Goa: Spice Plantation Tour and Traditional Local Lunch
ID: GYG284682-494572
Category:
Country: India
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
Spend a leisurely half-day at a spice plantation in Ponda, Goa. Benefit from included hotel transfers and take in the scents of fresh spices. Participate in an informative walking tour and savor a delicious Goan lunch buffet.
Escape the crowds and noise of the beaches for a few hours and visit a spice plantation located in Ponda, a city in southern Goa. Discover tropical plants laden with fruits, herbs, and spices on a guided walk of the plantation before enjoying a homely meal. Try authentic Goan cuisine and taste the local drink, Feni, made from cashews.
Start off with a private hotel pickup in an air-conditioned car. En route, sit back and take in the views of the paddy fields and villages, or ask your driver for suggestions about Goa and for stories about its people. Upon arrival at the spice plantation, receive a traditional welcome of a warm, soothing herbal tea.
Then, set off on a short guided walk around a section of the plantation. Feel free to touch, smell, and taste the different fruits and trees. Depending on the season, you can observe cinnamon, black and green cardamom, mace, piri-piri chilies, coconuts, green pepper, and allspice. Learn more about the uses and health benefits of each spice with the plantation's staff, including tips on how you can incorporate them for your own well-being.
After the tour, savor a Goan lunch spread, prepared fresh on the plantation and served in earthen pots. Lunch includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes and incorporates the spices grown locally. Sample feni with your lunch, a favorite liquor among the locals produced from fresh cashew fruit and distilled in a traditional pot.
Before heading back to your hotel, have the opportunity to purchase spices from the on-site shop and visit a local Hindu temple, if you want.
Highlights
- Enjoy a relaxing day at a family-run spice plantation in southern Goa
- Take an immersive walking tour of the plantation area
- See, touch, smell, and taste the different plants and trees
- Relish a delicious lunch buffet of traditional Goan food
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The lunch buffet includes vegetarian, seafood, and meat preparations
• In case of any food allergies, please inform in advance at the time of booking and on the day of the tour
• Please be ready at your hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to your pickup time
• Wheelchair users are welcome to the property, but may not be able to participate in the walking tour of the plantation due to narrow and rough surfaces
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
Pickup is from your hotel or accommodation lobby in Goa.
Pickup can be done from mormugao port cruise terminal car/coach or paging area.
Pickup can be done from airports too goi dabolim airport or gox mopa airport.
Please provide your complete pick up location / address.
Please be ready 10 minutes prior to the pickup time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
