If you are staying on Mahe, you must visit. There is a one hour free tour around the distillery 3 times a day. For 125 rupees you can also participate in a delicious rum tasting. The distillery is home to two tortoises, Taka and Maka, who are very keen on being pet. There is a small spice garden in the back, too. We also enjoyed the coctail bar in the garden.

If you’ve ever been to a distillery, you can skip it. It’s all the same stuff, with just a bit of local history. If you’ve never seen one, it’s a nice experience. Very nice location and interesting grounds. They don’t always distill, so check that before you make a trip, because you may just look at the empty warehouse.. The rum - white rum is horrible, as they usually are. Dark rums are very nice, delicate, not overly complex, but it makes a nice sipping rum and a great souvenir. In the shop it costs 150 rupees for a small bottle, 285 for 1L one, so pretty much the same price as everywhere on the islands. The “San Andres” (or something similar) ages dark rum costs about 800 rupees, but I’ve seen it at the airport for 400. Didn’t try the restaurant, but it’s run a Belgian, so I wouldn’t except overly local cuisine.

The one hour tour, which includes the past of the estate, various plants in the garden and then the process of making rum, is quite nice, but - in terms of botany - of course not comparable to destinations like the magnificent Fort Ferdinand (I found this here a bit off topic). The highlight was the amusing rum tasting, where 6 sorts are presented and tested. In my opinion there are some interesting sorts (we liked the rum with coconut and pineapple flavour, highlight was the Saint André, matured for 8 years in wooden barrels). A little tip - Saint André doesn't seem to be available in Germany (cheaper than in the Seychelles), all other sorts are available at Amazon. If you have booked a direct flight to your home country, you should go to the duty free shop, where the rum is cheaper than here, if you have booked a transit flight, you can buy it at the distillery (otherwise the rum from the duty free shop of the airport will be collected at the hand luggage control at the next airport).

Some of the best island rum available. Unfortunately, they don't ship to foreign markets (that I've seen in/around the US) or households, so those tourists will have to buy and carry. Beautiful old distillery grounds will an informative tasting tour.

Amazing local distillery. Free guided tour lasts for more than an hour, but the guide is very friendly, authentic and excited and it makes the tour very nice. And the rum tasting in the end makes it a really unique experience.

The place is nice, we tried the rum yesterday and we liked it so we went to the distillery today to know more! The tour self guided is nice but they offer free guided tours as well, the crowd was big and nobody wore a mask so we did not join! There is an option to try all the premium rums, very nice variety but the guy explaining it was visibly bored about my questions. They have a nice shop on premises too, I just wish they had smaller bottles too as option or tasting panel boxes,that would be more travel friendly! Nevertheless we bought a quite a few bottles😉 great experience of history

What an amazing experience. Great staff, funny guides, the rum is extraordinary. Don't forget to see the tortoises! As of Feb 2022 Entry and tour is free Tours are 11.00, 13.00, and 15.00 Tasting is 125SCR for six samples

Good tour with guide for free at 11AM, 1PM,3PM with tasting, after that you can buy something in their shop. Also you can go for a walk via garden, where you can see some spicies, herbs, trees, etc.. And snails🤭 🐌🐌🐌🐚🐚🐚

I just bought a small bottle without trying it, because the tasting was a bit too expensive… almost as much as a full bottle, which doesn’t make sense at all. The place is really nice, there are interesting signs explaining the history of Seychelles and the area outsides with the bar is nice and relaxing. They have two tortoises but they were shy and hiding when I visited

Great rum tour, Radica was amazing at telling the story of the journey of the rum industry in Seychelles. Would highly recommend this place for history of rum. The rum tasting was also great and the food on site is very yummy.

Nice distillery and great tour with some pinch of history about the Seychelles :) The location is quite nice place and it has a parking. It also has a small Takamaka shop (rum and other souvenirs). The tour is completely free and around 30/45 minutes, but you can pay 150 SR to add some tasting session (either 6 standard rums or 3 selected old rums). The tour does not need to be booked, but it's at 11, 13 and 15 from Monday to Friday, and at 11 and 14 on Saturdays (the website only says Monday to Friday, but I'm attaching a photo with the tours on Saturday too). Finally, it seems that Friday's night the place is open as well... No tour, no shop, but you can have some rum/cocktails and enjoy some music :) Definitely a good/original visit in Mahe that I'd recommend!

