procedure
Experiential Nature Walk
- Enjoy the nature trail, this climaxes with the arrival at the water fall
Lunch and Specialty Tea Tasting
- Enjoy a three course meal
- Participate in a specialty teas testing sessions
- You will taste a number of specialty teas i.e Purple tea, Green Tea, Black Orthodox, Oolong, Hibiscus, yellow tea, Silver Tips, Golden Tips
Buy Tea Leaves Buying
- Buy quality Kenya tea as it rolls from the tea factory mill
- Sign the visitors book to mark your tea farm
- Drop-off to the agreed pick up point in Nairobi City, Kenya
Duration: 6 hours
Inclusions
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Lunch
- Transport to and from Nairobi
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Personal Costs
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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