Taste of the Tropics Tour
Overview
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1 hour
Mobile ticket
Sarina Sugar Shed showcases the rich heritage of the sugar cane industry in the Mackay region. Your fully guided one-hour tour will take you on an interactive, educational and tasty journey of the Queensland sugar industry from paddock to plate. Taste award-winning liqueurs made in our on-site boutique distillery, as well as our gourmet range of sauces, chutney and relishes. Tastings also include our freshly-spun fairy floss and our own brewed non alcoholic ginger beer.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Transportation to/from attractions
Gratuities
What To Expect
This is a one-hour fully guided tour. The tour starts with a welcome and introduction, followed by a short walk outdoors, past our sugar cane patch and historic machinery. Your guide will take you on a brief historic journey into the pioneering days of the sugar cane farmers in the Mackay region. Then it is back indoors, into our mill and distillery area, where your guide will take you through the process of extracting juice from fresh sugar cane. The tour finishes with tastings of our rum and fruit liqueur products, our chutneys, relishes and sauces, our non-alcoholic ginger beer, and our freshly-spun fairy floss.
Options
Sugar Shed Tour
Daily Sugar Shed Tour: Available 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm. . Please check-in at least 15 minutes prior to departure. Tours leave on time.
Reviews
276 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
So much fun!
Tarina H,
Apr 29, 2024
- Viator
5.00We absolutely loved this tour! It was really informative and our guides kept us and our two young children thoroughly entertained. The tastings were great and the kids loved the fairly floss at the end too.
Worth it
Rafael P,
Sep 18, 2023
- Viator
5.00The content, good to know history behind and how cane is processed, Finny the tour guide “Gill” she was awesome.
Sarina sugar shed
Shay H,
Aug 24, 2020
- Viator
5.00What great value for money. Tour lead by enthusiastic leader who both educated and entertained us. 😊
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