FARM TOURING
The farms worth the trip.
The 15 farm days travellers rate highest across the USA, from Maui pineapple and cacao plantations to Kentucky thoroughbred horse farms and the orchards and creameries of the Northeast. Tastings, tractor rides and the people who work the land.
Walk a working pineapple operation in Hali’imaile, taste Maui Gold at multiple stages, and take home an airport-ready fresh pineapple.
Most Popular“Wonderful experience to learn about pineapple farming how difficult it is to grow them to keep watching them.”
Lexington half-day thoroughbred farm tour with Keeneland, small-group van rides, and hands-on horse moments in Kentucky Bluegrass country for $45.
“Great tour! Lots to see and so informative. Tour guide was fantastic and funny! I learned so much. I highly recommend it.”
Premium Lancaster Amish Country tour: guided 1805 farmhouse, scenic minibus backroads, and a self-guided 15-acre farmstead with schoolhouse.
“Great overview of the Amish life. Cindy was great! The bus tour was comfortable. The house/farm tour was informative.”
Small-group Lexington horse-farm tour with private-farm access, peppermints, barns, and yearlings swimming. 3 hours, $59, guided bus ride.
“Close up and personal with the horses and a great guide! Friendly, Funny and informative. Small group tour meant it was personable.”
Tour Hawaii’s largest chocolate factory in Lahaina, then see cacao harvesting at Ku’ia Estate and taste nine chocolates on a small group outing.
“I thought we had signed up for a tree house lunch. The application asked dietary need and I wrote two vegetarians and otherwise normal. We enjoyed Brandy very much. She really had the info down pat. She appeared that she really enjoyed her job. We also were pleased that all profit went to donations. Especially…”
Drive your own 4-wheel ATV on Oʻahu’s North Shore, plant native shoreline plants, and learn Kapukapuakea and Taputapuatea on a farm tour.
“This was sold as a "Beachfront ATV Adventure," but we saw very little beachfront. We liked our guide, but this ended up being one of our least favorite activities of our trip.”
Walk a Kona oceanfront salt farm, learn hand-harvesting from deep seawater, then taste multiple Hawaiian sea salts in about 1 hour.
“Our experience was wonderful, our guide, Ipolani, was great. She’s was extremely knowledgeable, I was impressed with her ability to learn everyone’s name. It shows her passion for and willingness to care for the environment in passing on her extraordinary knowledge of this sustainable way to harvest a nutrient we all need to survive. This…”
Tour Lydgate Farms in Kauai to taste cacao fruit, farm honey, vanilla, and estate chocolate on a 3-hour guided experience.
“Very good tour. Guide was very knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. Accommodations were good. Excellent tour.”
A 3-hour guided walk through Kona’s coffee and chocolate farm with tastings, a natural soap factory demo, and gift-shop picks.
“Excellent and informative. Greg was very engaging and entertaining. We enjoyed this tour thoroughly.”
Mine for gems and fossils at Elijah Mountain, then meet goats and see peacocks and pheasants at a Hendersonville farm setting.
“I took my boyfriend here for his birthday and everyone was very friendly. There is so much to see and the prices for everything was amazing. They also had goats in the back that you could feed. Overall it was super fun and it’s very family friendly. I would 100% recommend and go back!”
A short, small-group Maui Butterfly Farm tour with hands-on life-cycle lessons and butterfly feeding inside a flight house.
“Very friendly and helpful staff. The tour was very informative and the guide was very intentional about making sure everyone that wanted to had a chance to hold a caterpillar/butterfly/praying mantis. Very thoughtfully planned tour!”
Bozeman alpaca and llama farm tour: feed, walk, and even bathe camelids, meet Anatolian guard dogs, and enjoy scenic hands-on fun.
“Fun and informative tour! Sarah gave us information about the history of the alpacas and llamas. Loved feeding and walking them!”
Tour Gypsy Gold Horse Farm in Ocala for a founder-led Gypsy Vanner lesson, a Spanish moss paddock walk, and included photo time for $55.
“It was an amazing experience being around the horses,and walking the grounds.I felt a peace of quiet overcome me leaving the hassles of life behind me for a short time. The horses were beautiful..”
Chase Waipio, Akaka, and Rainbow Falls, walk a lava tube, spot turtles on black sand, then taste Kona coffee on an 11-hour Big Island tour.
“Excellent tour guide! His energy was HIGH. Tons of knowledge on the island”
3.5-hour Lexington tour of Keeneland and thoroughbred farms, narrated by local guides, with movie-track stops.
“Extremely educational and instructional. Very hands. Enjoyed interacting with both studs and mares. Keenland was beautiful.”
