8 Chocolate Farm Tours in Hawaiʻi, Compared

1.Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,103 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $99Our pick

Start at Ku’ia Estate’s Lahaina factory, then ride to a 20-acre cacao farm in the West Maui foothills. A certified guide such as Mandy, Steph, Brandy, or Shawn explains growing, harvesting, and chocolate making before a nine-piece tasting in a treehouse. Closed-toe shoes and stair climbing are required.

“Fun tour of the farm and great dark chocolate tasting. Interesting information about how cacao trees are grown normally and in the dry west Maui climate.”

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2.Princeville Botanical Gardens Tour and Chocolate Tasting Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 774 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $126

Walk Princeville Botanical Gardens with guides such as Troy, Lauren, Zoe, or Heidi, stopping for tropical fruit, honey, cacao nibs, and five or more single-origin chocolates. Expect shaded paths, creek beds, stairs, loose gravel, hills, and a relaxed outdoor tasting session. Walking sticks, umbrellas, and bug spray are provided.

“The garden was beautiful, our guide equal parts informative and entertaining. Highly recommend. But use insect repellent. My daughter spent the next day in bed with cortisone cream treating over 30 mosquito bites.”

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3.Kauai Chocolate Farm Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 666 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $145

Spend about three hours at Lydgate Farms learning how cacao becomes chocolate. Guides such as Mason, Sheri, Jess, Brooke, and Jenna lead you through tropical gardens, fresh fruit tastings, honey, vanilla, cacao pods, and estate-grown dark chocolate. The tour suits chocolate lovers and curious foodies, but children must be over 7.

“Amazing tour filled with fruits, honeys, and chocolates! Our tour guide Jenna was the best tour guide we have ever had.”

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4.Award Winning Farm Tour: Coffee, Chocolate and Unique Gifts

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 484 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $50Best value

At Kona Natural Soap, Greg Colden and his team lead a three-hour walk through a biodiverse coffee and cacao farm above Kona. You’ll taste farm-made coffee and chocolate, learn about natural soap production, hear about island agriculture, and browse handmade gifts. The tour is in English, costs $50, and returns to its starting point.

“Everything you need to know about coffee, chocolate and the art of soap making in one package! Greg and the Team were phenomenal!”

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5.Night Swim with Manta Ray with Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 420 reviews · 1h 15m · from $146

From Keauhou Bay, you take a short boat ride to a floating light raft that draws plankton and manta rays. After a safety briefing, you hold the raft and watch rays glide within inches. Sea Quest supplies wetsuits, flotation gear, and prescription masks, with hot chocolate and cookies afterward.

“This was said by all the people I our group to be the best thing they did on during our vacation! So fun, we had all ages from 8-68 and they all loved this trip!”

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6.Volcano, Chocolate and Waterfalls of the Big Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 238 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $308

This 11.5-hour Big Island tour combines Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a private lava tube, a 1,000-acre cacao farm, and Rainbow Falls. National Park Certified Guides such as Tracy, Jon, Adam, and Eugene lead small groups of up to 12. You’ll walk on uneven volcanic ground, learn how cacao becomes chocolate, and enjoy lunch, snacks, drinks, walking sticks, and practical gear.

“Brett was very knowledgeable and interesting. We learned a lot about volcanoes and Hawaiian legends.”

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7.Volcano, Chocolate & Waterfall Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 78 reviews · from $309

Spend up to 12 hours with a small group of 12, traveling from Kona or Waikoloa to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Lavaloha Chocolate Farm, and Rainbow Falls. Guides such as John, Brett, Rob, Taj, and Adam lead short walks, explain Big Island plants and volcanoes, and provide lunch, snacks, water, rain gear, and walking sticks.

“Phenomenal tour! Taj was extremely knowledgeable and witty throughout the whole day. Learned a lot about volcanography, pronouncing Hawaiian words, plant and wildlife in the area and some stories about the Demi-gods. Loved all of it!”

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8.Big Island Hawaii: Craft Chocolate Tasting and Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3h 30m · from $130

Spend three and a half hours at Honolii Orchards near Hilo with guides Wren and Jude. Walk the cacao orchard, see the fermentation room, learn chocolate history, sample fresh cacao juice and roasted beans, then taste at least 10 Hawaiian single-origin bars in a tasting room with ocean and valley views.

“Chocolate bliss and quite interesting! Wren was our exceptional guide. He has immense knowledge but more importantly has a deep desire to share what makes Cocoa special and the many things Honolii Orchards are doing to improve the cocoa production and craft chocolate creation. The gleam in his eyes as he enthusiastically shares the deep passion he feels for the work they are doing is contagious. I went to the tour with a mild interest and left with a knowing that I want to invest more time and money learning and enjoying craft chocolate. Jude, our host, kept the chocolate coming (tasted 11 different kinds) and served a delicious chocolate…”

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