Top Kauai Cooking Classes

Discover how cacao is grown and chocolate is made on this immersive tour of Lydgate Farms in Kauai. Go on a guided tour of their botanical gardens to sample award-winning honey, vanilla beans, and lush tropical fruit. You will also learn all about cacao, see how it’s grown, taste its ripe fruit, and discover how to turn raw cacao seeds into delicious chocolate. Over the course of the experience, you’ll taste items like chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, apple bananas, and dark chocolate.

Indulge a passion for both nature and chocolate on this tropical tasting tour of Princeville Botanical Gardens in Kauai. Explore the plants and flowers on a tour of the garden’s terraces, creek beds, and valley floor, stopping along the way to taste fresh Hawaiian fruit and honey. Rest your feet in a shady outdoor tasting area as you sample single-origin gourmet chocolates from around the world and learn how cocoa beans are transformed into delicious chocolate products.

Get a different perspective on Kauai, away from the beaches, with a small-group tour of a tropical farm on the island's east side. Learn about the history of beekeeping in the Hawaiian Islands, don a bee suit and see inside an active beehive, and taste fresh honey from the comb.

Enjoy a traditional Hawaiian experience and get unique insight into island life with this dining experience at Luau Kalamaku. Savor a buffet of classic Hawaiian favorites, beginning with an imu roast. Then watch a talented troupe of dancers and musicians as they enact legends from Hawaii’s history. The entertainment includes Polynesian hula dancers, flame throwers, and a parade of colorful costumes for a night out in Kauai you won’t soon forget.

Make the most of your time in the birthplace of surfing by learning to surf, Hawaiian style. In a small group of no more than five people per instructor, you will learn the fundamentals of surfing and ocean safety before getting into the water to ride your first wave. Lessons are timed to avoid crowds so you can enjoy plenty of space.

Kauai’s Na Pali Coast—17 miles of world-renowned landscapes—is certainly best appreciated from the water. Experience it in style aboard a sleek catamaran, crew greeting you with mai tais and a sense of aloha. You’ll catch moments with spinner dolphins and sea turtles, relax over dinner, and raise a glass of Champagne when sunset hits this magnificent slice of the Garden Isle.

Aloha! My name is Sephira, and I offer private Cha Dao tea ceremonies where I travel directly to you and transform your space into a Tea Temple. This intimate experience hosts up to six guests and is unlike anything else on Kaua‘i—unique, elevated, and deeply soulful. Imagine your space beautifully transformed with loom rugs, cozy floor pillows, a handmade tea table, terracotta vessels, natural textures, and ceremonial teaware, creating an atmosphere of presence, beauty, and connection. I’ll open with a gentle orientation to Cha Dao, the Way of Tea, before guiding the group into a traditional tea ceremony. You’ll receive 5–6 bowls of Hawai‘i-grown tea or a hand-selected artisan tea from a revered tea-growing region. The ceremony unfolds as a meditative immersion, mostly in silence, allowing the tea to soften the body and move through the mind, heart, and spirit. We’ll close with shares, reflections, and celebration, where time together on Kaua‘i feels like a dream come true.

Invigorate your mind and body with a 1-hour beach yoga session in Kauai. Practice right on the sand of glorious Kapaa beach with a friendly instructor, letting the gentle ocean waves and balmy island air inspire guided breathing and stretching. Conclude this morning class with a brief meditation for perfect balance. Namaste.

Guarantee your chance to experience a luau in Kauai when you book in advance. Start with a gourmet four-course dinner and a Champagne toast at historic Kilohana Plantation. After dining, watch the Luau Kalamaku show from premium reserved seats as dancers and fire twirlers tell the story of the first Tahitian voyage to Hawaii.