Farm tours cash cow for farmers

Gatura Greens Tea Farm Tour Director Robert Gachie (left) explains the tea plucking process to KTB Company Secretary Allan Njoroge (Right) during the launch of farm tours in Murang'a. [Courtesy]

After less than a two-hour drive from Nairobi, we are met by a sea of purple on rolling hills that appear to hug the sky on the horizon.

This “Instagrammable” scenery is Gatura Greens in Gatang’a, Murang’a County – Kenya’s premier purple tea estate that also boasts a bamboo forest and a waterfall.