Poás Volcano and Coffee Tour with Tasting and La Paz Falls

San Jose, Costa Rica

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

7 to 8 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.2

· Carol_U ·

Jun 2026

Victor was a great tour guide! Although it was cloudy and we couldn’t see the crater, it was a great experience. The falls were beautiful and we really enjoyed the coffee plantation tour! Great day!

· Marissa_M ·

Oct 2025

Great tour guide and excellent views. Had a great time seeing the Poás Volcano and the coffee plantation. The water falls also has an excellent view.

Overview
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View several of Costa Rica's top scenic attractions in a single day, and leave all the logistics and planning to someone else, on this hassle-free day trip from San José. Traveling via air-conditioned vehicle, head first to Poás Volcano, an active volcano known for its vast crater and bubbling lake. Then, make a scenic stop at La Paz Falls before enjoying a tour and tasting at a local coffee farm.

This three-in-one Costa Rica tour is a great way to maximize your travels
Round-trip transit from San José makes exploring beyond city limits easy
Get up close and personal with Poás Volcano and La Paz Falls
Learn how coffee is grown on a farm tour, and taste coffee and chocolate

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
National Park Entrance
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee Tour in an authentic coffee farm
Coffee tasting
La Paz Waterfall

Tips
Lunch

We will make a stop for lunch purchase

Meeting and Pickup

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Arranged start time

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04/01/2024 - 08/29/2027
Monday : 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM
Wednesday : 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM
Friday : 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM
Saturday : 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM
Sunday : 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM

Itinerary

San Jose

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour and Plantation

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour and Plantation

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Poas Volcano

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Vara Blanca

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Rachel_B

This was a such a great experience. Nela was an amazing tour guide. She is extremely passionate about her job and it shows. The experience of witnessing an active volcano and then a beautiful lake 15 minutes away was breathtaking. The coffee learning experience was also very informative on the process of making “ Great Coffee” we learnt a lot . This tour is a must especially if you get Nela to be your guide 🙏🏻😎

Reviews

4.2

based on 154 reviews

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Great Day in Costa Rica!

Carol_U, Jun 2026

Nice excursion

lidia_p, Apr 2026

I would recommend this excursion. The only thing is that weather might not permit the volcano watch. We were lucky to have a nice view. The sky clear the intense fog for just a few minutes. Come prepared to do a long walk.

Depending on cloud...

Roger_B, Mar 2026

Depending on cloud conditions, you will not see the volcano or the lake. Not the tour company's fault!

Tour with a guide who knows the area very well (local)

Naim_A, Feb 2026

A well organized tour with an English speaking guide, well aware of the area providing detailed info about local traditions and surroundings.

To check the weather to...

Johan_O, Nov 2025

To check the weather to see whether the vulcano will be visible or not, because if you book a few days in advance that the chances are not good , you would not book that trip! The tour at the coffee farm saved the day, because it was excellent. It is a pity that when taking these tours: La Paz falls or sanctury or Poas that so much time is lost in traffic. Though you have other travelers to chat with it takes the fun out of the visits.or makes the experience less memorable.

Great tour

Marissa_M, Oct 2025

Great tour guide and excellent views. Had a great time seeing the Poás Volcano and the coffee plantation. The water falls also has an excellent view.

Amazing live Volcano experience and coffee tour

Rachel_B, Sep 2025

Great work out

Sade_K, Aug 2025

What an excellent day! Wear a jacket it was cold going up mountain. It was good exercise walking up make sure bring water.

The Soda we stopped at...

Jennifer_K, Jul 2025

The Soda we stopped at had an incredible view, out door option, and delicious yet reasonably priced food. The waterfalls were cute. The coffee tour was top notch (Doka/Starbucks), and the o cart wheel factory was super interesting with authentic artists we could watch work.

Highly recommend!

Tamaya_W, Mar 2025

I definitely recommend this tour if you’re staying in San Jose. It’s a great way to see the volcanic crater, the waterfall, and so many local sites in one day. However, I would like to note, breakfast is NOT included in this tour, you must pay on your own. I didn’t take any stars away for they because it was a great experience, I just want future travelers to be prepared to spend no more than $10 per person on a nice local breakfast. Do go on this tour and enjoy, I recommend!

Don't waste your time and money

Colleen_J, Mar 2025

There is not any breakfast included as the Viator advertisement says there is! Deceptive and a waste of money. Our guide spoke very little English and almost always in Spanish with a ton of driving and very few stops.

the guide was very...

Milena_M, Mar 2025

the guide was very helpful and had great knowledge, explained lots of things about the volcano. The coffee tour was pleasant too. The waterfall is beautiful but it's just in the middle of a road. The activity itself was very easy. Just spend a lot of time in the van. It was a very nice trip, especially to see some activity of Poas.

Extremely bad and waste of time . Charged money but no event and spent 8 hrs on car

Rajagopalan_S, Mar 2025

Extremely bad . Arrogant guide and event did not happen but charged thr money ( volcano ) . I would say this is the worst experience with Viator

Two Important sites to see when in San Jose!

annschumacher2000, Feb 2025

An excellent trip even though the description is not exactly accurate. It does not include breakfast but, no matter, it was not expensive where we stopped before going to the Poas Volcano. That was extraordinary to see! On the way to the Coffee Plantation, we also made a stop for a traditional lunch (also not included) in the mountains which was really good. Our guide, Marcella and driver, Victor, were excellent and made the trip fun with the other 18 people. I will caution that we were the first to be picked up at 5:15 AM and then we rode around picking up the rest of the group for over two and half hours. Perhaps the tour company could find another solution regarding pick-up and drop-off arrangements.

