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Poás Volcano Tour: Crater, Falls & Coffee
4.2
144 Ratings
San José
Experience the thrill of visiting the crater of Póas Volcano and explore the Alsacia coffee farm on this exciting trip from San José. Discover the natural beauty and rich geography of Costa Rica.
Experience the thrill of visiting the crater of Póas Volcano and explore the Alsacia coffee farm on this exciting trip from San José. Discover the natural beauty and rich geography of Costa Rica.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- San Jose - After collecting passengers from the hotels, the journey will proceed to Poás, a charming rural town renowned for its strawberry and dairy production. The trip offers scenic views of mountains and lush trees.
- Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour & Plantation - Discover the history of coffee with a local guide at a genuine coffee…
- San Jose - After collecting passengers from the hotels, the journey will proceed to Poás, a charming rural town renowned for its strawberry and dairy production. The trip offers scenic views of mountains and lush trees.
- Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour & Plantation - Discover the history of coffee with a local guide at a genuine coffee plantation, and indulge in a coffee and chocolate tasting.
- Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour & Plantation - Explore coffee culture at an authentic coffee farm, featuring a delightful coffee and chocolate tasting experience.
- Poas Volcano - Explore the crater of the Poas Volcano, featuring a stunning natural lagoon, with a guide providing essential information.
- Vara Blanca - Enjoy a visit to La Paz Waterfall.
What's Included
- Coffee tasting
- La Paz Waterfall
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- National Park Entrance
- Coffee Tour in an authentic coffee farm
- Coffee tasting
- La Paz Waterfall
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- National Park Entrance
- Coffee Tour in an authentic coffee farm
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Lunch
- Tips
- Lunch
Additional Information
This full-day excursion takes travelers to the stunning region of Poás. The journey by bus will pass through scenic mountains and cattle farms, leading to the remarkable Poás Volcano.
Participants will enjoy a brief hike to the crater to admire its picturesque lagoon, keeping in mind that visibility is subject to the area’s natural weather conditions….
This full-day excursion takes travelers to the stunning region of Poás. The journey by bus will pass through scenic mountains and cattle farms, leading to the remarkable Poás Volcano.
Participants will enjoy a brief hike to the crater to admire its picturesque lagoon, keeping in mind that visibility is subject to the area’s natural weather conditions.
At the volcano, there is a charming cafeteria where time will be allotted for purchasing snacks at the conclusion of the volcano tour.
Next, the tour will proceed to the Peace Falls, a magnificent 37-meter-high waterfall, perfect for capturing breathtaking photos.
The final stop is an authentic Coffee Hacienda, where visitors can explore coffee plantations, learn about the production process, and sample coffee and chocolates made on the estate.
The day concludes with a return trip to the hotel.
Location
Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton
Avenida Central
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(144 Ratings)
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Zairitsa
Jan 15, 2026
Great experience! - This was a great tour... Due to tge weather we first went to La Paz waterfall... It was a cloudy morning.... At the Poas there was a moment the clouds openex up nicely to get the best view...
We got a Funny guide who made sure we had a complete experience... Beautiful area... Loved it... It was a nice experience...
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Matias_r
Jan 7, 2026
Very good experience.... - 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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235camilafernandam
Nov 4, 2025
Good experience - It is a nice tour, the view of the volcano is random, we could see it clearly. The best is the coffee and butterfly tour. They have very good disposition, the farm is very well maintained.
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Cruiser34480557223
Dec 12, 2025
Beautiful Place with a lousy tour company. But tour guide was good - The trip experience was good, the tour guide Jose was excellent. The Poas volcano is worth seeing it. I recommend the tour.
I booked the tour from Viator and the tour was organized by Inside Tours Costa Rica. Viator is a good and trusted company but MAKE SURE that Inside Tours Costa Rica IS NOT YOUR TOUR OPERATOR. You can change the company during the booking process. Although the tour bus was passing by from my hotel, they refused to pick me from hotel. They ask me to take taxi and go to another nearby hotel. It was sad, after paying so much for the trip. The entire day I was feeling UNSAFE knowing the fact that the tour operator is not helpful.
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Johan_o
Nov 29, 2025
To check the weather to... - 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.
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Alejandroop3339an
Dec 4, 2025
Disappointed. - It seems that the guides are in a hurry at all times. Yiny is impolite and does not allow to enjoy the trip. I didn't feel the trip was right. 30 minutes on a volcano, 30 minutes on a waterfall.
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Lncpropertiesl
Nov 23, 2025
Poor customer service overall - For a company that is supposed to be prompt, they arrived 35 minutes late to pick us up. The guide did not meet us until our first stop. Her information about coffee was good. We then went to LaPaz waterfall and stopped on the side of the road for us to take a picture. Then we went to lunch. Then to Poas volcano that was covered in clouds so we couldn’t see anything. We did not go to butterfly farm or chocolate tasting. Trip unfortunately was mostly on the bus. We were in traffic quite a bit.
When they arrived so late to pick us up 1 person in our group couldn’t go because she was worried about getting back late and had a commitment. They would not refund even partial payment.
I’m sorry but I would not recommend this company.
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Mwenslow
Nov 23, 2025
VERY DISAPPOINTED - VERY disappointing!! We were instructed for pick up at 6am, the bus did NOT show until 6:35am. They did NOT take us to the butterfly garden or the chocolate tasting. Stood outside on the street to see the waterfalls. Tour ended 5pm an hour early. No commentary to tell us what we were seeing while on the bus ride. Get an uber and have them show you around
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Katie
Dec 31, 2025
Poorly organised and not all tour inclusions are actually included - This tour was really disappointing and it was obvious our guide was poorly organised. Pickup was on time however it was all downhill from there. We were told first stop would be for a pastry and coffee but the place wasn’t ‘ready for us’ and we were not allowed to buy coffees. We then went to a different place and were told we had 40 minutes to order and eat because we were running behind. We ended up being there for 1.5 hours waiting for another tour group. Then headed to the volcano, where we received very minimal information about all the paths to take to see lake etc. On the way to the waterfall our guide proceeded to give us all the information about the volcano, after we had left so seemed rather pointless. The waterfall was just beside the road and while beautiful we hardly needed a tour to see it. Upon leaving the waterfall I asked if we would be visiting the butterfly garden as per the ticket I was sent, the guide said “no, that’s old information” We were then asked to choose a dish for lunch from a non English menu on the guides phone so we she could pre order lunch for everyone. However that didn’t happen and once we arrived to the restaurant the order was placed and we waited a fair while for our meals. We then visited a coffee plantation for a tour and coffee tasting before heading home. Overall a very disappointing experience. Tickets and your information should be updated to reflect the actual inclusions as we didn’t get a chocolate tasting or visit the butterfly garden. We had plenty of time to do everything easily in the 12 hours if the tour was better organised and managed.
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Rosa_l
Nov 18, 2025
Disappointing service experience - 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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