Agro
Tourism in Kenya
As you travel in the land of east africa you will see agricultural
activities all over the place . From the coffee fields of uganda and
kenya to the sugar belts of western kenya and the banana fields in
uganda,the cashew nuts and palm trees at the coasts of kenya and tanzania
to the flower and tea farms in Naivasha and kericho in kenya.The dairy
farms in Limuru ,the masai cattle in masai land,the long horned ankole
cattle in Uganda,the camels and goats in the northern kenya,the fish
farms in central kenya and the local traditional cattle in the Luo
land add alot to the Agro industry in East Africa.
Lake Victoria Agro Tourism special - 4 Days
Day
1 Kisumu City Tour
Arrive
into Kisumu from Nairobi in the morning by Flight or by road .
Check int imperial hotel and have a tour briefing from our tour guide.
The day is spent by being taken to a kisumu tour excursion. Lunch
and Dinner at Imperial Hotel.
Day
2 Kisumu - Chemelil - Ahero
After
breakfast visit the sugar belts of Miwani, chemelil and Muhoroni where
you will be taken to various sugar factories in the area and the local
out growers companies within the sugar belt.Tour the Lake Basin Fish
Farm in Miwani. Lunch at chemelil company members club.
After
lunch visit the Rice irrigation scheme at Ahero on your way back to
kisumu. Meet the local farmers and tour the rice fields and the Rice
Milling Factory. Dinner at imperial Hotel.
Day
3 Kisumu - Maseno - Dominion Farm
After breakfast,you will be driven to Maseno where you will tour the
Agricultural Research centre. Here you will tour the Dairy farm, the
crop research centre , the Bull rearing and artificial insemination
centtre. Tour the Agro forestry research centre before proceeding
to the Dominion Farm in Siaya. visit a homestead of a local Peasant
farmer in Siaya rearing local cattle, see Oxen plough in action as
you proceed. Lunch at siaya Mwalimu Hotel. After Lunch, tour the Dominion
farm, chat with the farm management and workers. Visit the local peasant
farmers and a local Dairy Farm. Drive back to kisumu via Bondo Kisumu
Road , on the way Tour the Apoda Farm at Bar Opuk in Bondo. Dinner
at Imperial Hotel.
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Day
4 Kisumu - Kisii
After
breakfast, check out and be driven to Kisii Coffe, Tea and Banana
plantations where you will meet the farmers and visit the Local tea
processing factory and Dairy farm. Lunch at Kisii Hotel. After Lunch
on the way back to Kisumu city, tour the Kasipul Kabondo pinnaple
farms, organic grown sweet potato farms and the Maize farms. You will
arrive in kisumu city early enough for the evening flight to Nairobi.
Adult
Rate (Per person Sharing) - US$ 700
Single Room Supplement - US$ 300
The above prices are based on a minimum of 4 persons.
Includes:
- Free airport pickup
- Full board accommodation on safari/including homestays
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Government taxes
Excludes:
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- Both local and International flights
- Departure tax
- Tips to porters and drivers
-
Local charges and participatory fees
Kenya Coffee & Dairy Farm Agro Tourism Tour
Nairobi - Kiambu - Full Day
You
will be met by our tour guide from your destination then taken to
a tour of a coffee farm in kiambu adjacent to windsor golf hotel .
Tour the farm and see how cofee is planted from the seed bed. Discuss
with the management what it takes to grow coffee. See the fumigation
process in action, both manual and mechanical. See the picking process
of coffee from the farms and then tour the Local cofee factory and
see the cleaning,the grading and the packing processes. Lunch at Windsor
Hotel.
After
Lunch, tour the local dairy farm and dairy factory before driving
through the coffee belt back to nairobi arriving at about 5.30 pm.
VSS
873 - Sugar Belt Excursion - Full Day
This
tour takes you to the heart of sugar plantations within reach from Kisumu
city. You will be able to meet the management of sugar factories and
the farmers as they encounter their daily activities in the sugarcane
plantations.
