Gisakura Tea
Hugging the undulating hills at the western fringes 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.
Keep an eye out for the troop of Colobus monkeys which live in a patch of forest within the plantation.
Visit Gisakura Tea Plantation in Nyungwe National Park: When you approach Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda’s southern region across the numerous undulating hills and valleys, you will notice that the majority of the area is mostly covered with lush tea plantations on rolling hills. Nevertheless, the Gisakura Tea Plantation in the vicinity of Nyungwe National Park is the most stunning and remarkable huge tea plantation that most tourists visit as part of a local community interaction after your chimpanzee safari in Nyungwe National Park. Although tea is Rwanda’s main export, the rolling verdant hills of Rwanda’s countryside are also ideal for coffee cultivation, and Rwandan coffee beans are in high demand all over the world.
Throughout the year, the coffee-covered hillsides dazzle bright green, and when the harvest is ready, the coffee cherries themselves flush a deep crimson red to indicate that they are ready to be harvested. A jerry-rigged of hundreds of small growers also produce coffee throughout Rwanda, and the visits are centered around Gisenyi. Many farmer’s cooperatives and washing stations near here also offer safaris as they explain the coffee process throughout the year, and each of them naturally comes with a great taste. Because the plantations are not readily accessible to visitors, organize your visit accordingly either directly with Rwanda Development Board (RDB) or with a trusted tour operator.
Visit Gisakura Tea Plantation around Nyungwe National Park
A Visit Gisakura Tea Plantation in Nyungwe National Park is a breathtaking experience that you should not miss on your bucket list for your safari in Rwanda’s southern province. Meeting with locals and taking a walk through the tea fields set on the most dramatic rolling hills, engaging in tea harvesting activities, and taking time to learn all the processes of tea growing, harvesting, and processing is purely a unique and magical adventure experience.
Gisakura Tea Plantation, which is indisputably lovely, is also positioned on the western border of Nyungwe woods, where travelers can regularly see armies of Colobus monkeys grazing and playing in this stretch of woodland, which is satisfying. Discover what makes Rwandan tea one of the best in the world by visiting Gisakura Tea Plantation near Nyungwe National Park for an interesting crop-to-cup tea experience that will undoubtedly change your entire perspective and provide you with all the best moments, including a taste of our great tea.
You can go for your Gisakura tea Plantation tour experience at any time of your convenience, either in the morning or afternoon, where there are always opportunities to meet the local farmers within the tea fields as they pick tea leaves and engage with them in the process of tea harvesting and engage in more educative interactions about tea in Rwanda, after moments of visiting the plantation and taking quite stunning photographs in the verdant rows of tea.
Proceed to the Gisakura tea processing factory to gain an understanding of the other production processes of transforming freshly plucked green tea leaves into black tea, and you may conclude your entire crop-to-cup experience with a taste of the original hot cup of African Rwandan Tea full of natural flavor, making your entire Gisakura tea plantation visit an adventure filled with the unforgettable moments.
