Fantastic tour! - Fantastic tour! I am originally from New Iberia and have visited Avery Island many times. My husband and I brought our friends from the Cayman Islands to Cajun Country to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. We were all so impressed with how organized and informative the tour of the Tabasco plant was. I highly recommend anyone visiting Louisiana to take this tour and learn about the history of Cajun Country.

Worth the drive from Lafayette. - Fun and interesting factory tour. The grounds were pretty and easy to navigate with an audio tour. The gift shop is great too!

The Mizzi Tabasco Experience - Spectacular! Very informative and well maintained facilities. The gift shop and tasting bar was extensive. The staff were very knowledgeable and professional.

Great activity - Super nice and interesting. The story is interesting, the restaurant meal was delicious and the ice cream tasting wow. Being able to see the factory with the workers at work was nice. The site and jungle for walking in good weather are superb

Must do - Great visit, we learn everything from the tabasco, from its creation to its production, through the history of the island and the family. The visit does not itself take much time but it is very nice. The tour ends with the shop where you can taste different types of tasbaco, because there are many more than you know. The ladies in the shop are amazing. In the second part of the visit we were able to visit the Jungle Gardens, a space for preserving local wildlife but devoured with trees and oriental flowers. Most visitors drive around the trail to enjoy the air conditioning, but it is possible to do it on foot and I think it is all the more pleasant and peaceful.

Interesting self paced tour - We enjoyed this. It was nice to tour at our own pace. Seeing how tabascobwas made was very interesting. The gift shop with tabasco icecrram was great,

Great tour! - This was a great glimpse into the history of this family run business—-a name that has become synonymous with hot sauce everywhere we’ve travelled. Learned a lot, did some fun tastings and don’t miss the beautiful drive through the jungle gardens. A highlight of our trip!

Informative tour - It was very interesting. We're from Nebraska visiting, and decided to tour. I liked how well everything was presented. And we loved the tabasco ice cream!

With the Drive. - This was a beautiful, relaxed day with the family. Schedule enough time to relax in the "jungle" I really appreciated how they preserved the natural environment. The Tabasco tour was interesting if you take the time to read through the information. We plan on going back.

Not Worth the Detour - On the morning of Friday, December 27th, while returning home from our biennial FL Christmas vacation, my wife and I took an hours-long detour to Avery Island to restock our Tabasco supply - a detour we've made several times. Upon arriving at the gate, we were greeted by a cheerful man who advised us that there was currently no fee to enter the island - a pleasant surprise! Unfortunately, that was the end of our pleasant surprises on this detour. As we exited our vehicle, we noticed that there was no large colorfully-decorated sign identifying the country store. So much for taking a cool souvenir photo to post to the world. While approaching the store, I noticed that Tabasco barrels were offered for sale. I made a mental note to ask about the shipping cost for this item. On the front porch of the store was an EMPTY bucket with a sign that read something like "Free - Take One". Not sure what that was about. Upon entering the store, we approached the counter and requested the main objective of our visit - a gallon jug of original red sauce. We were disappointed when the cashier advised us that corporate had recently taken all of the gallon jugs for some specific use and that none were currently available. The cashier suggested that we could buy the gallon jug online, but even she agreed that the high cost of shipping would negate any bulk rate savings. After a quick walk around the store, I returned to the counter with 2 half-gallon jugs of original red sauce and asked if I could purchase both jugs for the same price as the gallon jug I had originally requested. Without bothering to check with a manager, both cashiers quickly dismissed my request. Is that the way you treat guests who visit your house? Hmmm. One clothing item in particular caught our eye, but we were informed that that particular item was not currently available in all sizes. It would have been nice to eventually search for that item online, but the store no longer offers merchandise for sale online anymore. Another disappointment. When I mentioned to the cashier that we may take a factory tour but were probably not interested in the Jungle Gardens tour, she suggested that we advise the ticket cashier of that fact so our ticket purchase could reflect a rate for the factory tour only. When we advised the ticket cashier of this, she explained that the tour was "bundled" as one price and could not be separated. So, one of your employees was confused, or dishonest, about that point. After exiting the store, we looked around the area a little - noticing a couple of outdoor displays - weathered/beat up/broken down. We decided not to take the factory tour. That was enough disappointment for one day. And, as a final disappointment, not one employee we asked had the faintest idea about the cost of shipping a Tabasco barrel - nor did any of them offer to research it for us. At a time when the world condiment market is flooded with a wild variety of hot sauce products, your company chooses to invite its fans to its world headquarters for a very underwhelming visitor experience. I can't help but wonder if the person in charge of this whole area is just an hourly paycheck employee or a McIlhenny family member who is doing their family business a disservice. Either way - yikes. So, I guess we'll be back in 2 years during our next biennial hours-long Avery Island shopping detour...maybe... You may want to reconsider wasting time making a detour to this "attraction".