The Best Farm Tours on Maui in 2025
These award-winning tours on the Valley Isle combine flavor, education and aloha while offering up some fascinating insights on local farms.
Family-friendly and foodie approved, these immersive farm tours highlight commodities being grown and produced on Maui. From juicy pineapple and decadent chocolate to fragrant lavender and tangy goat cheese, you’ll ignite your senses as you peek behind the scenes of the island’s agricultural industry.
These farm tours invite visitors to slow down and engage with local farmers while experiencing the stories and flavors rooted in Maui’s soil. More than just one-dimensional tours or tastings, these farms are planting the seeds of sustainable agriculture and food security for future generations.
Learn something new—and savor something delicious—during a visit to these spots that topped our list of Best Farm Tours on Maui in HAWAIʻI Magazine’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.
1. Maui Pineapple Tour
Sample freshly picked pineapples on the Maui Pineapple Tour in Hāliʻimaile.
Photo: Courtesy of Maui Pineapple Tour
Go behind the scenes in Hāliʻimaile at one of Hawaiʻi’s last remaining pineapple plantations. This guided group tour offers a rare look into the locally owned and operated farm, with guests getting to see what it takes to produce the iconic Maui Gold pineapple—from postharvest processing and back to cultivation and planting.
The experience starts at the Maui Pineapple Store, where you’ll find a selection of locally made products, many of which feature the same Maui Gold pineapple you’ll learn about on the tour.
After check-in, guides distribute hairnets and lead guests into the packing house, where pineapples are sorted and prepped for distribution. The guests then board a bus that takes them deep into the plantation’s fields. Along the way, their guides share rich knowledge about pineapples, including their storied history in Hawaiʻi, how the plantation operates and expert tips for picking the perfect one. (Fun fact: Heavier pineapples tend to be juicer; smaller ones are often sweeter.)
The tour stops in a couple of fields, providing guests a chance to take photos and sample freshly picked pineapples. Each guest is also given a pineapple packaged in an airport-ready box.
For a more indulgent experience, upgrade to the Farm & Feast Experience, which includes the full tour followed by a four-course farm-to-table dinner at Hāliʻimaile General Store. The meal ends, naturally, with a Maui Gold pineapple upside-down cake.
870 Hāliʻimaile Road, Makawao, 808-665-5491, mauipineappletour.com.
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2. Maui Chocolate Tour
The tours at Maui Ku‘ia Estate in Lahaina takes you through groves of cacao tree for a hands-on education on harvesting, cultivating and more. You will also get to sample its award0winning chocolate.
Photo: Maui Chocolate Tour
On the slopes of Mauna Kahālāwai (the West Maui Mountains) sits a 20-acre cacao farm and the largest chocolate factory in the state—both of which can be explored during a guided tour. With an emphasis on supporting agriculture tourism and farming in Hawaiʻi, these experiences take you from farm to bar, with plenty of opportunities for sweet treats along the way.
The Guided Cacao Farm Tour at Maui Ku‘ia Estate in Lahaina takes you through the cacao tree groves for a hands-on education on harvesting, cultivating and more. The tour concludes with a flight of chocolate squares.
You can also dive deeper into the chocolate-making process with The Chocolate Factory Experience. Led by Maui Ku‘ia Estate founder and CEO Dr. Gunars Valkirs, this tour takes visitors through each step of production—with samples at every stage. End with a taste of the finished product, complete with an optional drink pairing. On Sundays, all proceeds from ticket sales are donated to local nonprofits.
78 Ulupono St., Suite 1, Lahaina, 808-793-6651; mauichocolatetour.com.
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3. Maui Tropical Plantation
Hop on the Tropical Express Tour for a 40-minute loop around the lagoon and through exclusive parts of the plantation, where you’ll encounter some of Hawaiʻi’s most famous flora—from towering banana trees to vibrant birds of paradise. Also, see how the versatile fruit was cracked open in the old days, during a live coconut husking demonstration.
After the tour, stick around for a bite at Cafe O’Lei at the Plantation, which serves elevated Island fare for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. This family-owned restaurant features local favorites like crabcake eggs Benedict, pork belly bao buns, fried tako poke, lobster risotto and desserts featuring Island-grown ingredients.
1670 Honoapiʻilani Highway, Wailuku, mauitropicalplantation.com.
4. Aliʻi Kula Lavender
Aliʻi Kula Lavender is a 13-acre working farm and botanical garden, which also features olive trees, hydrangea, protea and more.
Photo: David Croxford
The scent of lavender wafts through the cool Upcountry air, infusing the peaceful atmosphere at Aliʻi Kula Lavender with a kind of natural aromatherapy. Home to 20 varieties of lavender and 55,000 individual plants, the property feels like a fairy’s private garden—tranquil, fragrant and dreamlike.
Take a self-guided tour ($5 admission, with discounts for kamaʻāina, seniors and military) of this 13-acre working farm and botanical garden, which also features olive trees, hydrangea, protea and more. At 4,000 feet above sea level, the farm offers panoramic views of Maui’s central valley and coastlines. While midsummer is the peak season to see the lavender fields in full bloom, several varieties blossom year-round in Kula’s cool, dry climate.
Rooted in a philosophy of “sustainable aloha,” the farm embraces mindful stewardship of the land and community. It also pays homage to founder, agricultural artist and horticultural master Aliʻi Chang, whose personal artifacts and collectibles can be found throughout the garden.
Explore the space, then pick up locally made lavender-infused products like soaps and room sprays and jams and mustards. Also enjoy lavender-flavored treats at the on-site café—a warm lavender scone with lilikoʻi jelly is a must.
1100 Waipoli Road, Kula, 808-878-3004, aliikulalavender.com.
READ MORE: 10 Reasons to Love Upcountry Maui
5. Surfing Goat Dairy
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Step inside Maui’s largest commercial dairy and meet its hardworking goats through a variety of tour options that bring you up close with curious kids, mellow mamas and friendly bucks.
The Baby Goat Interaction Experience lets guests cuddle newborn kids, while the Golden Girl Experience is an adults-only session with the farm’s senior goats. The Daily Casual Tour provides a quick overview of the farm, a chance to feed the goats and a fresh cheese tasting—plus a chocolate truffle of your choice. For a more hands-on adventure, the Evening Chores & Milking Tour invites you to learn the daily routine and try your hand at milking a goat.
Coming soon, new tours like the Truffle Making Experience and Cheese Making Experience, will take you even deeper into dairy life.
3651 ‘Oma‘opio Road, Kula, 808-878-2870, surfinggoatdairy.com.
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Ashley Probst is a contributor to HAWAIʻI Magazine.