This was a good Seychelles rum experience. The staff were good. The rum tasting as well. Lunch from the food van was okay. And we had one of the best colada cocktails ever. Total worthy it for a visit. Also had an opportunity to participate in a customer experience survey from one of the university student here in Seychelles. Everything was good 😊.

Had an amazing experience here. We took the 11 AM guided tour that takes 30 mins to complete plus the (optional) 15 mins rum tasting. The guide was amazing, very funny and very informative overall. Cocktails were on point and the experience overall something to try once in Seychelles. It's a must!

Some wonderful rums here, for sure try their reserve range. Expensive bit worth every rupee. Very pleasant grounds & a nice, original plantation style building offering rum tastings & food. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Definitely worth visiting. Oh and did I mention the delicious range of rum 🍹!!

(Translated by Google) Very small rum distillery with a detailed free tasting. The garden is also beautiful, has a hint of jungle. (Original) Sehr kleine Rum Distillery mit ausführlicher kostenloser Verkostung. Der Garten ist auch wunderschön, hat einen Hauch von Urwald.

It’s closed for tourists and visitors due to Covid....(at least in October 2020). But you can taste the rum everywhere on the islands, the cocktails are great. It’s probably the cheapest deal to buy the bottles at the duty free shop at the airport since the factory shop is closed...

We had a lovely meal at the restaurant. Very nice back garden, with tables overlooking trees and mountain, we really enjoyed the cocktails and just chilling with bird sounds. Then we went for a distillery tour, our guide was very nice and we really enjoyed learning about the history of the place. Recommended if you have a few hours to spare

(Translated by Google) The place is highly recommended. It is an extensive area with a lot of nature. A tour and the accompanying explanations are important. Everything can be tried in the small shop even without a tour. But be careful: too much is not good for the climate conditions :) Takamaka is easy to reach by bus. (Original) Der Ort ist sehr empfehlenswert. Es ist ein weitläufiges Gelände mit viel Natur. Eine Führung und die dazugehörigen Erklärungen sind wichtig. Auch ohne eine Führung darf in dem kleinen Shop alles probiert werden. Aber Achtung: Zu viel tut bei den Klima Verhältnisse nicht gut :) Mit dem Bus ist Takamaka gut zu erreichen.

Lovely run distillery in Seychelles. A must-visit during a day tour of Mahe. The staff are welcoming and friendly and lots of picturesque spots on the grounds to take photos. Also, you'll find souvenirs (honey, rum, etc) to take home and give your friends a true taste of the island paradise.

Fantastic tour! She really loves to speak. I loved her enthusiasm and energy! Remember to bring and apply mosquito repellent, lots of mosquitoes at the backyard. There is a tortoises pen too! Rum tasting was the exciting part. Don’t miss it, think it is @1130 & 1330. It’s a must!!!

Visited this rum distillery as part of a tour and it was nice to see. When we walked through the store we were able to try the different rum flavours. It had a rum shack where you could purchase a drink. There was a part where a tour guide explained how the rum is made and created and can see the equipment used to make the rum. It had a small museum where you could purchase things and at the back there was a restaurant offering food. Overall, there wasn’t much to do or much going on but a nice place to visit.

We took the free tour at 15 and it was really nice and fun. The tour was about 30-45 minutes, enough to be informative but not straining. Afterwards we did the tasting which was also fun! We stayed for a cocktail and enjoyed the grounds. Sadly, someone puked in the bathroom, so the smell there wasnt to good, but that is not the distillery s fault :)

What a lovely vibe this place is! The blue colours on the island really makes this quite a relaxing place to hang around in. There is a free tour that you can take the text about 45 minutes and after which you can do a rum tasting for 150 rupees which is totally worth it as they explain every flavour. The tour guide we had was super friendly, very funny and very knowledgeable about what goes on. Once you finished your rum tasting, you can grab a bite to eat at the little restaurant/ food stand and even have more cocktails. If you are not driving. Well worth the visit!

My boyfriend and I visited the distillery as part of a tour and had a great time checking out the historic building, the history of it and - of course - the rum tasting! Charming Lawrence did a fantastic job of explaining the rum differences, the ingredients and what to mix it with! Recommend!

This is an awesome free activity with a very reasonably priced rum tasting offered at the end. The ground are beautiful but the mosquitoes are wild! Make sure you spray beforehand. I had lunch and a cocktail on-site and both were delicious.

The weather was a bit rainy when we visited, but regardless of that the free guided tour was a really great experience. Our tour guide was really enthusiastic and told us the story of the distillery and production of rum in an enjoyable and interactive way which took around 1 hours. After that we had a paid rum tasting sessions with her, where we could taste 6 different kind of rum, with their backstories/flavour profile. There is also a small souvenir shop there where you can buy Takamaka merch and 350-700ml rums (the 1l version you can only get at the airport).

