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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)

Cheryl_S

Sep 2022

The tour description said that we were supposed to see petroglyphs, and we didn’t see any on our tour. That was disappointing because that was one of the reasons we chose this tour.

Response from Host

Sep 2022

Thank you for mentioning this. This area was written by Viator that we must ask them to adjust, and will. There technically are petroglyphs however it's quite a walk to get to them and then on top of that you can't really see them because of the distance we must stay away.

STACEY_W

Aug 2022

Kelvin was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and a lot of fun!! Would recommend as a fun way to see some of the island and learn about the culture

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed our beautiful Kona sights and guide Kelvin 😊

Jorge_M

Aug 2022

Tour was supposed to start 10 am, we left close to 10:30. Some of the places we visited like the first park and first coffee “museum” were a waste of time and then we were taken to a place for lunch that took forever… at the end we were not able to go snorkeling, we ran out of time… worst day in our Hawaii vacation, this tour was the worst way to waste our VERY EXPENSIVE trip to Kona.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Aloha Jorge, sorry you feel that way. Many customers love the park trail walk to the beach and sea turtles. The prior museum is to explain the ancient Hawaiin Fish ponds and other sites. As this is all advertised. Please keep in mind we are doing the best possible with lunch stops for customers. Hawaii has still not fully opened places since Covid. Your reservation was notated, and yes you were able to go snorkeling, but you chose not to thinking you would be late for ship departure. In our 18 years of working with the cruise ship, we have never had anyone back late and we assured you of that as did the manager on the phone. The other customers that did partake in the optional ending made it back without a fuss. Worst day? Really?