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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)

Jameson J

Jun 2019

Took the Sea Turtle, Historic Kona and Coffee tour with Dre as our guide. We had a great time. Dre was a great guide, with tons of knowledge and just an all around fun guy. Saw turtles, did the coffee tour and tastings, checked out some awesome landmarks, and took a dip in a lava tube.

Response from Host

Jun 2019

Aloha and many thank yous for the review! So glad you enjoyed the Kona Coffee and even got to see the Sea Turtles! Dre is quite the character and one of the most experienced guides, so glad you enjoyed him.

Vicki A

May 2019

We had an excellent tour with Dre. He had fun facts to tell us about Kona and the surrounding area. We thouroughlt enjoyed our day tour with him and would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kona. He also took us to an authentic Polynesian hole in the wall place for lunch which has been featured on the foodnetwork. It was delicious.

Response from Host

May 2019

I have done this tour a few times myself and I really enjoy seeing the Sea Turtles every time! This tour is so enjoyable and I am so glad you got to enjoy it with Dre. Our team is grateful for the reviews. Hope to have you join us again in the future!

Mary W

May 2019

My husband and I were sailing the Pride of America. When we got to Kona, we met "Dre" who was waiting on the pier to fill up his tour. We had originally planned on just beach hopping, but none of the taxis were interested in driving us to a beach for a low paying ride. They were only interested in scoring those people who wanted a full day tour. We are so lucky to have met Dre because not only was he honest and polite and fun to be around! He made sure we were all really enjoying the day. He promised us that we would not be disappointed when he took us to a food network reviewed place to eat. It was a local place, nothing fancy at all. The people were really down to earth and make great food! We enjoyed our stop at Kona Coffee even though we don't even drink it! There was also tea there along with Kona coffee rum cakes. How can you go wrong? We also enjoyed seeing the church painted by Father Damien and photographing the sea turtles. The cherry on the cake for us was being able to snorkel. Dre took us to a spot where the water was perfect and we saw amazing fish!

Response from Host

May 2019

I am so glad we had space for you to join us on the Historic Kona Coffee and Sea Turtles tour! I dont drink coffee either and this is one of my absolute favorite tours as well! You made a great choice joining Dre. He is quite the character :)