A ATV + Farm Tour experience by All About the View. Back to all Big Island tours.
Tour Summary: The gentlest of the Big Island ATV tours we list: a guide-led UTV ride across a working Hāmākua ranch with fruit sampling, tilapia ponds, and a cliff-top ocean stop. No mud pit, no speed.
Cruising towards the ocean past a herd of horses 
The UTVs used on this tour are suited for all ages! This scenic tour travels through a traditional land division (Ahupua’a) that stretches from the mountain to the ocean and is home to native flora and fauna. Intact old-growth forests stand deep in gulches where precious ‘io and pueo, the Hawaiian hawk and Hawaiian owl, make their nest in these towering giants. Surrounding gardens radiate fertility as you drive alongside fishponds full of Hamakua sunfish on your tour
5 Tour Highlights:
- A full ahupuaʻa crossed mountain to ocean, from 2,350-foot grasslands to the Hāmākua sea cliffs
- Fruit sampling and tilapia ponds on a 525-acre self-sustaining working ranch
- The 1906 Hāmākua ditch, a spring-fed reservoir where ranch horses swim, and a rescued Kona Nightingale donkey herd
- A coastline rest stop where whales and sea turtles are visible in season
- A slow, guide-led pace built around ranch history and native flora
Important: Ages: 7+ years old, must weigh less than 275 lbs. Wearing closed toe shoes and long pants is highly recommended.
Tour Information:
| Price: | Adult |
|---|---|
| (excluding taxes & fees) | $175 |
Price note: Pricing is per vehicle and scales with group size: 1 rider $175, 2 riders $300, 3 riders $450, 4 riders $520, 5 riders $600, 6 riders $660. Per-person cost drops from $175 solo to $110 for a group of six.
Tour Provider: All About the View
Tour start time: 10 am, 2 pm
Duration: 2.5 hours
Location: Hamakua Coast
Pick-up available? No
Included: Fruit sampling grown on the ranch
Cancellations: Customers will receive a full refund or credit with 48 hours notice of cancellation. Customers will also receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Contact us by phone at (808) 775-7291 to cancel or inquire about a cancellation. No-shows will be charged the full price.
Read more: about atv in our Big Island atv guide.
Read more about this scenic UTV + Farm tour
The route crosses a full ahupuaʻa (a traditional land division running from the mountains to the sea): 2,350-foot grasslands on a 525-acre working livestock ranch down to ironwood-canopied sea cliffs on the Hāmākua coast. It’s a farm and cultural tour that uses a UTV to get around, driven at a slow pace.
Reviewers mention the ocean stop most often. The route descends to the Hāmākua cliffs for a rest break where, in season, whales and sea turtles are visible from the edge. Along the way you sample fruit grown on the ranch and stop at the tilapia ponds. The guides, regulars include Kaleo, Red, and Ronson, cover the ranch history, the native flora, and how the ranch grows its own food.
Cruising towards the ocean past a herd of horses
Stops on the mountain-to-ocean route
The 2.5 hours loop makes 4 to 8 stops depending on trail conditions: gardens of breadfruit, kukui, taro, sugar cane and heirloom bananas; the 1906 Hāmākua ditch that supplied water to the sugar plantations for a century; a spring-fed reservoir where the ranch horses swim; and a rescued herd of Kona Nightingale donkeys. On a dry day you come back coated in dust; after rain, in mud. Wear nothing you care about, either way.
This suits travelers who have already done the high-energy tours and want something slower, families with children 7 and up, and anyone building a day around Waipiʻo Valley. The ranch sits at the 7.5-mile marker on Highway 240, next to the Waipio Fruit Shack, so it’s easy to combine with the valley lookout or the same ranch’s Waipiʻo horseback tour.
Before You Book
The driver must be 18 or over with a valid driver’s license. All passengers must be 7 or over and weigh under 275 lbs. The operator advises against it for pregnant guests and anyone with back or heart conditions. There is no pickup; you drive yourself to Honokaʻa, and check-in is 30 minutes before departure. Tours leave on time, and if you arrive late you miss your slot. Pricing is per vehicle by group size, not per person, so the cost per head drops as the group grows.
Recent reviewers mention how much the guides know and how slowly they drive, even on the dustier stretches. For speed and a mud pit, book Umauma instead. On this tour a guide takes you through a working ahupuaʻa from mountain to ocean and explains what you’re looking at.
The UTVs on this tour carry passengers 7 and up.
Gardens line the route beside fishponds stocked with Hāmākua sunfish
Good to know: Pricing is per vehicle, not per person, so the cost per head drops as the group grows. Rates below are for the whole vehicle.
| Riders | Vehicle | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda 500 | $175 | $175 |
| 2 | Honda 500 | $300 | $150 |
| 3 | Honda 700 | $450 | $150 |
| 4 | Honda 700 | $520 | $130 |
| 5 | Honda 1000 | $600 | $120 |
| 6 | Honda 1000 | $660 | $110 |
About All About the View
The tour runs on the family-owned Waipiʻo on Horseback Ranch near Honokaʻa, a 525-acre working livestock operation that covers a complete ahupuaʻa from mountain to sea. We list it because it is the one Big Island UTV tour built around a genuine working ranch and its history rather than a purpose-built track, with guides who consistently draw praise for depth of knowledge. The same ranch also runs the Waipiʻo Valley horseback tour, which shares the property and the family behind it.
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