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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

At Temple of Dreams, a hidden sanctuary of tea, beauty, and celebration, thoughtful hospitality, handcrafted ceremonial teaware, and exceptional teas from revered tea-growing regions, including Hawaiʻi, are woven together to create a dream come true experience. Hosted by Sephira, Kauaʻi-born tea ceremonialist and founder of Temple of Dreams, each ceremony is inspired by Cha Dao, the Way of Tea, and unfolds through intentionality, silence, and stillness. Guests are welcomed into an intimate atmosphere where tea becomes a doorway to presence, beauty, and connection. From the moment guests arrive to the final reflections, Sephira guides the experience, creating a journey that gently returns guests to the beauty of the present moment. Rather than doing another activity, guests are invited to simply be and experience the beauty of Kauaʻi from a deeper sense of presence and connection, extending far beyond the tea table and into the rest of their time on the island.