Doka Coffee Tour, Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall Day Trip from San Jose
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From $158.00
12 reviews (4.92)
Price varies by group size
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Duration: 10 hours
Departs: San Jose, San Jose
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
You will visit the Doka Coffee Plantation, to enjoy a delicious breakfast and a guided tour of the coffee plantation where you will learn about the techniques used by experts to process and produce one of the best coffees in Costa Rica. Then continue towards Poás Volcano. This 2708-meter-high colossus is active. Admire its impressive crater and gas emissions, in addition to learning about its volcanic activity and different ecosystems found in this beautiful national park. Continue to La Paz Waterfalls, walk a beautiful path and enjoy the different attractions of the park including the aviary, the largest butterfly observatory in the country, the hummingbird gallery, the serpentarium, the frog, monkey and cat exhibition. At the end, a delicious buffet lunch awaits you. The total stay inside the Poás Volcano National Park will be 40 minutes: 10 minutes on the walk to the viewpoint of the crater, 20 minutes of stay on the viewpoint and 10 minutes on the exit walk.
What's Included
Breakfast
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Minimum of 2 travelers for operates
Tour guide
Transportation
What's Not Included
Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
- CHILD: Age: 3 - 10
- ADULT: Age: 11 - 99
Additional Info
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- If you do not have the two passengers at least, the tour is canceled.
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Please note that the hotel pickup might be 1 hour prior to the tour departure, depending on the location of your hotel.
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- You must be 15 minutes before the pick-up in the lobby of the hotel you choose
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- If you have not booked a hotel yet, you are required to provide this information to the local operator as soon as possible after your purchase.
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- What to Bring: rain coat and/or sweater. comfortable shoes, camera
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Jardins da Cachoeira de La Paz
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Poas Volcano
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Parque Juan Santamaria
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Tour pick up at hotel was on time and everything was as advertised. Very pleased with the tour.
From start to finish this one lasted 12 hours. We walked @ five miles and climbed up and down 25 flights of steps (according to my watch).
Picked up at my hotel on time. Nice clean bus with AC, but such little leg room that it actually hurt. If you are taller than 5’ 7” choose your seat wisely. As with most tours we knocked around the city picking people up for another 30 minutes.
San Jose is very congested, so it took a while to get out of the city. Once out, the scenery is beautiful.
First stop Doka. Beautifully landscaped, but no time to explore. We had breakfast (eggs, rice and beans, fruit, plantains) and coffee then did a learning “tour”. Our guide Adrian was very knowledgeable and passionate so though I had little interest in this part of the trip, he made it worth my while. I actually bought coffee for friends.
Next stop was Poas. Be prepared for the altitude difference. It took me a while to get used to it. In total I think I walked @ 2 miles (visited both lakes). We had great weather so were able to see the first lake. The second was completely blurred by clouds. Walking to the second lake was an effort for me. This was a quick in/out. Mostly photo opportunity.
Next stop was a little gift shop for strawberries and wine. Lots of local snack options and many trinkets. Get water if you don’t have any. We waited here way too long for an addition of three people to the tour.
From the shop we headed to La Paz. This was a three-part adventure. First an animal reserve and amazing gardens. The animal parts always make me a little sad. Cages are not places for this gorgeous creatures. There was also a butterfly garden (I only saw 5 types of butterflies- care as they are easy to step on) and a small hummingbird garden that was kind of fun. They had a small snake exhibit and maybe three frogs?
Lunch was a decent buffet.
The highlight of this trip is the waterfalls. Amazing. Lots of walking and lots of steps. I would have loved to just sit and listen to the water rushing, but at this point (4:30pm) we were out of time and had to keep moving. If you are not a Walker or don’t like steps, this is not for you.
We were done shortly after 5:00. Again - get water in the gift shop if you are out. The drive back is another 90 minutes.
I highly recommend this company for the tour. I think the description needs to be upgraded. Would be great if there was an option without the coffee farm. It’s a long day and I would have preferred to use my time and energy at Poas and La Paz.
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