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K
enya is renowned for its tea and visi-
tors to Kenya have a chance to visit first
hand where some of the world’s best
tea that they love comes from. Nestled
among the western highlands is the small town of
Kericho. This high hill town receives almost daily
rainfall, making this one of the most fertile areas in
Kenya. As a result, the slopes around Kericho have
long been Kenya’s richest tea growing area. Sev-
eral large tea corporations established plantations
here in the 1950’s. The early tea settlers claimed
that Kericho rain showers were so regular that you
could set your watch by the weather each after-
noon. These ideal conditions continue to produce
excellent quality tea.
The plantations here create beautiful vistas of roll-
ing green hills of tea, each one interlaced with lines
of tea pickers winding through the bushes. At the
centre, the small town of Kericho is a charming co-
lonial town reminiscent of the British Hill Stations
of India. Visitors will not only get a guided tour
on how tea is processed and the various types of
tea they will also have an opportunity to taste this
beautiful product.
There is a couple of hotels in the area like the Keri-
cho Hotel to stay during your visit to Kericho.
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