Sahambavy Tea Estate
Sahambavy
Madagascar's only large-scale tea plantation, about 25 km east of Fianarantsoa. Visitors can tour the tea factory, taste tea, and stay at a hotel on the lakeshore.
Sahambavy Tea Estate was established in the 1970s. Its roughly 300 hectares of tea fields cover rolling hills, and it is the only large-scale tea plantation in Madagascar. Factory tours explain the processes of plucking, rolling and drying. You can taste and buy black tea (prices vary on site). A hotel stands by Sahambavy Lake next to the estate, offering a peaceful setting. The FCE railway stops here, so you can take the train in and drive back. The drive from Fianarantsoa takes about 40 minutes. Gravel sections are hard to navigate in the rainy season.
Opening hours
Mainly weekday daytime; visits by booking
Nearby sights
- Fianarantsoa–Côte Est Railway (FCE)
- Fianarantsoa Upper Town
- Vohiparara Sector
- Talatakely Trails & Golden Bamboo Lemur
- Centre ValBio
- Ranomafana Waterfall (Namorona River)
- Ranomafana Thermal Baths
- Ranomafana National Park