"My tour of the Garden Island Chocolate farm was the highlight of my trip to Kauai."
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Explore a working cacao farm and discover how chocolate is made—starting with the fruit and ending in your mouth. This guided three-hour tour covers the full life cycle of Hawaiian cacao, from tree to truffle, with a thoughtful look at sustainable agriculture and permaculture practices along the way. The highlight? An all-you-can-eat tasting of over 20 varieties of dark chocolate, including traditional drinking chocolate made with fresh coconut milk and island-grown spices. If you love chocolate (and who doesn’t?), this is your golden ticket.
GUEST REQUIREMENTS
For all ages, group size limited to 36 guests.
ACTIVITY LEVEL
Easy — leisurely walking
WHAT TO BRING
Walking shoes, sun protection
CANCELLATION POLICY
Full refund with 5 days notice of cancellation.
WHAT GUESTS ARE SAYING
4.7★ from 500+ reviews on TripAdvisor
Guests consistently praise this experience for its mix of education and indulgence, calling it fun, informative, and well worth the price. Many highlight the knowledgeable, passionate guides who share fascinating details about cacao farming and chocolate making. Visitors love the sensory journey of walking through the orchard and tasting chocolate at each stage, from raw bean to finished bar. Overall, people describe it as a unique, delicious, and memorable way to spend a few hours on Kauaʻi—often calling it a highlight of their trip.
The chocolate tour and tasting is a three-hour guided educational adventure where you will learn all about the cacao tree and see how chocolate is made from the cacao fruit (cacao pods). Learn about permaculture, sustainable farming and exotic fruits.
During the tour we sit down to an EXTENSIVE chocolate tasting to sample Hawaiian grown and made chocolates. We keep the percentages of cacao high (85%) to ensure the health benefits. If you like dark chocolate, you will love this tour.
In the all you can eat chocolate tasting we sample over 20 types of chocolates including hot chocolate made in the traditional Latin American style with fresh ground chocolate liquor, fresh whole vanilla pods, fresh ground all spice, fresh coconut meat and coconut milk, and local honey (no cane sugar).
Tours available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30am. 3 Hour Tour.
About the farm:
This is an organic farm. If you choose to use an aerosol bug spray or sunscreen, please do so BEFORE you get to the farm.Garden Island Chocolate is a family-owned farm and artisan chocolate company on Kauaʻi’s North Shore. For over a decade, they’ve been cultivating cacao and sharing their passion for Hawaiian chocolate with visitors through immersive farm tours and tastings. The team combines hands-on farming knowledge with expertise in small-batch chocolate making, inviting guests to discover how cacao grows, how chocolate is crafted from bean to bar, and why Kauaʻi’s unique climate makes it ideal for growing premium cacao. Their guided experience reflects a deep commitment to sustainability, education, and the island’s rich agricultural heritage.
Address:
6020 Koolau Rd #71, Anahola, HI 96703
Guests are asked to arrive approximately 15 minutes before the tour start time.
You'll meet at the chocolate farm (address given); look for the cacao-pod sign near the dirt road entrance behind the Moloaʻa Fruit Stand.Customers will receive a refund or credit based on the amount of hours notice of cancellation:
24 hours / one day before the start time of the tour - no refund
48 hours / two days before the start of the tour - 25 % refund
72 hours / three days before the start of the tour - 50 % refund
96 hours / four days before the start of the tour - 75 % refund
120 hours / five days before the start of the tour - 100% refund
Customers will receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Contact us by phone to cancel or inquire about a cancellation. No-shows will be charged the full price.
"Come for the chocolate—leave with sticky fingers and a whole new appreciation for the tree it came from."
Then comes the good part. You sit down to what might be the most decadent chocolate tasting on the island. Twenty different samples—some silky, some snappy, all made with Hawaiian-grown cacao and high percentages (think 85%) for rich, intense flavor. There’s also hot chocolate made the old-school way, with no cane sugar—just coconut milk, fresh vanilla, allspice, and honey. If you’ve ever wondered what real chocolate tastes like before the factory gets to it, this is your chance.
It’s sweet, yes—but it’s also grounded, sensory, and a little surprising. And if you walk away with sticky fingers and a deeper respect for what goes into every bite, all the better.
