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Kona Shore Excursion: Hawaiian Sea Turtles , Historic Kona & Coffee

Kona Shore Excursion: Hawaiian Sea Turtles , Historic Kona & Coffee

Overview

WANT TO SEE HAWAIIAN SEA TURTLES!

Cruise ship-friendly tour is approx 6 hr long. This is truly a wonderful experience showing all the highlights in and around Kailua-Kona. Explore historical cultural sights, our famous Kona coffee, scenic sights, and best of all our local wildlife! This tour has an optional ending, whether it is snorkeling at Kahaluu Bay also known as "Turtle Beach", Shopping and site seeing on the historical oceanfront Alii Drive, or enjoying a cold brew at our local Kona brewery.

Departure times may be adjusted to fit your ship's arrival & departure.

City: Big Island of Hawaii

Sat 26 Oct

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $139.00

Make a reservation

Sat 26 Oct

Starting at $139.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Professional guide

Bottled water

Port pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Dress comfortable - It is usually hot and sunny
If your ship does not arrive due to weather- You will be fully refunded
Wheelchair - We can accommodate customers with fordable walkers or wheelchair. We must know this information at time of booking. Please note there are some areas and trails that are not accessible by wheelchair or walker.

What To Expect

Kailua Pier

Tour departs from the Kailua Kona Pier

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

We will go to the Kaloko-Honokohau Visitor center and then your guide will drive you to a shorter trail walk to get to the turtles. Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park where you can explore Hawaiian history, archaeology, and ancient fishponds. This beautiful white sand beach is also home to many of our Green Sea Turtles and local wildlife! Take a relaxing stroll, (10-minute walk) to get to the sea turtles.

Greenwell Farms

Next you'll visit the Kona Coffee Farm which will be Greenwell Farms or Royal Kona to sample the tasty roast, home of the legendary beans farmed in the rainforest. Your guide will walk you through to see the beans and learn how they are farmed and processed.

The Painted Church

Going south towards South Kona and through Captain Cook Village, we will visit the famous nick named, "Painted Church", due to its painted 3D depictions of the bible in the interior wooden walls all done with ordinary house paint.

Kona Brewing Company

Our third optional stop available to guest is the Kona Brewery & Pub. At the end of a hot sunny day enjoy a locally crafted cold brew. This Kona brewery is famous for its classic ales and lagers, including, Longboard Island Lager, Big Wave Golden Ale, Hanalei Island IPA, Fire Rock Pale Ale and many more.

Ali'i Drive

Kailua-Kona was primarily a small fishing village. Now the historic seaside town hosts many historical sites, souvenir shops and markets.

Kahaluu Beach

This tour has 3 optional endings. Snorkeling, Shopping or Kona Brewery. Upon driving through the lush rainforest, you'll reach Kahalu'u Beach, where you will have the option to snorkel around the nearby reef (snorkel gear is not included and can be rented at the beach). Depending on the season, there are a wide variety of colorful fish to see.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (41)

Sunshine232708

Sep 2019

The tour was great! We had a private tour and Dre was an incredible tour guide. He told everything about Kona and the surrounding area. We first saw the turtles and Dre was kind enough to give his arm so that we didn't slip. Then we went to a Kona coffee tour. That was very interesting. The remainder of the tour Dre showed us Historic Kona of which Dre showed us where the shops were and other interesting facts. Dre was the best tour guide. If I could rate him over a 5 I would, he was that good!

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thank you dearly for taking the time to leave a review. The Sea turtles are my favorite part of this tour for sure and glad to hear Dre made it a special day. He is such a great part of our team.

davidnjoyce

Sep 2019

Dre was our tour guide. OMG, how amazing was this guy!! His knowledge of the island and connections with the local people were really impressive. Everywhere we went we were welcomed like family because we were with him. He even took us to places that dont even accept tours to there businesses, but were welcomed with Dre. If you come to Kona, you have to call and request Dre!! If you're looking for personal attention and a tour that caters to you...this is your guy.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thank you David for the fantastic review! So glad you enjoyed this tour with Dre. He is such and character and yes defiantly has island connections.

Z6295XRstephaniek

Aug 2019

We had a fantastic time on our tour. Our guide’s name was Dre and he was awesome. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating and didn’t rush our tour. We had a large group that included a 7 year old, teens, 20’s, and then of course, the old farts who pay. The sites we visited were amazing, and Dre’s ability to fit into our crazy group was almost like we’ve known him for a long time. Highly recommended!

Response from Host

Aug 2019

Wow what an exciting group you must have been! So glad you enjoyed your Kona shore excursion with kona coffee and Sea turtles......my favorite part is the sea turtles of coarse :) Thanks for the review!