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Village Homestays in Kenya
Kenya is a land of beauty. The real heartbeat of Africa where game continues to be protected because t is central to the tourism industry.
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In all this beauty we offer two fabulous village homestay experiences.
The Chinga Village in the Othaya tea growing district
Mr and Mrs Kariuki are renowned tea farmers in Chinga village,
Othaya. Mr. Ezekiel Kariuki is a retired civil servant and is a community
elder. He has been the past Board Chairman in the Kenya Tea Development Authority
in Othaya District. He has been very instrumental in development of the tea
farming industry in the area. He has a wealth of knowledge in tea farming.
Mrs. Kariuki is a retired educationist. Though she is also involved in the farm, she has a been working with the youth from the areas in formulating activities that keep youth from drug abuse. She has done a research in the area and has written a paper to that effect.
The couple offer tours of the tea farming area
Kenyan tea is unique in many ways, being that the seedlings released to the smallholder farmers are carefully selected by qualified scientists from tea research foundation of Kenya.
The selected clones are of high quality, high yielding and pest and disease resistant. The result is that Kenyan tea is natural and pure as no pesticides or other chemicals are used.
Kenyan tea has consistently been certified as meeting the highest standards set by various International bodies.
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Chuka Village, Meru coffee growing District
Asenath Murungi is a retired Health worker by profession. After retirement, she has turned to coffee and horticultural farming on a small scale in her farm of 15acres. As a community leader, she is very involved in women self-help projects in the area and is often invited to speak on various health issues affecting the residents and also on modern farming methods.
She has a beautiful house with flush toilets etc and guests will be quite comfortable.
The couple offer tours of the coffee farming area
Of all contemporary coffee origins, Kenya is doubtless the most universally admired. Coffee-growing came late to this mainly tea-drinking nation, introduced in 1900 by the British. When the Kenyans achieved independence they structured their coffee industry with what, in retrospect, seems admirable foresight. They maintained a technically sophisticated research establishment, made use of the most advanced techniques in fruit removal and drying, developed efficiently run cooperatives of small holders, and organized their export industry around an open auction.
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Email us for more information on staying at these villages (please nominate village)