Dole Plantation
- Address:64–1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa
- Hours:Open daily 9:30am - 4:30pm
- Admission:$5 - $15 per adult
4:18 AM Sunday, May 27
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For a fun day out in the Hawaiian countryside, discover Oahu’s pineapple heritage at the Dole Plantation. What started out as a fruit stand in the middle of the pineapple fields in 1950 is now an extremely popular Hawaiian attraction.
The Dole pineapple empire was founded more than a century ago by the Pineapple King, James Dole. Visit his original pineapple plantation to tour the living museum housed in a traditional plantation home. Exhibits trace the history of Dole and his pineapple industry, but there’s far more than history to be found here.
Get lost amongst Hawaiian plants in the world’s largest maze, ride the Pineapple Express train through the fruit fields, take a garden tour of the hibiscus, bromeliads and other tropical flowers, and dine on island cuisine at the Plantation Grille.
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Our tour giude was wonderful, so full of history of the islands. He explained so much. The island is amazing. with different scenery .. on each cornor.. we managed to see two sea turtles at the sunset beach! beautiful! if ever any one goes to the dole plantation be sure to indulge in the whipped pineapple dessert.. fab!!
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Excellent day out, and fabulous way to get an overview of Oahu. Our driver (Keamoki) was great. He was very informative about the places, hawaiian culture, language and legends/folklore. He laughed and joked with us, was very welcoming, we were part of his ohana for the day. He told us information about the places we passed through, not just the schedueled stopping places, and passed artifacts, pictures, maps etc around the bus, to help us understand what he was talking about. The Japanese temple was beautiful. So tranquil. We were able to strike the giant bell in an appropriate manner as Keamoki had explained how to do it properly before we left the bus. We made one impromptu stop on the North Shore, as the driver had spotted a turtle on the beach, so we all got a quick look through the windows as there was no-where for us to park the bus and get out. Dole plantation was a bit of a let down. The gardens were pleasant, but the maze, train etc, all cost extra and took longer than our alotted stop-over time. Otherwise a throughly enjoyable day out, highly recommended.
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A must for 1st time visitors to Oahu. You get to see some pretty amazing scenery both beaches and mountains. Have a pineapple dessert at the Dole Plantation as that is a winner. The tour guide was exceptional and very funny and entertaining.
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The Dole Plantation is in the center of Oahu, a 40-minute drive north of Waikiki. If you’re driving, follow the H1 and H2 highways to the Kamehameha Highway. Buses run from Waikiki to the Ala Moana shopping center, to connect with the Circle Island service; it’s an 1 hour 45-minute trip.
