Mario the tour guide was excellent. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about all sites visited. We were lucky to get a glimpse of the volcano, so that was cool. The food at the Doka Coffee Estate was good, which included fish, rice and beans, salad,etc. It was buffet but due to us getting there a little late, we only had one round at the buffet. However the coffee made up for it. Overall nice excursion on a beautiful day, with nice tour guide and driver forgot his name.
Review by: John T, March 2017
We enjoyed our group as much as our tour since we had quite the international group of people. Well worth the time and gave us a great overview of the area.
Review by: Lynda J, March 2017
We were fortunate and had a clear morning at the volcano, the entire day was filled with the most enjoyable, memorable experiences and we thoroughly recommend this tour.
Review by: John P, February 2017
Tour was great.. only problem ride was late and I had to call in to find out where it was and it cost me 15HST.
Review by: Kathy H, February 2017
Excellent outing! The itinerary, guide, and driver all were outstanding. Thanks!
Review by: Robert W, November 2016
Long day with much of tour on bus. No one's fault, distance is distance. Coffee processing facility was interesting, but volcano was obscured by clouds.
Review by: frances.marin, October 2016
We went to Sarchí and Doka Plantation. In the coffee plantation, we had a delicious buffet lunch with natural juice, and we also tasted different types of coffee. In Doka, they showed us the entire process to make coffee. In Poas, you have to bring sweaters because sometimes is cold. It was great.
Review by: Benedicte G, October 2016
This trip was great, so many highlights in one day. Mario, our guide, was very knowledgable and always had interesting information to share about everything from plants and animals to history and local fun facts. The volcano was beautiful, and I recommend doing the trail back to the parking lot rather than walking back the same way. Visiting Doka was great and the lunch was very tasty. I also enjoyed driving through the country side and visiting Grecia and Sarchi. I can definitely recommend this day trip if you want to explore the areas around San Jose!
Review by: Tatiana K, September 2016
Great trip. A lot of new information was provided.
Review by: Donna L, August 2016
Knowledgeable and friendly tour guides made the experience even more pleasant.
Review by: Haiyan L, July 2016
This tour is very interesting and you really got the chance to see the city as a local ! Plus the trip to the mask maker legend is just too wonderful ! I highly recommend it !
Review by: Kathleen D, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Michelle B, June 2016
Yes I totally would recommend this trip! Loved the variety of places we went to!
Review by: DERRICK W, June 2016
This trip allowed me to check off my list a visit to an active volcano. It was fantastic!!! I hope to visit Arenal hopefully via helicopter the next time I am in Costa Rica. I was not overly enthusiastic about visiting the colonial coffee plantation at first, but it turned about to be highly educational, fun and interesting. The food at Doka was absolutely delicious.
Review by: Boyd, June 2016
Our best our of the entire trip! The Poas volcano crater was spectacular. We originally thought our driver was driving a bit too fast, but we discovered that the volcano is in a cloud forest and often becomes invisible in the clouds by 11 am. We got there about 10:15 and had a perfect view of the crater. But within a half hour the clouds began moving in and by the time we left, the crater was almost obscured. Our driver was right to get us there on time. The coffee plantation was OK, but it was raining again and we didn't take the long walk through the fields. And at Sarchi, we stopped at a souvenir shop that was not the best in town according to other travellers who had been here before but we were not given enough time to look around to find others. So we did not really have a chance to shop in Sarchi, only to visit the guide's favorite souvenir place. This was disappointing to us and we did not buy anything in Sarchi, though we had intended to. The MOST annoying part of the trip was Eugenio, our guide, who kept referring to us as chico during the trip. We are seniors, we have never met this man before and never will again, and it was offensive and disrespectful to be called chico over and over again. He was probably just trying to be friendly, but he should KNOW that chico is NOT something that you EVER call your elders or those who are not intimate friends of yours. I mentioned this to him once during the tour, but he still called everyone chico. We will not travel with this particular company again.
Review by: Lisa A, April 2016
I give this a 5-star rating because our tour guide, Max was one of the best guides I've ever had. We learned so much from him and he was a delight to be around. In addition, we were lucky enough to catch the view of Poas which is not easy. Be aware that you may not get a view of Poas. It is the luck of the draw. The Doka estate was much more informative than I thought. It is literally the Robert Mondavi of coffee. And finally, the Sarchi Arts was fabulous! I like this part because this is where you really learned history and culture.
Review by: bryanis, April 2016
Great!
Review by: Damir M, April 2016
I do recommend this to everyone who visits Costa Rica.
Review by: Joan K, March 2016
Very disappointing. First, our group was mixed native and English speakers which was quite annoying. The tour guide droned on and on and repeated himself non stop. We had to change tour buses, which was confusing. We were constantly late to our attractions, and got back to San Jose 2 1/2 hours late. Yes, there was some traffic, but mostly I blame the disorganized operation.
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