The Best San Jose Costa Rica City Tours

  I advise anyone who wants to get a feel of the nightlife in San Jose to sign up for this. As usual, I was traveling alone, so I wanted to... read more find a safe way to experience the nightlife and meet others. From this experience, I...More

  We had a wonderful guide from Carpe Chepe, Ama who was a delight to be with. He was charming, witty, funny and informative especially about history but also about the... read more the unique things about downtown San Jose. Our tour was four hours and covered much...More

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Our tour exceeded our expectations. Our... read more tour guide was Iva who spoke perfect English and taught us all about the history coffee had on Costa Rica and San Jose... and did it with passion and enthusiasm. We sampled some insanely good coffee and never felt pressured to buy any coffee, however we did purchase some that we sampled. Iva made the tour a highlight of our trip and we came away feeling even more curious and fascinated about coffee. Pura Vida!

  I had a great time and learned a lot about the local culture and nightlife! In addition it was a great opportunities to meet other travelers. Highly recommend!

  We booked the market tour for the same day, luckily they confirmed right away. Our tour guide was Ama (Amaral) and was easy to spot at the meeting place. We... read more started in the entrance of the Central Theatre to check out the statues, walked though the lovely church near by and proceeded to the market. The market is kind of like an enclosed flea market with everything from house hold supplies, meats, shoes to souvenir trinkets.

Ama made this tour absolutely delightful, sharing his passion and love for his hometown. We tried about 6 larger samples that were included in the tour price, ranging from chicharones con carne, coffee, fruits to the oldest ice cream in San Jose. If we weren’t so full, I would have loved a larger serving of the unique ice cream. So delicious! Also, I grew up eating tamales, but have never had a Costa Rican tomale which are creamy, rich and better than any I’ve ever had! Looking forward to getting more before our departure.

I highly recommend this tour to get a taste of Costa Rica from Ama, a proud and patient Tico. Thank you Carpe Chepe and Ama!