Savor the Flavor – Hawaiian Coffee & Chocolate Tour

Hawaii is bursting with an intoxicating assortment of sights, flavors and textures, a bounty of which you will experience during today’s excursion. Visit a sugar mill for a private coffee tasting, enjoy a walk and lunch at a family-owned farm, and tour a chocolate factory for insights into the making of rich chocolate. Along the North Shore and Kahana Bay offer treats for the eye, with sweeping views of Oahu’s dramatic landscape.

Aboard your minivan, depart for the Waialua Sugar Mill. Arriving after a scenic journey of about one hour, enjoy a private tasting of Hawaii’s aromatic coffee and see cocoa bean plants. You will also observe production of Hawaii’s celebrated cacao, key ingredient for delicious dark and milk chocolate.

Next, venture along the beautiful North Shore coast, where you will pause to admire the views.

From here, a quick transfer brings you to Kahuku Farms, a farm owned by two families going back three generations in Hawaii. During a guided walk, learn about the people, culture and crops of Hawaii and encounter the colorful fruits and vegetables grown in Oahu’s rich soil. The farm hosts a café, where you will enjoy lunch and a non-dairy smoothie, a Kahuku Farms specialty.

Refreshed, head for Kahana Bay to gaze at the vistas before continuing to Manoa Chocolate Factory. Any connoisseur of chocolate, which surely almost everyone is, will relish a tour conducted by the resident “Chocolate Flavormeister.” Discover how chocolate is made, from selecting and crushing the beans to winnowing and conching the cacao, all to craft the rich chocolate unique to the South Pacific—just one more delight of life here in Hawaii.

Guests must be a minimum of 3 years of age in order to participate. As this excursion involves walking over sandy, grassy and gravel surfaces, it is not recommended for guests with walking difficulties. It is recommended that guests dress in casual clothing and wear flat, comfortable shoes. This excursion will operate in all weather conditions. The order of sights visited may vary.