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San Jose's 10 verified tours are almost entirely tour agencies, 9 of the 10, reflecting the capital's role as the country's logistics hub where multi-day national tours are booked rather than a single-zone activity destination.
San José
A destination management company and tour operator based in San José, near Parque La Sabana, that arranges day tours, vacation packages, and custom itineraries. It works with travelers on Central Valley excursions as well as multi-region trips.
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Botánica Chocolate is a bean to bar chocolate workshop in Barrio Otoya, San José, run by co-founders Jenny Mora and Carolina in one of the neighborhood's older buildings. Visitors join a guided tasting and hands-on session covering the history of cacao and chocolate in Costa Rica. Tours run most afternoons and require booking ahead.
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Camino Travel is a Costa Rican-owned tour operator based in the Curridabat area of San José that has designed custom vacation itineraries since 1991. It builds personalized multi-day trips for international travelers and works as a full-service ground operator for travel agencies abroad. The company handles everything from hotel bookings to guided excursions.
San José
ChepeCletas has run bike and walking tours of San José since 2010, taking visitors through the city's markets, parks, cafes, and traditional cantinas. Its Bike & Bites tour covers downtown architecture and history by bicycle, and the company also runs sightseeing and food-focused walking tours. Tours are led by local guides in small groups.
San José
Owner-operated tour company headquartered in La Uruca, San José, running since 1988. Builds custom family, adventure and wildlife itineraries across Costa Rica, including Central Valley day trips to the volcanoes and coffee estates around the capital.
San José
Incoming tour operator based in Pavas with more than two decades in the Costa Rican tourism market, serving wholesale agencies from Latin America, Europe and North America. Runs shared and private day tours from San José to Arenal, Poás, coffee estates and the Central Valley, plus airport transfers.
San José
Tour operator and incoming travel agency in Barrio Amón, running under Costa Rican tourist license 293 since 1993. Handles day tours to Poás Volcano, La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Doka coffee estate, plus airport transfers and hotel bookings across Costa Rica.
San José
Culinary tour company based in Barrio Escalante offering walking food tours of San José along with hands-on cooking classes centered on traditional Costa Rican dishes. Tours combine market visits, tastings at local sodas and restaurants, and market-to-table style cooking sessions with a local host.
San José
A San José-based tour company offering day tours and multi-day trips to rainforests, cloud forests, volcanoes, and beaches around the country. Popular departures from the capital include Poas Volcano, coffee tours, and wildlife outings.
San José
Gray Line Costa Rica is the local franchise of the Gray Line Worldwide sightseeing brand, running day tours and shuttle transportation out of its La Uruca office. It offers one-day tours to national parks, volcanoes, and beach destinations departing from San José, plus shared and private airport shuttles. The company has operated in the country for decades under the Gray Line name.
San José
A certified tour operator based in San José that runs private day tours, vacation packages, and cruise shore excursions with naturalist guides. Day trips cover Central Valley draws like Poas and Irazu volcanoes, La Paz waterfall, and coffee farms.
Santa Ana
Hacienda La Chimba is a family-run adventure park in Río Oro, Santa Ana, built around a working coffee plantation and a recreated 1920s coffee town. Visitors can combine a coffee tour with the Mantra hiking trail, a zipline canopy circuit, and a high ropes and climbing wall course. An on-site restaurant serves traditional Costa Rican food.
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Horizontes Nature Tours is a San José travel agency that designs custom, small-group itineraries focused on Costa Rica's national parks and ecosystems. The company arranges naturalist-guided day trips and multi-day nature circuits rather than large coach tours. It works with independent travelers as well as travel advisors abroad.
Escazú
Intrepid Travel operates a Central America office in Escazú coordinating its small-group adventure tours across Costa Rica. The company runs multi-day itineraries built around sustainable and community-based tourism rather than large coach groups. Bookings are typically made through its website or a travel advisor rather than walk-in.
