San Jose Sightseeing City Tour: 4-hour Historic Exploration with Lunch
4.2
31 Ratings
San Jose

Come, relax and enjoy this popular 4-hour sightseeing tour of the city and see the historic construction sites that include museums, theaters, markets and other interesting places in the city of San Jose.

Tour includes: Bilingual professional guide, comfortable air-conditioning transportation, bottled water and lunch

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • San Jose - This is a must-see on any trip to the capital of Costa Rica. Start the day with a pick-up service at approximately 8:00 a.m or 1:00 pm from your hotel in San José, Alajuela or Heredia. (This tour is available in the morning and in the afternoon) . From the comfort of the minivan, you will enjoy the panoramic views of San José. During the trip, your English speaking guide will inform you about the places you will see on the road, starting with the Costa Rican Art Museum in La Sabana. See the heart of the city center, The National Theater, University of Costa Rica, National Museum and the Arts and Crafts Market to buy souvenirs. After shopping, enjoy a lunch at a Typical Restaurant, with some cultural meals from Costa Rica. After your gastronomic experience, you can relax and enjoy the trip as you will be transported back to your hotel. If you choose the afternoon tour, lunch will be served at the beggining of the tour.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Dress code is smart casual
Location
San Jose
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.2
(31 Ratings)
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246bassemk
Mar 29, 2024
Excellent tour - The tour guide Edgardo is phenomenal, has great knowledge, super friendly,had answers to all my questions and inquiries, on top took me to the best seafood restaurant in town,thank you Edgardo,i highly recommend this tour guide.
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David_b
Mar 25, 2024
We love San Jose! - Our guide, Oscar, knew everything about San Jose and Costa Rica’s history and after 5 hours and 200 photos ( and a fabulous local lunch), we fell in love with the city and everyone who lives here, ❤️
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Karen_c
Mar 20, 2024
First time Costa Rica visit - Oscar was awesome! Very informative. Just the right tour for me being my first time here in Costa Rica. If you want to have overview of the life here in Costa Rica and learn about them book this tour and ask for Oscar.
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Connie_h
Feb 20, 2024
Excellent and caring guide & driver - We enjoyed our tour very much! Our guide, Oscar, provided very informative details and interesting comments in both English and Spanish. The driver (Marvin) was also excellent, and the traffic here is very difficult! Both men were friendly and concerned for our safety and comfort. They worked hard to ensure we had a great experience. The restaurant, where we had a traditional lunch, was small, quaint and wonderful. The van was new, clean and comfortable. We got our money's worth.
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Maria_c
Feb 17, 2024
Learned SO much! - Oscar is a very lovely man, and super knowledgeable. The meal was amazing and the highlight for us!!
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Elize_b
Feb 3, 2024
Oscar was AWESOME! Great tour! - Oscar was an AMAZING tour guide!! He showed us places and shared information with us that we never would have experienced on our own!! We really got to see how and where Costa Ricans live and ate a FABULOUS Costa Rican seafood meal! We saw all of the key places and sites. His English was perfect and his personality was delightful. While the trip was a bit pricey, overall it was worth it for such a customized tour for just my husband and me. Again, we cannot stress enough the importance of having Oscar as our personal guide for the success of this outstanding tour!!
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Howard_t
Jan 18, 2024
A wonderful San Jose city tour - Our tour guide Arturo was very friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable. We had a great sampling of the city, a lot of information about Costa Rica and an enjoyable lunch. One improvement might be to allow more stops for photo taking. Thank you.
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Joyce_p
Jan 6, 2024
Awesome San Jose city snapshot - Oscar was my driver and guide. He lives his city and his job. Extreme enthusiasm. He showed me an overview of the city in about 3-4 hrs. Then took me to a local authentic Costa Rican place for lunch. Simply magnificent. There was a lot of traffic due to xmas holiday weekend. Weather was pleasant and clear skies. Oscar was so engaging and knowledgeable. Enjoyed every minute with Oscar. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME A SNAP SHOT OF THE CITY SAN JOSE.
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Debra_v
Nov 10, 2023
San Jose city tour - Our tour guide was Oscar. He gave us very explicitly detailed information. Oscar was very friendly,polite and knowledgeable.
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Cheryl_f
Mar 29, 2024
Good way to start the Trip - Oscar was great. We did the evening tour and saw a lot of the city. We went during Easter weekend so a number of stores and businesses were closed. Oscar did a good job of showing us things and explaining some history behind some locations. Good dinner and nice kick off tour to our stay in Costa Rica.
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