1.5 hour tour that includes outdoor exposition on how cacao orchards are planted plus tasting and discussion how chocolate is made and what affects chocolate flavors. Visit a Hawaiian Cacao (or Cocoa) Orchard just 15 minutes south of Kona. This is a pristine, mature tropical farm with nearly 600 cocoa trees, 2,000 coffee, 400 macadamia and numerous Hawaiian and tropical plants under a refreshingly cool natural canopy. We will stroll a section of the farm with cocoa (cacao), coffee, macadamia and view how cocoa is grown and where your favorite food, chocolate, comes from! Then we will visit the sheltered area to taste dark, milk, and white chocolates all crafted from fresh cocoa beans. Tour will be entirely outdoors with about 200 yards of walking on uneven, vegetation/farm land. FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT adamp@PunaChocolate.com. MEET AT ORCHARD, not at shop.

This is at the orchard above, however it accesses more scenic areas of the orchard with a higher climb. There is a 300' elevation walk and over 400 yards of walking.

The Kurtistown orchard has 1800 cacao trees, a cocoa nursery and our "fermentory" where we take fresh cocoa beans, ferment and dry them in much the same way humans have fermented for hundreds of years. We will also explore Macadamia Nuts, Coffee, and Bananas. You might even see our goats! Puna has a lot of rain - we have umbrellas and shelters however we strongly recommend closed-toe shoes. Farm trail can be slippery when wet and we do not recommend this experience for folks who need level, dry ground.

What's the big deal about Kona Coffee? One of our baristas will show you why coffee and Kona are amazing. You will taste 5 "pulls" of various Hawaii-grown coffees in various roasts. Become an expert in only 45 minutes and take home your own espresso drink at the end. Limit of 6 people.