Half-Day Experiences from San José

We will take you to the highest volcano of Costa Rica and the second highest place of the country. From there, you can see the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea in very clear days. After that, you will visit the Basilica de Los Angeles which is of great value for the Catholic Costa Rican population.

Includes: Transportation and bilingual guide

Departure time: 7:10AM

Return time: 1PM

Poas Volcano is the volcano with the widest crater in Costa Rica and one of the widest in the world. It is surrounded by rainforests and natural reservations, so the weather is always cold, rainy and there is mist most of the time. 

Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and a snack.

Departure time: 7AM

Return time: 1PM

(Minimum 4 people)

We will take you to the volcano with one of the widest craters in the world, Poas Volcano. Also, you will go to Doka Estate Coffee Plantation to get to know the process of growing coffee beans and how high-quality coffee is produced.

Includes: Transportation, breakfast and bilingual guide.

Departure time: 5:45AM

Return time: 2PM

Orosi Valley is a beautiful place surrounded by mountains and there is a colonial church where the first catholic priests established. The architecture is intact. After that, you will visit Lankester Gardens, which is a investigation center of the University of Costa Rica that is home of lots of different orchids and flowers. It has theme parks and more than a thousand species of orchids.

Includes: transportation, bilingual guide, lunch.

Departure time: 9AM

Return time: 4PM

Join the Classic Ranch Educational Walk of a beautiful animal sanctuary! This opportunity is rich with individual stories of rescued wildlife that are now the permanent residents and serve as educational ambassadors for their species. 

Includes: entrance fee, round trip

transportation, and bilingual guide.

Departure time: M-F 8:00AM or 12:30PM

S-S 7:30AM, 10:30AM, 1:00PM

Return time: M-F 1:00PM, 5:30PM

S-S 12:30PM, 3:30PM, 6:00PM

This tour showcases Costa Rica's culture and history visiting museums, historical buildings, the central market, and some parks. In other words, it is an introduction to our capital city. The tour ends with a workshop specialized in jewelry and gold pieces, where you will receive a complementary explanation of the techniques used by our ancestors for metallurgical work. 

Includes: transportation, bilingual guide, and entrance fee to the museum.

Departure time: 12:30PM

Return time: 5PM

The unique sightseeing double decker bus will take you to downtown San Jose to witness the city's main historical landmarks for an immersive and panoramic cultural experience and a better understanding of Costa Rica's evolution. 

Includes: VIP Double Decker bus transportation + welcome natural local drink + bilingual guide + live folklore music show + guided walking tours to some museums + lunch or dinner.

Departure time: 9AM

Return time: 3PM

The VIP City Bus has the best city tour in Costa Rica at your disposal. This tour starts with a Costa Rican beer at the beginning of the tour. Then, you will visit some historical places of our capital city. After that, you will have dinner at a restaurant.

This tour is for people above 18 years old and they have to show their ID.

Includes: Transportation, dinner, 3 beers, 1 local shot, and bilingual guide.

Departure time: 6:30PM

Return time: 10PM

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park is the most popular nature tour in San Jose area featuring five famous waterfalls and the largest animal sanctuary in Costa Rica. It is by far the best place to see wildlife in the country. The property is nestled between Poas Volcano National Park and Braulio Carrillo National Park on the eco-route between San Jose and Arenal Volcano.

Includes: Entrance fee, transportation, bilingual guide, and lunch.

Departure time: 10:20AM

Return time: 6PM

Experience the original Costa Rican coffee tour, our expert guide you through the life cycle of gourment coffee. Learn how Costa Rica's unique climate and diverse landscapes provide perfect growing conditions for gourmet coffee beans.

Includes: round trip transportation, entrance fee, and bilingual guide.

Departure time: 9AM, 11AM or 3:15PM

Return time: 12:00PM, 2:00PM or 6:30PM

This tour shows you in a very interesting and funny way  how coffee is produced, you can taste different types of coffee that were produced in different coffee plantations located in Costa Rica. Also, you will enjoy a delicious Costa Rican meal.

Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide, lunch.

Departure time: 9AM, 11AM or 3:15PM

Return time: 12:00PM, 2:00PM or 6:30PM

This tour shows you in a very interesting and funny way how coffee is produced, you can taste different types of coffee that were produced in different coffee plantations located in Costa Rica. Also, you will enjoy a delicious Costa Rican meal. Additionally, you will visit an animal sanctuary to see rescued wild animals like sloths.

Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide, lunch.

Departure time: 9AM

Return time: 3PM

Do you know how coffee is produced? Starbucks has one of its coffee farm here in Costa Rica. It makes us very proud that Costa Rica's coffee is so good that a big company decides to produce coffee in our land.

Includes: Transportation and bilingual guide.

Departure time: Anytime between 8AM to 4PM

Time: 5HRS

This evening takes you to discover Escazu, the Capital upscale suburb.  There, a traditional farmhouse with more than 150 years old awaits to offer a genuine Costa Rican ambiance where you will be able to taste local food together with national drinks served in the kitchen area. A typical dance presentation takes place during your stay while you enjoy amazing views of the entire Central Valley.

Any day except Thursday

Departure time: 7PM

Time: 3HRS

Our zipline will take you to a maximum adrenaline, not only above coffee plantations, but also above treetops, many of them closed and preserved to protect flora and fauna. The views of the mountains, the valley and the town will make you feel like you are flying, feeling that you are free in the midst of so much nature, just 20 minutes from San José.

Includes: Equipment, transportation, bilingual guide, entrance fee, and lunch.

Departure time: 10AM

Return time: 3PM

In Hacienda La Chimba, there is a mantra trail that, apart from being a demanding trail, it can be a friendly route because in the way you walk it will be your physical demand. However, ir is very safe and it is full of life in the middle of our golden grain, coffee plantation will make you breath fresh air. Its trees and fauna will make you feel relaxed and very full of life, alone or accompanied.

Includes: round trip transportation, entrance fee, and lunch.

Departure time: 10M

Return time: 3PM

It is a circuit composed of 11 elements of different levels of difficulty between bridges, swings and rope nets, last cutting-edge technology with beautiful views of the Central Valley and the Park Santa Ana Wind Power Plant. The limits and skills are tested in our labyrinth of hanging bridges and obstacles in the heights. 

Includes: transportation, entrance fee, and lunch.

Departure time: 10AM

Return time: 3PM

Relax in the natural hotsprings while having a great view of Orosi Valley and surrounded by mountains and nature. This tour takes you to a day pass at the hotsprings where you can also walk at their farm and coffee plantation.

Includes: meal, transportation.

Departure time: Anytime before 1PM

Return time: Anytime before 5PM

Walk in the caverns of this beautiful amphitheater in San Jose. There, you will have a tour where spaces were recreated to explain and exemplify  ancient historical periods of the civilization.

Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide.

Departure time: 9AM

Return time: 3PM