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Doka Estate Coffee Tour

Sabanilla de Alajuela, Poas Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
+506 2449 5152
4.5 of 5 stars 52 Reviews
Type: Walking tours
Owner description: Doka Estate The Real Coffee TourPick Up Time: Upon RequestDuration: 1 hour, 40 minutesDifficulty: Easy (recommended for senior citizens and...... more » Owner description: Doka Estate The Real Coffee TourPick Up Time: Upon RequestDuration: 1 hour, 40 minutesDifficulty: Easy (recommended for senior citizens and children)What to Bring: suntan lotion, hat, comfortable shoes and umbrella (rainy season)Tour Includes: Entrance fee, Butterfly Garden, Bonsai and Orchid Exhibition, Sugar Mill and Guided coffee tour, coffee tasting and coffee liqueurs, chocolates and treats. Additional Buffet Breakfast and Lunch. « less
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Tacoma, Washington
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

This was probably the most dissapointing thing on our trip to Costa Rica. At half the price it still would have been overpriced. The tour was quite short, although informative. The food was a buffet of typical Tico food but not typical of Tico food we have eaten. The butterfly house was lacking in butterflies. This could be due to... More

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colorado
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2012

We thought this tour was awesome. We drove ourselves there and did not eat at the restaurant so can't speak to those, but the information on how they grow and process the coffee was really excellent. The only thing that could have been better was to go during the picking season to see all of the equipment working - but... More

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Ohio
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2012

We booked this tour through the hotel we stayed at which started out by taking us to Poas Volcano which was a two hour trip to the Volcano. We did have to have four people who booked in order to go, so luckily another room at our hotel did end up booking as well. Our guide Nester was great. I... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2012
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My husband and I visited the Doka Estate as part of a day-long tour from Expediciones Tropicales, which was entirely disappointing. When we arrived the breakfast wasn't ready (my husband and I had been picked up for the tour first and had spent 90 minutes on the bus picking up the rest of the passengers in addition to the travel... More

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Phoenix, Arizona
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56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012
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Doka Estate Coffee Plantation is only about a 30 minute drive from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Alajuela, making it an ideal excursion to either begin or end a vacation. We made reservations in advance via dokaestate.com, although they were probably not necessary. The tour we purchased was $26/person and included breakfast or lunch. The grounds and buildings at... More

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Pasadena, California
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

Beautiful grounds and in depth tour of the coffee growing experience. More

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CAFETresGeneraciones, Manager at Doka Estate Coffee Tour, responded to this review
April 10, 2012

Dear crbungalow, Thanks for your recent visit to Doka Estate and for your positive comments about your experience and our grounds and surroundings, It is really a hard work to preserve all of our gardens and plantation in good shape always nice and clean, and it also feels very good when our visitors noticed our work. Mario Fernandez Manager More

Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012
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It's a good tour if you want to learn about the coffe production in Costa Rica More

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CAFETresGeneraciones, Manager at Doka Estate Coffee Tour, responded to this review
April 10, 2012

Dear LuizAlbertoMA, Thank you for visiting Doka Estate Coffee Tour and for letting others know about your rich and learning experience of our coffee production activity, We would be more than pleased to let our visitors know everything they want about coffee and its entire process. Mario Fernandez Manager More

Falls Church, VA
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2012

This tour was booked through the hotel. Left hotel at 8:30 and returned around 5 pm (to San Jose @ Doubletree Hilton). First went to Volcano Poas. The ride was interesting with good commentary from the guide. The only negative was that th bus was very under-powered and so we literally crawled up the steeper parts of the mountain at... More

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CAFETresGeneraciones, Manager at Doka Estate Coffee Tour, responded to this review
April 10, 2012

Dear fallschurchva22046, Thank you very much for selecting our Coffee Tour as part of your one day tours selection, we consider a one day tour a great way to see more than one attraction in just one day however the time you spend in each of the attractions should be reduced in order to complete the program. However we are... More

New York City, New York
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
55 helpful votes 55 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 11, 2012
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It is generally true that most places in Costa Rica are impossible to find without a GPS. Doka Estate is not one of them. The signs are everywhere around Poas volcano area, and it is virtually impossible to not find it. As a mater of fact, our GPS has disagreed with the signs and tried to lead us somewhere else,... More

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CAFETresGeneraciones, Manager at Doka Estate Coffee Tour, responded to this review
March 16, 2012

Dear Visitor; Thank you very much for including Doka Estate Coffee Tour during your last visit to Costa Rica, your positive comments are helping us to improve and make of our service an ideal one in order to offer a real point of interest, culture and entertainment for all of those who decide to come to Costa Rica for a... More

Cincinnati, Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2012
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We went on this tour at the end of a month stay in Costa Rica on our way back from the Poas Volcano. We did the afternoon tour with lunch. The food was delicious. The grounds of the estate are beautiful. Our tour guide was wonderful and I feel like I learned a ton about what happens with coffee from... More

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CAFETresGeneraciones, Manager at Doka Estate Coffee Tour, responded to this review
March 16, 2012

Dear Visitor, Thank you very much for including Doka Estate Coffee Tour in your vacation itinerary during your last visit in Costa Rica and for letting the visitors of this wonderful page know about us and our Coffeee Tour attraction, please stay in contact with Doka Estate Coffee visiting our website and find out about our specials for Tres Generaciones... More

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