Day trip to Nairobi National Park and Kiambethu tea farm

After a pickup at 6:00am from your hotel, Begin your tour to Nairobi National Park through the main gate for a 3 hour game drive with your guide who will be alert to spot as many varieties of animals as possible. The tour to Nairobi National Park takes you to this unique wildlife sanctuary only a few kilometers from the Nairobi City Centre where you have chance to see 4 of the Big 5 (except the elephant) against the backdrop of the city’s tall buildings. Nairobi National Park Kenya’s first ever National Park is a unique and un-spoilt wildlife haven within sight of the city’s skyline.

Rhino, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, lion and plenty of antelopes and gazelles can be seen roaming in this open plains country with a section of highland forest as well as stretches of broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and long grass. With over 300 bird species including the Secretary bird, crowned cranes, vultures and many more, Nairobi National Park is a bird haven.

After the game drive, we will start our drive to Kiambethu tea farm which is about 1 hour from Nairobi National Park. The Farm is located out of the city center near a town called Limuru. A visit to the farm provides a tranquil insight into life on a settler farm and tea growing in Kenya. Situated at 7,200 ft, Kiambethu was bought and farmed by AB McDonell in 1910. He was a pioneer in the tea industry being one of the first to make and sell tea commercially in Kenya, now one of Kenya’s largest exports.

Five generations have lived on the farm and it is currently run by his granddaughter Fiona Vernon. The farmhouse is set within beautiful gardens surrounded by acres of tea and indigenous forest, home to the Colobus monkey. On arrival guests can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and learn about the tea processing and production that’s been taking place for nearly a century.

Here, visitors are not only blessed with tranquil terrain, delicious drinks, and tea picking adventures, but you can also explore the factories and learn about the tea processing and production that’s been taking place for nearly a century. Beyond the tea itself, a tour of the farm also includes a guided walk to a nearby indigenous forest where you will discover indigenous plants and uncover how they have been used traditionally over many decades.