USA · FARMS
18 tours
Below are the 15 best farm visits in the USA, with what each one costs, how long it runs and the kind of traveller it suits. Start at the top; it is there for a reason.
Walk a working Maui pineapple farm in Haliimaile, taste Maui Gold at different ripeness stages, then take an airport-ready pineapple home.
“Shilo was our guide, learned so much about growing pineapples. Very enjoyable experience! Thank you!”
Small-group Bluegrass thoroughbred tour with Keeneland and working horse farms, guided in English for about 3.5 hours.
“The tour guide/driver was very friendly and very knowledgeable about the Thoroughbred industry! Great tour!”
Lancaster Amish Country tour with minibus backroads, a 15-acre farm walk, and optional 1805 farmhouse tour for $38.95.
“Great overview of the Amish life. Cindy was great! The bus tour was comfortable. The house/farm tour was informative.”
Small-group Lexington horse-farm tour with insider access, peppermints, and up-close thoroughbreds at iconic facilities. 3 hours.
“Wow wow wow….such an awesome experience! This tour was hands down the best I’ve ever been on. Our guide was so knowledgeable….we, my sister and I pretty much hung on his every word! So much awesomeness was had! Awesome great amazing….i just can’t say enough great things about this tour!! The farms barns horses ….nothing more than spectacular. Guess what I loved it! LOL Thanks for an awesome adventure in some super beautiful countryside!!”
Visit Maui’s largest chocolate factory, walk a cacao estate, and enjoy a guided 9-piece tasting in a small group from Lahaina.
“Our guide was great, full of energy and enthusiasm—very knowledgeable! We learned so much and really enjoyed ourselves!”
Small-group Road to Hana with Aunty Sandy banana bread, Wai'anapanapa black sand beach, and a Hana Farms farm-to-table pizza lunch.
“Chase, the tour guide and the driver, was great. I wish he would have helped my husband getting off the car. But overall the pizza and salad were superb, his driving and knowledge was excellent.”
Drive your own ATV on Oahu North Shore, meet farm animals, and plant native shoreline plants in Waialua to help prevent erosion.
“This is a family owned farm working to bring ecology back from neglect by the previous owner. Everyone at the ranch was friendly, helpful and full of information. I’m glad we chose to participate in this activity.”
Visit the Big Island’s only Hawaiian salt farm in Kona. Learn the ocean-harvest process, enjoy an oceanfront walk, and taste salts.
“It’s very well done! It’s about an hour long, and you learn all about the process of making deep sea salt! And you get to taste different kinds! Wear sunscreen and hats. They have umbrellas available to block the sun. Totally recommend!”
Walk Lydgate Farms’ cacao and fruit gardens, then taste farm-made honey, vanilla, and chocolates on a guided 3-hour Kauai tour.
“It was wonderful! So informative. Brooks was very knowledgeable and quite funny! All four of us thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. And the chocolate is amazing!”
3-hour Kona farm walk with coffee and chocolate tastings, soap-making, and gift shopping, with ocean views above Holualoa.
“This excursion was absolutely fabulous! The knowledge about the area and the plantation was so fascinating! And the chocolate and coffee tastings were amazing! Highly, highly recommend!!!!!!!!”
Mine crystals at Elijah Mountain, then meet goats and peacocks, plus browse North Carolina’s largest crystal store in about two hours.
“We had a wonderful time at this cute little farm. We found lots of beautiful gems and saw some really interesting farm animals.”
A 45-minute small-group Maui Butterfly Farm tour where you learn conservation work and hand-feed butterflies near an on-site lighthouse.
“A fascinating learning experience, from egg to butterfly. The information and knowledge was outstanding.”
Meet alpacas and llamas on a working Bozeman farm. Feed, bathe, and walk camelids with guide-led care and photo time.
“This was so fun. Jenna gave us an amazing tour. Definitely would come back! I didn’t feel the time go by”
Visit Gypsy Gold Horse Farm in Ocala for a 2-hour tour with Dennis Thompson, Spanish moss paddocks, and a Gypsy Vanner photo.
“Dennis has quite a lifetime of experience and knowledge. A beautiful breed to see and interact with in person.”
11-hour Big Island tour with Waipio, Akaka and Rainbow Falls, Volcanoes NP craters and lava tube, Kona coffee, Punalu’u turtles.
“Kona Chris was amazing! I learned so much about Big Island geography and old stories! 10/10”
