Maui Pineapple Company’s Maui Gold Pineapple Tour is the only working pineapple plantation tour in the USA (and it starts from Kapalua Resort on Maui).

Kahului, Maui, Hawaii (PRWEB) June 16, 2008 – Experience the only working pineapple plantation tour of its kind in the entire nation at Kapalua Resort, Maui Hawaii. Visitors to Maui can take a guided tour to the fields and learn all about pineapple planting, harvesting and tasting in addition to plantation and island history. Picked by expert guides, the freshest pineapple you have ever had in your life can be sampled in the middle of scenic West Maui pineapple fields.

“Taking approximately 18 months to grow, pineapple is not an easy fruit to produce and many of our guests are surprised to learn that,” said Carlos Sandoval, pineapple tour manager for Maui Pineapple Company. “We specialize in cultivating an extra-sweet variety, Maui Gold® pineapple, born and raised only on Maui. A highlight of the tour is when the guests learn how to hand select their own perfect pineapple to take home as a souvenir.”

The Pineapple Express tours run Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Tickets cost $39.95 per person and $32 for children under 12 years old. The Pineapple Experience Signature Tour is offered on Friday only, from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., and includes lunch at The Plantation House or Pineapple Grill restaurants at Kapalua Resort. Tickets are $65 per person and $58 for children under 12 years old. For reservations, please call 808-665-5491 or go online to mauipineapple.com. Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc., a land holding and operating company dedicated to agriculture, resort operation and development of holistic communities. Maui Pineapple Company originated nearly a century ago. The company’s signature Maui Gold pineapple is known for its premium quality and a naturally sweeter aroma and taste. It is available in Hawai‘i, the West Coast and Midwest regions of the United States. It can also be bought online at www.MauiPineapple.com.