Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary, Captain Cook HI

Truly, a hidden gem. It ran by folks dedicated to make a world a better place. This garden may be off a beaten path, but very close to other attractions in the area, and if you are there, it's 100% worth a visit

This is really beautiful and serene sanctuary located in just inside the city. The fee is $10 per person but it is absolutely worth it. You can spend a generous amount of two hours looking at wonderful plans, fruit trees, and they have multiple shrines of different religions, provides absolute calming and meditative atmosphere.

The laminated descriptor page was fraught with errors and misspellings, lacking numerical info. Not the easiest to follow. Pics were too small to match up with what one was standing in front of. For $10/head, one would think this would be a top notch presentation. Lady taking payment wasn't flowing with "Aloha", nor info, nor friendliness. She seemed to be just doing her job. Perhaps
The good is that this was still more informational than asking a person, who could easily tire of someone constantly asking, "What's that, what's this. ". Also, the wide variety of flora in one place is great.
Except for the Tibetan Sand Mandala, I couldn't care less about the different religions on display here. But the sand mandala is something I've not seen before, therefore, it's neat and impressive.
I liked the fact that the book, Planets in Composite by Robert Hand is on their bookshelf. I liked the Galaxy layout of plants and flowers with a black hole at the center.
Cool to see flocks of saffron finches in the garden. Also Harry the parrot said HI back to me when I took his pic. The ancient, very vocal cat was friendly.

I feel peace and rejuvenation wheneverI visit! Great gift shop with local art and coffee as well.

Lovely peaceful immersive experience in nature surrounded by so much abundance. Pretty sure we were the only ones there on a Tuesday early afternoon. Self guided tour maps perfect for the kids. We had two hours of fun and learning about different religions, so plants and fruits. If you wish to meditate in a peaceful place this is the place to see the beautify of Kona.

A luscious and relaxing garden with something for adults and children.

Easy to access for people with reduced mobility, mostly wheelchair friendly.

The garden has several vistas and “rooms” with different focus there’s a mandala room för contemplating. A galaxy garden modeled after Milky Way. Several Buddhist stupas and rock labyrinths invites to meditation.

We easily spend a few hours here smelling the flowers and enjoying the shade.

Pretty place, lots of interesting fruit trees. We really didn't get our money's worth because it rained most of the time and we were soaked.

A peaceful journey through the world’s religions. We came away from this place as if from a retreat, serene, content, more at one with the world. Highly recommended.

One of the most wonderful Gardens I ever saw! This was so peaceful and lovely, I went with my son, and we had a great experience. Would definitely recommend that to everybody who is a little bit interested in peaceful, landscape, gardening, and just a relaxing surrounding.

This place is definitely a sanctuary. It's so beautiful and peaceful. It's something you have to stop by and see for yourself. They have so many different types of plants and fruits and trees and it is well maintained. A hidden gem.

The garden was magnificent! I have never been so impressed with the space and variety. They also sold produce from the garden that was amazing! I highly recommend the apple bananas!

So happy we stumbled upon this little gem. The most peaceful zen garden. Totally reasonable price at $10 for adults and $3 for kids. Make sure to stop and say hi to Harry the parrot

This is a place I will ALWAYS visit while on the Big Island. It captures the essence of my being in a way I can't find in visiting many places. It's peaceful and a nice way to take in the beautiful scenery.

This is such a beautiful and creatively designed place. It requires paid admission and is very worth it. Throughout the complex, there are so many varieties of plant life with placards that identify the species and their origination, while many of them being intertwined within a unique display or format. It's really fun learning about all the different tropical plants this way. There's also interesting displays that portray most, if not all, of the religions from around the globe.

This was a great way to spend a few hours before our flight. Peaceful and so many beautiful flowers!

This was such an absolutely beautiful place to visit if your in Hawaii. From Kona, it was about a 30-ish minute drive & well worth the drive! It says this is a handicap friendly place, but be cautious. Ìt was very difficult to push our fathers wheelchair because the peace gardens go downhill & getting back up was very difficult. A walker would probably do much better.

Also, you should stop at the 'Banana Bread' stand & get the BEST Banana Bread ever! Seriously the best I've ever had!