San Jose Bike & Bites: A Unique Cultural and Culinary Exploration in the Heart of the Nation
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44 Ratings
San José
Experience San Jose in a unique way with the San Jose Bike & Bites tour. Explore historical landmarks, taste local flavors, and enjoy a 2-hour bicycle ride with an experienced guide.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Teatro Nacional Costa Rica - One of the most iconic buildings in San José since 1897.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Use of bicycle
  • Snacks
  • Use of helmet
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Explore San Jose like never before, with visits to its historical sites, parks, and residential areas. Savor local delicacies as you learn about the city. San Jose is the nation’s core, and the most engaging way to explore it is via bicycles, free of emissions and full of feelings. Included in this two-hour bike tour are an accomplished bilingual guide, local pastries (empanadas), and specialty coffee prepared by a local barista. The essentials like an urban bike and a helmet are also provided.

  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Minimum age is 12 years
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
National Theater of Costa Rica
Calle 5
In front of main entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(44 Ratings)
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Cherylma4372gf
Apr 17, 2024
Outstanding tour - This was an outstanding tour. Our guide was knowledgeable about history, culture, art, food and had great stories to tell. He was flexible and eager to answer all of our questions. It was one of the many highlights of our time in Costa Rica and we highly recommend it. The riding was easy and not very far with lots of stops.
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Guide747424
Mar 23, 2024
Amazing guided tour in the heart of San Jose. - Laura was an awesome guide. Really showed us some hidden gems right in the heart of San Jose. From where to pick up cool souvenirs, to the best spots to eat and drink, Laura knows what is going on in San Jose. Excellent at helping us navigate through busy streets and she stopped at a lot of really cool and historical spots throughout while providing great details about each location. Really connected us to the past and present of this cool city and amazing country and kept us well fed along the way. Would do it again in an instant. Highly recommend for a day 1 activity on San Jose.
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Andrew_g
Mar 13, 2024
An enjoyable bike tour - very nice bike tour . Our guide Erick was very knowledgeable and gave us a great tour through the city and saw many different cultural areas
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Lindadc3341
Mar 9, 2024
Excellent tour with Alex - This was an amazing tour. Our guide Alex knew a ton of history and also gave us a really good sense of current events and just how it really is to live in San Jose. I asked him to take us on a tour with not a lot of hills and he totally replanned the route to accommodate. We saw a large number of the famous sitting San Jose and he also took us to a traditional old empanada place and a coffee tasting. Overall an excellent y bike tour and great way to see San Jose in a few hours. Alex again was excellent.
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Deborah_s
Feb 24, 2024
Best way to experience San Jose - A fun day learning about San Jose with Laura and Christian. Highlights were Empanada’s and Coffee tasting.
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Jake_s
Jan 25, 2024
A fun tour of San Jose - It was a great introduction for me and my wife’s first day in Costa Rica. The route was hilly at times, but easy enough resting at each stop. Alex was knowledgeable, personable, and easygoing. The empanadas were great too! Pura Vida!
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Debra_m
Jan 13, 2024
Great city bike tour of San Jose. - Jorge was very knowledgeable about the history of San Jose. We learned so much about the culture of Costa Rica. He took us all around the city safely. The food stops were enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour!!!!
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Dreamerborgville
Jan 10, 2024
Nature hike in San Jose - The nature hike was truly incredible… Beautiful people beautiful birds, beautiful animals a lovely butterfly, garden and wonderful hosts not to mention a gorgeous campus.
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Suzq0420
Sep 4, 2023
Interesting Way to See Areas of San Jose - This was a great way to see different parts of San Jose. I had never been in the "foodie area" where we tasted the coffee and it was very nice. We had our 13 yo son with us and he enjoyed it as well. The history and learning about the landmarks in the city was very interesting. We really enjoyed doing the coffee tasting and want to go back. The empanadas were so good and they had vegetarian options so that was lovely. Jorge was a fantastic guide! His english was amazing and he was knowledgeable about so many things whenever we had a question (about CR, San Jose, coffee, restaurants, travel, etc...). This tour would be for anyone who is fine riding a bike on city streets (the first few were in downtown so a bit of traffic to deal with). We would do it again for sure! Be sure to bring a water bottle (we refilled ours at the coffee tasting). Thanks for a fabulous day Jorge!!!
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Timkw7969nn
Jan 7, 2024
A First Rate Tour of Central San Jose by an Excellent Guide - We had a great tour with Alex. His English was excellent, his patience impressive and his knowledge was exceptional. He took us to see the most interesting sights in central San Jose along with a coffee stop and the Market which was a challenge as it was packed! We had a good lunch with him afterwards. A first class tour and thoroughly recommended.
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