Overview

60 Minute Tour • All Ages Welcome!

Duration: 60 Minutes
Meeting Point: 73-907 Makako Bay Drive, Kailua Kona, HI 96740
Group Size: 20
Description: #Trip Advisor's "Best of the Best" 2024 Award

Visit Hawai‘i’ Islan's only working salt farm and the only salt in the world from Deep Ocean Water, 2,200 below the surface. Located on a beautiful oceanfront site within the Hawai‘i Ocean Science & Technology Park, the Kona Salt Farm blends Hawaiian tradition, science and ocean stewardship.

You’ll learn how pure, mineral-rich deep ocean water is transformed through solar evaporation into exceptional Hawaiian salt. Along the way, enjoy guided tastings, stories of pa‘akai (salt) in Hawaiian culture, and a glimpse into Hawai‘i’s regenerative ocean economy.

What is Included: Guided walking tour of our beautiful oceanfront salt farm

Educational overview of the deep ocean water process at Hawai‘i’s Ocean Science & Technology Park

Salt's role in Hawaiian culture and traditions

Salt tasting of pure, flavored, and smoked Kona salts with fruit and veggies

Sample of deep ocean magnesium mineral water

What is not Included: Enhance your visit with our exclusive Deep Ocean Water Foot Soaks. Available as an add-on, this refreshing experience features mineral-rich deep ocean water at a soothing 48 degrees. Relax in our Foot Soak Cabana, equipped with 12 individual stations, for a unique and invigorating wellness experience.
Itinerary: Itinerary
1. Welcome & Overview
Arrive at Kona Salt Farm, enjoy oceanfront views and a welcome deep ocean magnesium mineral water, and meet your guide for a brief orientation. Learn about our site, the Hawaii Ocean Science Technology Park and some of the fascinating projects around us.
2. Brief Walk to our Shoreline
Learn about Deep Ocean Water and its travel story and how it is brought ashore. Hear of Hawaii’s cultural traditions of pa‘akai (salt).
3. Guided Farm Walk
We walk to the salt making area and into our hot house and learn about the salt crystallization process, the knowledge that goes into salt making and the different variations the solar evaporation process produces
4. Ocean Stewardship
You will briefly learn about some of the ocean care projects your visit supports.
5. Salt Tasting
Taste our 13 pure, flavored, and smoked Kona salts with a little selection of fruits and veggies.
6. Optional Add-On: Deep Ocean Water Foot Soak (20 minutes)
Relax in our shaded ocean view cabana with a 47 degree cold, mineral-rich deep ocean foot soak, the perfect finish to your visit.

Highlights: Hawai‘i’s Only Deep Ocean Salt Farm
Visit the only salt farm on Hawai‘i Island where salt is made from deep ocean water drawn from 2,200 feet below the surface.

Oceanfront Location
Enjoy sweeping coastal views at our 7-acre farm, located in the Hawai‘i Ocean Science & Technology Park, we’re part of a collaborative community focused on sustainable innovation and ocean conservation. Just minutes from the Kona airport.

Rooted in Culture
Learn about the cultural importance of paʻakai (Hawaiian salt) and how we honor traditional values through sustainable practices.

Taste and Explore
Sample our handcrafted salts, visit the farm store, and discover gifts, wellness products, and more.

Relax with a Foot Soak
Add on a deep ocean cold water foot soak—perfect for recovery after a flight or before heading home.

Through our give-back program, we donate 1% of revenue to local conservation efforts like the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project
Disclaimers: The tour is only partially wheelchair accessible.