Overview
A community tour run with the women's seaweed cooperative. You plant and harvest in the shallow lagoon at low tide, then join the workshop where seaweed becomes soap, scrub and oil. Most of the fee goes straight to the cooperative.
Highlights
- Hands-on seaweed planting and harvesting
- Meet the women's cooperative
- Soap and body-scrub making workshop
- Take home your own product
- Direct community income
Itinerary
09:30
Meet the cooperative and introduction to seaweed farming.
10:00
Lagoon walk, planting and harvesting at low tide.
11:00
Workshop: soap, scrub and oil making.
12:15
Tea, snacks and drop-off.
What's included
- Transfers within the east coast
- Cooperative fee
- Workshop materials
- One product to take home
- Tea and snacks
What's excluded
- Transfers from the north coast (USD 25)
- Extra products
- Tips
Pick-up information
Tide-dependent; typically a morning departure from Paje, Jambiani or Bwejuu.
What to bring
- · Clothes that can get wet
- · Reef shoes
- · Hat
- · Sun cream
Frequently asked
Where does the money go?
80% of the tour fee is paid directly to the women's cooperative.
Is it good for children?
Excellent — children love the lagoon walk. Under 10 pay half price.
