Are you looking for unique things to do on Kauai with kids (or without)? Keep scrolling to read my honest review of the Kauai farm tour at Kalalea View Farm.
This Kauai farm tour review was written by Hawaii travel expert Marcie Cheung and contains affiliate links which means if you purchase something from one of my affiliate links, I may earn a small commission that goes back into maintaining this blog.
Planning a trip to Kauai with the family?
Make sure to add a visit to the Kalalea View Farm in Anahola! It’s one of the best Kauai farm tours.
My kids and I had such an amazing time on our recent visit to the Kalalea View Farm in Anahola, and I know you will too!
This is definitely one of the best Kauai farm tours out there. Scroll down for more information on this incredible experience.
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Where is Kalalea View Farm on Kauai?
Kalalea View Farm is a family-run farm on the east side of Kauai. The address is: Kalalea View Dr, Anahola, HI 96703.
They offer super cool farm tours on Kauai as well as produce boxes.
What to Know about this Kauai Farm Tour Before You Go:
How to Visit the Kalalea View Farm
You’ll need to make a reservation ahead of time. I found out about the tour from Facebook, so I arranged in via Facebook messenger. However, you can also head to their website and contact them.
Where to Park
The farm is located behind a gate. We parked on the residential street and then just opened the gate to walk in.
Arrival
When we arrived, we were greeted by our tour guide Brian (who also owns the farm). He showed us where we could drop our bags and then we grabbed a wheelbarrow and headed into the fields!
Kauai Farm Tour
This is a 90-minute experience where you get to go on a working farm on Kauai and participate in hands-on activities.
What’s really cool about the Kalalea View Farm tour is that it’s totally customizable! You can choose 3 activities for your tour. Brian gave us these options of activities:
- Pollinate passion fruit and pumpkin (if appropriate flowers are open and available)
- Orchard tour
- Coco milk-making (sample and take home coco milk)
- Garden Tour
- Sugar cane bike juicing (sample and take home sugar cane juice)
- Hot sauce making
- Guacamole harvest and make
- Smoothie making
- Harvest your own Cassava (up to 5lbs) and Kalo
- Harvest your own banana tree and keep up to 3 bananas per person.
- Other custom experiences are available
At the end of the tour, there are some awesome products available for purchase like t-shirts, honey, hot sauce, etc.
Food Options
If you’d like a bite to eat after your Kauai farm tour, I suggest heading to the Anahola Cafe. It’s pretty close by and their food is seriously tasty! There’s also the Ha Coffee shop next door.
The Highlights of This Kauai Tour and What You Should Look Out For
There are honestly too many amazing things to share and I don’t want to ruin any surprises for people who plan on doing this tour.
But here are a few activities that stand out:
Picking Tropical Fruit
The first thing we did was head into the orchard and pick tropical fruit. Brian showed us how to tell whether or not the fruit was ripe. And he even had a sheet of paper so the kids could cross off the fruit we got.
We ended up getting tangerines, oranges, lemons, limes, and a bunch of other stuff. Everything went into the wheelbarrow.
When we were done picking fruit, we headed to an outdoor table where Brian sliced everything up so we could taste it.
My kids wanted to juice all the citrus fruit and Brian was awesome and got them a citrus squeezer so they could create their own fresh fruit concoctions. It was awesome how he just rolled along with their energy.
We got to bring home all the fruit that we didn’t taste (or juice). Oh, and we fed all the fruit scraps to the chickens!
Chopping Down a Banana Tree
My 8-year-old is the one who picked this activity because he thought it would be cool to tell his friends that he chopped down a banana tree in Hawaii.
It was such an interesting experience!
Brian showed my son how to make the notches in the tree and which direction we wanted the tree to fall. Then, my son got to use a machete and try it for himself!
We ended up needing Brian’s help, but the kids were still stoked to participate.
Of course, the best part was getting to eat the sweet bananas they harvested!
Making Fresh Sugar Cane Juice
The activity I was most curious about making sugar cane juice. I’d never seen it done before!
Brian had my 5-year-old help him chop down a sugar cane stalk and drag it over to an undercover area. Then, he chopped it into smaller pieces and had my kids thoroughly wash them.
Then came the fun part!
We fed the sugar cane pieces into a slot in a bicycle, and my oldest son pedaled the wheel and squeeze out the sugar cane juice!
We collected all the juice is a big jar and got to taste it. We’d never done that before! And we ended up mixing in some of the citrus juice my kids squeezed earlier and it was such a tasty combo!
Kauai Farm Tour Tips for Families
All Ages are Welcome
We went with a 5-year-old and 8-year-old and had a blast! I could see tweens and teens also having a good time.
If you plan on going with babies or toddlers, I’d recommend bringing a baby carrier along.
What to Wear
You’ll definitely want to wear closed-toe shoes and some sort of hat. I wore a baseball cap and my kids wore straw sun hats.
I also suggest lots of sunscreen since you’ll be out in the elements for a couple of hours.
What to Bring
We didn’t bring much but it would have been handy to have a water bottle.
Kauai also has a reputation for being the “rainy island” so you might want to pack a light jacket, especially if you visit during the winter months.
How Much Does it Cost?
This 90-minute interactive farm tour costs $50 per person ($200 minimum). We thought it was worth the money because it was a unique opportunity and it was a private tour.
Kauai Farms FAQ
The Polynesians brought crops like taro, sugar cane, coconut, sweet potato, and breadfruit when they came to Kauai. Today, many items are grown on Kauai like sugarloaf pineapple, Kauai coffee, mangoes, papaya, and citrus plants.
Yes, there are still rice paddies on Kauai, however, they are mostly for research vs commercially grown.
While you may associate pineapple or sugar cane with Hawaii, the most lucrative crop grown in Hawaii are actually figs!
So, is the Kalalea View Farm Tour Worth It?
Absolutely! And what’s so cool about it is that we could come back next year and choose 3 different activities for a completely new experience!
While we love doing tours in Hawaii, this was such a customized experience and my kids learned a lot about farming in Hawaii in a fun and natural way!