A ATV experience by Aloha Adventure Farms. Back to all Big Island tours.
Tour Summary: The only ATV tour on the Kona side of the island, 15 minutes from Kailua-Kona. Four Polynesian village stops with hands-on activities: poi tasting, spear throwing, coconut cracking. Kids from age 3 in a guide-driven UTV.
Large photoThe forest section cuts through coffee trees and rainbow eucalyptus above the elevation most visitors see from the coast
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The Fiji game sounds straightforward until you're blindfolded: locating a pineapple at ground level with a club takes longer than anyone expects.
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Children as young as 3 ride in the guide-driven UTV, so families with mixed ages don't have to split into separate vehicles.
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The tour opens with a safety briefing and a supervised practice run on flat ground before heading out onto the trail.
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Each of the four village stops includes a demonstration and a participatory activity led by a guide fluent in that island's traditions.
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Guides use the ocean-view stop as a natural break between village activities before heading back into the forested section.
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The Samoa stop covers coconut cracking and, for anyone brave enough, a fire-starting attempt using two sticks and a coconut husk.
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Solo ATV riders drive fully automatic vehicles, no prior experience needed, through a mix of open farmland and forested sections.
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The grassland section of the route sits above Kailua-Kona at roughly 1,200 feet, putting the coast in view across the water.
Tour Highlights:
- ATV riding through coffee country and rainbow eucalyptus forest in Holualoa
- Taste freshly prepared poi at the Hawaii village stop
- Throw a traditional Fijian spear and try blindfolded pineapple smashing
- Learn the Tongan sitting dance and play a lali wooden drum
- Crack open a coconut and attempt fire-starting with two sticks in Samoa village
- Guide-driven UTV for children ages 3 to 15 with no riding experience needed
Important: Solo ATV riders must be 16 or older, at least 5 feet tall, and weigh between 100 and 350 lbs with a valid ID. Children ages 3 to 15 ride in a guide-driven UTV; ages 3 and 4 require an adult in the UTV. Not suitable for pregnant guests. All passengers booking UTVs tours (adults and children) are driven by a guide.
Tour Information:
| Price: | Adult | Youth |
|---|---|---|
| (excluding taxes & fees) | $220 | $150 |
Tour Provider: Aloha Adventure Farms
Activity: ATV
Tour start time: 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Departure from: Holualoa
Pick-up available? No
Cancellations: Customers will receive a full refund or credit with 48 hours notice of cancellation. Trip Protection Policy: Purchasing Trip Protection allows guests to cancel or reschedule at any time for any reason up to 12 hours prior to trip departure. Customers will be reimbursed for the full amount of each ticket, less the cost of trip protection and processing fees. Trip protection is not redeemable less than 12 hours before the start of the tour.
Read more: about atv in our Big Island atv guide.
Aloha Adventure Farms sits in Holualoa, about 15 minutes from Kailua-Kona. For visitors staying on the Kona or Kohala coasts, it’s the only ATV tour that doesn’t require a 90-minute drive. The tour is built around Polynesian culture: you ride between four recreated village stops representing Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, with hands-on activities at each one. Expect roughly 30 to 45 minutes of actual riding across the 2-hour experience. The ATVs are the vehicle, not the point.
At the Hawaii stop, guides cover the origins of the luau and you taste freshly prepared poi. In Fiji, you throw a traditional spear and try the pineapple- smashing game: blindfolded, armed with a warrior club, trying to locate a pineapple on the ground. It takes longer than it sounds, and the guides don’t make it easy. Tonga covers the mauluulu sitting dance and the lali drum. At the Samoa stop, you crack open a coconut and attempt fire-starting with two sticks and a coconut husk.
Each of the four village stops includes a demonstration and a participatory activity led by a guide fluent in that island’s traditions.
The route between stops passes through coffee trees and a section of rainbow eucalyptus that most visitors don’t anticipate. If you’ve only seen the Big Island from the coast, that stretch looks like a different island entirely. It’s one of the better arguments for heading upslope at least once during a Kona-based trip.
Children as young as 3 ride in the guide-driven UTV, so families with mixed ages don’t have to split into separate vehicles.
Solo riders 16 and up drive their own fully automatic ATV. You need to be at least 5 feet tall and weigh between 100 and 350 lbs. Children 3 to 15 ride in a guide-driven UTV, so families don’t have to split up. Kids 3 and 4 need an adult in the UTV with them. Tours run Monday through Saturday. One logistics note: GPS tends to take you past the farm entrance on Mamalahoa Highway, so watch for the sign rather than the turn-by-turn.
The Fiji game sounds straightforward until you’re blindfolded: locating a pineapple at ground level with a club takes longer than anyone expects.
What other people say
With 356 TripAdvisor reviews averaging 4.9 out of 5, the guides are what visitors return to most. Several are named individually in reviews, which signals real consistency. The main thing to know going in: this is a cultural experience on ATVs, not an adrenaline ride. About 30 to 45 minutes of the two hours is actual riding. If maximum seat time on rough terrain is the goal, this is not the right tour.
Most Big Island ATV tours are on the Hilo or Hamakua side of the island, an hour-plus drive from Kona. Aloha Adventure Farms is the exception: 15 minutes from Kailua-Kona, which makes it the practical pick for anyone based on the west side. They offer both solo ATVs and a guide-driven UTV, so families with kids as young as 3 don’t have to sit it out or split up. The cultural curriculum across four Polynesian villages is something no other ATV operator on the island offers.
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