Top Things to Do in Mahé, Seychelles | Takamaka Rum & Giant Tortoises

Explore the top things to do in Mahé, Seychelles. 🎯 See our full Takamaka Rum Distillery tour: https://youtu.be/gTBWxZczNpA Welcome to Episode 1 of our 6-part Africa Vlog series. In this episode, we discover the remote beauty of the Seychelles, from tasting local spirits at Takamaka Rum Distillery, to seeing giant tortoises and rare Coco de Mer palms at the Seychelles National Botanical Gardens. Explore Seychelles' National Museum of History, and downtown Victoria, including its market. In this series (a 17-nt cruise from Seychelles to Cape Town), we explore: Seychelles Toured the Takamaka Rum Distillery, wander through the lush Seychelles National Botanical Gardens, and discover local heritage at the National Museum of History. We also provide a tour of our hotel, Eden Bleu. Mombasa Two full days are spent exploring Mombasa, Kenya, including exploring lush trails, wildlife, and towering giraffes at Haller Park, a peaceful nature sanctuary created from reclaimed quarry land. Also toured the impressive Fort Jesus (1593) during daytime, but also six hours later after returnbing for the ‘AzAmazing evening’, a cultural show Azamara stages in local venues on most itineraries. Also toured Akamba Handicraft, a fascinating wood carving cooperative with dozens of skilled craftsmen. Tanzania Explored Jozani National Park, a tropical reserve for wildlife, forest and mangrove wetlands, then downtown to the Freddie Mercury Museum (2019), a small but well done exhibit of the lead singer of Queen. Mayotte Explored a scenic but othwerise so-so French island 300 miles off Mozambique. I hiked to and up the steep Pointe Mahabou for a view where wildflowers are prevalent, but mismanaged shrubbery atop rendered scenic ‘vistas’ at its summit as hard-to-find glimmers. Madagascar Explored vibrant Nosy Be, an island 5 miles off Madagascar’s northwest coast, and its capital, Andoany. Explored a local market after seeing the stars of the island - Lemurs, at a local sanctuary made for them. Richards Bay, South Africa Went on a proper game drive at Thula Thula Private Game Reserve, and saw elephants, rhino, giraffe, kudu, antelope, gnu, African buffalo and warthog. Durban, South Africa Missed port call due to severe weather forecast between Durban and Cape Town; Durban was canceled to arrive ahead of the storm. Cape Town Exploration over several days includes wine tasting in Paarl and Stellenbosch, visiting the scenic Cape of Good Hope, Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Cape Town's Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and Two Oceans Aquarium, and iconic Table Mountain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to subscribe to our channel, like (if you do of course), select the reminder bell & make comments - every comment will be answered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to join our FB Group, if you like, to further engage chatting about cruising: https://www.facebook.com/groups/innocentsabroad/about ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for watching! #TopThingsToDoInSeychelles #seychelles #TakamakaRum 00:00 Start 01:35 Eden Bleu Resort 06:17 Takamaka Rum 12:18 National Botanical Gardens 18:55 National Museum of History 22:18 Downtown Victoria