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Alii Kula Lavender Farm Tour

Lavender Garden Tea Tour

Lavender Garden Tea Tour

Photo by John Fischer
When visiting Alii Kula Lavender it's best to call ahead and book a tour. The most popular tour is their Lavender Garden Tea Tour, which operates daily from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It includes lavender hot tea, scones, an orientation on lavender, a tour of the garden and a visit to the studio gift shop.

The cost is $25.00 per person ($15.00 for Hawaii residents). Children four years and under are free. They take up to 25 people per tour. Reservations can be made by calling 878-8090.

The garden tour lasts about an hour and is well worth your time and money. You will be amazed by how each of the 31 different varieties of lavender smell so different. Each type of lavender is used for a different product. What makes good lavender for lotion will likely not be appropriate for food items.

Throughout the garden you will see various proteas - the flowers grown on the farm before lavender. You'll also get to see and smell other types of plants grown on the property.

The tour concludes at the studio gift shop where you can purchase numerous products made with lavender.

A visit to Alii Kula Lavender is well worth your time. Nowhere else in the world can you see so many varieties of lavender. You will be amazed by the multiple uses of this plant, whose history dates back over 2,500 years to the people of Arabia, Egypt, Phoenicia, and ancient Rome.

When you leave Alii Kula Lavender, retrace your route back to Highway 37 and bear left to head further south.

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