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Doka Coffee Tour: Poás Volcano Experience
4.4
32 Ratings
Alajuela
Discover Costa Rica’s finest coffee and explore the majestic Poas Volcano on this immersive half-day adventure from San Jose.
Discover Costa Rica’s finest coffee and explore the majestic Poas Volcano on this immersive half-day adventure from San Jose.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour & Plantation - We will visit the Doka Coffee Estate for a delicious breakfast. Then we will be treated to a coffee tour in an actual coffee plantation where we will learn the ancient techniques used by the experts to produce some of the best coffee in Costa Rica and around the world. The careful process involved…
- Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour & Plantation - We will visit the Doka Coffee Estate for a delicious breakfast. Then we will be treated to a coffee tour in an actual coffee plantation where we will learn the ancient techniques used by the experts to produce some of the best coffee in Costa Rica and around the world. The careful process involved in the cultivation, harvesting and roasting of the Golden Bean will then be illustrated, very hands-on, and then we will savor the delectable product.
- Poas Volcano National Park - Then we will continue to The Poas Volcano National Park, where we will have 20 minutes to enjoy the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles, as per National Volcanic Security Bureau
What's Included
- Professional Bilingual Tour Guide
- Operates with a minimum of two passengers
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Breakfast
- All fees and/or taxes
- Professional Bilingual Tour Guide
- Operates with a minimum of two passengers
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Breakfast
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
- Tips
- Bottled water
- Tips
Additional Information
Embark on a flavorful and picturesque journey with the Doka Coffee Tour & Poás Volcano Experience. Begin with a traditional breakfast at the renowned Doka Coffee Estate, then delve into a genuine coffee plantation to discover age-old methods of cultivating, harvesting, and roasting the celebrated Golden Bean, concluding with a fresh coffee tasting right…
Embark on a flavorful and picturesque journey with the Doka Coffee Tour & Poás Volcano Experience. Begin with a traditional breakfast at the renowned Doka Coffee Estate, then delve into a genuine coffee plantation to discover age-old methods of cultivating, harvesting, and roasting the celebrated Golden Bean, concluding with a fresh coffee tasting right at the source.
Proceed into the cloud forest to explore the breathtaking Poás Volcano National Park, where lush greenery encircles the vast active crater—spanning over a mile wide and 1,050 feet deep—featuring dramatic fumaroles and offering panoramic views of one of Costa Rica’s most iconic natural marvels.
This remarkable blend of culture, coffee, and volcanic landscapes is an essential experience for every traveler.
- What to Bring? - - Hat – Jacket - Walking shoes - Insect repellent - Binoculars – Camera – Raincoat
- If you are travelling with children please let us know their ages, during the booking process.
Location
Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour & Plantation
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(32 Ratings)
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Felicia_m
Jul 15, 2024
Volcano view rained out but nice day - This was a nice way to learn about coffee and its production in a more traditional fashion. The breakfast was nice but the coffee was excellent! Unfortunately, we had no view of the volcano, but that is just how nature goes sometimes.
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Kayla_k
Mar 11, 2024
Exceptional Guide and Fun Tour! - My husband and I did the half day tour visiting the Doka coffee plantation and the Poaz Volcano. It was such a wonderful experience! We were lucky and had a super clear viewing of the crater. The breakfast was delicious, the coffee tour was so fun to learn about, the volcano experience was superb and the guide (Adrienne?) was exceptional! Highly recommend!
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Anali_s
Jan 8, 2024
Coffee and Nature experience! - Great experience! The only thing I would improve/change is to allow a bit more time for breakfast. In our case it felt really rushed, and we were looking forward to having a nice breakfast with the opportunity of tasting the different coffee types calmly. ~25 min (maybe even a little less) for ordering food eating it and trying different coffee, was not the relaxing morning start we were looking for. The food quality and taste (traditional costa rican cuisine) was enjoyable!
Max was a great tour guide with plenty of experience and knowledge! He was very thorough when explaining the different stages of coffee processing and types. We really enjoyed the tour.
After the coffee experience we headed to Poas, and we were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day to enjoy the walk towards the crater. We even had time to walk to the lagoon and do some souvenir shopping!
Overall a very pleasant experience and a good way to get to know more about the coffee industry in Costa Rica, plus enjoy some of its natural wonders!
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Analauf2023
Dec 26, 2023
MARVELOUS! - What a pleasant experience my husband and I had. Thank you very much, Mario (Bubba) for all your attention. We had a delicious breakfast, it was a very pleasant tour of the coffee plantation and the crater of the volcano was super clear. We carry Costa Rica in our hearts. PURE LIFE! 🇨🇷
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Jeff
Nov 28, 2023
Fantastic tour - Roy and Javier were wonderful. Despite the clouds, it was a fantastic tour and Javier was very knowledgeable and personable. Quick tip—you get coffee samples at both the beginning and end of the coffee tour, so pace yourself (or don’t!).
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Catherine_s
Nov 25, 2023
Three Cheers for Martin! - Martin was the best tour guide I had in a week of tours in Costa Rica. I learned a ton and was lucky to be one of the 30% of people that actually sees the crater (be warned, there's often clouds). I'm not a coffee fan, but the experience was great and I learned a lot (it's not a coffee tasting experience, though you do get coffee, this is more of a planation educational tour)
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E4823uaclarav
Nov 4, 2023
Poas Volcano + Doka coffee - We did the day tour to the Poas + Doka volcano. We did it with Martín and Vladimir as the driver.
The experience was super good. We learned from Martín the coffee production process and many things about the volcano. It seemed that the crater of the volcano was not going to be seen, but hey, Martín told us to think positively and about 20 minutes later the crater cleared and we could see it!!
We were very impressed with how Martín handled the explanations in Spanish and English in parallel. Our group was small, which was appreciated. Martín even made an effort to speak in sign language so that a participant in the group could understand the explanations. Oh, and the breakfast, very delicious!
100% recommended
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Julian_k
Dec 5, 2023
Well, the pick-up-situation .. - Not really recommendable to book a tour from San José with personal pick-up. Although it might be comfortable for you, it is quite exhausting, when you have to wait that several other participants are picked-up. Coffee tour and volcano were quite nice tho.
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Bryna
Nov 15, 2023
Our guide Max was awesome and the visits to plantation and Volcano was great. Travel was awful. - Our guide was entertaining and informative at the locations and on the bus. The coffee at Doka was just okay. The plantation offers so much to see that we did not get to see, such as butterfly garden and bonsai garden. We would have liked more time there.
The Volcano was amazing. We were lucky as it was clear and we could see it The walk yo the lake/crater also beautiful
Our biggest complaint and why we would never do it again was the travel.
They forgot to pick us up.But the made it right and sent a driver to have us catch up with the the bus. Fortunately because we heard it turned out to be lucky they missed us or we would have been on the bus for 90 minutes for 11 hotel stops. That is why we were able yo catch up leaving at 7:30 vs 6:20
The reason so many stops is they combined the half day and full day tours on one bus.
When tour was over they put us
on half days on a smaller van and told we would be back in 35 minutes. It took 2 hours to get back thanks to hotel stops and San Jose traffic. All our zen feeling from the volcano site was gone!
Had there been a better description we would picked a different tour.
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Roam509469
Oct 24, 2023
Not exciting - Boring tour, not enough information. And there is no tour of the plantation grounds. The coffee was more expensive on this tour and not very exciting to drink. The volcano was beautiful but the overall tour was meh.
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