Europeans who came to the territory of Seychelles brought not only their traditions and lifestyle but also new manufactures for the region. So, in 1792, the first distillery, created by a French settler, appeared in Takamaka. Today it is one of the most popular and oldest operating private rum factories as well as a fascinating museum, where you can not only learn the history of the company, see all the production processes and raw materials, but also attend a tasting evening.

In the center of the territory belonging to the production, there is an old house built in the colonial style at the end of the XVIII century. It is called La Plaine St. André. Unfortunately, the original structure was almost destroyed by fire in 1990. However, thanks to the efforts of local architects and restorers, the building was restored with the maximum preservation of all details, in order to convey to the guests all the color of the past times. Today, there also is a restaurant where guests are regaled with national dishes and home-produced drinks.

Usually, a walk through the territory of an open-air museum begins with a walk through the former plantation. Now there are fields where raw materials for drinks are grown. Every corner there is carefully processed and refined, so it may seem that guests are not walking through the production fields, but through a beautiful garden. From time to time there are picturesque ruins of old buildings on the way: a former processing shop, a warehouse. Since it is no longer possible to restore these buildings, they were organically integrated into the landscape so that they would give a special color to the area.

Then the guests are invited to meet the old-timers of the farm - two giant turtles named Taka and Maka. They have lived there almost since the factory was founded. Therefore, no one can tell exactly how old they are.

Then the walk continues through the territory of the factory, where you can see a huge amount of harvested sugar cane. Guests are invited to go through the entire production process to see with their own eyes how the local noble drink is created. And, of course, the tour ends with a visit to the warehouse with huge barrels.

After an action-packed tour, you can have a tasting session with a professional sommelier who will teach you how to taste drinks properly and how one drink differs from another. Of course, you can buy the drink you like at the store located on the farm.