15 Kenya Coffee Tours That Earn Their Morning

1.Nairobi Coffee Farm and Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $98Our pick

Visit Fairview Coffee Estate about 20 minutes from central Nairobi with a private driver and farm guide. Walk among coffee trees, see beans graded, dried, processed, and roasted, then taste several coffees with snacks. Guides may include Moses, Obed, Ann, Elvis, James, or Alex.

“Very interesting. Well organized. Ann was our very knowledgable guide and was truly excellent. Whether you like coffee or not, see how complex and labour intensive the process is to get the best coffee. Proper tasting session at the end was fun.”

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2.Coffee Farm Tour (Fairview)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 3 hours · from $39

Ride from Nairobi to Fairview Coffee Estate in Kiambu, where guides such as James, Elvis, and Raymond explain coffee growing, grading, roasting, and tasting. Walk among the estate’s coffee plants, sample four grades, drink a fresh cup, and shop for medium, dark, or Kaldi roast coffee.

“I went for the combo activity—Coffee Farm visit + Giraffe Centre Visit. The coffee farm visit is of course for coffee enthusiasts but I think everyone must at least once witness the life cycle of the products that come onto our table. I only recently turned into a coffee enthusiast and it was my first time at a coffee tasting, but it was an incredibly enriching experience. James, who gave us the tour gave us so much information and answered all our questions with patience and a smile. Feeding the giraffes at the giraffe centre was so fun. I only felt a little disappointed that the giraffe centre didn’t have…”

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3.Coffee Factory and Farm Tour with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 60 reviews · 4 hours · from $24Best value

Spend four hours traveling from Nairobi to Fairview Coffee Estate in Limuru, where a farm guide such as Elvis or James explains growing, picking, drying, roasting, and brewing. You will walk among coffee plants, taste several Fairview coffees, and have time to buy ground or whole-bean coffee before your return transfer.

“The tour was nice. The plantation was very nice. Our guide Elvis was a real coffee expert and we learnt a lot during our walk. The coffee tasting was a lot of fun.”

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4.Coffee Farm Village & Factory Half Day Tour with Pick-Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $95

Spend four to five hours exploring Fairview Coffee Estate outside Nairobi with a private driver and farm guide. Learn how Kenyan coffee is grown, processed, roasted, and brewed, then sample the finished drink. Guides such as Liz, James, Elizabeth, and Faith have been praised for clear explanations and warm humor.

“I enjoyed understanding their process of coffee farming. The tour was educational and interesting. The people were very friendly and we enjoyed our guide.”

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5.Guided Coffee Farm Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 3 hours · from $27

Join guide Patrick for a three-hour Nairobi coffee farm visit covering African coffee history, varieties, cultivation, harvesting, roasting, and tasting. You will walk among the plants, meet farm workers, try coffee flavors, learn basic Swahili, and finish with a hot cup and snack. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“My full day was fantastic, from start to finish. Patrick, my guide, was very friendly and knowledgeable about the city, it's regions and history. He gave detailed information on our surroundings as we drove to the giraffe centre (requested as an extra by me ahead of time). The coffee farm is an almost expert level tour. You walk the farm, tasting cherries, guessing flavour profiles and learning about the soils, plant differences, cross pollination techniques for flavour, drying processes, roasting and all important coffee tasting. The explanations on how coffee is grown, created and sold globally is just superb. If you're a coffee lover (like myself) and want to know…”

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6.Coffee farm tour, coffee roasting and tasting experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $35

Spend about two hours at All Seasons Coffee near Nairobi with guides such as Stanley and Duncan. Walk among coffee trees, learn how beans are grown and processed, roast your own coffee to take home, then drink freshly brewed Arabica coffee with snacks and water. Groups are capped at 10 people.

“It was fabulous tour. The guide "Stanley" who really taught us so much about plantation of coffee and kinds of it was great.”

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7.Private Half-Day Tour in Fairview Coffee Farm from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $90

You’ll leave Nairobi at 8:30 a.m. for Fairview Coffee Estate, about 30 minutes away through Karura Forest. A professional farm guide explains coffee from nursery to drying and final product, followed by tastings of different grades and varieties, coffee, milk, and snacks. Transport, bottled water, and hotel return are included.

