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Dole Plantation Review
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Dole Plantation
- Address: 64-1550 Kamehameha Hwy., HI | Map It
- Phone: 808/621–8408
- www.dole-plantation.com
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Central and West Oahu
Fodor's Review:
Celebrate Hawaii's famous golden fruit at this promotional, tourist-oriented center with exhibits, a huge gift shop, a snack concession, educational displays, and the world's largest maze. Take a self-guided Garden Tour or hop aboard the Pineapple Express for a 20-minute train tour to learn a bit about life on a pineapple plantation. Kids love the 1.7-mi Pineapple Garden Maze, made up of 11,000 tropical plants and trees. This is about a 40-minute drive from Waikiki, a suitable stop on the way to or from the North Shore.
- Cost: Pavilion free, maze $5, train $7.50
- Open: Daily 9–5:30; last train tour starts at 5
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Great Rest Stop
Posted by Golnarsarge from Orange County, CA on 12/22/08
If you are making a trek from Waikiki to the North Shore or vice versa--this is the perfect stop midway to get out, look around, stretch your legs, use the bathroom, and get a refreshment.
Loved it!
Posted by amendozatrujillo from San Diego, California on 7/31/07
I love pineapple so ofcourse I love it here! It is one of my favorite places on the island. Don't miss it.
You'll Never Have Fresher Pineapple
Posted by allthedoll from San Diego on 3/3/07
The maze of bushes was cool; it was a bit thin when I went due to people trampling it and it recovering from the busy season - but I loved it. If you're a Harry Potter fan, you might have more fun.... Don't ask.
It is, however, a tourist trap with a huge giftshop full of stuff you don't want but the oven mits make for a great lobster imitation when you're sun burned - that's my favorite picture from my whole week trip to see a friend.
The gift shop also has pineapple ice cream, which is delightful, as well as many other delicious-looking pineapple snacks.
If you go, don't ride the train unless you have really small kids who might like it - even then, be weary.
I wouldn't go to Oahu and not see the plantation, though. I never really thought about where those pineapples come from but its absolutely amazing to see field upon field of them.
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