In our 4-wheeled drive vans; traverse the private backroads of the 22,000-acre Grove Farm Sugar Plantation for a look back into the history of Kauai.  With enough room for 14 passengers, the average tour takes only 10 people, allowing for maximum comfort for all. The son of missionary teachers, George Norton Wilcox started Grove Farm in the 1860’s, and built what would become a successful plantation. Due to the low price of sugar worldwide Grove Farm is no longer in the sugar business; now, as diversified agriculture replaces sugar, Grove Farm leases its land to over 100 tenants raising a variety of crops and animals. 

Your tour includes stops along:

Kilohana Crater: rising 1250 feet in elevation

• The coastline of Mahaulepu. On the way up, the vegetation changes from sugar, to rat berries and guava, to a mixed pine and bamboo forest. Wild orchids sprout beside the road.
• The east viewpoint: see the bowl of the crater about one half mile across, now home to wild pigs.
• The western rim of the crater: views of the eastern part of the island.
• The backside of Kilohana: en route to the rest area, hear information on the formation of the islands, the migration of the Polynesians, Hawaiian history and culture, the sugar industry, and diversified agriculture.
• Papuaa reservoir at the base of Mt. Kahili: stop for refreshments and check out the bunkers built in the area during WWII.
• Return to Kilohana through Koloa, Hawaii’s oldest plantation town.

Departure: Kilohana Plantation, Puhi, Kauai  

Morning Tour: Check-in: 7:45am, Tour: 8:00am - 12:00pm

Afternoon Tour: Check-in: 12:45pm, Tour: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Note: Under Hawaii State Law all children under 4 years old or 40lbs/18.5kg must ride in a car seat (available free of charge upon request)