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San Jose Walking Food Tour and Gold Museum Small Group
San Jose Walking Food Tour and Gold Museum Small Group
Half-Day San Jose Food Tour and Gold Museum, Small group
Half-Day San Jose Food Tour and Gold Museum, Small group
San Jose Walking Food Tour and Gold Museum Small Group

San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour and National Museum

By San Jose Urban Tours
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is S$84 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Visiting San Jose’s markets with a guide turns an everyday scene into a rich cultural experience as your guide tells you the stories behind the markets’ offerings and takes the guesswork out of deciding what’s worth a try. After visiting top San Jose markets, head to the National Museum to take a look at the city’s early history.

Highlights:
Discover the secrets behind handicrafts, herbal remedies, and fresh produce at Borbon and San Jose Central Market
Visit top markets to learn about local culture through food
Lots of fruits, empanada, ceviche and coffee tastings included, plus museum entrance
Good way for first-time visitors to learn about San Jose history and culture

Activity location

  • Mercado Borbón
    • San José, San José Province, Costa Rica

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Banco Central De Costa Rica Garden
    • Avenida Central
    • San José, San José, Costa Rica

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San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour and National Museum
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
S$83.52 x 1 AdultS$83.52
Total
Price is S$83.52
Until Mon, 23 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit the Central Market
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit parks: Central Park, Morazan Park, National Park.
  • What's includedWhat's includedFood: fruits, tamal, make your own plantain empanada, caldosa, agua de sapo.
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fee to National Museum
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee Tasting
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit Borbon Market
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdditional food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSouvenirs and personal shopping
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips/service charge for your guide

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mercado Borbón
  • 30m
The Borbon Market, is a true sensory experience of sights and smells, and you might catch the daily hand-truck race among the workers. The focus is on produce, though it sells a bit of everything. is an old building with a basement, known where local people buy their vegetables and fruits,We will have the opportunity to share and interact with people who have worked in the market for generations, and we will try all kinds of fruits of the time, it is a unique experience, they are fruits very much from the market itself.
Central Market (Mercado Central)
  • 30m
The San Jose Central Market is an important cultural site in Costa Rica as it is one of the oldest and most representative places of San Jose, the capital city of the country. The market opened in 1880, making it one of the oldest landmarks in Costa Rica as the country declared independence in 1821.
Parque Central de San Jose
  • 10m
One of the attractions is the bandstand in the centre of the park, striking for its arches, and the Carmen Lyra Library, a library specialised in children.
Metropolitan Church (Catedral Metropolitana)
  • 10m
The Metropolitan Cathedral is the main church in San Jose Costa Rica. This Catholic cathedral stands superbly with neoclassical posture overlooking Central Park and the crowded streets and avenues of the capital city.
Teatro Nacional Costa Rica
  • 10m
Is include a visit to the entrance hall of Costa Rica’s National Theatre. In the heart of San Jose, the National Theatre (Teatro Nacional) remains one of the capital city’s most popular tourist attractions.” The ornate Neo-Classical theatre is considered the finest historic building in San Jose, and is known for its exquisite interior decorated with lavish furnishings and beautiful murals.
Mr. Sloth Coffee Shop
  • 1h
We will visit this cafeteria that is very beautiful, where we will learn about coffees and chocolates, and we will have the opportunity to try caldosas, tamales in the Costa Rican style and also take classes on how to make our own empanadas de platano con queso, we will also be able to enjoy local drinks such as famous toad water, will also enjoy a coffee tasting.
Morazan Park
  • 10m
Named in honour of Francisco Morazán, head of state of the country during 1842 and leader of the Central American Union, it stands out for its neoclassical Temple of Music, built by the Costa Rican architect and painter José Francisco Salazar and declared Historical Architectural Heritage.
National Museum Of Costa Rica
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After enjoy: coffee tasting, tamal and empanada, we’ll visit a National Museum Housed in the barracks of the Bellavista Fortress, displays indigenous and pre-Columbian artefacts, religious artwork, and geological and archaeological pieces linked to Costa Rica’s rich history since 1950.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMercado Borbón
    • San José, San José Province, Costa Rica

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBanco Central De Costa Rica Garden
    • Avenida Central
    • San José, San José, Costa Rica

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