Kenya is famous for its wildlife safaris and along with Tanzania it garners maximum portion of tourism in put in the continent. Kenya is well endowed naturally and has the distinction of housing the Big 5 of the Animal Kingdom within its jungles, savannah and rivers. While focussing mostly on the presence of wildlife in abundance most people who travel to Kenya, Africa are not aware of a small segment of African Safari namely farm tours Kenya, relatively unknown travel experience by tourists. Kenya has its indigenous coffee and tea growing industry which thrives under the tropical climate and is known for producing some of the finest in the world. Most of these coffee and tea are of export quality and is enjoyed by knowledgeable coffee or tea connoisseurs. It will be a worthwhile journey to the farm houses located right outside the Kenyan capital and spend a few hours watching the coffee growing and making process in Kenyan style.
Types of farm tours awaiting tourists in Africa
Kenya has different types of farms and they are
- Coffee & Tea Plantations
Tourists can undertake a half a day coffee or tea plantation farm tour where they can taste the African variety of the beverages. African farms do not follow the international rules for processing coffee and use proven local recipe to come up with world class tea and coffee. The tour is mostly a half day or full day trip lasting 4-8 hours. It is a fantastic opportunity for tourists to visit the farms along with their family members or colleagues and watch the wonderful coffee making process located right in the majestic highlands of Mount Kenya. The tour operator will provide you with a lunch pack and water for the tour and will provide adequate transport, usually 4 x 4 Jeep or similar vehicle to take a group.
- Crocodile farms growing Nile Crocs
Apart from the guided coffee farm tours you can also opt for Crocodile farm Nairobi that the tour organizer will arrange. In Kenya the Mamba Village crocodile farm is popular as it is the biggest crocodile farm in the country and also involved in crocodile meat exporting in a big way. It will be a guided tour and you can see mammoth Nile Crocodiles in the crocodile pits especially built for the purpose. One word of caution is that you keep a distance because these are dangerous life forms that can move at lightning speed when they spot food. It is advised to observe the guidelines provided by the guide or the crocodile farm administration. Crocodile farming is highly profitable because it has a big market in Middle East, China and Japan. For your information crocodile meat tastes very much like chicken meat. Nile crocodiles are amazingly huge and some of them can weigh as much as a ton or can be averaging 700-800 kg.
See more farms that are native to Africa
There are more farm tours that include cheese processing and the brown cheese they make is world famous. Animal plantation, horse rearing, turtle farms, and the most famous Mlango Farm reading 50 varieties of herbal plants are some of the other tours that you can undertake while in Nairobi, Kenya. Farm tours are undertaken by four wheel drive jeeps or vans and it will be a short journey off the Nairobi suburbs. Each tour may consist of 4-5 tourists and the entourage will be guided by driver-cum-guide. The tour involves a lunch break which is part of the tour package and a bottle of drinking water provided before the start of the tour. You will find some of the rarest tea or coffee variety which you can buy from the plantation owner.
Where to undertake farm tours in Nairobi, Kenya?
The Rift Valley is the fulcrum of various farming that would include food grains, coffee, herbs and other plantations. Coffee growing is majorly done at the foothills of the Mount Kenya which reminds us that you can also undertake mountain hiking tours for Mount Kenya, which is popular for mountaineers and beginners. Whatever tour you want to undertake it is advised to consult a reputed and trusted tour and travel organizer for African continent, and in Ashford Tours & Travels you have one of the top notch Kenyan travel provider. You can book your tours by calling the agent on phone numbers +254 20 3341101, +254 20 3341102 or mobile number +254 722742799.
