What to Expect

Your visit begins with a leisurely walk through a tropical working Chocolate Farm, where fruit trees, flowering plants, and cacao orchards surround you. Along the way, you'll sample whatever is in season, from sweet lychee and rambutan to Hawaiian sugar cane, fresh honey, and vanilla growing on the vine, while your guides share how diversified agriculture is thriving on Kauai.

The highlight comes when you step into the cacao orchard. You'll open a ripe cacao pod, taste the fresh fruit surrounding the beans, and discover that chocolate begins as something completely different than most people imagine. From there, you'll follow the fascinating journey through fermentation, drying, roasting, and chocolate making, gaining a new appreciation for every bar you've ever eaten.

The experience concludes with a guided tasting that compares handcrafted Hawaiian chocolate with selections from around the world. Like a wine tasting, you'll learn to recognize the subtle flavors that make each origin unique, leaving with a completely new appreciation for one of Hawaii's most surprising agricultural treasures.

Included

• Guided tour of the working farm
• Knowledgable and friendly guides
• Extensive local tropical fruit and honey tasting
• Informative chocolate demonstration
• Award winning chocolate tasting