Grandma’s Savoir Faire – Full day

from

₨ 1500

Experience the traditional way of cooking and craft making taught by our traditonal knowledge holders

Opening Hours:

Tuesday & Thursday, 48 hours pre-booking required

PROGRAM: See details below

For further enquiries:

Office: +248 422 52 40 | WhatsApp: +248 272 39 31 | Email: [email protected]

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Cultural Experience

Culinary, Discovery, History, Tradition
Activity Level Leisurely
Group Size Large Group
10 - 40

All about the Grandma’s Savoir Faire – Full day.

The traditional knowledge holders demonstrate and teach how to make traditional crafts, like sewing, Kapatya, coconut baskets, coconut hats, ragged dolls etc.. Learn to prepare traditional food on location with all it’s flavour and savour.

The full day also includes a sumptuous Creole buffet lunch, traditional live band and dancing.

This event has become very popular especially with cruise ship clients and incentive groups.

Attraction inclusions and exclusions at a glance

What is included?

Guided tour of Plantation house “Gran kaz”
Traditional snacks
Tasting of local traditional drinks
Feeding of animals
Traditional kitchen: Seychellois cuisine and tasting
“Lakaz ROZA” Crafts making
Creole buffet
Playing of traditional instrument
Traditional live band
Traditional dance class and show
Souvenirs Shopping

09:00hrs to 17hrs

09:00hrs                             Welcome drinks is served with traditional snacks

“Coco Zerm”, coconut, bread fruit chips, banana chips etc.

09:10hrs               Tour will begin with a guided visit of the main area of the plantation house “Gran Kaz”,

The plantation house built in the 1870’s, exhibiting the history of past owners through old photos, furniture’s and other historical pieces.

09h30hrs              Next stop is to visit the tortoises, and other animals like, local chicken, local Rooster etc. take this opportunity to feed them and take photos.

10h00hrs             Explanations of medicinal plants and endemic plants of Seychelles found around the property

10h05hrs             Performance of coconut de husking and grating with explanations of copra and coconut oil making.

10h30hrs             Next highlight the group will be divided in two:

11h30hrs              Group 1: At the traditional Kitchen, through explanations guests can participate and watch the authentic way of grilling fish and other local dish and accompaniments.

Group 2: At “Lakaz ROZA” learn how to make coconut leaf basket “Kapatya”, coconut leaf hat, local broom, traditional rag doll and crochet coaster and place mats. (clients can keep their crafts work as souvenirs)

11h40hrs             Group’s swop:

12h40hrs             Group 1 – Proceed to “Lakaz ROZA” for craft making

Group 2 – Proceed to the traditional kitchen.

13h00hrs              Food tasting and a creole lunch will be served accompanied with locally made drinks.

14h30hrs             Clients will participate in playing a traditional instrument “Tanbour Moutya”

                              Learn how to dance the traditional “Sega and Moutya” and participate in a dance show.

16h00hrs             Lastly before heading back to the ship/hotel, clients will be free to do some shopping at the craft village.

17h00hrs             End of the tour

Authentic grilled fish

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