Make a trip to Nyungwe National Park and visit the Gisakura Tea Plantation. Discover what makes the perfect cup of tea. Some will say it’s all in the brew, but our tea expert will show you it starts right from the crop.
The local visit to Gisakura tea plantation will enable you to experience and learn the art of picking tea leaves and trying it out on your own. Don’t miss the interactive and visual presentation revealing the process of growing and processing African tea leaves. No demonstration would be complete without a taste, so you will have the chance to sample some beautiful black tea grown in the local area of Gisakura.
Gisakura Tea Estate in Nyungwe
In partnership with the local tea cooperative, the Gisakura Tour Company always truly amazing with passionate guides that and will be able to answer any question you may have (30USD per person for 2 hours), fluent in English and French. Part of the collection is donated to the tea pickers and local worker to improve on their social welfare and well-being
Change perspectives as you hug the rolling and undulating hills of Nyungwe Forest National Park, the Gisakura Tea Estate is among the most famous of Rwanda’s tea plantations, and certainly among the most beautiful. Tours and tastings are easily arranged, and while there is currently no accommodation on the plantation itself, there are guesthouses just a short walk or drive away.
Large troops of Colobus monkeys which live in a patch of forest within the plantation are always sighted by visitors visiting Gisakura tea plantation. In Rwanda, tea is now becoming the country largest export.
The Gisovu Tea Plantation, an extension of Gisakura Tea Plantation
Perched just on the northern edge of Nyungwe National Park, the shimmering fields and winding pathways of the Gisovu Tea Estate sit right up against the perimeters of Nyungwe forest, where the meticulous rows of tea draw a sharp contrast with the wild forest greenery just behind them.
While in Nyungwe Forests apart from visiting the Gisakura tea plantation, tourist do bird watching. Nyungwe is home to an abundant array of unique and captivating bird life, even on our doorstep. Along with our specialist guide, you’ll be taken to the periphery of the National Park to spot and learn about the most prolific, iconic and rare species, so get your cameras ready
Chimpanzee Trekking in Nyungwe is another thrilling and popular tourist activity in the great living forests. Encounter the Chimpanzee dashing at high speed through the flora, hooting and clanging – it truly is an exhilarating experience to meet these chimpanzees playing, wild and free.
Nyungwe Forests National Park is a one to one of East Africa’s last intact chimpanzee populations, making it an ideal place early morning to observe chimps in their natural habitat. Most active in the morning, an early rise is required for maximum viewing opportunity.
Other visitors to Nyungwe Forests National Park make their way to other beautiful parks including Volcanoes National Park for a Gorilla trek safari in Rwanda and others compliment with a wildlife safari tour in to Akagera National Park for Lions, Leopard, Buffaloes, Zebras, Giraffes and Hippos.