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Pearl Farm de Praslin

Face a l'Aeroport, Praslin Island, Seychelles
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Type: Farms
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- 1 Nov 2012
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Dublin
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17 reviews 17 reviews
8 attraction reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2012

This was shown to us by our landlord and it was a very worth while trip.Very Educational to learn all about the black pearls and to see the many clams in the tanks and also the baby turtles.All in all a very well spent 50 rupees

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Wurzburg, Germany
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 attraction reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2012

If you go there they will show you a video (which is not so easy to understand because they talk very quickly) about how they open the oisters to make the pearls. In addition there are some pictures and some dead ousters where you can see this, too. The living oisters in that the pearls grow are somewhere in the... More

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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24 reviews 24 reviews
6 attraction reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2012

There were beautiful pieces of jewelry, but the service was a bit below par! We were not invited to see any of the activities!

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london
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43 reviews 43 reviews
7 attraction reviews
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012

Reasonably interesting - probably not worth the entrance fee if you are on a tight budget, but if you have a few rupees to spare it passes half an hour. The guide was well informed about the farm, and the baby turtles were gorgeous!

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Chicago, Illinois
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28 reviews 28 reviews
14 attraction reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012

I have quite a bit of black pearl jewelry from French Polynesia and was excited to see the "gold pearls" of the Seychelles that I saw advertised on Praslin. The shop was small with not much of a selection, especially not many gold pearls. Most were cultured black pearls that they culture right there by the shop. The pearl jewelry... More

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Dubai
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 attraction reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

This is located opposite Praslin airport. Basically its a small property where they are harvesting pearls. To be honest, my wife and I did not take the full tour but we could tell that it was probably not worth the while. Entry was only 50 S Rupees.

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Darlington, United Kingdom
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20 reviews 20 reviews
11 attraction reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2011

Two tanks of Giant clams and a short explanation on pearl production plus a jewelry showroom. OK if you are passing but don't make a special journey.

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Loano
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 attraction reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW
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MIRAMAS
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14 attraction reviews
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 September 2012
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Melun, France
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 attraction reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2012
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