What can we say. I have toured and visited my fare share of Distilleries and wineries around the world. Takamaka ranks up there with the best I have seen in Kentucky, Tennessee, California Wineries and Tequila Mexico. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. We would have gone back on Sunday but sadly they are closed

Great tour, great rum! Hands down the best Coco rum I've ever had, wish it was reasonable price wise to acquire back in the U.S.

(Translated by Google) closed for tourists when we went (Original) cerrado para turistas cuando fuimos

It was a nice experience touring the distillery. The actual part in the rum-making process is pretty short. Most of the time was spent on the history and background of the place. It gave a basic understanding of how the brand came about. Part of the tour was in the gardens behind the building. The only bad thing was that there were lots of mosquitoes there. Everyone in the group was feasted upon. So put lots of repellent! Rum tasting was nice, resulting in quite some sales at the end. The tour took approximately an hour and costs 150 rupees per adult.

A great local/craft distillery with a very interesting tour at 11:30 and 1:30. A great restaurant is also available with a fusion of local and European dishes. Well worth a visit.

Takamaka rum distillery is an absolutely must on Seychelles. An amazing story of two adventurers seeking for happiness, party and party and found the perfect spot to make decent rum… a splendid rum… make sure to go there! And meet Taka and Maka!

It's a must to stop at the Takamaka rum distillery when you pass through the Seychelles, in addition to looking at the distillery and tasting their rum, you get a tour of the estate dating back almost 300 years.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful and good memory! (Original) Très beau et bon souvenir!

amazing rum, tour/tasting and grounds. even the swag available for purchase is thoughtfully made. the tour guide, who was the wife of one of the owners, was outstanding- I hope I enjoy anything in life as much as she enjoys her job.

(Translated by Google) Still closed because of covid-19. (Original) עדיין סגור בגלל covid-19.

(Translated by Google) Great place the setting and welcome are perfect visit and explanation by a very enthusiastic guide downside visit in English and rum a different style from the West Indies but a marvel (Original) Super endroit le cadre et acceuil sont parfais visite et explication par une guide très enthousiasmante bémol visite en anglais et le rhum un style different des Antilles mais une merveille

Interesting historical place as well as rum distillery. We really enjoyed walking in the garden which in the past was used to grow various spices for cooking and medicine. They have 3 free distillery tours a day and a paid tasting tour.

Excellent cocktails! Signature cocktails, i even had a special from the Barman: I liked the Takamaka extra dark so I simply asked him and I made one perfectly meeting my expectations. Bitter & citrus… wonderful! Strongly recommend you to spot by and give it a try. I would suggest to review the setup tho; the shack is nice, the spot is great but the set up isn’t comfy…

Lovely little distillery with a pretty house and gardens. Have a taster of the different rums and stroll the gardens. Takes 30min or less depending on how much time you want and is a great add on to a site seeing day.

Nice place with distillery history. Nice to see couples of big turtles living there as attraction (whatever is sounds like) - me preferably would like to see them free on the beach, nevertheless it is a super experience. Nice bar in the garden but expensive. Bottle of rum costs twice much than on Europe. Shop in Germany sells for 13€ per 0.7l - here almost 23€… in the place that they are producing it !!! This is why you have 4/5 stars

Oh, yeah! Such good stuff! After drinking it all week, we had to go to the source. Sampled and had slushies and the grounds are really cool

A beautiful distillery set in pleasing grounds and provides rum tasting experience. i didnt do rum tasting though, but took their tour where they explained how rum is made. they have a plantation style building tht houses small museum and gift shop. overall, wonderful experience! highly recommended to visit if you are in Seychelles.

We had a degustation tour in the distillery, they told us how rum is produced and we tasted all types they have. We were told that during degustation we can drink as much rum as we want, but actually, we could ask for only one shot of rum after we finished tasting. Here you can buy rum in bottles of different sizes. Also they have their own merchandise such as t-shirts, bags, hats… There is a petite park, where you can see different tropical plants and also tortoises. I really enjoyed it here. Highly recommend visiting and rum tasting 👌

