€59
/each
"LOCAL MARKET, CRAFT RUMS & STREET FOOD" TOUR
Discover the most beautiful and busiest market in Guadeloupe and a distillery producing exceptional rums... >>
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"FROM SUGAR CANE TO RUM, 300 YEARS OF HISTORY AND FLAVOURS" Tour
Discover the unique history of Guadeloupe's agricole rhums on this 5-hour tour.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
Discover Guadeloupe’s agricole rhums in the company of a team of enthusiasts! These rhums have an European protected sign (IGP).
Discover 2 internationally renowned distilleries and a local producer renowned for his spiced rhums. On the programme: genuine exchanges with local players, for a fun, instructive and tasty immersion in the culture of sugar cane and rhum.
What you’ll Experience on this tour:
- Visit Longueteau Estate, a former sugar cane plantation that has been a renowned distillery producing exceptional agricole rhums since 1895.
- Visit the island’s last remaining distillery, Papa Rouyo, which has won awards for its wood-aged rums.
- Visit the producer Maroon, a local reference for Guadeloupe’s spiced rums.
- You will taste 9 agricole rhums from Guadeloupe (white, aged, spiced) in 3 emblematic locations on the island.
- Introduction to analytical rhum tasting with an in-house guide.
- You’ll discover the history of Guadeloupe rhums, from molasses rhums to agricole rhums.
- You’ll taste local treats made from sugar cane.
If you’re looking for an experience that gives you the chance to discover Guadeloupe agricole’s rhums and local delicacies in half a day, then this is the place for you!
ITINERARY:
A small-group immersion in the rhums and liquors of Guadeloupe, departing from Pointe-à-Pitre, 100% all-inclusive!
Let yourself be guided and enjoy this special half-day of rhum tasting and discovering exceptional Guadeloupean distilleries with a guide specialising in rums. After a comfortable ride in our minibus, you’ll start the tour at two exceptional distilleries in Basse-Terre.
The Longueteau Estate: this distillery boasts over a century’s expertise in the production of exceptional agricole rums. Here you’ll meet people who are passionate about rhums. You will learn about the continuous distillation process for agricole rums, and visit the distillery and fermentation area. You will taste their rhums. You’ll walk through the cane fields and discover how the soil can influence the taste of the rums…
In the same region, you will visit the Papa Rouyo distillery. You’ll be immersed in a distillery on a human scale, whose controlled production enables it to produce remarkably fine rhums. You’ll discover a different approach to distillation, known as discontinuous distillation, where small batches of rhum are processed with finesse and expertise. An introduction to the analytical tasting of their rhums will be offered at the end of the visit with an in-house guide.
Our guide will also take you to Grande-Terre to visit Maroon. This establishment specialises in the production and maturation of spiced rhums. You’ll learn about the process of making spiced rhums and visit the rhum-making and maceration workshop. A tasting of 3 spiced rhums will be offered at the end of the tour in the boutique.
Throughout the tour, our guide will tell you about the history of Guadeloupe agricole’s rhums and offer you a tasting of local sugarcane treats. At least 9 rhum tastings will be offered during this tour.
This unique shore excursion from Pointe-à-Pitre is sure to be a day to remember.
Tour Size
Minimum 4 participants. Maximum 7 participants.
Duration
Maximum 5 hours and half.
Day of the Week
Two sessions: from 12:30 pm to 5:45 pm (Monday to Friday) and from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm (Thursday to Friday).
Meeting point
Pointe-à-Pitre cruise terminal or ANTILLOPÔLE, next to the airport. Pick-up at your hotel in Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne and Saint-François.
Includes
The tour includes a tasting of local sugar cane treats and at least 9 tastings of agricole rum.
What to Wear & Bring
We recommend that you wear light, comfortable clothing and walking shoes.
GALLERY:
WHAT IS A FOOD TOUR?
ADDITIONAL INFO
Check-in / Departs / Returns:
- Two sessions per day:
- 8:00 am to 1:30 pm (Thursday and Friday mornings);
- 12:30 pm to 5:45 pm (Monday to Friday afternoons).
Accessibility:
- A minimum of walking is required.
- This tour is NOT accessible to disabled people, as participants will have to climb a minimum number of stairs to get on and off the bus several times.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult;
- Only adults may consume alcoholic beverages.
A minimum of 4 participants is required for this tour to take place. Privatisation possible on request!
INFORMATION ON OUR PRICES:
€95 per person
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
- Visit to the Marquisat de Sainte Marie Estate and the Longueteau distillery with rhums tasting;
- Visit to the Papa Rouyo distillery with rhums tasting;
- Visit to Maroon factory and tasting of Maroon spiced rhums;
- Analytical tasting of rhums by an inhouse expert;
- 9 rhum tastings (white rhums, aged rhums, spiced rhums);
- Tasting of local sugar cane teats;
- Tour led by a guide and french rhum expert trained by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) in London;
- Visits in small groups (privatisation possible);
- Transport by air-conditioned minibus.
- Transport to and from your hotel (located in Le Gosier or Sainte-Anne);
NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
- Transport to and from your hotel (from other locations);
- Personal insurance and expenses;
- Tips for the guide;
- Drinks not included.
MEETING POINT
Meeting Points:
- Cruise Terminal Exit (D125, 97110 Pointe-à-Pitre).
- From hotels and hotel residences located on Grande-Terre (Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Sainte-François).
- Parc Activités Antillopole – Les Abymes (located 100 meters from the entrance of the airport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbe).
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