Would you be interested in learning about tea growing, picking, drying, processing and brewing during your visit to Rwanda? If yes, then allow us to introduce you to the exclusive tea plantation tours around Nyungwe Forest National Park, especially after enjoying the unforgettable chimpanzee tracking experience. Agro-tourism in Rwanda is provided in another level whereby visitors get an insight in how their favorite beverages go from crop-to-cup. The popular Gisakura Tea Estate is surprisingly found at the border of Nyungwe Forest National Park which makes it easy and convenient for tea lovers to wander through the verdant tea plantation with an experienced guide.
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Another amazing tea plantation toured around Nyungwe Forest National Park is the Gisovu Tea estate within the northern side of this stunning Protected Area. These tours can be organized by accommodation facilities. For instance, visitors staying at One & Only Nyungwe House have the opportunity of undertaking guided tours through Gisakura Tea Estate.
How the Tea Plantation Tours around Nyungwe Forest are conducted
Get an insight on how green and matured tea leaves are picked, dried and brewed, and these tours begin with briefing at the Lodge/ Nyungwe Forest Boundary followed by the guided wall through the tea plantation while learning about nursering bed preparation, tea picking/plucking, followed by drying and grading them brewing into one of the most delicious and aromatic tea you have ever taken. The tea plantation tours are usually climaxed with a tea ceremony while taking in views of the verdant forest.
The experienced tea guide will take you through the various flavor profiles and tea grades as well as supplements during this informative 2-hour tea plantation tour.
The Best time to enjoy the Tea Plantation Tours around Nyungwe Forest
Tea Plantation Tours around Nyungwe Forest are undertaken all year round but the months of May to October when harvesting is at its peak and the tea factory is operational in full swing.
Besides tea plantation tours, travelers to Nyungwe Forest National Park have opportunities of exploring the oldest and largest surviving Tropical montane rainforest of Africa in different ways. You can undertake hiking through one of the 15 well-maintained forest trails, bird watching where you are introduced to some of the colorful feathered beauties that call this forest home, the thrilling canopy walk to take in views of ridges, Valleys, tree canopies and primate species, chimpanzee and monkey tracking, to mention but a few.
