San Jose tours, things to do and tickets

Explore several attractions and sites on this full-day Arenal Volcano Combo Tour from San Jose. Enjoy views of waterfalls, volcanoes, rainforests, plantations, and wildlife on the way to Arenal. Learn about Costa Rican Coffee and food; taste some of the best coffee in the world and Costa Rican authentic cuisine. Do zip lining & rappelling in the rainforest and learn about the indigenous culture of Costa Rica. Relax in the thermal mineral waters of the Arenal Hot Springs at the base of the volcano, near the town of La Fortuna. Lunch and dinner are included.

Discover the majestic Poás Volcano and visit La Paz Waterfall on a day trip from San José. Enjoy lunch along the way and stop at a coffee farm before heading back to San José.

Enjoy a beautiful walk immersed in nature with a very fresh atmosphere through the Poás Volcano National Park. Take in wonderful views of your surroundings and see the Poás Volcano.

Unmask the beauty and culture of contemporary Costa Rican life on this San Jose walking tour. You'll get up close and personal, through local food, history, culture even the herbal remedies of folk medicine. Enjoy exotic, fruits, in the Borbon Market. We’ll take a stroll through the vibrant Central Market, tasting local ice cream, this ice cream shop is over 100 years old. Seeing diverse sites the Cathedral, National Theater, the beautiful Central and Morazan parks will help you get to know the country and its rich history and from this experience, you'll have another sense taste to get more in tune with San Jose. For the end visit Mr. Sloth Coffee Shop where you will find gourmet coffees and chocolates, in this special place tasting and learn to prepare Cafe Chorreado, enjoy coffee tasting, tradicional caldosa, tamal cooked by local families and wrapped in a banana leaf, make your own plantain empanadas with cheese, try our famous Agua de Sapo make with ginger, sugar cane and lemon.

See more of the Arenal Volcano region with the convenience of a full-day tour from San Jose. Take a scenic route to Arenal with views of farms, rain forests, and small towns. Stop at a coffee plantation and sample coffee, as well as traditional snacks. Stop at a waterfall, look for wildlife, and learn about the Costa Rican Native Culture, then have the afternoon to soak in hot springs set in a lush garden near the Arenal Volcano. Lunch, dinner and coffee tasting are included on this trip.

The tours are available during the day from 7am to 4pm, here our guides and staff members will be waiting for you to give one of the greatest experience and must do experiences in Costa Rica and Arenal area. Smal Rainforest where you will have the oporttunity of finding two and three toes sloth as well the beatifull poison froags and some species of birds such as the Toucan. nice short activity if you dont have time to visit all the attractions of the country.

You will absolutely love San José after this experience. Guided by young biologists you will discover nature hiding in the middle of Costa Rica's largest city. You will get to experience with all your senses, wildlife you wouldn't have imagined existed minutes away from downtown. We are an organization called Oropopo Experience, looking to change the way tourism is done in Costa Rica while supporting young scientists, researchers, and local entrepreneurs. Additional notes: ** From May to November we recommend booking the morning slot, however, afternoons are also great. • The only San Jose walking nature tour. • Explore one of the last green patches inside the city on foot with a local biologist. • See, smell, taste, touch, and listen to nature. • Find colorful birds, edible plants, and a wild sloth population on campus. • A percentage of the earnings goes to Funga Conservation, a non-profit foundation. • Small-group tour with a maximum of 10 people ensures an intimate experience

Explore the world famous Manuel Antonio National Park on this full day tour from San Jose. Enjoy some of the most beautiful white sand beaches of Costa Rica and discover the abundant wildlife at the rainforest trails of the park, like monkeys, sloths, agoutis, iguanas, exotic birds and others. Stop on the way to Manuel Antonio at the crocodile bridge; at the town of Tarcoles to search for scarlet macaws in their natural habitat; and at the Jaco Beach look-out point to explore a little of the most popular beach town of Costa Rica.

For this full day tour, we will visit three incredible places that are completely unique to this area. As well as learning more about Costa Rican coffee, we will visit Poás Volcano, one of only seven active volcanoes in the country. We will then see over 100 species including rescued sloths and hummingbirds in the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. This is my favourite trip in the San Jose area, providing you with a great combination of picturesque scenery and the chance to get up close to many species found in Costa Rica.

This activity will lead to our Sloth Park to start, we will walk trough the rainforest 1.5 to 2 hours inside the trails and you can get to see two and three toes sloths and some poisonous froags and snakes even birds. Done with the hike we will visit the second section of the the park to get your amazing chocolate coffee and sugar tasting along all the information provided in by our tour guides. Very instructive and educative tour!!

Enjoy a special day surrounded by nature, seeing dolphins, islands, birds and many more species during the journey until you reach Isla Tortuga, our destination where we will give you approximately 5 hours of beach time to relax under the shade of the beautiful palm trees and enjoy its refreshing sea.

