Great tour! - Read a lot of reviews that this tour was “informative” and “informational” and was worried it might not be that great of a fit for our 5 year old. This tour absolutely was informative and informational but was also fun! Our 5 year old loved it and so did we. We never knew holding an abalone could be so cool, they are awesome little creatures. We enjoyed learning about all the different stages of the abalone. The sea grapes and seaweed were delicious. The abalone itself wasn’t our favorite but it was still an experience. Our tour guide, Charlie was kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. We are so glad we went!

Great tour - for all generations - In my (albeit limited) experience, farm tours are hit-or-miss. This one is a hit. Initially skeptical about visiting a 10 acre collection of fish tanks, I came away impressed by the tour guide, the farm, and the product. We were a three generation tour - including two three year olds. The guide was superb - incredibly knowledgable on aquaculture, not just abalone. He was always patient with the kids, kept the whole thing moving, and was happy to go into as much or as little detail as people wanted. The farm itself is impressive - and their processes for spawning, raising, and harvesting abalone are all interesting. At each step, the guide pulled things out of the tank to share with everyone, and made a point of giving time to the 3 year olds to discover and get comfortable. Last stop is a bit of a touch tank of critters cleared out of the water system - sea urchins, star fish, etc. We were a bit disappointed with the food truck - the butter/garlic abalone there had been cooked too far in advance and were served room temperature and tough. But the sample abalone on the tour was superb. (The ceviche plate of raw abalone was excellent, btw.)

Educational - We really enjoyed the tour. Highly recommended! It was very educational as we were able to see the life cycle of the abalone..

Is It a Boy or a Girl? - Super informative tour about the abalone farm. You get to taste seaweed - like kale, sea peas, and of course canned and fresh abalone. I liked holding the abalone and seeing his eyes, shell, radula, and foot. It’s only an hour, but worth it. Afterwards, you can taste more abalone at the food truck.

Abalone tour - We decided to do this tour on a whim given the good reviews. We were really happy we did! We booked morning of and ended up being the only people in our group. Our tour guide Kai was great. We informative but also overall interesting. Fun getting to see the different abalone, a few other sea creatures, and taste some different things.

It was a great... - It was a great informative tour. My wife and i had some time to spare in the middle of the day. We really enjoyed it

5 stars. Not 4. - You know what? I’d like to give this 4 stars because I wanted to try more abalone. But given the price, I can understand their sampling portions. Their tour description is TERRIBLE. It’s way too brief. Someone must’ve written it half asleep. The tour guide is actually extremely knowledgeable in the process and the biology of the species despite the fact that he (Carlos) only relegated himself as being “just a tour guide.” So you can learn a lot, you experience a live species that you’ve never had to think about and seems alien to you. And then you get to taste a few things you never would have. Given the group size and the passing airplanes, there didn’t seem to be a ton of room for questions, but you’re free to ask something if you need to. It’s not one of those tours with a ton of candor and relationship building. It’s more “guided experience.” Carlos has some jokes that the group seemed to miss. Maybe they weren’t funny enough, maybe they were too dry or nuanced, but I greatly appreciated them nonetheless. So 5 stars. If this costed $60, I’d say 4 stars. But it’s fairly priced, it’s unique, it’s stimulating, it’s 5 stars. Toodle-loo.

Great! - This tour was great! Carlos our tour guide was a wealth of information and really seemed to love his job. It was well done, he answered all questions and truly cared. We had the DIY bbq afterwards which was just as good! Highly recommend!

Unexpectedly Interesting - We had a wonderful time learning about abalone. Our guide Carlos was wonderful and very knowledgeable about the abalone and was great with the kids. We have been to Kona several times and we were looking for something fill some downtime. This was really cool. We got to hold them and learn about their lifecycle and how they are farmed. Then we got to taste one in the end.

Informative tour - Very informative tour! Learn a lot about the ecology system, abalone, and other sea animals! Definitely recommend