I cannot recommend this place enough. This is not just a rum distillery as you could expect. They preserve their history - the maison itself, the spice garden, the ruins of the old kitchen - everything is being taken care of and shown and explained to the visitors during one of the three free excursions per day. Everything is kept in perfect order. The place itself is so peaceful - this is where you can just sit on a chair in their beautiful garden and stay forever. If you are going on an excursion, make sure you arrive some time in advance to be able to park inside - there is not that much space, especially taking into the account that tourist excursion (mini) busses also park inside. Their excursions are free, for the rum tasting you'll have to pay SCR 150 per person (not too much really). And also do take 15% discount vouchers at the cash register for their bar in the airport 😊 Their bar and food are really good and worth staying for longer. For me this appeared to be a place I would love to visit again. And surely they have their own giant tortoises - Taka and Maka 😁

Wonderful experience on Takamaka distillery. Excursion was wonderful, special thank to Radica, who made this excursion most interesting and informative. Excursion available at 11, 13, 15 o'clock and it is free. Rum tasting is 150 sc for some rums to chose or 300sc for all rums tasting. After you can seat at cozy garden and order some tasty coctails from the bar.

(Translated by Google) Tried all varieties, an excellent rum. (Original) Alle Sorten probiert, ein ausgezeichneter Rum.

(Translated by Google) Great food, recommendation: Vitello Tonnato (Original) Tolles Essen, Empfehlung: Vitello Tonnato

(Translated by Google) There is no visible production, only limited tasting, bypass. Nothing much (Original) Neni videt vyroba,pouze omezena ochutnavka, obchudek. Nic moc

(Translated by Google) No good snorkelling water almost no fish (Original) Inget bra snorkelvatten nästan inga fiskar

(Translated by Google) Very nice place in the old English Stiehl bought bottle of rum (Original) Sehr netter Ort im alten englischen Stiehl Flasche Rum gekauft

(Translated by Google) Very nice area with a great garden. You can stroll around here, watch the turtles and of course buy the best rum in the world. There are also some nice merchandise items (clothing, glasses, etc.). The tour of the distillery takes place twice a day, unfortunately we were a little late, but definitely worth it. (Original) Sehr schöne Anlage mit tollem Garten. Man kann hier etwas rumschlendern, die Schildkröten beobachten und natürlich den besten Rum der Welt kaufen. Auch ein paar schöne Merchandise Artikel gibt es (Bekleidung, Gläser, usw.). Die Führung durch die Distillerie findet zwei mal am Tag statt, wir sind leider etwas zu spät gewesen, lohnt sich aber bestimmt.

(Translated by Google) Great atmosphere, great rum (Original) Super Ambiente, toller Rum

(Translated by Google) Absolutely wonderfully lovely place. I was on a tour and probably got the world's best rum. Unfortunately, it is a little difficult to do at home. I ate at the restaurant and got lovely food. The place is definitely worth a visit. (Original) Helt fantastisk dejligt sted. Jeg var på en rundvisning på og fik nok verdens bedste rom. den er desvære lidt svær at hjemme. Jeg spiste på resturanden og fik dejlig mad. Stedet er helt klart et besøg værd.

(Translated by Google) Super good rum ... caramel vanilla hummmm (Original) Du super bon rhum..le caramel vanille hummmm

Quaint ,lovely rum... but understaffed for tasting and sales...took ages 😥

(Translated by Google) Great place and great tour. The tour also includes a tasting. Very tasty 😋 The production is small but very fine. Highly recommended and a nice place. Great rum and fine locked restaurant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍 (Original) Toller Ort und tolle Führung. Die Führung beinhaltet auch eine Verkostung. Sehr lecker 😋 Die Produktion ist klein aber sehr fein. Sehr empfehlenswert und ein schöner Ort. Toller Rum und feines abgeschlossenes Restaurant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

You should try their fruit rum

(Translated by Google) Small but nice company with great products! (Original) Kleines aber feines Unternehmen mit tollen Produkten!

(Translated by Google) Excellent rum (Original) Excelent rum

(Translated by Google) You can go there. (Original) Man kann da schon mal hin.

(Translated by Google) Unfortunately the last guided tour starts at 1:30 pm and the brewery closes at 4:30 pm Unfortunately I slipped off the show. Takamaka St. André matured for 8 years in barrels decent rum - I finally bought it at the airport on duty freebs - I write this as a practicing rum drinker, so it's even more a pity that I couldn't find out how it was made. This is good! (Original) Sajnos 13:30-kor indul az utolsó vezetett túra, és 16:00-kor bezár a főzde, a bemutatóról sajnos lecsúsztam. A 8 évig hordóban érlelt Takamaka St. André tisztességes rum - a reptéren vettem végül duty freeben -, mindezt gyakorló rum ivóként írom, így még nagyobb kár, hogy nem tudhattam meg, hogyan készül. Ez jó!

