Visiting The Hacienda Doka Coffee Farm—Photos And Brief (5-Minute Read): Alajuela, Costa Rica

Written by Nikki Solano

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Hacienda Doka Coffee brief

Sometimes (and sadly) missed by travelers with their sights set on the nearby Starbucks Coffee Farm is Hacienda Doka Coffee, an old-fashioned coffee plantation, factory, roastery, and shop. Hacienda Doka Coffee is my preferred coffee farm to visit in the area, thanks to the property’s stunning, manicured grounds, easy walking trails, antique but still functioning coffee manufacturing equipment (Hacienda Doka Coffee is home to Costa Rica’s oldest wet mill), and authentic, rural Costa Rican vibe. Everything you might want or need to learn about coffee production—from demonstrations of how coffee is picked off the plant to the hands-on practice of drying coffee beans to delicious coffee sampling—can be had at this coffee farm, and all within a few short hours on the farm’s coffee tour. More subtle draws and appreciated extras include the robust coffee aroma that wafts throughout the roasting room, the strollable botanical, bonsai, and butterfly gardens, the unique coffee-bean-stamped pathways, the striking blue hydrangeas and rainbow eucalyptus trees, and the observation tower that provides a bird’s eye view of it all. From a strategic standpoint, trips to Hacienda Doka Coffee are easy to coordinate; visit to/from your hotel in the Alajuela/SJO airport or San Jose area (45 minutes from Alajuela/the SJO airport by car; 1 hour and 15 minutes from downtown San Jose by car), pop in on your way to or from the Poas Volcano or the La Paz Waterfall Gardens (45 minutes from either attraction by car), or stop by during travel to/from destinations in the Central Valley, such as Alajuela/SJO airport or San Jose, and destinations in the Sarapiqui or Arenal region (1 hour and 45 minutes from Sarapiqui; 2.5 hours from Arenal). Convenient, educational, and fairly priced, Hacienda Doka Coffee is a great place to get an enjoyable taste of Costa Rican culture and history, and of course, delicious coffee!

Hacienda Doka Coffee photos

Map of the Hacienda Doka Coffee farm

More information about Hacienda Doka Coffee

For more information about Hacienda Doka Coffee, including reservations for their coffee tours, please see the coffee farm’s website.

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Do you have questions about Hacienda Doka, want help deciding if this coffee tour is worth doing based on the experiences you’re looking to have, or need help determining how to best incorporate a visit to this coffee farm into your vacation? No problem! When you’re ready, make an appointment here to communicate with me (Nikki) privately and we can discuss these and other topics to get your questions answered fast and your Costa Rica trip poised for success. Pura vida, amigos! 🙂

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