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Hilo Chocolate Tasting and Farm Tour 3.5 hr

TourTruth score 8.9 out of 10

Very goodTop 5% in Big Island of Hawaii

131 reviews · Rated on 2 providers · How we score

  • Big Island of Hawaii
  • 3 hrs 30 min
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Walk Honolii Orchards, follow cacao from harvest to processing, and taste more than 10 chocolate bars on a guided Hilo farm tour.

About this tour

Discover how cacao becomes chocolate on a guided visit to Honolii Orchards in Hilo. This 3.5-hour experience pairs a walk through the farm with an in-depth tasting led by experts in the craft chocolate industry.

Explore the orchards and trace chocolate production from harvest through post-harvest processing. Along the way, learn about cacao horticulture and how chocolate is made, with time for questions and discussion shaped by your interests. The visit also includes a tasting of more than 10 chocolate bars, plus bottled water and coffee or tea.

A shorter 1.5-hour tasting option is also described by the provider; it takes place in the tasting room and offers a brief overview of cacao horticulture alongside the chocolate tasting. Choose the farm tour for a fuller look at the process, then come ready to taste, ask questions, and see the craft behind every bar. Hilo Chocolate Tasting and Farm Tour brings the story of cacao to life at the source.

Highlights

  • Walk through Honolii Orchards and see cacao growing on the farm
  • Follow chocolate production from harvest through post-harvest processing
  • Taste more than 10 chocolate bars
  • Learn about cacao horticulture with expert guides

What's included

Included

  • Bottled water
  • Chocolate
  • Coffee and/or tea

Not included

  • Gratuities

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Important information

  • Service animals are allowed
  • Arrive 15 minutes before your designated tour time
  • From Kulana Street in Paukaa, turn onto Puia/Woa Road and drive 1.7 miles up Puia Road; ignore private road signs, yield to local traffic, and keep to 15 mph
  • Look for a small green entrance sign after crossing a small stream

How this score is calculated

This tour scores 4.97 on Viator and 5.00 on GetYourGuide. Ratings on these sites cluster near the top of the 5-star scale, so we compare each one with all other ratings on the same site before combining them.

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  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 8.9. Top 5% in Big Island of Hawaii means it ranks in the top 5% of tours in Big Island of Hawaii by this score.

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