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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Doka Estate Costa Rica Coffee Tour and Plantation

The other day we decided to visit the Doka Estate Coffee Plantation on the slopes of Poás volcano. They offer five different tours and we chose the “coffee tour experience”.

Here’s is our driving route to Doka:


As you can see, it is not very far from where we live.

Entrance.


Different brewed coffees to sample while waiting for tour to begin.


Restaurant.


Mural




We had an excellent bilingual tour guide and our group was small. We started out at an area where coffee plants were growing and learned about seeds, coffee varieties, growing habits and coffee production. We then moved on to the processing plant.


Old wooden oxcart.

Beans drying in the sun.

Different types of processed beans.








We purchased coffee in the gift shop.


There’s a butterfly garden.


Excellent chocolate.

The Doka estate is a full production coffee plantation and has been in operation since 1940. As residents who are surrounded by coffee and sugar cane fields, we found this tour so informative and well done. The setting is beautiful.

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2 comments:

Lynda Rice said...

I went there in January with a friend who was visiting from the U.S. Of all the coffee tours I have taken over the years here, this one was by far the best! Thanks for sharing this with those who are considering, or who are NOW considering (thanks to this blog!) touring a Costa Rica coffee plantation.

Diana Miskell said...

Thanks! It’s a beautiful place.