Booking choice: The Princeville garden and chocolate tour, from $126 per person. Check dates Compare the options below
The Viator listing sells adult tickets from age 14 and a child rate for ages 2 to 13, and infants sit on laps. The gardens add two caveats: they suggest about 5 as the age at which children enjoy the tour, and parents must keep children with them at all times.
Below: prices by age, what the walk is like for small legs, and the Kauai tours that suit younger children better.
The quick answer
Children 2 to 13 pay a child rate on Viator, and 14-year-olds pay the adult price. Booked direct, children 3 to 13 are $55 and 2 and under are free. The gardens suggest about age 5 and up, strollers are impractical on the stairs and gravel, and parents must keep children with them. Lydgate Farms only takes ages 9 and up.
Can children do the chocolate tour?
Yes: children from 2 book at a child rate on Viator and infants sit on laps, though the gardens suggest about 5 and up for kids to enjoy it.
The gardens also ask parents to make "an honest assessment" of their children's temperament, out of consideration for the other guests. It is a three-hour guided walk with a lot of listening, in a group of up to 17.
Kids 5 and up who love fruit and chocolate? Check dates for the garden walk with a child rate.
Check dates for the Princeville garden and chocolate tourHow much do children pay?
On Viator, ages 2 to 13 pay a child rate and 14 and over pay the adult price; direct, ages 3 to 13 are $55 and 2 and under are free.
| Age | Viator | Direct with the gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | On a parent's lap | Free |
| 2 | Child rate | Free |
| 3 to 13 | Child rate | $55 plus tax and tip |
| 14 and over | Adult, $126 | Adult, $105 plus tax and tip |
What is the best age for the tour?
About 5 and up, which is the age the gardens themselves suggest.
Younger children can come, but three hours on stairs and gravel with a seated break is a lot for toddlers. Guests who brought children describe it as fun for the whole family when the kids are old enough to enjoy tasting fruit and spotting pods.
Can you bring a stroller?
It is not practical: the route has several sets of stairs, loose gravel slopes and a cable bridge.
The tour is not wheelchair accessible and does not allow walkers or scooters. A baby carrier works far better for infants, and closed shoes with grip matter for children too. See what to wear on the garden tour for the kit list.
What will kids enjoy most?
The tasting stops: seasonal fruit, the garden's honey and the chocolate break, plus cacao pods on the trees and the cable bridge.
The chocolate is mostly single-origin bars, some of them dark, so expect children to like some pieces more than others. The mosquitoes are the other thing to plan for: use the DEET-free spray at check-in.
Can children go to Lydgate Farms?
Only from age 9: Lydgate Farms does not allow children under 9, including infants in carriers, on the farm tour.
For families with younger children, Lydgate points to its chocolate tasting room in downtown Kapaa, open Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM. With children 9 and over who love chocolate, the farm is the bigger chocolate experience.
Kids 9 and up and mad about chocolate? Lydgate's farm tour follows cacao from tree to bar.
Explore the Lydgate Farms chocolate tourWhich Kauai tasting tours work with a stroller?
The Hanalei food walk, the Moloa'a fruit farm and the private food tour are all listed as stroller accessible.
The Hanalei walk is on flat town pavements and caps groups at 12; call the operator ahead if you are bringing an infant. The fruit farm has a child rate for ages 3 to 12 and a separate infant band. The private food tour lets infants sit on laps, but its child rate applies only with two paying adults.
Travelling with a stroller? The Hanalei food walk is on flat pavements and ends in lunch.
Check dates for the Hanalei food walkWhat about chocolate tours on the other islands?
Maui's Ku'ia Estate tour does not take children under 3, Oahu's Kamananui orchard has a child rate for 5 to 12, and the Big Island tour sells one ticket type from age 5.
On Maui, guests also need to climb about 24 broad stairs with a railing and walk for about 20 minutes. None of the three is wheelchair accessible.
Staying on Kauai? The garden walk takes children from 2 at a child rate.
Check dates for the Princeville garden and chocolate tourFrequently asked questions
Is the Princeville chocolate tour suitable for toddlers?
Toddlers can come and sit on laps or pay a child rate from 2, but the gardens suggest about 5 and up, and strollers are impractical on the stairs and gravel.
Do kids get chocolate on the tour?
Yes, children join the tasting, the fruit samples and the honey. Children 2 to 13 pay a child rate on Viator.
What is the youngest age for Lydgate Farms?
Nine. Lydgate Farms does not take children under 9, including infants in carriers, on the farm tour.
Which Kauai tasting tour is best with a baby?
The Hanalei food walk: it is on flat pavements and listed as stroller accessible. Call the operator ahead about infants.
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Princeville Botanical Gardens & Chocolate Tasting
- Guided walk through the 9-acre gardens, 9:30 AM start (check in from 9:00)
- Gourmet chocolate tasting: single-origin bars from around the world plus a taste of the garden's own
- Seasonal fruit samples and the garden's honey
Hanalei Food Walking Tour
- Two-hour guided walk through Hanalei with food stops
- Tastings that add up to lunch, snacks and bottled water
- Small group of up to 12 guests
Organic Tropical Fruit Pick & Taste
Pick and taste fruit from a 30-acre organic farm
