Lahaina Maui Ku'ia Estate Chocolate Factory Experience Join us from Bean to Bar!

Discover the magic of chocolate making at Lahaina Maui Ku’ia Estate. Taste exclusive samples, enjoy pairings, and receive a $25 gift card!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate - Discover the Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Factory and sample various stages of our exclusive cacao beans. Learn about the entire chocolate-making process, from bean sourcing to creating finished neapolitans and bars. Afterwards, head to our open-air pavilion for a chocolate tasting. Wine and spirits pairings are available for guests over 21 with a valid ID at an additional cost.
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • ADA Accessible
  • Free Covered Parking - Kupuohi St. side of the building
What's Not Included
  • For those 21+, alcoholic beverages are available for pairing with the chocolate tasting selections. Valid photo ID is required for alcoholic beverage service. Additional charges apply
  • Tea and coffee
  • Children under 6 years of age not permitted
Additional Information

Join us from Bean to Bar!
We invite you to get the inside story of how chocolate is made from Founder and CEO, Dr. Gunars Valkirs. Walk through the chocolate factory as he explains the steps of production!
Along the way, you will taste samples from different steps of the chocolate manufacturing process that are not otherwise available to the public. Then…

Location
Maui Ku'ia Estate Chocolate
Ulupono Street
Located at the corner of Ulupono and Kupuohi Street. Covered parking located on site.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Joycefruff
Feb 13, 2025
Sweet tour! - Very in-depth tour of the facility and the entire process they go through to create the amazing chocolate treats, led by the owner! Excellent experience followed by a tasting session, to sample the wide selection of flavors. Tour price includes a $25 gift card so you can take some sweets with you!
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Bethme3818fq
Feb 11, 2025
A must do!! Specific to maui - I have done the farm tours of other chocolate farms so we wanted to do a factory tour. So much information that is specific for Hawaii chocolate and what makes it unique. Gunner is a fascinating and informative guide who is passionate about his chocolate. Would absolutely recommend for everyone who has interest in chocolate
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301kerrym57
Feb 5, 2025
Fascinating and tasty tour! - Dr. Gunars Valkirs gave an exceptionally informative and interesting tour! We learned so much!! And the chocolate is so delicious. We were delighted with the whole experience. Highly recommended!
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F7168spandreac
Feb 5, 2025
Great Tour with lots of samples! - We bought this tour as a Christmas gift for our parents when we travelled to Hawaii. We were looking for new experiences in the area that we could do with someone who was limited physically and this checked the boxes. None of us had any idea what it takes to make chocolate and Gunars Valkirs (the owner and chocolatier) gave us a fantastic tour along with samples as he showed us the entire process. He is a brilliant and knowledgeable man. We loved the tour and LOVE the chocolate that they make! Who knew dark chocolate should not be bitter! Two of our party were not dark chocolate lovers, but they like it now! I was also impressed with the philanthropic mission of this company. They embody "Aloha" and give back to others. Thank you for what you do!
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Doctorchuck
Jan 31, 2025
Great chocolate making experience - Very informative and interesting- had visited a cacao farm on Kauia but had not seen actual chocolate made. Very knowledgeable guide ( always helpful when its the owner). Would not take kids less 10 personally as it's more adult oriented, but they allow age 6 and above. The chocolate is understandably expensive but delicious. Will be buying more online
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Davidmt1666by
Jan 29, 2025
Fun factory tour - What a fun and informative tour of how cocoa beans are magically transformed to chocolate. Our guide and business founder was so informative. I had no idea what went into making high quality chocolate. Very delicious.
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Laurasn5328ie
Jan 29, 2025
Loved this place!! - What a wonderful experience. I learned a lot and had a great time tasting the chocolate. The owner and everyone on site were so nice. I am planning on joining their membership!
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V3105mzdavida
Jan 25, 2025
Maui Ku’ia Chocolate - Excellent tour, our guide was the business owner, who introduced everyone to chocolate making and to the work the business does in the Lahaina area. And, they make incredible chocolate!
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Katievu1163cl
Jan 18, 2025
Fun tour - This was a really interesting, educational and fun tour. And excellent chocolate of course! Exceeded my expectations :)
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T_woman
Feb 6, 2025
Learned alot about chocolate! - The owner is very knowledgeable (obviously) about the factory. Very nice samples at the end. I would've liked to see the machines actually working, not just hearing about them. Most interesting was the last part of the tour where we saw the labels being applied to the chocolates. Also, there is a farm tour which apparently includes the factory tour and then the farm. We only did the factory tour.
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