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Escape to the cool, green highlands of Limuru, under an hour from Nairobi, for a delightful day at Kiambethu Farm, where Kenya's first commercial tea was grown more than a century ago. Still run by the same family, today by Fiona Vernon, granddaughter of the original settler, the farm offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of Kenyan tea. Learn how the leaves are grown, plucked and processed, then wander through the farm's indigenous forest in search of colobus monkeys, colourful birds and delicate butterflies. Enjoy a pre-lunch drink on the veranda overlooking the rolling tea fields, followed by a home-cooked lunch made with vegetables from the garden, and desserts topped with cream from the farm's own Channel Island cows.
