Pick Your Own Tropical Fruit

Pick and Taste Tropical Fruit runs through Adam. Rated 4.9 across 32 reviews. Runs 2 hours (approx.). From $119.

Overview

This two hour experience takes place on a working farm near Kilauea, and it centers on one simple pleasure: eating tropical fruit straight off the trees. Adam, the host, walks the group around the property, picks whatever is ripe that day, and hands it out to taste as you go. One group of visitors counted more than 20 different fruits in a single visit.

The outing is casual and conversational. Reviewers repeatedly describe the host as knowledgeable, and several mention that he shares history about Hawaii and its fruit crops along the way. Families have reported having a good time, and the laid back pace comes up in review after review. Depending on what is ripe, guests have sometimes been allowed to take fruit back with them.

The trade-off for the setting is logistics. You meet at a dirt parking lot behind the Moloa'a Sunrise Fruitstand on Koolau Road and you need your own vehicle, since many taxi and rideshare drivers will not go down the long dirt road to the farm itself. Groups are capped at 10 travellers, and the tour runs about 2 hours from the 10:00 AM start.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Meet at the parking lotArrive at 6174 Koolau Rd, Kilauea, HI 96754, in the dirt parking lot at 10, behind the Moloa'a Sunrise Fruitstand and to the left of Heart and Soul Organics. The start time is 10:00 AM.
2. Follow the host to the farmGuests drive their own vehicles behind the host down the dirt road to the farm, since drivers for hire generally will not make this run.
3. Moloa'a Organica'a farm walkSpend 2 hours touring the farm and gardens with Adam, picking and tasting whatever fruit is ripe that day. Admission is included.
4. Return to the meeting pointThe activity ends back at the same parking lot where it began.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical things will shape the visit, from footwear to mosquitoes.

• Wear walking shoes. You are on your feet for the full 2 hours on farm terrain. Reviewers say it can be muddy after rain, so comfortable closed shoes beat sandals.
• Bring bug repellent. Travellers have reported mosquitoes on sunny days. Apply repellent before you arrive.
• Arrive hungry. Multiple reviewers said to come ready to eat, and the tasting is the core of the tour, not a sideline.
• Fruit varies by season. What you taste depends on what is ripe that day. Visitors in winter still tasted plenty of fruit.
• You need a car. The listing is firm on this. Most taxi and rideshare drivers will not drive past the meeting point into the farm lands, so bring your own vehicle.
• Small group feel. The tour is capped at 10 travellers. Reviewers describe a casual, conversational atmosphere with a family hosting.

Common issues. The biggest limitation is transport: there is no hotel pickup and you must drive yourself, following the host down a dirt road to reach the farm. One reviewer mentioned mosquitoes, and mud is possible after rain. Weather matters too. The experience requires good conditions, and if it is cancelled for poor weather you are offered a different date or a full refund. Cancel at least 24 hours before the start time for a full refund; later cancellations get nothing back.

Which Tour Matches Your Plans