Whether you’re a farm-to-table enthusiast, interested in agriculture, or just want to eat some delicious foods, here are 10 of our favorite Maui excursions sure to satisfy your hunger. Pineapple Plantationīite into juicy slices of Maui gold and learn to pick a perfectly ripe pineapple as you tour the Hali’imaile Pineapple Plantation. On a scenic stroll through the plantation, your guide carves slices of fruit in the field for you to sample all the growth stages of a pineapple. Did you know approximately 1/3 of the world’s pineapples come from Hawaii? A tour of the processing plant lets you can see how they send the fruit all over the globe. Bonus points if you can guess what it is! Lahaina Tasting Tourīring your appetite to the charming town of Lahaina.Īt the end of the day, enjoy a sweet souvenir of your very own. As you sample locally made coffee and creamy gelato, hear stories about the history of this old whaling town from a local foodie. Check out 10 different establishments including a historical inn for macadamia pancakes, an old poi factory now making rich batches of fudge, and then enjoy the chance to cool down with tropical-flavored shaved ice. The family-run farm offers educational tours through its grove of coconut trees, expounding on the plant’s growing stages, the utilitarian uses of its husks and coir (coconut fiber) and how coconut trees even got to Hawaii. Lahaina Harbor, The Outlets of Maui, Punakea Palms Coconut Farm.

Have you ever seen a goat hang 10? Well, you can at one of Maui’s top agritourism destinations. On Maui, Punakea Palms is the only coconut farm on the island, and most likely in all of Hawaii. Must-see attractions in Kaanapali: Kaanapali Coffee Farms, Skyline Eco-Adventures. Since, over 250 beautiful coconut-palms have been sprouted and each tree showcases coconuts growing at every stage of life. Be a goat herder for the day during your hands-on visit to the Surfing Goat Dairy. Maui has the perfect climate to grow healthy coconut trees and the Punakea family farm has grown each coconut tree by hand, having started the first plants 12 years ago.

Punakea palms coconut farm