The Best San Jose Costa Rica City Tours

  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!

  Excelente tour, si quieres conocer la vida nocturna de San José de manera segura, sin filas y con la mejor guía, definitivamente este tour es para ud. Ama fue muy... read more entretenido y conoce mucho sobre la ciudad. Recomendaría Carpe Chepe a amigos y visitantes.

  Our small group joined the carpe chepe free waking tour of San Jose from outside the National Theatre. This was on the advice of our hosts from Casa Alma who... read more told us to look out for the yellow T-shirt. The young lady who was our guide was extremely knowledgeable and spoke several languages as many people of different nationalities joined our tour as we walked round. Great tour would really recommend

  Best way to truly experience the nightlife in San Jose. Skipping the lines is such a great perk! Those lines go around the block! The music, the environment, everything was... read more so fun. Highly recommend this tour for a good time!

  I didnt know anything about San Jose's history and all I've heard was that there was not much to do/see from a tourist POV. Nacho proved that wrong. It was... read more very interesting and it didnt feel like a long tedious walking tour. It was well balanced with history, fun facts and local culture. We enjoyed visiting the market and a traditional coffee shop in between historic sights. We really had a great time and left knowing much more about San Jose. Nacho was awesome!