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Hawaii
September 22nd - 28th, 2024
Price
$3,750 – $5,000 depending on room
Duration
7 DAYS
Knowledge Level
This trip is accessible to beginner and advanced chocolate enthusiasts.
Activity Level
This trip involves walking around muddy farms, but no incline hiking.
Comfort Level
No camping involved, guests will be staying at a hotel.
Price
$2,500 / PERSON
Duration
7 DAYS
Knowledge Level
This trip is accessible to beginner and advanced chocolate enthusiasts.
Activity Level
This trip involves walking around muddy farms, but no incline hiking.
Comfort Level
No camping involved, guests will be staying at a hotel.
Trip Overview
On this trip, you’ll visit cacao farms on the islands of Oahu and Kauai, visit chocolate makers and taste their chocolate, and get to experience the local Hawaiian culture through planned excursions. This trip is seven days, including arrival and departure days, as well as a free day for self exploration. Due to the origin, this trip has an educational focus on the genetics of cocoa, but you’ll also learn about the cocoa cultivation process and chocolate-making in general.
Featured Activities
- Visit cacao farms on Kauai and Oahu
- Visit Manoa and Lonahana chocolate makers
- Taste fresh cacao pods
- Private chocolate tasting
- Tropical fruit tasting
- Understand the cultivation process for cocoa
- One free day to explore
- Hawaiian cultural activity
What the Price of This Trip Includes
The cost for the Hawai’i Origin Trip ranges from $3,750 to $5,000 per person, depending on the room a guest books at our oceanside villa.
The cost also covers:
- Internal travel and transportation between scheduled activities.
- Meals and any planned cultural excursions. We will do our best to accommodate food allergies or restrictions.
- Guests are responsible for their own flight in and out of Honolulu International Airport, as well as lunch (and any activities they decide to enjoy) on their free day.
Room Options
FULL-sized
- 2 available single rooms
- Shared bathrooms
- $3,750 per person
Queen-sized
- 5 available rooms
- Shared bathrooms
- $3,750 per person or $4,000 for single occupancy
King-sized
- 2 available rooms
- En suite bathrooms
- $4,500 per person or $5,000 for single occupancy
A Preview of Your Day to Day
Itinerary Subject to Change
DAY 1 - ARRIVAL
Fly into Hawai’i, settle into your room, meet everyone, and get an overview of the agenda for the week.
DAY 2 - MANOA DAY
We’ll start by visiting the Kamananui Farm in the morning before having lunch at the Smoking Bar & the Coconut. In the afternoon we’ll pop over to Manoa Chocolate to see their chocolate-making process.
DAY 3 - VISIT KAUA‘I
In the morning we’ll catch a flight to the island of Kaua‘i to tour the Lydgate cacao farm. We’ll then visit the beautiful small town of Hanalei on the coast of Kaua‘i before flying back to the house for dinner.
DAY 4 - VISIT HAWAI’I
On this day we’ll start the morning by exploring the forests and nature of O’ahu before spending the afternoon at the Bishop Museum, Hawaii’s largest natural and cultural history museum.
DAY 5 - FREE DAY
This is a day to do whatever you’d like to do: go kite surfing, snorkeling, or kayaking! Or just relax and read a book?
DAY 6 - VISIT MORE MAKERS
On our final full day we’ll visit the Lonohana small-batch chocolate factory in the morning and head over to the Ben Field’s Farm in the afternoon.
DAY 7 - DEPARTURE
We’ll say goodbye to Hawai’i with a better understanding of cocoa production and a sun-kissed glow from spending a week in the Islands.
Why Hawaii?
Hawaii is the only state in the United States that grows cocoa, due to its climate and location near the Equator. Some of the most expensive cocoa in the world comes from Hawaii, and the farms are tightly managed in contrast to other cocoa farms across the world.
Dandelion first sourced beans from Hawaii in 2020, and has since been developing relationships with several local farms and chocolate makers since. On your trip, you’ll get to visit these farms and meet the people responsible for providing some of the chocolate you love at Dandelion.
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Please let us know if you have any questions and we'll be happy to be in touch. We have limited room availability at the villa, so if you have a room in mind, please contact us with the room option you’d like to reserve, as well as how many are in your party, or if you’ll be traveling alone.