“Very unique experience, wear hiking shoes to walk through farm and coffee trees, hands on experience with stunning natural surroundings”

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8.Day Tour to Fairview Coffee Estate From Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 4 hours · from $50

Travel from Nairobi to Fairview Coffee Estate in Kiambu with an English-speaking guide such as Elvis, Calvin, James, or Faith. Walk the coffee fields, learn how beans are grown and processed, taste freshly brewed coffee, and enjoy coffee, cookies, and milk in the garden. Lunch and estate admission cost extra.

“The visiting is 100% recommendable! My driver Calvin was incredibly friendly and attentive. James shared so much fascinating information about coffee cultivation – his passion for what he does is truly inspiring!”

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9.Beads Factory Tour with Pickup & Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $27

Visit Kazuri Beads Factory, about 10 kilometers from central Nairobi, with hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide such as Patrick or Violet. Watch local women make clay beads, join songs and dances, sip Kenyan coffee or tea, and create your own jewelry. Shop for handmade gifts afterward. The workshop suits beginners, though materials cost extra.

“The beads tour was absolutely amazing. Such a good day! I got to make my own earrings, and the prices were really affordable when creating your own earrings, bracelets, or necklaces. I also picked up a few gifts in their little store. The atmosphere was full of joy. The women working in the factory were singing and dancing, and their energy was contagious. Their voices sounded incredible, and you couldn’t help but join in. My guide, Violet, was so sweet and helpful. She even found a local restaurant where I could try some real Kenyan food after the tour.”

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10.FAIRVIEW COFFEE FARM DAY TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $82

Travel about 30 minutes from Nairobi to Fairview Coffee Estate with hotel pickup, then join a two-hour coffee tour. Walk the farm, see processing, visit the testing room, and enjoy brewed Kenyan coffee with cookies. Guides such as Elvis lead the farm visit, while your driver handles the return trip.

“The tour was great and the driver very pleasant and helpful, so we can't blame the company. However, we were quite annoyed with ourselves when we realized this is basically a very expensive taxi service”

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11.Coffee farm tour with pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $36

You’ll be picked up in Nairobi at 9:00 AM and driven to Fairview Estate for a guided coffee-farm walk, factory visit, tasting, and coffee break. Guides such as Douglas and Hortensia have earned warm praise for clear explanations and good humor. Check the added farm fee carefully before you book.

“The tour itself was fantastic. Informative and entertaining. However, my driver was somewhat nonchalant, arriving 45 minutes late to pick me up at my hotel, and I was not given any information. He then called Fairview Coffee Farm and asked them to wait with the tour until we arrived.”

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12.Day Tour to Fairview Coffee Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $50

Leave Nairobi for Fairview Coffee Estate in Kiambu on a four-hour private tour. A professional English-speaking guide leads you through the farm’s story, coffee factory, roasting lab, garden, and tasting. You will sample coffee with cookies and milk, and have time to buy beans. Pickup, drop-off, transport, and bottled water are included, but the $30 farm entrance fee is extra.

“Fantastic! The tour guide at Fairview was excellent. Looking of great information shared in an engaging way. A. real inside look into growing coffee and getting it ready to be roasted. The pick up, drop off and drive was very good at too”

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13.Fairview Coffee Estate Tour with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $38

Spend four hours at Fairview Coffee Estate in Kiambu with an English-speaking guide. Walk among SL28 and Ruiru 11 coffee plants, see the wet and dry mills, roast beans over firewood, and taste different roasts. Pickup and drop-off are available from several Nairobi neighborhoods, but the $30 entry fee is extra.

“Great trip, very calm place with amazing guide and delightful coffee. Also I highly recomended driver Surfic, really nice guy!”

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14.Coffee Farm Tour (Fairview)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $63

Travel about 20 minutes from Nairobi with a private guide such as Alex Kamau to Fairview Coffee Farm. You’ll follow coffee from flower to cherry to processed bean, taste at least two Fairview coffees, and receive hotel pickup, drop-off, and bottled water. The $30 entrance fee is extra.

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15.Fairview Coffee Farm Day Tour in Nairobi with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $95

Leave Nairobi by van for Fairview Estate in Kiambu. An English-speaking guide takes you through nearly 100 acres of coffee, the processing factory, drying and grading areas, and the roasting lab. You finish with a coffee tasting and can buy beans to take home. Joseph has handled pickups for this tour.

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