Highlights
- Savor the flavors of Mauritius with a tasting of local delicacies
- Learn about the island's rich heritage through spices and traditions
- Explore a living spice nursery with a variety of spices and herbs
- Discover a traditional Mauritian outdoor kitchen and ancestral tools
- Visit a heritage museum and learn about the island's history
Description
Begin your experience with a warm welcome and a cup of traditional Mauritian herbal spice tea. Then, explore a living spice nursery featuring a variety of spices, herbs, medicinal plants, and tropical produce.
Next, discover a traditional Mauritian outdoor kitchen, where ancestral tools and traditional spice-grinding methods demonstrate how families once prepared food before modern technology.
Continue through a heritage museum that tells the story of Mauritius, from the Spice Route and Pierre Poivre's introduction of spices to the island, to the cultural influences of Dutch, French, African, Indian, Chinese, and other communities that helped shape modern Mauritian identity.
Visit the vegetable alley to learn about traditional crops and ingredients that sustained generations of Mauritian families. In the spice kitchen, discover how spices are selected, blended, and used in everyday Mauritian cuisine before enjoying a tasting of authentic local delicacies, traditional pickles, homemade spice blends, and herbal infusions.
Conclude your visit in the Heritage Boutique, where you can browse locally produced spices, artisan products, handcrafted souvenirs, and the Silk Route Collection inspired by the historic spice trade.
Includes
Guided tour of Heritage Spice House
Traditional Mauritian herbal spice tea
Visit to spice nursery
Demonstration of traditional spice-grinding methods
Access to heritage museum
Visit to vegetable alley
Tasting of local delicacies and homemade spice blends
Access to Heritage Boutique
Excludes
Transportation to and from the attraction
Important Information
- Small-group experience
Suitable for couples, families, solo travellers
Experience combines history, food, nature, culture, and hospitality
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