Escazú
Krama Yoga is a yoga studio in San Rafael de Escazú offering vinyasa, yin, hot yoga, and other class styles for all levels, plus a retail shop for mats and gear. The studio has operated for close to two decades and runs both drop-in classes and unlimited monthly packages. Krama also hosts workshops and teacher-led events throughout the year.
Santa Ana
A local, bilingual tour operator based in the Santa Ana and San José area offering private transfers and private day tours. Trips from the capital include Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall Gardens, led by a guide-driver. The operation is small and family-run.
Escazú
Paloma Studio is a wellness cafe and fitness studio in Avenida Escazú offering scheduled yoga, pilates, barre, and ice bath classes alongside a juice and breakfast menu. Classes run on a published weekly schedule and the space also books as a private event venue. Parking is free and on site.
San José
Panorama Tours Costa Rica is a San José-based ground handler and destination management company arranging FIT trips, group tours, incentive travel, and airline ticketing. It operates out of the Ofiplaza del Este office complex in Barrio Escalante. The company works mainly with travel agencies and group organizers rather than direct-to-traveler bookings.
San José
Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar is Costa Rica's oldest zoo and botanical garden, operating in Barrio Amón since 1921. Most of its roughly 300 animals are rescued, injured, or orphaned wildlife undergoing rehabilitation rather than animals bred for display. The site also runs an on-site veterinary clinic and school education programs.
San José
San José travel agency operating since 1995, building custom Costa Rica itineraries and day tours including the Poás Volcano, La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Doka coffee estate combo from the capital. Also arranges rainforest lodges, canopy tours and Manuel Antonio excursions for clients starting their trip in the Central Valley.
Santa Ana
Refugio Animal de Costa Rica is a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in Santa Ana that treats roughly 1,500 wildlife cases a year, including sloths and monkeys. The center is open for guided visits daily, and tour admission helps fund its rescue and release work. It sits about five minutes from downtown San José.
San José
Walking tour company running tip-based and paid history and culture tours of downtown San José, meeting at Plaza de la Democracia most afternoons. Guides cover the National Theatre, Central Market and the city's historic core on foot, with private tour options available by request.
San José
San Jose Free Walking Tour runs a 2.5-hour guided walk through downtown San José covering the city's history, art, politics, and everyday tico life. The tour is led by local guides and departs from a fixed meeting point in the historic center. Reservations are made through the company's website.
San José
San Jose Urban Tours is a family-owned tour company based on Calle 5 in San José, best known for its evening Farm to Table Dinner and Cocktail Class. The tour walks guests through Mercado Central, includes mixing tropical cocktails, and a hands-on empanada-making session at a private dining spot near Parque Morazán. The company also runs daytime walking and market tours of the city.
San José
Spirogyra Butterfly Garden is a private nature reserve about a 10 minute walk from downtown San José, raising butterflies through every stage of their life cycle. The garden includes forest trails, a pond, and interpretive signage on local plant and insect species. It operates under permits from Costa Rica's wildlife management authority.
San José
Swiss Travel Costa Rica DMC is a destination management company based in San José that arranges one-day tours, multi-day itineraries, cruise-passenger excursions, and corporate incentive travel throughout the country. It holds memberships with LATA, CANATUR, and other Costa Rican tourism associations and works mainly through travel advisors rather than direct walk-in bookings.
San José
Tapir Chocolates is a vegan, bean to bar chocolate workshop in Barrio Escalante, San José, founded by Lucia Montero-Cole and Mauricio Varela-Naranjo. The company makes organic chocolate on site and runs tasting and chocolate-making sessions for visitors. A share of proceeds supports Baird's tapir conservation efforts in Costa Rica.
Yes, San Jose has the deepest concentration of verified tour agencies in this directory, including Costa Rica Sun Tours and Go Tours Costa Rica, reflecting its role as the national logistics hub.
Yes, Foodie Tours Costa Rica offers a verified cooking class experience in the capital.
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