BIG ISLAND
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The 10 most popular farms on the Big Island. What they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Hand-harvested Kona salt, oceanfront ponds, deep-ocean minerals, and a guided tasting in about an hour in Kailua Bay.
“Do the foot soak! Ask questions of your guide, they are very knowledgeable! The tasting is a lot of Fun!”
Kona coffee and chocolate plantation walk with tastings and a soap workshop, plus handmade gifts from a working Big Island farm in 3 hours.
“It's enjoyable, educational, and delicious. You are given an enormous amount information by owner Greg Colden, a gentleman who is passionate about his work and who treats the land and community with the utmost respect. And he is very entertaining!”
Big Island day trip with lava tube and volcano craters, Waipio Valley, Akaka and Rainbow Falls, black-sand turtles, and Kona coffee.
“Chris is an excellent and knowledgeable guide who covered every aspect of the island. Definitely recommend the tour!!!”
Small-group Big Island day trip from Kona: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Punalu'u turtles, Kona coffee farm, and a lava tube hike.
“Our tour guide Katie was very informative and knew all the ins and outs of the island with background stories from most locations. Definitely recommend.”
Small-group beekeeping tour on the Big Island near Captain Cook with a screened viewing area, honey tasting, and a real Q&A with the keeper.
“This is a small farm that is very interesting. The beekeeper leading the tour was a great story teller which helped engage my family in the experience. It was also very interesting to watch him shake the bees off of the screen and not get stung. He wore long pants and short sleeve shirt with…”
Explore a working abalone farm on Hawaii’s Big Island with hands-on animal touches plus abalone and seaweed tastings in about an hour.
“The tour was extremely interesting. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. This was my second tour and I will go again the next time I am on the island.”
Craft cacao farm and chocolate tasting near Hilo: scenic back roads, fermentation lessons, ocean views, and single-origin samples included.
“Make sure you do the farm tour not just the chocolate tasting as it was a joy to learn about the farm and to entire process of how chocolate is created. The tour guides are knowledgeable, kind, and very enthusiastic to make sure you get the best experience possible. Next time I go to Hawaii…”
Kona’s bee farm, organic honey tasting, Kona coffee on the coffee belt, and two national historical parks in one small-group day.
“Had great time on this tour. Derek and other guides on van friendly and gave great education. Loved the bee stop”
Sunset Kona Salt Farm Tour on the Big Island: tour Kona Sea Salt oceanfront flats, learn deep-ocean salt making, then taste 13 salts at sunset.
“Very interesting how they collect deep sea water. Learned about the details of drying salt. Flavoring salt was interesting”
A $10, 1-hour Kona coffee farm tour on the Big Island with a guided walk, roasting lessons, and a coffee flight with choices.
“Hour long educational experience all about Kona coffee. Viator bookings includes a flight of coffee to taste which was a nice bonus. You will need Google maps to locate as farm is down a Church’s driveway and not well marked off the highway.”
