# HourWalkingChocolate.com - the 3 Hour Walking and Chocolate Tasting Tour (Princeville Botanical Gardens, Kauai), compared > Independent guide to the Viator listing '3 Hour Walking and Chocolate Tasting Tour', which is the guided tour of > Princeville Botanical Gardens on Kauai's North Shore, and to the island's other chocolate and tasting tours: what each > includes, prices, ratings, rules, timing and what to bring. Tickets and experiences hand-picked by our editors. Site: https://hourwalkingchocolate.com Language: en. Currency: USD. Place: Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, USA. ## Verified facts (September 2026) - The Viator product 59960P1 ('3 Hour Walking and Chocolate Tasting Tour', now titled 'Princeville Botanical Gardens Tour and Chocolate Tasting') is operated by Princeville Botanical Gardens, 3840 Ahonui Pl, Princeville, HI 96722. - It is a guided ~3-hour walk through a private 9-acre garden with a seated chocolate tasting midway (single-origin chocolates from around the world plus a taste of the garden's own cacao), seasonal fruit and garden honey. It is NOT a chocolate factory or cacao farm tour. - Schedule: 9:30 AM (check-in from 9:00), Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday only. No self-guided visits. - Viator price: from $126 per adult (14+), gratuity included, child rate ages 2-13, free cancellation to 24 hours. Direct price (gardens): $105 adult, $55 children 3-13, under 3 free, plus tax and gratuity; cancellations inside 48 hours charged in full. - Max 17 guests. No transport: guests drive and park inside the gates. Lihue airport to Princeville ~30 miles / ~1 hour. - Terrain: stairs, loose-gravel slopes, slick bridges and a cable bridge; not wheelchair accessible; rain or shine; walking sticks, umbrellas and DEET-free bug spray provided. - History: begun in 2001 by Bill and Lucinda Robertson on former cattle land in the Anini Stream valley; opened to guided tours in August 2010. - Rating: 4.8 from 884 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews (802 five-star). - Lydgate Farms (Kapaa) runs a working cacao farm tour: 3 hours, from $145 on Viator, children 9+ only; its beans won Cacao of Excellence recognition in 2017, 2021 and 2023. ## Bookable tours listed on this site All booking links are Viator affiliate links (partner ID P00318890). The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/affiliate-disclosure/. Prices are 'from' prices in USD per adult as of September 2026 and move. - Princeville Botanical Gardens & Chocolate Tasting (Princeville Botanical Gardens, North Shore) - from $126 per person, 3 hours, rated 4.8 from 884 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Kauai/3-Hour-Walking-and-Chocolate-Tasting-Tour/d670-59960P1 - Lydgate Farms Chocolate Farm Tour & Tasting (Lydgate Farms, Kapaa (east side)) - from $145 per person, 3 hours, rated 4.9 from 1,105 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Kauai/Kauai-Chocolate-Farm-Tasting-Tour/d670-5507218P2 - Hanalei Food Walking Tour (Hanalei town, North Shore) - from $136 per person, 2 hours, rated 4.8 from 299 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Kauai/Walking-Food-Tours-on-Kauai/d670-222063P1 - Organic Tropical Fruit Pick & Taste (Moloa'a, near Kilauea) - from $119 per person, 2 hours, rated 4.9 from 32 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Kauai/Pick-and-Taste-Tropical-Fruit/d670-5583697P1 - Kauai Private Food Tour (Kapaa or Hanapepe, by day) - from $125 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.5 from 348 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Kauai/Kauai-Food-Tour/d670-100588P1 - Ku'ia Estate Chocolate Tour & Tasting (Lahaina, Maui) - from $99 per person, 1.5 hours, rated 4.8 from 1,274 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Maui/Guided-Cacao-Farm-Tour-and-Chocolate-Tasting/d671-289366P2 - Kamananui Cacao Orchard Chocolate Tour (Waialua, Oahu North Shore) - from $94 per person, 1.5 hours, rated 5.0 from 153 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Oahu/Kamananui-Cacao-Orchard-Tour/d672-5513090P1 - Craft Chocolate Tasting & Farm Tour (Honoli'i Orchards, Hilo) - from $65 per person, 3.5 hours, rated 5.0 from 113 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Big-Island-of-Hawaii/Big-Island-Hawaii-Craft-Chocolate-Tasting-and-Farm-Tour/d669-460892P2 - Kauai Small-Group Sightseeing Tour with Pickup (Lihue, Wailua and Kapaa) - from $195 per person, 5.5 hours, rated 4.9 from 91 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Kauai/Kauai-Splash-Sightseeing-Tour-Waterfalls-Ocean-and-Local-Food-4h/d670-132411P5 ## Guide pages on this site - https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/guides/princeville-botanical-gardens-tour/ - The Princeville Botanical Gardens tour step by step: check-in, the garden walk, the chocolate tasting, fruit and honey, the terrain and who should skip it. - https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/guides/chocolate-tour-price/ - What the Princeville chocolate tour really costs: $126 on Viator with the tip included vs $105 direct plus tax and tip, cancellation and a worked example. - https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/guides/kauai-chocolate-tours/ - Kauai chocolate and tasting tours compared: Princeville's garden walk, Lydgate Farms, the Hanalei food walk, a fruit farm, plus Maui, Oahu and Big Island. - https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/guides/princeville-gardens-vs-lydgate-farms/ - Princeville Botanical Gardens or Lydgate Farms? Garden walk vs cacao farm: price, how much chocolate, ages, location, days and which suits you on Kauai. - https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/guides/what-to-wear-garden-tour/ - What to wear and bring on the Princeville garden and chocolate tour: shoes for stairs and gravel, rain gear, bug spray, water and sun protection. - https://hourwalkingchocolate.com/guides/chocolate-tour-with-kids/ - The Princeville chocolate tour with kids: Viator child rates, the recommended age, strollers, what kids enjoy, and family-friendly alternatives on Kauai. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - The '3 Hour Walking and Chocolate Tasting Tour' is not a chocolate factory tour: about half an hour to an hour of the three hours is the chocolate tasting; the rest is a botanical garden walk. - Most chocolates tasted are from around the world; the garden's own chocolate is a small taste and is not sold. - Transport is not included, and the tour does not run on Wednesdays or weekends. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. 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