3 Days Agro-tourism Safari
Highlights
- Pick up from your hotel
- process of harvest and planting
Description
3 Days/ 2 night’s safari at Mwea Tebere the traditional rice growing area of Kenya and the 3rd most important cereal crop after maize and wheat Muhoroni Sugar Company that is engaged in sugarcane growing, processing and marketing sugar.
Day: 1 Nairobi to Mwea Tebere
After having our heavy breakfast at our hotel, you shall be met by our tour guide for a short briefing about the safari. Later on, we shall depart for Mwea Tebere by road, driving via Meru-Nairobi road.
It is the 3rd most important cereal crop after maize and wheat, the traditional rice growing area of Kenya. Rice was introduced in Kenya in 1907 from Asia. It started as a detention camp for Mau-Mau detainees during the height of state of emergency. We shall have a walk in the fields and see how it is grown.
The whole scheme area was then used as a common grazing ground, so in 1953, the colonial government carried out a research in 1953 in order to establish whether the rice would grow. We shall have our picnic lunch out in the open fields whilst you enjoy the countryside scenery before proceeding to Kerugoya town, which overlooks Africa highest mountain. Later on proceed to our hotel for dinner and the overnight stay.
Day: 2 Mwea to Muhoroni
After breakfast, we shall depart for Muhoroni Sugar Company in Nyanza. It is a sugar manufacturing firm engaged in sugarcane growing, processing and marketing sugar. It was incorporated in 1964 and started operations in 1966. It has been under protective receivership since 2001 and its main objective of preserving the assets while restructuring the balance sheet.
You shall have lunch on your way before arriving at Muhoroni. After having our lunch we shall proceed with the journey to Kisumu. You shall arrive Later at Kisumu town for dinner and you shall proceed to the hotel for dinner and overnight as you familiarize with the place.
Day: 3 Kisumu to Nairobi
We shall enjoy our breakfast at our hotel and proceed to famous Agro Chemical Food Company. The factory is famous in the production of power alcohol, yeast, spirits and other by-products from Molasses. It was established in 1978. After enjoying time in the factory, we shall depart for Nairobi by road. We shall have our lunch along the way and have a stopover at the great view point area to have a view of the Great Rift Valley and have scenic photography.
Arrive in Nairobi in the late evening and you will be dropped off to your hotel or the airport.
The package includes
- Entrance fees
- Water during the safari
- Services of a guide/ driver
- Transport by a tour vehicle
The package excludes
- Tipping
- Personal items
- Drinks