This
tour starts at Kisumu city in the morning then proceed to Miwani sugar
company (this is the first white sugar producing company in Kenya).
You will be able to see the old ancient technology still in use though
aged and dilapidated but still in production. You will then meet the
local farmers who will tell you stories about sugarcane production.
The
journey proceeds into Chemelil Sugar Company complex where you will
meet the management before having a walk into the modern sugar factory
to see the whole process of sugar production. you will visit the chemelil
Academy, the local primary school, the workers estates before having
Lunch at the famous chemelil members club.
After
Lunch proceed to Muhoroni Sugar Company . On the way see the vast sugar
plantations and the Nandi Hills. On reaching the Muhoroni Sugar Company,
tour the factory then meet the farm workers in the fields . Adjacent
to the sugar factory, visit the famous Agro Chemical Food Co. Factory
which is famous in the production of power alcohol,Yeast,spirits and
other by-products from Molasses. (Molasses is a by-product from refined
sugar production).
End
your tour by returning to Kisumu city Via Nairobi-Kisumu road, pass
through Ahero back to Kisumu city.
Lake
Victoria Rural Agritourism Special
This
tour will basically take you to the Peasant farmers whose livehood depend
on farming around lake victoria. These include Crop, Dairy, Fishing
and animal farming.
Day
1 Kisumu - Seme location
You will be met at your destination at Kisumu and be taken to a farm
on the bank of Lake victoria in seme location. Tour the farm before
and see Oxen plough in action before Having Lunch in the homestead.
In the afternoon visit a dairy farm and see the local Dairy farm with
Grade cows Zero grazing. Dinner and overnight at Kisumu Hotel.
Day
2 Kisumu - Gem Location
Leave kisumu in the morning after breakfast for Yala in Gem Location.
Visit James Rading's home in Nyamninia and see how a widowed mother
handles her daily farming activities which include Local chicken farming,
Local cattle farming, crop farming and Fish farming.See the Banana Plantation
and an upcoming Tree Plantation. Lunch in the homestead. In the afternoon,
visit the millenium Farming projects within the region before returning
back to kisumu. Dinner and overnight in Kisumu Hotel.
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Day
3 Kisumu - Alego Siaya
Leave kisumu in the morning after breakfast for Ulafu in East Alego
Location. Visit Gilbert Adongo's home and see the Oxen Plough in action
on the local peasant Farm. Visit the other homesteads and see how the
other women groups tend their farms. Chicken farming in the homesteads
is quite admirable. Lunch in the homestead. In the afternoon, visit
the Dominion Farm in Yala swamp and see the Farming activities within
the swamp. Return to kisumu for Dinner and overnight.
Day
4 Kisumu - Asembo Kamito
Leave kisumu in the morning after breakfast for Asembo Bay. Visit the
home of a Local peasant and see the irrigation farming of vegetables
along Lake victoria. Goat farming and cattle rearing in Asembo Kamito.
Lunch at the homestead. In the afternoon, visit Luanda Kotieno and see
the Farming activities by the Lake shore. if time allows, take a ferry
across the gulf to Mbita. Dinner and overnight at Lake victoria safari
village.
Day
5 Mbita - Kendu Bay-Kisumu
After breakfast, visit ICIPE before proceeding to Homabay then to kendu
bay. On the way visit the homestead of Mzee Mwalimu Kabasa in Pala-kendu
bay and see the farming activities in and around the homestead.See the
ground nut farming ,Goats and cattle farming. Lunch at the homestead.
In the afternoon, proceed to Kisumu, passing through the Rice scheme
at Ahero, visiting the Rice farms, the rice milling factory before reaching
Kisumu.
Adult
Rate (Per person Sharing) - US$ 900
Single Room Supplement - US$ 300
The above prices are based on a minimum of 4 persons.
Includes:
- Free airport pickup
- Ferry charges
- Full board accommodation on safari/including homestays
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Government taxes
Excludes:
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to porters and drivers
-
Local charges and participatory fees
