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A one-day loop from San José that takes in the Poás crater, La Paz Waterfall and a coffee tasting, with pickup available. Pick it for the price: it is the cheapest guided full day to the volcano on GetYourGuide.
This is the budget pick of the Poás day trips. The listing's title names three stops, the crater, La Paz Waterfall and a coffee tasting, in one day from San José, and pickup is available. The summary on GetYourGuide is short, so this page sticks to what is true of every Poás visit and the questions worth asking before you pay.
At the park it runs like any other tour: a ranger briefing, a helmet, the paved walk up and 20 minutes at the viewpoint, 56 people at a time (Tico Times). What the low price leaves open is the rest. Check on the listing whether La Paz means the waterfall seen from the road or a ticket to La Paz Waterfall Gardens, which costs a foreign adult $56 on its own (La Paz Waterfall Gardens). Check whether the SINAC park entry (US$16.95) and lunch are in the price. And ask what time the group reaches the crater, because cloud usually fills it by 10:30 or 11:00.
If the answers come back as park entry, gardens and lunch included, it is a bargain. If La Paz turns out to be a roadside stop, compare it with the volcano, waterfall and coffee day trip, which spells out every inclusion.
Pickup is available; the listing gives the area it covers and the time.
Ranger briefing, helmet, the paved path of about 700 metres and 20 minutes at the viewpoint above the acid lake.
Check on the listing whether this is the falls beside Route 126 or entry to the gardens upstream.
A tasting at a coffee farm. The listing names the farm and the order of the stops.
Drop-off details are on the listing.
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Check the inclusions on the listing before you book. Poás tickets are sold only by SINAC, online, at US$16.95 for a foreign adult, so if entry is not included you need to book a slot yourself.
The title says La Paz Waterfall. The falls can be seen from the road for free; the gardens upstream charge foreign adults $56. The listing's itinerary tells you which one this tour means.
20 minutes at the viewpoint, like every group since 28 August 2026, plus the briefing and the walk up and down. What changes from tour to tour is how early you get there.
It has the lowest from-price of the guided full days from San José on GetYourGuide, at $105. Driving yourself with a SINAC ticket costs less, but you need a car.
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The lowest-priced full day to Poás from San José, with La Paz Waterfall and a coffee tasting.
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