San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour and National Museum
Visiting San Jose’s markets with a guide turns an everyday scene into a rich cultural experience as your guide tells you the stories behind the markets’ offerings and takes the guesswork out of deciding what’s worth a try. After visiting top San Jose markets, head to the National Museum to take a look at the city’s early history.
Highlights: Discover the secrets behind handicrafts, herbal remedies, and fresh produce at Borbon and San Jose Central Market Visit top markets to learn about local culture through food Lots of fruits, empanada, ceviche and coffee tastings included, plus museum entrance Good way for first-time visitors to learn about San Jose history and culture
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San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour and National Museum
What's included in San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour and National Museum
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The Borbon Market, is a true sensory experience of sights and smells, and you might catch the daily hand-truck race among the workers. The focus is on produce, though it sells a bit of everything. is an old building with a basement, known where local people buy their vegetables and fruits,We will have the opportunity to share and interact with people who have worked in the market for generations, and we will try all kinds of fruits of the time, it is a unique experience, they are fruits very much from the market itself.
Central Market (Mercado Central)
The San Jose Central Market is an important cultural site in Costa Rica as it is one of the oldest and most representative places of San Jose, the capital city of the country. The market opened in 1880, making it one of the oldest landmarks in Costa Rica as the country declared independence in 1821.
Parque Central de San Jose
One of the attractions is the bandstand in the centre of the park, striking for its arches, and the Carmen Lyra Library, a library specialised in children.
Inclusions
- Visit the Central Market
- Visit parks: Central Park, Morazan Park, National Park.
- Food: fruits, tamal, make your own plantain empanada, caldosa, agua de sapo.
- Entrance fee to National Museum
- Coffee Tasting
- Visit Borbon Market
- Additional food and drinks
- Souvenirs and personal shopping
- Tips/gratuities for your guide
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- At the Los Presentes Monument in front of the Central Bank of San Jose, in between Avenue 1 and Avenue Central
End Points
- After the museums we will visit Mr sloth to enjoy authentic food like tamales and classes to cook banana empanadas. we will also enjoy preparing Costa Rican-style drip coffee and tasting authentic soft drinks such as toad water.
