Kona Shore Excursion: Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
5 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Language
English
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Uncover the best of Kailua-Kona in this 5-hour tour. Witness majestic sea turtles, savor world-famous Kona coffee, and explore historic sights. Perfect for cruise passengers!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

WANT TO SEE HAWAIIAN SEA TURTLES!


Cruise ship-friendly tour is approx 5 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!


Departure times may be adjusted to fit your ship's arrival & departure.

What You Get

Professional guide
Bottled water
Port pickup and drop-off
Lunch (stop is made to purchase at local vendor)
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • If you are brining a car seat for infant, a seat must be purchased if infant will not be sitting in lap
  • If your ship does not arrive due to weather- You will be fully refunded
  • Dress comfortable - It is usually hot and sunny
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Kailua Pier

Tour departs from the Kailua Kona Pier. When you get off the ship tender, please look for the guide holding a sign that says "C Big Island Tours" written on it.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
2

Greenwell Farms

Along the volcanic slopes is a perfect climate for our famous Kona Coffee. Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee and the coffee beans are all hand-picked. Learn how Kona coffee is grown, harvested, and packaged. Sample some of Kona’s finest coffee. * We do not guarantee that the coffee farm will always be Greenwell Farms. Due to closed times, we sometimes have to stop by Bay View Farm
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
3

St Benedict’s Painted Church

Going south towards South Kona and through Captain Cook Village, we will visit the famous nicknamed, “Painted Church”, due to its painted 3D depictions of the bible in the interior wooden walls all done with ordinary house paint.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

Honaunau Poke Shop

Stop is made to purchase lunch at local vendor in this area. This lunch stop is not guaranteed to be open on some days and we will include another option to purchase.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
5

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Visitor Center The National Historic Landmarked archaeological site is known as the Honokōhau Settlement. The park was established on November 10, 1978, for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
6

Honokohau Marina & Small Boat Harbor

Honokohau Turtle Trail Walk ( 30 min) Easy but uneven ground. Next is a relaxing stroll down a trail ( 100 yards 10 min walk ) to a beautiful white sand beach and archeological site of a Hawaiian Fish Trap made with lava rock and Hawaiian Hut reconstructed. This area is also home to our local wildlife, including local birds and Hawaiian green sea turtles!
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
7

Honaunau

Lunch stop by local vendor, usually is Honaunau Poke Shop or other local vendor
35 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Kailua Pier, Kaahumanu Place, Hawaii County Hawaii, United States, US, 96740

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When you get off the tender onto the Kona Pier please your guide will be holding a sign that says " C Big Island Tours"
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Our tour guide, Kelvin,...
August 07, 2025
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Our tour guide, Kelvin, was very knowledgeable and spent time not just on the bus guiding us, but at the sites as well. He led us through Greenwell for the Kona coffee tour, explaining the growing...read more

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August 07, 2025
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amazing , watching turtles was a different expereince .the tourguide was very knowledgeable, and efficient

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August 06, 2025
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Our tour guide Caleb was excellent! He was polite and knowledgeable. He guided us through all the attractions including the beautiful church. The coffee tour was insightful as I will take this know...read more

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It was a great tour....
August 06, 2025
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It was a great tour. Calvin was very knowledgeable! Although he doesn’t drink coffee, he gave us a very detailed process of how coffee is grown, harvested and made. When we went to tha Kaloko Honok...read more

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Enjoyable time exploring Kona area
August 05, 2025
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We had a great day with Kelvin our driver and tour guide. He is extremely knowledgeable about Hawaii and shared many interesting facts and stories. He has a fun personality. The local place we sto...read more

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