Doka Coffee Tour, Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall Day Trip from San Jose
Overview
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tour guide
- Transportation
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Minimum of 2 travelers for operates
- Entry/Admission - Poas Volcano
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Vara Blanca 40105 Costa Rica
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
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cr130, Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parque Juan Santamaria, C. 2 and Avda. 3, Alajuela 20101 Costa Rica
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- If you do not have the two passengers at least, the tour is canceled.
- 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.
- Please note that the hotel pickup might be 1 hour prior to the tour departure, depending on the location of your hotel.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- What to Bring: rain coat and/or sweater. comfortable shoes, camera
- Infants must sit on laps
- You must be 15 minutes before the pick-up in the lobby of the hotel you choose
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Well organized pick-up/drop-off time. Very good driver and guide, well organized tour. Even we cant see the poas volcanos because of clouds, Doka coffe tour, La paz waterfall & lunch everything was great.
Well organized pick-up/drop-off time. Very good driver and guide, well organized tour. Even we cant see the poas volcanos because of clouds, Doka coffe tour, La paz waterfall & lunch everything was great.One never quite knows what to expect from yours, especially those packed with options. 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 littl...
One never quite knows what to expect from yours, especially those packed with options. 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.Our tour guide Carlile (not sure about spelling) was awesome! He went above and beyond to make our tour the best. He helped in making sure our picky eater had something to eat. He brought us to Hacienda Alsacia (Starbucks) to see the beautiful views. Took pictures of our group for us so everyone ...
Our tour guide Carlile (not sure about spelling) was awesome! He went above and beyond to make our tour the best. He helped in making sure our picky eater had something to eat. He brought us to Hacienda Alsacia (Starbucks) to see the beautiful views. Took pictures of our group for us so everyone could be in photograph. He was great at explaining our tours. Worked with us on when to eat lunch. Made stops for the smokers. He was as entertaining on the ride as he was for the tour.AWESOME!!!The views on the rim of Volcano Poas was amazing. In the moment as i arrived the clouds are gone. The Colibri Garden on the La Paz Waterfall was like a Paradies.
The views on the rim of Volcano Poas was amazing. In the moment as i arrived the clouds are gone. The Colibri Garden on the La Paz Waterfall was like a Paradies.Era un hermoso día. La guía estaba muy bien informada y nos explicó cosas muy interesantes e historia de Costa Rica. Tu hermoso país hizo el resto!!!
Era un hermoso día. La guía estaba muy bien informada y nos explicó cosas muy interesantes e historia de Costa Rica. Tu hermoso país hizo el resto!!!Guia possuía muito conhecimento da história local, muito simpático e acessível, nos fez sentir em casa. O passeio é ótimo e tudo nos é explicado minuciosamente. Adoramos.
Guia possuía muito conhecimento da história local, muito simpático e acessível, nos fez sentir em casa. O passeio é ótimo e tudo nos é explicado minuciosamente. Adoramos.