San Jose City Explorer
FROM $51.00
As the capitol city of Costa Rica, the once small town of San Jose has grown to become the center of government, business, and culture. The city's combination of modern and historic buildings as well as its diverse atmosphere makes San Jose City Explorer an interesting half-day tour that will leave a cultural mark in your memories of Costa Rica.
San Jose City Explorer
The City Explorer Tour begins with a delicious typical Costa Rican lunch. After you have enjoyed your meal, the first tour stop will be at La Sabana Metropolitan Park. As rare green space, this "lung of the city" helps to clean the city air and provides a recreational destination for its residents.
From the park you will continue on a drive through the residential area of Rohomoser, where your guide will point out the nationally famous home of President and Nobel Prize Winner, Oscar Arias. The tour will then continue through Paseo Colon, arriving at the National Theater. As San Jose's cultural jewel, this outstanding building was completed in 1897, and it is home to the talented Orquesta Filarmonica de Costa Rica (National Orchestra).
From the Theater, you will walk across La Plaza de la Cultura for a visit to the Gold Museum. Once you have had the opportunity to see the museum, the tour will continue walking on Central Boulevard to La Plaza de la Democracia. The Plaza sits in front of a museum that was converted from an old fort, and in the Plaza you will find souvenir tents and local artists displaying their work. From here you will continue walking to the Supreme Court at Boulevar Judicial. Here, the tour bus will meet you once again.
The bus will take you for quick sightseeing ride past the National Park, National Library, and some of the oldest neighborhoods in San Jose. It will arrive in Barrio Tournón at the Centro Turístico El Pueblo, and here you can enjoy a fresh cup of coffee in an area with souvenirs, clubs, and restaurants.
Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This tour is available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The National Theater is closed on Sundays.
What to bring: light jacket or sweater, comfortable shoes, and camera
Tour includes: entrance fees, guide, transportation, and lunch
Destination Snapshot:
From the park you will continue on a drive through the residential area of Rohomoser, where your guide will point out the nationally famous home of President and Nobel Prize Winner, Oscar Arias. The tour will then continue through Paseo Colon, arriving at the National Theater. As San Jose's cultural jewel, this outstanding building was completed in 1897, and it is home to the talented Orquesta Filarmonica de Costa Rica (National Orchestra).
From the Theater, you will walk across La Plaza de la Cultura for a visit to the Gold Museum. Once you have had the opportunity to see the museum, the tour will continue walking on Central Boulevard to La Plaza de la Democracia. The Plaza sits in front of a museum that was converted from an old fort, and in the Plaza you will find souvenir tents and local artists displaying their work. From here you will continue walking to the Supreme Court at Boulevar Judicial. Here, the tour bus will meet you once again.
The bus will take you for quick sightseeing ride past the National Park, National Library, and some of the oldest neighborhoods in San Jose. It will arrive in Barrio Tournón at the Centro Turístico El Pueblo, and here you can enjoy a fresh cup of coffee in an area with souvenirs, clubs, and restaurants.
Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This tour is available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The National Theater is closed on Sundays.
What to bring: light jacket or sweater, comfortable shoes, and camera
Tour includes: entrance fees, guide, transportation, and lunch
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