San Jose City Tour: Experience Authentic Culture and Historic Landmarks

Experience the vibrant culture and rich history of San Jose on this authentic city tour. Visit iconic landmarks, enjoy folkloric music, and explore the Central Market and Gold Museum.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Teatro Nacional Costa Rica - Lobby of Theater
  • Central Market (Mercado Central) - Shopping, local people.
  • Plaza de la Libertad Electoral - National Monument
  • VIP City Bus - Beautiful tour, monuments, churches, market, walking tours.
  • Pre-Columbian Gold Museum - Walking tour by Gold Museum
  • Museo de Arte Costarricense - Gold Room
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Professional art historian guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

This urban exploration gives you a panoramic perspective of San Jose, enriched with an authentic cultural immersion courtesy of our onboard traditional music. The journey incorporates informative guided strolls around significant historical points of interest such as the National Theater, the National Monument, and various others including San Jose’s…

Location
Teatro Nacional Costa Rica
Second Ave. and Fifth St.,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karensa68bp
Oct 4, 2024
The only way to see San Jose! - Great overview of San Jose. Guide was very informative and great at keeping us together. His knowledge of the city and country was wonderful. The tour included an authentic Costa Rican lunch which was delicious. We even had a person singing and playing the guitar on the bus which was a very nice touch. Being picked up at our hotel was so helpful.
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Claudio
Sep 25, 2024
San Jose Tour - Excellent tour, Bilingual Guide (Spanish - English) and with full knowledge of the places and history, but above all with excellent conditions to transmit it and make live a recommended experience 100%
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Mariechristine_b
Sep 12, 2024
Amazing Guided Bus Tour - The tour guide was excellent, knowledgeable pleasant and very professional. During the bus trip my friend and I had the chance to listen to some typical music of the country with a costaricain guitarist playing for us in the bus, also eating costaricain food for lunch part of the tour. The experience was amazing.
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Zoegirl_10
Sep 6, 2024
Awesome City Highlights - This tour was a great introduction to the city and history of Costa Rica. The huge bus took us around the city to key places of interest. Our guide Hector was very knowledgeable and helpful. Lunch was incredibly good and had protein options. Well worth the price.
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Michelle_o
Aug 29, 2024
Excellent historical tour! - Our tour Guide was so informative. We are history buffs so this tour was an amazing overview of the founding fathers, Civil War and government. The Gold museum was fascinating and the market was amazing to see. Great fun day and the double decker bus was perfect for viewing the city.
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Kevin_h
Nov 5, 2024
2 museums and park - We really enjoyed the 2 museums, but missed the opera house due to a school kids’ field trip. Lunch at a nearby cafe was healthy and light. The traffic on a Friday we were told was heavy from an airport hotel and it was.
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Chris_o
Sep 26, 2024
Learning About Costa Rica - the rich coast - Learning about the Costa Rica culture and interacting with Costa Ricans warms my heart – I met nothing but good hearted, genuine, people and this tour was a prime example of that – from the tour guide to the folks we met along the way. A nice way to get acclimated to the city.
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Tia_s
Sep 7, 2024
A day visit - Very informative. Learned a lot about the cultural. You get a sneak peek at everything. Need more time in the market. But overall it was a pleasant way to occupy a day in san jose since it's not a town you want to navigate on your own. Prety good typical costa rican lunch.
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Alreadyinstpete
Oct 4, 2024
Mixed review - We didn't visit the Teatro Nacional since all of a sudden it wasn't available. You need to pay more attention when planning stops. The casado was the best of the several that have been offered during tours. Hector was an excellent bilingual guide.
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Departure37942866231
Sep 3, 2024
Great tour, but a CR holiday I didn't know about closed the museums - The trip was okay. I happen to go on a national holiday which I didn't know so most museums were closed. The meal was very good and still drove by different places in the city
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