The Best San Jose Costa Rica City Tours

  Our family of 5 had an educational, delicious, and fun tour with Marcos. We signed up last minute for a Christmas Eve tour of the market and they accommodated... read more us. We all learned a lot about the history, culture and food of Costs Rica. Marcos’ stories were engaging and kept everyone’s attention the entire time, Having done many private tours in our travels, we rate this as one of our favorites! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn about San Jose and experience the market with a local.

  We booked the market tour for the same day, luckily they confirmed right away. Our tour guide was Ama (Amaral) and was easy to spot at the meeting place. We... read more started in the entrance of the Central Theatre to check out the statues, walked though the lovely church near by and proceeded to the market. The market is kind of like an enclosed flea market with everything from house hold supplies, meats, shoes to souvenir trinkets.

Ama made this tour absolutely delightful, sharing his passion and love for his hometown. We tried about 6 larger samples that were included in the tour price, ranging from chicharones con carne, coffee, fruits to the oldest ice cream in San Jose. If we weren’t so full, I would have loved a larger serving of the unique ice cream. So delicious! Also, I grew up eating tamales, but have never had a Costa Rican tomale which are creamy, rich and better than any I’ve ever had! Looking forward to getting more before our departure.

I highly recommend this tour to get a taste of Costa Rica from Ama, a proud and patient Tico. Thank you Carpe Chepe and Ama!

  I strongly recommend not bypassing San Jose and either starting or finishing your trip with a tour from Carpe Chepe! Our tour guide was Amaral and he was phenomenal! Can't... read more recommend them enough :) Thank you!

  Cálido y servicial desde que vi a esta persona con su letrerito ofreciendo el walking tour por el centro de San José. Resulto ser nacho, un costarricense que se le... read more nota ama su pais por como lo describe y se encargo de enseñarnos no sólo...Más

  We were oriented to San Jose on this tour and were able to return the best day on our own to further explore. It was fun to explore the... read more central market and our guide provided us with different foods to sample. The farmers market was...More