A Complete Evening in One Experience: More than a food tour, it's an adventure combining a historical walk, market visit, coffee tasting, a hands-on cocktail class, and an interactive cooking session into one unforgettable night. • Dine in an Exclusive Historic Building: Forget crowded restaurants. Your grand finale takes place in a charming old building—a designated historical site in the city's center—offering an intimate dining experience you can't get anywhere else. • Designed for Connection: The tour is built to be social. The interactive classes create a relaxed atmosphere perfect for a unique date night or for solo travelers to connect and make new friends. • Fun and Flexible Participation: Our goal is fun, not a stressful lesson! Be as hands-on as you like. One person can craft cocktails while another helps cook, or you can both just relax and enjoy the show.

Only 20 minutes from San José Downtown, enjoy the majesty of the Rain Forest at the Carpintera Hills, gliding between trees hanging from steel cables . All along the travel through the forest reserve you will be able to watch sloths, birds and an exuberant flora . You will also be able to enjoy a panoramic view of the Central Valley, Poás Volcano and Irazú Volcano, and the Tres Marías Hills. The Canopy Tour includes 3 acivities: a short hike (15 minutes), 19 platforms, 13 cables, the longest cable has a length of aprox. 1500 ft (500 meters), and 2 rappels (40 & 10 meters).

You will see La Fortuna Waterfall, the Arenal ecological park and swim on a natural hot river. Nice and not very intense hikes and amazing views of our nature attractions, places to swim and interact with the enviroment knowledgeable tour guides always taking care of you and spotting wildlife or providing important information of our very cultural and nature area.

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Join us for the enchanting Rain Forest Night Walk, where you can immerse yourself in the wonders of a nocturnal tropical forest. As night falls, the jungle comes alive, with 87 percent of tropical wildlife seeking refuge in the dark. Led by an expert naturalist, you’ll embark on a two-hour adventure exploring this vibrant ecosystem while gaining fascinating insights into the local wildlife. Equipped with flashlights and professional optical gear, you’ll have the chance to capture stunning photographs. Keep your eyes peeled for a remarkable array of creatures, including: - Two-toed Sloth - Red-eyed Frog - Side-striped Palm Pit Viper - Orange-kneed Tarantula - Kinkajou - Nine-banded Armadillo - Bats - Bioluminescent organisms - Mottled Owl - Sleeping Monkeys - Salamander -Sleeping Toucans -and more Don’t miss this unforgettable experience that will ignite your sense of adventure and create lasting memories!

Experience the top-rated day tour from San José, visiting three of Costa Rica’s must-see destinations in one unforgettable trip. Begin at the award-winning Doka Coffee Estate with a traditional breakfast and a guided tour through a working coffee plantation to discover the artisanal process behind one of the world’s finest coffees. Continue to Poás Volcano National Park, where the cool cloud forest surrounds one of the largest active craters on Earth, offering dramatic views and unique volcanic landscapes. End your adventure at the breathtaking La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a natural eco-park featuring spectacular waterfalls, lush rainforest trails, and wildlife exhibits where you can spot toucans, monkeys, jaguars, hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. This tour is the perfect combination of coffee culture, volcanic wonders, and Costa Rica’s incredible biodiversity—all in just one day!

Experience the top-rated day tour from San José, visiting three of Costa Rica’s must-see destinations in one unforgettable trip. Begin at the award-winning Doka Coffee Estate with a traditional breakfast and a guided tour through a working coffee plantation to discover the artisanal process behind one of the world’s finest coffees. Continue to Poás Volcano National Park, where the cool cloud forest surrounds one of the largest active craters on Earth, offering dramatic views and unique volcanic landscapes. End your adventure at the breathtaking La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a natural eco-park featuring spectacular waterfalls, lush rainforest trails, and wildlife exhibits where you can spot toucans, monkeys, jaguars, hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. This tour is the perfect combination of coffee culture, volcanic wonders, and Costa Rica’s incredible biodiversity—all in just one day!

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La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the # 1 most visited private ecological attraction in Costa Rica that offers you the best trails near San Jose, the most famous waterfalls in Costa Rica, including the famous La Paz Waterfall, an animal sanctuary and private reserve of wildlife with more than 100 species of animals and environmental education programs. Five waterfalls, cloud forest and rain forest, trails, aviary with 40 species of birds, feeding toucans in the palm of the hand, titi monkeys, insect display, butterfly garden with their laboratory, 2-toed sloths, white-faced or capuchin monkeys, spider monkeys, garden of hummingbirds with more than 26 documented species, feeding hummingbirds in the palm of the hand in the mornings and afternoons, serpentarium, jaguar, pumas, ocelots, tigrillos, cauceles, house of peace with area of domestic animals and cart with oxen. Frog, display of orchids, display of heliconias, bromeliads.