Enjoy a fun-filled day on our Garifuna Cassava Farm Tour. Come witness the traditional life of our Garifuna farmers; maintaining endless rows of cassava beds and reaping the splendid crop from their labor. This wonder crop has been loyal to the Garifuna people since their movement through the Caribbean by being the main staple in their diet and can last up to several years without spoiling. Therefore, come and enjoy seeing firsthand how to prepare cassava bread from the plant to the finishing product, and also come to enjoy the delicious byproducts such as the scrumptious cassava pudding.
- The tour departs from Hopkins at 7:30 AM with an estimated pickup from your hotel at 7:15 AM
- It includes round-trip pick up and drop off at your hotel.
- The estimated arrival time at the Cassava Farm will be 8:00 AM
- Accompanied by a licensed tour guide, you will be introduced to the owners of the Cassava Farm
- The owners will also be your instructors for the day as they take you through the amazing cassava mazes they have worked so hard to maintain.
- After that tour, you will begin the labor-intensive, yet very rewarding, cassava-preparing process
- That is followed by sitting and chatting with the Garifuna folk as you enjoy a wonderfully prepared and scrumptiously delicious traditional Garifuna cuisine
- Ending with a tasting of all the byproducts produced by the cassava during that tour. Your sweet tooth will surely be satisfied as you get a taste of the mouthwatering cassava pudding prepared from scratch with all-natural ingredients.
- Departure time will be at 2:00 PM
- Arrival at your hotel will be at 2:30 PM