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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

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Starting at $139.00

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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)

155vickyn

Oct 2022

Felt that two coffee stops was a bit much, especially since a lot of time was edged traveling to the coffee farm. We would have preferred time to go snorkeling.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

Aloha, good point the other coffee stop is not what it used to be and is actually being removed from the tour. We are just having to honor customers that have that on their itinerary.

Gary_K

Oct 2022

Walking in light rain back to van from viewing sea turtles , passing an incoming tour group supplied with umbrellas laughing as we trudged past like soaked rats

Response from Host

Oct 2022

huh? sorry I don't understand your title. It rarely ever rains on the Kona side of the island as it is the west dry side. we do not advertise that we provide umbrellas. Guess I am not sure why the lower star rating just because another operator did have umbrellas.

Nicole_D

Oct 2022

Kelvin was tour guide/driver. I feel he needs to manage time better so that ALL guests have the experience expected from the tour description. From the pier we started at the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. Very quick walk along raised path around the lava rock and some info given, then whisked back to the bus to drive to the area with the turtles. There was bit of a walk on un-even ground to get to the beach. This tour should not be considered for guests that have difficulty walking long distances or on uneven ground. There was one turtle laying on the beach, and a few in the water close to shore. We ended up waiting a bit in the bus as a guest that should not have tried to walk the path did, and she stopped with issues, taking time from tour. We then went to one of two coffee farms. Could have skipped this one as it was only a bathroom break and gift shop opportunity, no tour of actual coffee field or facility. We then were brought to Keokis for lunch, who had evidently been given heads up that a group of 24 were to be there. That lunch wasted a huge amount of time, as only one server was taking orders, and guests did not get food quickly. After lunch we went to the Painted Church, which was to be a very quick stop, and turned into 30 minutes. Then we went to Greenwell Farms coffee grower. We should have started here as Dave gave us a full tour of the farm and walked us around the facility explaining how coffee is grown and processed. Very interesting, but by this time in the afternoon everyone was very hot and tired, and there was a bit of incline walking which some of the guests couldn't really handle. This stop should have been first thing in the morning. By the time everyone was back in the bus and we headed out, it was very apparent that we were all worried about making it back to the ship on time. There would be no choice of 3 "optional tour endings". Just one - the ship. I was very disappointed as we were counting on a visit to Kona Brewery. My suggestion to this tour company is to PLEASE give authority to your tour guides to make decisions to cancel stops on tour, and manage people and time better. Start with the Greenwell Coffee Farm Tour first, then the National Park and Sea Turtles, then lunch and the Optional Endings. Skip the first coffee farm sales opportunity, and the painted church (not all guests want to visit religious settings). And add to the description an activity level, so people can know if they should or should not book depending on their health. These tours are most likely the one time guests will be in the area in their lifetime; a badly managed tour is a memory I wish I hadn't taken home.

Response from Host

Oct 2022

Thank you Nicole for your feedback. We do advertise that there is walking on uneven ground. Sorry to hear about the lunch stop, that has never happened before. There is a reason why the tour is laid out the way it is. I know this tour departed late as well due to the ship's schedule which is frustrating but out of our control. Apologies that this was a bad memory to bring home