Monday, May 28, 2012

Tourist Trap for Coffee Lovers

The Royal Kona Coffee Company and Visitor Center - promises visitors a bit more than it delivers. However, they do offer free taster cups of coffee for the weary traveler.

This greets the visitor at the entrance.
What I expected was to see how the farmers take the berry from plant to roast. What I got was a 7 minute video of this process. While we could see the plant from the balcony, visitors were kept away.

View of plant.

A secondary view of the grounds.
 The "Museum" had but a few dusty pieces and no explanation.






I would have loved to smell the coffee roasting or even brewing, but that was not to be. While the Royal Kona Coffee Company has excellent coffee (they allow free sampling), their visitors center leaves much to be desired.

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