Satemwa Tea Estate
A family-run tea estate founded in 1923 on the Thyolo hills, offering tea tastings and plantation tours, with accommodation in the colonial-era Huntingdon House.
Satemwa Tea Estate is located in Thyolo, about 40 km south of Blantyre, where terraced tea bushes blanket the hills. It is one of Malawi's best-known tea estates, producing white, green, and black tea as well as coffee. Visitors can book tours of the plantation and tea factory, join tea-tasting classes, or hike and birdwatch along the estate's trails. Huntingdon House, a colonial-style manor built in the 1930s, serves as a guesthouse, and afternoon tea on its lawn is a real treat. Tours must be booked in advance.
Opening hours
Tours by reservation, usually Mon–Sat
Nearby sights
- Museum of Malawi
- Mandala House
- Blantyre Market & Curio Market
- St Michael and All Angels Church
- Michiru Mountain Conservation Area
- Majete Wildlife Reserve
- Mount Mulanje
- Zomba Old Capital & Market