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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)

Crystal_M

Jun 2022

Love the trip. Only recommendation is to bring ponchos if traveling in June or rainy months. And wear sneakers! My wedges and flip flops were no good.

Response from Host

Jun 2022

😳 It hardly ever rains in Kona, usually the other side of the island is the rainy side. So glad you still enjoyed all the awesome sites with guide Edmond!

Allyson_S

Jun 2022

This tour information was deceiving. It reads as you’re going to see sea turtles and snorkel getting a chance to maybe see the turtles. However the snorkeling is optional at the end of the tour. You do go to a place to see the turtles and that was great but not what we anticipated. In addition there’s no need to go to two coffee factories. The coffee Farm would’ve been satisfactory. I would not recommend this tour unless you were interested in seeing the Kona side of the island and even then I’m sure there are other excursions that would give you a better variety.

Response from Host

Jun 2022

Aloha Allyson, so sorry you felt that way. When we take you up north to see the sea turtles as you noticed it is a beautiful white sand beach followed by black lava. That is not a great place for snorkeling but awesome for sea turtles. At the end of the tour, as we do advertise it is an optional ending. For those who choose snorkeling, it is one of the best reefs we have that is just off the shore and there are still often several sea turtles there. We have considered not going to one of the coffee places.

ppdavis50

May 2022

We took this tour to see the green turtles. The guide did not give enough explications on where to meet at the beach nor how long we would be there or when to get back to the bus. We waited for the guide then went looking for him to no avail. Once we got back to the bus the guide critisized me upon my arrival then critisized my wife then other people who arrived late. Once we were on the bus he took the microphone and proceeded to critisize us again. At least 4 people did not see any turtles. We should have spent more time at the beach to see turtles instead of spending all our time at 2 (two different) coffee places, the Greenwell Farms would have been enough. Did not need to go to another one. The Greenwell farms was most informative. My wife was so shaken after her reprimand that she could not eat at the restaurant. This is the first time we were not happy with an excursion through Viator. The guide was Edmond

Response from Host

May 2022

Aloha Pierre, thank you for taking the time to speak with me on the phone the other day and I have handled this issue with the guide. Again I'm sorry the other guests got to see the turtles and you did not as I know that was one of the main highlights you wanted to see.