This city tour provides a bird’s eye view of San Jose enhanced with an authentic cultural experience with on-board folkloric music. The tour includes guided city walks in important historic landmarks like the National Theater, the National Monument and San Jose’s Central Market, Gold Museum and others. It is also important to mention that our tour has been declared of “cultural interest” by the Ministry of Culture of Costa Rica.

San José can sometimes feel overwhelming to first-time visitors. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour. This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. If you wish to include a museum visit, your guide can adapt the itinerary—just let us know in advance. Your guide contacts you beforehand to understand your interests, ensuring a meaningful experience. Ideal for families, solo travelers, or couples, this tour reveals hidden gems and authentic local life.

Enjoy a beautiful day with our exclusive and 100% private tour. Our professional naturalist tour guide and deluxe transportation will pick you up directly from your hotel in San Jose. Our tour combines a vehicle tour of the city and short walks through the main streets of the capital to have direct contact with the main attractions. Our tour includes entry to the National Museum, one of the most important historical sites in Costa Rica. Here, our guide will take you on a tour of our history, from pre-Columbian times to the present. We will also visit the beautiful National Theater, Congress, the Post Office, the market area and main residential areas. Our tour includes a typical lunch with the main ingredients of Costa Rican cuisine. Our tour is the most complete. It is a 7-hour tour where you can truly get to know and appreciate our capital city.

This tour showcases Costa Rica´s culture and history, visiting the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum and historical sites in the city of San José. For example, the National Theater´s lobby, a patriotic monument built by Costa Rican hands in 1897 also known as "The Jewel of San José". We will make stops in several points of equal importance as: the Old Train Station, the Old National Liquor Factory, Supreme Electoral Tribunal, National Congress, old Metallic Building, Central Market and some parks. In other words, an introduction to our capital city, as well as information about topics of great relevance including economy, culture, politics, religion, and current affairs in general. Your visit ends in a workshop specialized in jewelry and gold pieces, where you will receive a complementary explanation of the techniques used by our ancestors for metallurgical work.