Tours and Trips in San Jose

Enjoy an insider's perspective of San Jose on this half-day city walking tour. Accompanied by an expert guide, you'll get a sense of daily life in the Costa Rican capital as you ride public transportation, stop by a beautiful local park and visit the artisan workshop of a third-generation craftsman. Taste local flavors while you browse stalls at the historic Central Market, savor a traditional lunch at an 80-year-old inn and learn to make tortillas.

Gain admission to the Jade Museum (Museo del Jade), an archaeological museum located near Plaza de la Democracia in central San Jos e. See Central America's largest pre-Columbian jade collection with more than 700 pieces on display. Visitors can view Olmec and Maya objects made of bone, wood, ceramic, shell, gold, stone and resin. Your ticket is valid during opening hours.

Attention problem solvers, gamers, and geocache fans: this scavenger hunt tour is for you. Explore San Jose at your own pace using your smartphone as your guide. Combining a walking tour with the challenge aspect of The Amazing Race, the tour leads you to some of the city's overlooked spots and local treasures. Solve clues, complete challenges, and sign up with other teams to compete against each other. Definitely a clever a way to see the city.

For a fun and educational outing in San Jose, let your young travelers play, create, and learn at the Children's Museum. A favorite of local families since 1994, the spacious museum features 40 different rooms for hands-on immersion in themes like science, animals, ancient Egypt, and Costa Rican culture. An on-site cafe and central location near other downtown attractions make it an easy and enriching way to spend the day.

Get a taste of San Jose's culture and cuisine on this 3-hour walking tour. Explore Costa Rica's capital accompanied by an expert guide and learn about the city's history, architecture and flavor. Explore the produce stalls of two traditional markets and discover what makes Costa Rican coffee so delicious as you sample some local brews. The tour is capped at 12 people for a personalized small-group experience.

Tap into Costa Rica's emerging craft beer movement with this 3-hour beer tour in San Jose. Accompanied by a local guide, you'll explore the Barrio Escalante, the heart of San Jose's pub culture and home to many brewpubs. Taste 10 different varieties of beer, accompanied by traditional tapas - the Costa Rican version of bar snacks. You'll also have a chance to pick up a few souvenirs at the Artesanos Market. A small group size helps create a more personalized tour experience.

Discover highlights of Costa Rican history and culture on this 4-hour city tour of downtown San Jose. Visit the city's architectural treasures, including the historic National Theater. Take a spin through the galleries of an art museum to admire pre-Columbian treasures, and enjoy the lush landscaping of one of San Jose's beloved emerald parks.

Costa Rica may be famous for its natural attractions, but San Jose visitors would be remiss to overlook the capital city's cultural charms. Visit the National Theatre, Gold Museum, and more on this guided sightseeing tour of the city, which takes you to well-known landmarks and around quiet residential areas alike. This tour includes all transportation with hotel pickup and drop-off.

Visit San Jose's architectural gem with a ticket to the National Museum of Costa Rica. Visit anytime during opening hours to explore the history of Costa Rica, from pre-Columbian artifacts to colonial furniture and more modern exhibits. Be sure to take a stroll through the outdoor butterfly garden and check out the mysterious stone spheres in the courtyard.

Step inside the crown jewel of San Jose's performing arts world with an admission ticket to the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica. Learn about the history of the lavish neoclassical building and its most celebrated performances on a 35-minute guided tour, including access to the ornate foyers, lobbies, and main auditorium. It's a must-see for any performing arts aficionado while visiting the Costa Rican capital.

In just a day, you can learn a lot about Costa Rica's hospitable culture and famous natural attractions on this day trip to Casona Rio Fortuna from the Guanacaste area. Tour the traditional country estate with a guide to learn about local life in the La Fortuna area - including a chance to make your own tortillas - and then relax in natural thermal hot springs in the rain forest.

Explore the Costa Rican capital's rich history, landmark buildings, and modern culture on a combo bus and walking tour of San Jose. Get a great introduction to city highlights like the National Theater and Art Museum, and stop to walk through bustling markets and public plazas to feel the pulse of this modern Central American metropolis. Get an extra boost of Costa Rican culture by listening to traditional folkloric music onboard the bus.

San Jose is the cultural capital of Costa Rica and boasts a rich and varied history. Get acquainted with the city's charms on a private 5-hour tour, featuring a customizable itinerary of must-see attractions and private transportation through the city's maze of trafficked avenues.

Explore different levels of Costa Rica's vibrant rain forest on a Sky Walk canopy tour near Arenal. The 3-hour route allows you to slow down and observe the forest's rich plant, animal and bird life while being up close yet unobtrusive. Cross a series of hanging bridges and pass tropical waterfalls, stopping to cool off and relax at the natural pools below one of the cascades.

See the mystical blue waters of Rio Celeste on a full-day hiking tour in Tenorio Volcano National Park. Learn about native plants and look for Costa Rican wildlife on an intense trek through the rain forest that includes several steep elevation gains. Your efforts are rewarded by the sight of the brightly colored river and waterfall, which results from the convergence of two mineral-rich streams, and with a delicious Costa Rican lunch after the hike.

Hike among the spectacular scenery and mystical aquamarine waters of Tenorio Volcano National Park. On a full-day trip from La Fortuna, discover the amazing biodiversity of Costa Rica's rain forests while accompanied by an expert naturalist guide. See the beautiful Rio Celeste waterfall that cascades into a clear turquoise lagoon, and watch the mysterious color-changing rivers of Los Teñideros. After your hike, re-energize with a tasty lunch at a local restaurant.

We have the pleasure to invite you enjoy the magical experience of the strait relation with nature, where you can combine adventure with comfort and delight yourself with the best Costa Rican dishes.

Soak up the scenery of the Sarapiqui River without facing the fury of the white-water rapids with a relaxing safari float. Wind your way downstream along the gentlest part of the river and soak up the scenery of the Sarapiqui canyon along the way. The leisurely pace is ideal for wildlife spotting so keep a look out for howler monkeys, iguanas, sloths and hummingbirds as you drift through the rainforest. Best of all: this rafting tour is suitable for all abilities, including complete beginners, and anyone over 4 years old can take part!

A guided tour enriches your experience in Tenorio Volcano National Park by providing information about the park's plant and animal life and expert navigation down the pothole-ridden roads between the Papagayo Gulf and the rain forest. Perfect for hikers and photographers alike, this tour offers a stress-free way to visit one of Costa Rica's must-see destinations in just one day. To top it off, sloth sightings are practically guaranteed.

Delve deep into the Costa Rican rain forest with his full-day tour to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Take in views of lush tropical landscape and native wildlife during a leisurely riverboat cruise, and then experienced the thrill of swinging through the jungle canopy on a series of treetop ziplines. This action-packed day includes a traditional Costa Rican lunch and round-trip transport from your San Jose hotel.