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Stop At: Doka Estate Coffee Tour, Sabanilla de Alajuela, Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
During this educational Costa Rican coffee tour, you will experience firsthand how the plantation employees strive to obtain the perfect balance between nature and science; you will learn about the different cultivation methods and age-old brewing techniques.
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National Theatre of Costa Rica, Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, 1, San José, Catedral, Costa Rica
Traveler pickup is offered
Los horarios indicados son los horarios en lo que inicia el coffee tour, la recogida de los clientes se calcula entre 1hora o 1h30m antes del inicio del tour
1 hour 24 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Wheelchair accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or a full refund
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : 369leel
Came here on a Caravan tour. we had a pretty good included lunch before touring the coffee plantation. The plantation was nice we heard about how the plants are planted, how the beans grow and are harvested. we then walked thru the factory as the guide explained how the beans are processed, bagged and blended for sale. It wasn't picking season so we didn't get to see it in action.
Afterwards we got samples to try in the gift shop.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : willsJ4306PY
Nice coffee plantantion, the tour guide was very professional and friendly. You can see several birds in the trails. The food can improve.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01
Posted By : 217lisao
Great coffee experience. Our knowledgeable guide helped us understand the whole process- from where the plants originated, how they are planted, how harvest occurs, the cleaning process to the roasting.
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Posted On : 2024-03-31
Posted By : LeRouleur
As a Coffee Lover, your reviewer was really looking forward to this tours and it was lone of the highlights of our 2 week trip to Costa Rica.
From the beautifully laid out grounds with all the wonderful wildlife that CR has to offer, to the excellent & informative guided tour, who would have thought they used a very early form of 'Hydro power' in the preparation of the beans!
And yes, there are still dried outside in the sun.
Once done, you get a chance to sample the various blends in the large and well stocked gift shop. There is also a large restaurant, serving good food.
Highly Recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-03-31
Posted By : theresacU5679GQ
The tour was great! We loved it so much that we bought coffee in the gift shop. We took advantage of their offer of free shipping. That was February 18th. Over a month later, our coffee has not arrived. I emailed asking for an update on my order last week. They responded right away saying it was a supply issue that was resolved and my order was being shipped that day. However, they were unable to provide a tracking number. A week later, they stopped responding to my emails and I still don't have my coffee. Dealing with this has ruined my experience.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19
Posted By : AngelaWV
In-depth look at traditional Costa Rican coffee production. Guides were friendly and knowledgeable. Lots of opportunities to sample different roasts and preparations of coffee. So good we ordered for free delivery to the US.
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Posted On : 2024-02-25
Posted By : GregF305
I'm a specialty coffee lover and this was a great experience. We were welcomed with multiple blends of coffee on arrival, learned a lot about processing, growing, and the coffee economy, then had 6 or 7 blends of coffee to try at the end. For the price, this was a great experience.
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Posted On : 2024-02-19
Posted By : Melissa A
As a coffee lover this was such a great experience! Right when you get in you get to sample different coffee types then another coffee before the tour. Never thought I’d say this…. But for once in my life I had to say no at the end to all the coffee haha! Very generous and nice. The guide Adriana was super sweet and answered all our questions. I enjoyed her presentations of the different coffee beans we could hold and touch and display of machines used.
P.s. on the way to the tour we met Jimmy Roman who is an independent tour guide. Jimmy was so sweet, kind and helpful. He helped us with advice on places to go, places to eat and even stopped at breakfast and showed us a cute coffee spot on our way to the tour. I am so glad we met Jimmy and I look forward to booking him on a future tour and also sharing his info with others. Very genuine great guy!!
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Posted On : 2024-02-03
Posted By : 459jaclynl
I did the more elevated tour that included a private guide to the Volcán Poás national park first, followed afterwards by the coffee tour and tasting at Doka estate.
Seeing the Poás volcano was incredible, I cannot recommend enough. Our guide was named Jimmy Roman (hired by Doka estate, he’s an independent guide), and he really made the experience fantastic. He was kind, knowledgeable, and so personable. Seeing an active volcano crater was incredible. Jimmy had a nice car and drove us to the park, and afterwards we stopped for fresh strawberries at a local market. Going back to Costa Rica, I plan to hire him again as a private guide for other parts of the country.
The Doka tour was great. Not too slow paced. Got a great overview of how coffee is grown, picked, and made into the beans you buy. I enjoyed tasting all their coffees, delicious! The estate is beautiful and well manicured. Gorgeous plants and flowers everywhere.
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Posted On : 2024-01-22
Posted By : MelBobRedux
The drive to the plantation itself was very worthwhile as we observed many coffee bean pickers in action. We took the guided tour which started off with a little taste of the goods. Tour very informative and interesting - from plant, harvest and the age-old manufacturing methods still used today. The tour ended at the new and very nice gift shop where sampled what we ended up purchasing. Happy we chose this local plantation for a tour.
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Posted On : 2024-01-06