Bad experience overall.

Sandra_U, Jan 2025

Would not recomend A .half a day tour turned into 14 hour day . Wet and cold Never saw the volcano. All clouds. They picked me up late after not getting any sleep and dropped me last .

No show on pick-up

Terry_D, Jan 2025

Terrible Customer service. Never showed to pick us up. Sent over 10 messages to confirm time. No response from them.

disappointed

Gerwin_H, Oct 2024

All in all, the trip felt like we were going from tourist shop to tourist shop. But that wasn't the only thing we didn't like. Breakfast was advertised as a buffet, but when I wanted to get something after my first portion because it didn't fill me up, I wasn't allowed to. That annoyed me a bit. Then there was the café tour, although it would actually be better to go to the volcano as early as possible because locals told us that the view of the crater is clear in the morning. So after the café tour was over and we spent about 20 minutes in the shop, we went to the volcano. But we didn't see any of it, we were at the volcano at about 11 a.m. and it was full of fog. For my girlfriend and I, that was a slap in the face because that was the main reason we booked the tour. Instead of staying longer at the crater and hoping that the fog would clear, we drove to the next tourist shop to waste time there. Then we stopped for 15 minutes at a waterfall that is right on the road. The crowning glory was sitting in a restaurant for about 1.5 hours waiting to finally get home. We were stunned at how much time we wasted instead of staying at the crater. This is the first tour from viator that we didn't like at all.

Great day tour from San Jose.

Nicholas_F, Sep 2024

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.

We had a great time. We will definitely recommend it.

Mark_M, Aug 2024

Hugo our guide at the Dika Coffee Plantation was great! He has a lot of humor and his way of guiding was very entertaining from the start to the end. Poas crater lake and lagoon were the cherry on top

Great tour of Poas Volcano

Jacek_J, May 2024

Great guide and driver. Comfortable bus. Highly recommend the tour. Rare opportunity to see the active volcano.

Wonderful day

Katarzyna_P, Mar 2024

Great trip with our guide Marcela, full of interesting facts and details, truly recommend! We were very lucky as the volcano was fully visible too.

Nice guide and views but bad customer service

caroline_c, Mar 2024

The guide was really nice and helpful and the views of the Volcano and coffee shop are beautiful. However, I wouldnt book a tour with Viator again. We had no information about the pick up until the night before the tour (so after the limit to cancel). I tried contacted them and the tour organizer for days before and got no response. I could see on Whatsapp that they saw the message but wouldnt respond. No reply on emails either. We finally got a response late at night the evening before the tour just to learn that the pick up was at another hotel. However, when we booked, our hotel was in the choices. We had to pay an extra 20$ for Uber. We ended up beeing stressed and its the last thing you want on vacation. The guide was nice, the volcano and the quick stop at the coffee shop is nice, but the customer service is not worth what we paid for. I had way better service with other companies and I wouldnt feel confortable recommanding this one.

Great experience and met some great people!

Damaris_R, Feb 2024

Wow!! What a great experience! Our tour guide, Victor, was excellent- great knowledge, patient and very accommodating. He provided great recommendations for coffee breaks, food and souvenir shopping. Once we got to Poas Volcano, we were not allowed to enter due to gas activity from the volcano. However, Victor was determined to wait it out until it cleared to provide us the experience which we finally did. No regrets- met great people, took great photos and overall my husband and I had an awesome day!

Highly Recommend

mcpatty, Jan 2024

Great tour! It was a beautiful day in San Jose but began to get overcast as we went higher and higher. Couldn’t see the crater but really enjoyed the experience. Really loved the coffee plantation too!

It was convenient to get...

Briaunna_L, Jan 2024

It was convenient to get you to the volcano since I didn’t rent a car, however seemed pricey for what you got.

Boas volcano tour

Guy_P, Dec 2023

I would love to say special thank you to Jorge Loria and his driver for been a great human being and showing me a great time around San Jose Costa Rica 🇨🇷. I would have to say Jorge has been the best tour guy I’ve had by far.

San José surroundings: volcano and coffee.

Sonia_A, Jul 2026

This activity is a full-day trip. You walk along the trails of the Poás volcano, where you can observe local flora, and you reach the crater and lake viewpoint. If you are lucky, there will be no cloud cover and you will be able to see them in all their splendor. The guide did everything possible to wait for the mist to clear, but it was not possible. Finally, you visit a coffee plantation to learn about the cultivation and production of coffee. The tour is recommended for getting to know the surroundings of San José and the production of one of its most significant products.

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The volcano is not always...

Bryan_M, Mar 2026

The volcano is not always clear. It will depend on how long you attend. It is advisable to wear clothes for cold weather and wind.

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Very good experience....

Matias_R, Jan 2026

Very good experience. Our guide (I don't remember the name) was very attentive and friendly, and made the tour quite interactive. I recommend.

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Disappointing service experience

Rosa_L, Nov 2025

Disappointing experience. The reason for hiring the tour was the volcano and the waterfall and we were canceled the peace waterfall. Javier said it was for security reasons, but the next day we could see that it was not. Although Javier the guide was very attentive in his explanations, he did not really offer a valuable alternative when canceling the trip to the waterfall. I had said they were going to take us to lunch and they didn't take us either, and they just offered to drop us off near a restaurant. Anyway, the tour did not meet expectations, did not include any food and did not return the value of what we paid for it.

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