Kīlauea Jungle Oasis — Attraction in Kauai

My husband was keen on doing a property tour on our first trip to Kauai. I vetoed every one of his suggestions as something that I would probably find overrated, until he presented this option. It was first tour that I thought would be a good use of our time and money.

The property is easily seen from the road and it has a convenient left turn lane if you’re coming from the south. There is an amazing coffee shop next door (get a hot cacao latte), and a few other businesses as well.

The tour starts under a tent, but you are eventually guided through the property where you will sample or smell fresh produce that is removed directly from the plant in front of you. This is a working farm, so you will be walking through grass paths. Don’t wear your best white sneakers and you should be fine as long as you don’t have severe mobility challenges.

It was truly impressive to see things growing that I was familiar with (turmeric, vanilla, lychee, etc.), but had no idea how they are grown. My mind was further blown by sampling berries that I had no idea existed- like a fascinating acorn squash-shaped cherry and also berries that taste just like cotton candy.

They also make chocolate from the cocoa pods that they grow. We learned how craft chocolate is made on both a small and a larger scale, and we were lucky enough that the fruit was ripe so we were able to try the fresh flesh. It was very moreish.

The tour ended with a sampling of even more produce from their farm, most of which I had I idea existed prior to this tour. Ulu (breadfruit), eggfruit, caviar lime, soursop and too many others for my brain to remember were offered in very agreeable amounts. There is another company that offers a similar, but more $$$ tour, where the reviews mentioned how disappointed they were with the sample sizes they got. This is not a problem at Jungle Oasis. I did not eat breakfast and I left there full, and she still had leftover fruit.

The fruit sampling was followed by a chocolate sampling. This concluded the 2.5 hour tour, and we had the opportunity to buy some of the chocolate that they make themselves. I waited for the other group to buy what they wanted, then I bought the rest.

Ultimately this was one of the top activities that we did on our trip. It was nice and low-key. Robin, the owner and our host, is a total sweetheart and gave an intimate and authentic presentation. She was able to answer our questions and share so much more than we could have ever hoped for. I don’t often have the the urge to hug someone I just met when I say good bye, but it was strong when we were leaving.

This tour and Robin are a hidden gem on Kaua’i. So if you like eating and learning about food, this tour is a must-do and we hope to come back...

My friends and I did this tour over a week ago and LOVED IT. Ben and Robin are great hosts and we loved our time here. At the beginning of the tour, we sat under a tent to listen to information on how Kauai came to be and how the fruit and chocolate came too to have an understanding of why they can be grown in Kauai. We also got to sip on cacao tea during the beginning.

It was raining on and off that day so when the rain stopped, Ben showed us around to see the fruit trees and cacao. Then Robin entertained us while Ben set up the fruit and chocolate sampling.

There are definitely fruit that we had never tried before like the finger lime, Mamey sapote. Everything was good to try and we really appreciated trying new fruit and the information.

They offer the chocolates and dried fruit for sale at the end of the tour. They didn’t expect us to buy anything but we all got stuff that we were interested in buying. Their chocolate bars are very decently priced and very tasty.

There is also a store and a coffee truck close to the tour that can be visited before or after the tour. Also this tour is across the lot from Anaina Hou Community Park which hosts a lot of events.

Robin and Ben are great people and we can see their business being very successful in the future. They are super down to earth and passionate about what they do. We realized later in the day we forgot to try the noni juice! Another reason to come back and do this...

Loved it so much scheduled another tour and brought my husband and my brother in laws to join. It's super educational - learned about kauai agriculture history as well as the agriculture history and maintenance of each plant we learned about and tasted. It was such a fun experience to taste so many different fruits we normally wouldn't be exposed to. As someone who came into the first tour saying "I don't like chocolate" I was pleasantly surprised to really enjoy Ben and Robin's homemade chocolate and discover that one of my (new) favorite fruits is the cacao fruit. Highly recommend this chocolate tour to all. My parents/mom in law AND husband/brother in laws loved the tour. Not only do you get to try some of the best chocolate but try delicious diverse fruit and one of the best honeys ever...