Kona Shore Excursion: Hawaiian Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee
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144 Ratings
Kailua-Kona
Embark on a 5-6 hour cruise ship-friendly tour in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and experience the highlights of the area. Discover historical cultural sights, taste famous Kona coffee, enjoy scenic views, and encounter Hawaiian sea turtles.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kailua Pier - Tour departs from the Kailua Kona Pier. When you get off the ship tender, please proceed to the green shaded tent and look for the guide holding a sign that says “C Big Island Tours” written on it.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Lunch (stop is made to purchase at local vendor)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

EXPERIENCE HAWAII’S TURTLES!

Our tour, perfect for cruise ship passengers, runs roughly 5-6 hours long. It’s an amazing experience that includes all the key points of interest in and around Kailua-Kona. Discover historical landmarks, our renowned Kona coffee, beautiful views, and most importantly, our unique wildlife!

We can modify departure times to align with your ship’s schedule.

  • If you are brining a car seat for infant, a seat must be purchased if infant will not be sitting in lap
  • Dress comfortable - It is usually hot and sunny
  • If your ship does not arrive due to weather- You will be fully refunded
Location
Kailua Pier
Kaahumanu Place
When you get off the tender please proceed to the green-shaded tent located on the Kailua-Kona Pier for check-in. Your guide will be holding a sign that says " C Big Island Tours"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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H2841pddanielh
May 14, 2024
Sea Turtles and More! - The sea turtles were our favorite! We also enjoyed going to the coffee plantation, and our tour of Kona, and the sea turtles were amazing to see. A great tour on a sunny day in Kona!
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Dontb6288qj
May 4, 2024
Coffee and Turtle tour - Amazing tour and guide Stop at the pike shop, food was out of this world good Learns very interesting history about Kona the mountains and Kona coffee
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Mariontm3435tm
May 1, 2024
Kono Coffee and turtle tour - Very informative with much presented to the group. Edmund’s was a very good tour guide. I would recommend this tour. Your was prompt picking us at the ship and getting us back on time.
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Jiml848
May 1, 2024
Sampling of Kona - The narratives coupled with the spots brought the Kona area of the Big Island to life! Bus was comfortable. Tour just right amount of time.
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Leslee_u
Apr 30, 2024
This is a great experience. - Had a great driver and tour guide Kelvin. He was very knowledgeable about the area, coffee production and varying types of local fruit. We also appreciated that the sea turtles showed up for his reservation request. Wear good footwear to get to the turtles as the path is very uneven.
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Chris_l
May 5, 2024
Cousin Edward was great! - For the most part, it was great. Cousin Edward was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He was very conscientious of his passengers limitations making sure he announced what the distance and terrain was. Two things to change, A/C and lunch stop. The bus was very warm and the lunch stop didn't have options for those who don't eat seafood. While we love trying local cuisine, options were not great as they were out of all non-seafood options.
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Rats
Apr 13, 2024
Bring on the turtles. - The most memorable part of this excursion was getting up close and personal with the sea turtles and seeing so many of them. Even though most of the tour was in the wet, it cleared for the turtles 🐢 . Would recommend this tour and also our guide.
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Jerry
Apr 30, 2024
Needs Work - We took this tour on April 29 while visiting the island on a cruise. Our driver/tour guide was new to the tour and not as familiar with the Kona side of the island, thus her commentary was somewhat limited. We could not find anything at the lunch location to eat so we skipped lunch. Perhaps the company should look for a different location offering a wider variety of types of food, also it took too long for the entire bus to be served. I also found the time allotted at each location, especially the painted church and with the turtles to be too limited - 20 minutes was just too short. Finally, the air conditioning on the bus was insufficient to keep it cool.
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Susan_f
Apr 12, 2024
A so so tour - It was okay. Our driver/ tour operator was friendly and sweet. For her first tour she did alright, although not as knowledgeable as we would have liked for the price. Also, the best part of the tour to see the sea turtles and beach was very rushed due to poor time management. Way too much time was spent at lunch waiting on fellow passengers who ate across the street. Resulted in just a quick trip to the beach area and late arrival getting back to the port
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Cynthia_k
Apr 15, 2024
Poor customer service - Our driver started the tour without us even though we were waiting under the green tent for 30 minutes prior. She left thinking she had everyone and turned off her phone! We had to go through customer service to find out what happened! After paying a taxi driver 50 dollars we caught up with them at the coffee farm and missed the tour! Not enough time at the coffee farm nor turtle beach.
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