(Translated by Google) I went to drink and bought a lot from T-shirts. It's worth visiting in time. (Original) 술 사러 갔다가 티셔츠부터 이것저것 엄청 사서 왔습니다. 시간내서 가볼만 합니다.

(Translated by Google) To be honest, I'm very disappointed with the Takamaka Rum Distillery. The building (restaurant) is really very nice. We took a tour. It was mostly a garden tour. Probably because there wasn't much to see in the distillery. There were far too many people in the tour. The person who led the tour was extremely unmotivated and started to explain, even though half of those present were not yet ready. It was simply not enough for me. Too bad. (Original) Ehrlich gesagt bin ich sehr enttäuscht von der Takamaka Rum Distillery. Das Gebäude (Restaurant) ist wirklich sehr schön. Wir haben eine Führung gemacht. Mehrheitlich war es eine Gartenführung. Dies wahrscheinlich, weil es in der Distillery nicht viel zu sehen gab. Bei der Führung hatte es viel zu viele Personen. Die Person welche die Führung gemacht hat war extrem unmotiviert und hat schon begonnen zu erklären, obwohl die Hälfte der Anwesenden noch nicht bereit waren. Für mich war das schlichtweg zu wenig. Schade.

(Translated by Google) A charming, colonial-style place. Excellent rum It's worth tasting. And, by the way, great cuisine. (Original) Urokliwe, kolonialne w stylu miejsce. Doskonały rum. Warto podegustować. I przy okazji świetna kuchnia.

(Translated by Google) I like to think back to the tour and the subsequent rum tasting! It was so much fun, I'll be back! (Original) Ich denke gerne an die Besichtigung zurück und an die anschließende Rum Verkostung! Es hat so viel Spaß gemacht, ich komme wieder!

(Translated by Google) for 150 rupees tour of the area and the distillery, plus a tasting of 6 products ... was worth it ... (Original) für 150 Rupien Führung über das Gelände und durch die Destillerie, dazu eine Verkostung der 6 Produkte...hat sich gelohnt...

(Translated by Google) The site is beautiful, the garden beautiful but the welcome null. Not the sense of trade at all. Explanations in 2 minutes not smiling and limit we take it .... (Original) Le site est beau, le jardin magnifique mais l accueil nul. Pas le sens du commerce du tout. Explications en 2mn pas souriante et limite on l emm....

(Translated by Google) Not much to see. You can taste the rum made and buy it. By cons price 20 € mini (Original) Pas grand chose à voir . On peut goûter les rhum fabriqués et en acheter. Par contre prix 20€ mini

nice tasting offering. 2 for free . we order rum based coctail. was good

(Translated by Google) Charming little distillery with a nice garden. Smiling staff and very pleasant tasting of their specialty: special mention takamaka st andre! (Original) Petite distillerie charmante avec un joli jardin. Personnel souriant et degustation tres agreable de leur specialite : mention speciale au takamaka st andre!

Awesome place. You can pay for a complete rum tasting.(7 shots) It was really cheap.

(Translated by Google) Good day. I will say this - if someone is interested in dedication, it is worth taking a look, but will not see much. The distillery was founded in 1800 and it is not a large facility. We entered alone and without a guide, because you can go with such a group before noon, but I personally consider it a waste of time. The restaurant on site, but on 07.10.2019 it was closed, in one small peninsula with bridzik 2 turtles, Old kitchen ruins, souvenir building and rum shop, and distillery building. Worth seeing, but in my opinion just like us - without paying for the guide. The price of rum in the gift shop is the same as in a normal shop. Best wishes (Original) Dzień dobry. Powiem tak - jak kogoś interesuje dedykacja warto zajrzeć, ale niewiele zobaczy. Destylarnia powstała w 1800 roku i nie jest to duży obiekt. My weszliśmy sami i bez przewodnika, bo można przed południem iść z taką grupa, ale osobiście uważam to za stratę czasu. Na miejscu restauracja, ale 07.10.2019 była nieczynna, w jednej małe zagrodzie z bridzikiem 2 żółwie, Stare ruiny kuchni, budynek z pamiątkami i sklep z rumem, oraz budynek destylarni. Warto zobaczyć, ale wg mnie tak jak my - nie płacąc za przewodnika. Cena rumu w sklepie z pamiątkami taka sama jak w normalnym sklepie. Pozdrawiam serdecznie