Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
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.
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Professional art historian guide
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Teatro Nacional Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica Lobby of Theater 20 minutes
Central Market (Mercado Central), San Jose, Costa Rica Shopping, local people. 25 minutes
Plaza de la Libertad Electoral, San Jose, Costa Rica National Monument 20 minutes
VIP City Bus, San Jose, Costa Rica Beautiful tour, monuments, churches, market, walking tours. 240 minutes
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica Walking tour by Gold Museum
Museo de Arte Costarricense, San Jose, Costa Rica Gold Room 25 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
No Health restrictions
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Trish_R
21 Apr 2024
The tour guy was very knowledgeable. We were able to see quite a bit of San Jose. We really enjoyed the lunch.
Jaime_W
19 Apr 2024
The museum was my favorite part of the tour. It was fine, San Jose isn’t really a memorable city so it just didn’t have much impact. The parks are pretty run down, the Market is gross and old… The lunch provided was average at best. Nothing to write home about.
Eddie_H
16 Apr 2024
This was a very good tour of the central city. They picked us up at the hotel on time. We started at the art museum and learned about the beginning of Costa Rica. We had about 30 minutes there, then we left on the double decker bus to the central market. I don't remember the tour guides name but he was very good. We made several stops and had a traditional Costa Rican lunch. Our final stop was at the museum of gold. This was a very nice tour, and the tour guide spoke very good English and Spanish.
This tour in
Costa Rica
is organized by
Vip City Bus (City tour)
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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