Food Tour in Kona

Free Food Tour in Kona with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free food tour route in Kona. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Kealakekua Bay — This marine life conservation district sits in a sheltered bay where sheer 300-meter cliffs meet the sea, creating uncommonly calm, clear water with visibility exceeding 30 meters. The bay's coral reefs support spinner dolphins, manta rays, and hundreds of tropical fish species. A white obelisk on the far shore marks the exact spot where Captain James Cook was killed on February 14, 1779, during his third Pacific voyage — reachable by a steep 3-kilometer trail or by kayak from the north shore of the bay., Puuhonua o Honaunau — This meticulously restored National Historical Park preserves a sacred sanctuary where Hawaiians who broke kapu (sacred laws) could find absolution by reaching the pu'uhonua (place of refuge) — those who made it were absolved by a priest and free to leave. The 7-hectare site features the Great Wall, a 3-meter-high and 5-meter-thick stone wall built around 1550 without mortar, along with reconstructed temple platforms (heiau), carved wooden ki'i akua (god images), and royal fishponds that once fed the ali'i., Kona coffee farms — The Kona Coffee Belt occupies a narrow 3.2-kilometer-wide strip on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa volcanoes between 200 and 700 meters elevation, where morning sun, afternoon clouds, and volcanic soil create ideal growing conditions. Roughly 800 small farms — many family-owned for generations — produce about 1.2 million kilograms of coffee annually, making Kona one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. Farm tours typically include walks through the orchards, demonstrations of wet and dry milling, and tastings of single-estate beans., plus hidden gems like Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park — This 467-hectare coastal park north of Kailua-Kona preserves one of the most significant concentrations of ancient Hawaiian archaeological sites in the islands, including Kaloko fishpond, a 3-hectare enclosure bounded by a massive stone seawall that ancient Hawaiians used to farm fish. The park's beaches are a major resting site for endangered Hawaiian green sea turtles, and its lava fields contain over 200 petroglyphs depicting human figures, canoes, and spiritual symbols. and Two Step (Honaunau Bay) — Named for the two natural lava-rock steps that serve as a convenient entry point into the water, this shore-dive and snorkeling spot just north of Puuhonua o Honaunau offers some of the Big Island's best underwater visibility, often exceeding 30 meters. The rocky shelf drops off quickly to a coral-covered slope where divers encounter yellow tang, moorish idols, octopus, and occasionally manta rays cruising along the reef wall at dusk..

Use this page as a starting point for a Kona walking tour, a free route, or the Roamee app for Kona. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •Kealakekua Bay — This marine life conservation district sits in a sheltered bay where sheer 300-meter cliffs meet the sea, creating uncommonly calm, clear water with visibility exceeding 30 meters. The bay's coral reefs support spinner dolphins, manta rays, and hundreds of tropical fish species. A white obelisk on the far shore marks the exact spot where Captain James Cook was killed on February 14, 1779, during his third Pacific voyage — reachable by a steep 3-kilometer trail or by kayak from the north shore of the bay.
• •Puuhonua o Honaunau — This meticulously restored National Historical Park preserves a sacred sanctuary where Hawaiians who broke kapu (sacred laws) could find absolution by reaching the pu'uhonua (place of refuge) — those who made it were absolved by a priest and free to leave. The 7-hectare site features the Great Wall, a 3-meter-high and 5-meter-thick stone wall built around 1550 without mortar, along with reconstructed temple platforms (heiau), carved wooden ki'i akua (god images), and royal fishponds that once fed the ali'i.
• •Kona coffee farms — The Kona Coffee Belt occupies a narrow 3.2-kilometer-wide strip on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa volcanoes between 200 and 700 meters elevation, where morning sun, afternoon clouds, and volcanic soil create ideal growing conditions. Roughly 800 small farms — many family-owned for generations — produce about 1.2 million kilograms of coffee annually, making Kona one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. Farm tours typically include walks through the orchards, demonstrations of wet and dry milling, and tastings of single-estate beans.

• •Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park — This 467-hectare coastal park north of Kailua-Kona preserves one of the most significant concentrations of ancient Hawaiian archaeological sites in the islands, including Kaloko fishpond, a 3-hectare enclosure bounded by a massive stone seawall that ancient Hawaiians used to farm fish. The park's beaches are a major resting site for endangered Hawaiian green sea turtles, and its lava fields contain over 200 petroglyphs depicting human figures, canoes, and spiritual symbols.
• •Two Step (Honaunau Bay) — Named for the two natural lava-rock steps that serve as a convenient entry point into the water, this shore-dive and snorkeling spot just north of Puuhonua o Honaunau offers some of the Big Island's best underwater visibility, often exceeding 30 meters. The rocky shelf drops off quickly to a coral-covered slope where divers encounter yellow tang, moorish idols, octopus, and occasionally manta rays cruising along the reef wall at dusk.