Chocolate Farm Tasting

Kauai Chocolate Farm Tasting Tour runs through Lydgate Farms Kauai Chocolate. Rated 4.9 across 1,107 reviews. Runs 3 hours (approx.). From $145.

Overview

Lydgate Farms sits on Olohena Road near Kapaʻa, and this three-hour guided walk takes you through the property from cacao tree to finished bar. Local guides explain the whole chocolate-making process, and one reviewer describes the farm as a botanical garden as well, with a huge variety of plants and trees to see. Another recalls watching a guide hand pollinate a vanilla flower during the visit.

The tasting is the centerpiece. Visitors sample the farm's chocolate in several forms alongside fruit in season and macadamia nuts. One reviewer found the samples so good that store-bought chocolate started tasting artificial by comparison. Educational, but relaxed, and easy walking according to multiple accounts.

It suits adults and families with children aged nine and up. The cap is 25 travellers per tour, the walking is gentle, and reviewers repeatedly praise the knowledgeable guides, so it works for anyone curious about where chocolate actually comes from. Families with younger children are instead directed to the Lydgate Chocolate Tasting Room in downtown Kapaa, open Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Arrive at Lydgate FarmsMeet at 5730 Olohena Rd, Kapaʻa. Search Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tour on Google Maps or Waze and arrive 15 minutes before your booking. Driving directions are in the welcome email.
2. Guided farm walkA roughly three-hour guided tour of the farm, covering the cacao trees, other plants on the property, and the chocolate-making process from bean to bar.
3. Fruit and chocolate tastingSample the farm's chocolate in various forms, plus fruit in season and mac nuts, with commentary from the guide throughout.
4. Tour endsThe activity ends back at the meeting point. Farm shop purchases are available at your own expense.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points will make the visit smoother, drawn from the listing and from what travellers report back.

• Getting there. There is no hotel pickup or drop off. You drive yourself to the farm on Olohena Road near Kapaʻa, so allow time to find it and arrive 15 minutes early.
• Clothing and bugs. This is an active farm with lots of vegetation. One reviewer suggests long pants or bug repellent, and the farm offers some repellent for guest use.
• Pace and terrain. Multiple reviewers describe the walking as easy. Plan on a full three hours, as the tour runs to its scheduled length.
• Group size. Tours run with a maximum of 25 travellers. Reviewers describe an engaging experience with guides who answer questions thoroughly.
• Come hungry. The tastings cover chocolate in various forms plus fruit in season and mac nuts. Farm shop purchases cost extra.
• Weather. The experience requires good weather. If it is cancelled for poor weather you are offered a different date or a full refund.

Common issues. There is no hotel transport, so you need your own way to the farm, and the tour is not wheelchair accessible. Children under nine are not allowed, including infants in carriers, which rules the tour out for many families; those visitors are pointed to the Kapaa tasting room instead. One reviewer flagged bugs on an active farm, so repellent is worth bringing. Cancellation must happen at least 24 hours before the start time for a refund, and changes inside that window are not accepted. Farm shop purchases and gratuities are extra.

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