Ntingwe Tea Estance

Ntingwe Tea Estance is situated on 385 5 Ntingwe are nkandla .Ntingwe Farming (Pty) Ltd was registered in 1970 as a holdings company for Ntingwe Tea Estate, which was later established in 1987. Ntingwe Tea Estate lies in a deep rural area approximately 34 kilometres from Nkandla town, and approximately 61 kilometres from Kranskop. The property where Ntingwe Tea Estate operates is owned by the Ingonyama Trust Board and falls under Nkandla Local Municipality.
Planting tea at Ntingwe commenced in 1987 and evolved from an initial 50 Hectares research project. Trials were very successful and proved that this locality was highly suited for the production of superior quality tea. In 1993, a decision was taken to finally develop Ntingwe Tea Estate and establish a 584 Hectares of tea by the year 2004. This is the first tea venture in South Africa that was aimed exclusively at the export market, setting a huge challenge as a pioneer in the South African Tea Industry.