Kilohana Plantation Estate

Kilohana Plantation Estate is one of the largest plantations in Kauai, Hawaii that one can visit. The mansion was built in 1936 by Gaylord Parke Wilcox, a sugar baron. It is a perfect example of the plantation era and its Hawaiian architecture. The mansion allows tourists and locals to step back in time as it is still decorated in the 1930s style. There is a restaurant onsite along with a main saloon for cocktails and courtyard dining. The mansion is a total of 16,000 square feet providing plenty to explore for a morning or afternoon.

The estate also includes a train, orchard, and hike. The train ride goes through the forest and orchard, so that one can ride by. For those who want to enjoy a slower form of travel hiking through the rainforest and ending with a picnic lunch under one of the large trees is a possibility. The train tour starts at the Hawaiian train depot and returns there after a stop in the rainforest for lunch. Trees that exist in the orchard include bananas, pineapple, papaya, lychee, cherries, and of course there is sugar cane too. It all depends on the season as to what plants and trees are blooming.