Coffee plantation tours near Kona

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• Kona coffee tours (near Kona)
  
  

  • Kona Coffee Living History Farm: is the only living history coffee farm in the nation. Their farm is open for you to explore but an admission fee is charged. More information on their website.
  • Greenwell Farms: organizes free guided farm tours throughout the day. More information on their website.
  • Rooster Farms:  has been a certified organic Kona Coffee farm for 30+ years making it the oldest certified organic farm. They also won the 2016 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Cupping Contest. Quite impressive! Farm tours are free but require a reservation, last about 30 minutes and include tasting their 100% Kona Coffee.  Go to their website to make a reservation.
  • Kuaiwi Farm: Grows coffee and cacao and offers a wonderful farm tour. Plan on a two-hour visit, tours cost $15/adult. Tours need to be scheduled, more information on the website.
  • Sunshower Coffee Farm: offers private coffee tours with a in-depth cupping (specialty tasting) included, as well as roasting lesson where guests can roast their own coffee to take home. Tours are available 7 days / week but need to be scheduled in advance. $25/tasting. More information on their website.
  • Heavenly Hawaiian coffee farms: Organizes hourly tours from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 4pm. The tours start at $15 (see here) and are concluded with a tasting on the lanai. More information on their website.
  • Mountain Thunder Kona Coffee: Organizes both free and VIP tours. No reservation needed, tours start every hour, 7 days/week. More details at their website.
  • Buddha’s Cup: Winners of the 2010 Kona Coffee cupping competition, 3rd place in 2014. Complimentary Kona coffee is available at their farm, and coffee tastings and tours are available for a fee. The farm is open to visitors from Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, see their website for more information.
  • Hala Tree Coffee: Organizes free 1-hour tours Monday through Friday of their certified organic Kona coffee and tea farm overlooking the beautiful south Kona coast. They also offer (paid) coffee-roasting tours – see their website for details.
  • Ueshima coffee (UCC): Organizes 30-minute tours on their estate, reservations are needed and can be made on their website.
  • Holualoa Kona Coffee Company: Self guided tours Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 3 pm at their Kona Leʻa plantation. More information on their website.
  • Uluwehi Coffee Farm: 1h to 1.5h tour of their plantation that covers all the steps from, growing coffee trees, to tree care, harvesting, processing (all methods), drying, dry milling, grading/sorting, storage, and roasting. Also includes free tasting of their home-grown coffee. More information on their website.
  • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee: Is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. 1-hour tours of the orchard and the roasting room are $35/person. More information on their website.
  -- https://www.lovebigisland.com/kona-coffee-tasting/

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