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A Taste Of French Martinique

Day Trip, Group Tour

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Discover downtown Fort-de-France's hidden gems as you enjoy a rum tasting at a Savannah Park rum store and more on this cuisine-infused walking tour.

A Taste of French Martinique

Experience Fort-de-France's downtown district to indulge in local appetizers found in local restaurant, wet your palate with a delicious rum tasting, admire the Old Courthouse statute along the way, and more on this cuisine-infused walking tour in Martinique's capital. Your tour includes a pickup from your cruise port or downtown district meet up with your friendly expert guide who shares the history behind traditional Martinican dishes and iconic landmarks as you visit five different food hotspots to indulge in sugarcane juice, local ice creams, a surprise salty dish, and more tasty delights. Enjoy this small-group tour along with no more than 12 other guests, so you can have an intimate setting and personalized experience as you admire the architectural excellence of historic sites like the St. Louis Cathedral and the Schoelcher Library. Your tour also stops for a rum tasting in Savannah Park, making this the perfect tour for foodies and cultural connoisseurs alike.

Kick off your tasty tour by meeting up with your expert guide to peruse through Fort-de-France's downtown district and indulge in local delights like pastries, ice creams, and sugarcane juice from two different food spots in a local market. Along the way, your friendly guide will share the tales and history that surround Martinican dishes unique flavors, including how its global influences. Over the years, Martinican traditional cuisine has been mixed with local fruits, meat, and vegetables with cuisine from the Caribbean, South Asia, France, and Africa to create the local favorites Martinique is known for today. While in the local market, your guide will also show you the hidden gems of the local market, where tourists and visitors alike frequent to buy souvenirs and local spices.

Continue your walking tour by following your guide further into the central district of Fort-de-France to admire the landmarks and monuments you'll pass by, including Old Courthouse, where you'll see the statue of Victor Schoelcher,a famous French writer. Admire the Schoelcher Library's architectural grandeur, which houses several of the famous French writer's work and even his personal collection.

As you continue your food excursion, you'll get a chance to admire the Romanesque Revival-style of the St. Louis Cathedral, the seventh cathedral built at its current location due to the natural disasters the cathedral's faced over the years. While the initial construction started in the 17th century, the St. Louis Cathedral was rebuilt in the late 19th century with iron frames to help the structure withstand storms and other natural disasters and is now known locally as the Iron Cathedral. Wrap up your scenic culinary walking tour with a stop at a local rum store in Savannah Park. Here, you'll enjoy devouring local appetizers and sampling rum before returning to your port.

From dining on local Martinican dishes to indulging in a delightful rum tasting, this guided food tour offers much to do. Book this tour today and get ready to experience Fort-de-France's delicious side.

Please Note: This tour is not wheelchair accessible.

Interests
  • Brews and Spirits
  • Culinary and Cooking
Starting At
 
Tour Type
Group
 
Group Size
Small
 
Activity Type(s)
Culinary / Food
 
Tour Duration
2.5 Hours
 
Activity Level
Easy
 
Tour Leaves From
Cruise Ship Pier
 
Food/Beverage Provided
Snack, Beverage
 
Special Instructions
We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes and casual, comfortable weather-appropriate clothing. We also suggest a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen in the summer.
 
Restrictions
Guests should have good mobility as you must be able to walk for a time. Guests should consider this before placing a booking for this tour. This tour is not wheelchair, electric scooter or walker accessible.
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Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.

Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.

Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.

Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.

Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.

Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.

In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.

High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.

Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.

Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.

Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.

Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.

Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.

Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.

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About Shore Excursions Group

About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.

Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.

Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.

Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.

Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.

Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.

In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.

High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.

Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.

Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.

Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.

Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.

Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.

Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.

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Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.