Farm tour
Three-time Cocoa of Excellence winner, the farm grows its own cacao in Kapaʻa and produces single-origin bean-to-bar chocolate on-site — the full chain in one place on Kauai. Three-hour tours move through botanical gardens, tropical fruit tasting, and a guided chocolate tasting.
Last reviewed by ChocoMaps on Dec 21, 2025
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A three-hour Kauai farm tour covering botanical gardens, cacao cultivation, cacao fruit, and a guided chocolate tasting.
Where Kapaa · KauaiSchedule Monday-Friday, with posted tour timesHost Lydgate FarmsCost From $145, per organizerVerified June 11, 2026
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Who it suits
Farm and factory tours
Visitors who want a guided look at cacao, chocolate making, or both.
Chocolate tasting
Travelers comparing bars, origins, or tasting-room experiences.
Hawaii-grown cacao
People looking for local cacao, estate chocolate, or bean-to-bar makers.
Gift shopping
Picking up bars, boxes, cacao products, or chocolate souvenirs.
Single-origin bars
Chocolate fans who care about farm, island, and origin specificity.
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The chocolate farm tour is about three hours and includes the botanical gardens, tropical fruit tasting, a cacao experience, and a guided chocolate tasting. Plan a half-day for the visit.
At Lydgate Farms, the three-hour Chocolate Farm Tour starts from $145 and the two-hour Honey & Bee Tour starts from $115. Both run by reservation from the Olohena Rd farm in Kapaa.
The farm is a three-time Cocoa of Excellence winner and produces single-origin bean-to-bar chocolate from cacao grown on-site in Kapaa, Kauai.
Yes — Lydgate Farms also offers a two-hour Honey & Bee Tour with a beehive experience, which is a good add-on or alternative if you have extra time on Kauai.
Yes, they have a tasting room in Kapaa open Monday–Friday 10am–4pm, plus an online shop carrying single-origin bars, macadamia and rum chocolates, vanilla beans, and farm honey.
The farm tours run from 5730 Olohena Rd in Kapaa on Kauai's east side, with a separate tasting room in town. Tours are by reservation, so book ahead.
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