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Hawaiian Cacao Tour: Award-Winning Chocolate Tasting
4.9
327 Ratings
Kapaʻa
Discover the exquisite new taste of Hawaiian grown cacao and chocolate. Winners of the Cocoa of Excellence, 2017, 2021, 2023.
Discover the exquisite new taste of Hawaiian grown cacao and chocolate. Winners of the Cocoa of Excellence, 2017, 2021, 2023.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tours - Our famous chocolate farm tour — the first of its kind on Kaua’i, widely copied, never surpassed, it is Kauai’s most enjoyable and educational activity. Your three-hour guided tour begins with a stroll through our botanical gardens, where you sample our award-winning honey, experience our vanilla beans, and do an…
- Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tours - Our famous chocolate farm tour — the first of its kind on Kaua’i, widely copied, never surpassed, it is Kauai’s most enjoyable and educational activity. Your three-hour guided tour begins with a stroll through our botanical gardens, where you sample our award-winning honey, experience our vanilla beans, and do an extensive tropical fruit tasting. At Lydgate Farms, formerly Steelgrass Farm, learn all about Theobroma cacao the chocolate tree and taste its ripe fruit, learn the secrets of turning raw cacao seeds into finished chocolate, and discover the amazing health benefits of chocolate.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Snacks
Meal Options
- Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nut - Hawaiian Grown 55% Dark Chocolate covering a roasted and caramelized Hawaiian Grown Macadamia Nut. A favorite for Kauai locals.
- Farm Grown Banana - Farm Grown Hawaiian Apple Banana served with aloha
- 70% Dark, Estate Grown - Made from our award winning hawaiian grown cacao.
- Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nut - Hawaiian Grown 55% Dark Chocolate covering a roasted and caramelized Hawaiian Grown Macadamia Nut. A favorite for Kauai locals.
- Farm Grown Banana - Farm Grown Hawaiian Apple Banana served with aloha
- 70% Dark, Estate Grown - Made from our award winning hawaiian grown cacao.
Additional Information
- Children tour fare is valid for kids 7-12 . We do not allow children under 7, including infants in carriers, as this experience is best suited for older children and adults. We invite families with younger children to visit our new Lydgate Chocolate Tasting Room in downtown Kapaa: now open Monday – Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Please list the…
- Children tour fare is valid for kids 7-12 . We do not allow children under 7, including infants in carriers, as this experience is best suited for older children and adults. We invite families with younger children to visit our new Lydgate Chocolate Tasting Room in downtown Kapaa: now open Monday – Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Please list the age of your child or children when making a reservation. We only allow children over 7 years old.
- Farm visits require a tour reservation (we do not offer self-guided tours). Visit our tasting room in Kapaa town instead!
- Please no children under 7.
Location
Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tours
Olohena Road
Search for Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tour on Google maps or Waze and follow the directions to 5730 Olohena Road. Please arrive 15 minutes before your booking. Driving directions are included in the welcome email.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(327 Ratings)
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Dorothy
Jun 14, 2025
A Chocolate Lover’s Dream! - Absolutely amazing! I learned so much about chocolate and Mel was fantastic! My new husband and I had a great time. Highly recommend.
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Lz2012
Jun 13, 2025
Three hours dedicated to chocolate - Was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I learned about growing cacao and ate a fair amount of chocolate. Lovely area and well designed tour. Would recommend.
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Jill_h
Jun 13, 2025
Great Educational Experience! - What an amazing experience! We learned about the fruit, growing and the process of making chocolate. We tasted different fruits and about thirty chocolates grown in Hawaii and across the world. We began to appreciate the various soils and conditions that went into the flavors. Everything was organized and ready for us…pre tour snack, water and botanical bug spray. I learned so many things.
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Debbie_g
Jun 12, 2025
Love Chocolate and It’s Good for You! - Very informative about the process of making chocolate and what real chocolate is! Help support this small chocolate farm!
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N5466dejenniferk
Jun 12, 2025
LOTS of yummy samples! - This was a great tour! Would highly recommend Lydgate Farms. Our guide, Mason, was excellent! Very personable and kept things interesting. And though the tour is pricey, be assured that they are very generous with the samples - so many samples!! We tasted all sorts of chocolate (at least a dozen) and also various fruits, some macadamia nuts, etc. Really nice time.
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Shari
Jun 12, 2025
Very worth while - Mel was our tour guide and was very fantastic!. You can tell she loves her job and working for the Lyndgate family. She is very open to questions, very interactive and informative.
My recommendation would be to bring a refillable water bottle, eat a high protein meal before the tour because you will be doing a lot of chocolate and honey tasting.
I would also suggest some crackers or a palate cleanser.
Not for people who can’t have alot of sugar or sit for long periods of time.
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Tracy_p
Jun 11, 2025
Great tour - Great presenter (Sheri), great food, great learning, gorgeous environment. Gift shop was a bit pricey but I still bought everything- lol
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Crystals32
Jun 6, 2025
would go again! love it! - This was an amazing experience. I would highly recommend. we learned so much about the local plants and how cocoa trees grow. we tasted chocolate from around the world. Their chocolate is just amazing. the staff was friendly knowledgeable and great!
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Roberthjohnson
Jun 6, 2025
A very tasty and educational experience. - Henry was our group's guide. He was fantastic!. He provided a wonderful education to our group on where chocolate comes from, how it is harvested. But, deliciously important, we had multiple to "taste test" various types of chocolate. Beyond chocolate, we also had the opportunity to taste test some fruit....also delicious and educational. One suggestion: Do not eat prior to participating in this experience.
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Scott_h
Jun 10, 2025
3 hours was a long time... - 3 hours was a long time to learn about so much more than chocolate. The chocolate tasting portion lasted about 30 to 45 minutes. Whereas learning about different fruits, honeys, vegetable's and wildlife was the majority of the tour.
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