Coffee Tours in San Jose: 9 Worth Booking

1.Hacienda Doka Coffee Experience Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 315 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $35Our pick

Review of Hacienda Doka’s Costa Rica coffee tour, with plantation walks, coffee processing, tastings, butterflies, price, timing, and practical tips.

“The tour was excellent and informative. It was pretty much what you would assume. Overall, it takes about 1 hour to 1.5 hours. You are invited to stay after the tour and walk the grounds for photos or to see the butterfly exhibit. Definitely stop to see the butterflies. It's a definite highlight of the tour.”

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2.Poás Volcano and Coffee Tour with Tasting and La Paz Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 137 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $105

Review of Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano, Doka coffee, and La Paz Falls tour from San Jose, with honest advice on weather, timing, and value.

“We were a small group of 5 that had a very entertaining and informative day. Our guide (Marcela) was superb and highly adept at providing useful, pertinent information whilst happily fielding numerous questions. Highly recommended.”

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3.A taste of Aquiares – 2 hours Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $42Top rated

Learn how coffee grows, gets roasted, and reaches your cup on Aquiares’ friendly two-hour Costa Rican farm tour near Turrialba.

“It was very informative and fun. Learned a lot and the lunch was fabulous. I highly recommend this tour and we are not much on tours usually.”

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4.Britt Coffee Tour from San José

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $83

Review of the Britt Coffee Tour from San José, with coffee tasting, roasting, lunch, transport details, value, and practical booking advice.

“Our tour guide was amazing. Funny, knowledgeable. Butterfly room was fun. The lunch was good and the coffee was fabulous.”

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5.Poas Volcano + Coffee tour + Waterfall tour day from San Jose

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $149

Review of a Poás Volcano, Costa Rican coffee, and waterfall day trip from San José, with practical advice on timing, value, weather, and stops.

“The pick up was on time. That is where the good points stop. The van was very dirty, and none of the seat belts works despite the driver saying they did. One other person was picked up and we headed to the Starbucks plantation. We arrived an hour and half ahead of our scheduled tour time. So the driver suggested we get a coffee which we waited almost half an hour for. The next tour was in Spanish so the driver suggested we drive around for an hour until our tour time. He got lost on the way back and had to drive recklessly to get us back to Starbucks…”

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6.Poas Volcano + Coffee Plantations & La Paz Waterfall Gardens Trip from San Jose

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $199

Review of the Poas Volcano, Doka coffee and La Paz Waterfall Gardens tour from San Jose, with costs, walking tips and honest advice.

“Wonderful tour and the guides were fantastic. It was an excellent day. Our group was very small so the tour felt very personalized. Only suggestion is that they work to avoid high traffic times because we got stuck in traffic for over an hour on the way back”

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7.Horseback our Hacienda – 4 hours Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $65

Ride through Aquiares coffee fields to a waterfall, lookout, mill, and church on a small-group Costa Rican horseback tour.

“If you are looking for a unique experience that combines culture and horseback riding, this tour will leave you in awe. I highly recommend it! The entire experience was truly amazing. We went horseback riding to a waterfall, passing through coffee fields, forests, and a village. Afterward, we returned to a charming farmer’s house for a quick snack, along with coffee / hot chocolate. The farmhouse is authentically Costa Rican, filled with character and charm, and beautifully designed with many unique pieces of furniture and art.”

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8.Super Combo Tour: Waterfalls Gardens + Coffee Tour + Poás Volcano

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $199

Review of Costa Rica’s 9-hour combo tour from San José, with Doka coffee, Poás Volcano, La Paz waterfalls, breakfast, and lunch.

“We were so lucky to see a clear Volcano Poas after we waited a while. It’s so beautiful! I am not interested in Coffee factory and spent a lot time to listen the process of making coffee.”

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9.Doka Coffee Tour, Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall Day Trip from San Jose

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $184

Review of the Doka Coffee, Poás Volcano, and La Paz Waterfall tour from San José, with food, timing, guides, value, and practical tips.

“The guide was kind and shared interesting stories, the driver was also responsible and did a good job. Our main concern was the structure of the tour: the main highlight was supposed to be Poas Volcano, but this is the place where we spent the least amount of time. Moreover, we went there in the late morning, where the weather notoriously turns worse, and as a result we could not see anything. Instead, we spent the first (very sunny) hours of the tour in the Doka hacienda. I suggest adapting the schedule of the tour to the weather conditions when appropriate, as Poas is the main attraction tourists are there…”

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