Doka Coffee Tour, Poás Volcano & La Paz Waterfall from San Jose

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Three ecosystems in one day: coffee farm, active volcano, and a waterfall garden with five animal exhibits

A full-day guided tour from San Jose that starts at Doka Coffee Plantation with breakfast and a tour of how the beans are processed, moves to Poás Volcano National Park to see the active 2,708-meter crater and its gas emissions, and ends at La Paz Waterfall Gardens where you walk past an aviary, the country's largest butterfly observatory, hummingbird gallery, serpentarium, and frog, monkey and cat exhibitions before lunch. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included; the tour operates with a live guide in English or Spanish and requires a minimum of two travelers.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Coffee tour, volcano, and waterfall visit

Enjoy breakfast at Doka Coffee Plantation
Take guided tour of coffee plantation
Visit Poás Volcano National Park
Walk to Poás Volcano crater viewpoint
Admire crater and gas emissions
Explore La Paz Waterfalls park attractions
Walk beautiful path at La Paz Waterfalls
Visit aviary, butterfly observatory, and galleries
Enjoy buffet lunch at La Paz Waterfalls

The Experience

The day starts with hotel pickup and a drive to Doka Coffee Plantation, where breakfast waits and a guide walks you through how Costa Rica's coffee is processed and produced. You learn the techniques experts use to turn the beans into one of the country's best coffees, then move on to Poás Volcano National Park. The volcano sits at 2,708 meters and is still active — you'll spend 40 minutes total in the park: 10 minutes walking to the crater viewpoint, 20 minutes at the viewpoint itself watching the crater and gas emissions, and 10 minutes on the walk back out. A guide explains the volcanic activity and the different ecosystems the park protects.

After the volcano, you head to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. The park is built around a walking path that passes five separate animal attractions: an aviary, the largest butterfly observatory in the country, a hummingbird gallery, a serpentarium, and exhibits of frogs, monkeys and cats. You move through at your own pace, and at the end of the day a buffet lunch is served. The whole tour runs 10 hours from pickup to drop-off, with transportation and both meals included.

What’s included

Breakfast at the coffee plantation.
a guided tour of Doka Coffee Plantation with instruction on coffee processing.
entry to Poás Volcano National Park with a guide explaining the active crater and volcanic ecosystems.
entry to La Paz Waterfall Gardens with access to the aviary, butterfly observatory, hummingbird gallery, serpentarium, and animal exhibitions.
buffet lunch.
hotel pickup and drop-off in San Jose.
transportation between all three sites.
a live guide in English or Spanish.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelInfant seats availableNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Destination Services Costa Rica

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying in San Jose without a rental car — hotel pickup means you don't arrange your own transport to any of the three sites, and the 10-hour day packs three separate ecosystems into one outing with all meals and entry fees settled in advance.