Vacation rentals in San José

Get your cameras ready because you don’t want to miss a single moment of this colourful local experience. On this experience you’ll get up close and personal with Costa Rican life, through local food, history, and even the herbal remedies of folk medicine. Enjoy a hands-on lesson on exotic plants, fruits, vegetables, and the smoothies they can create in the midst of the vibrant city markets. Nothing could get you closer to authentic San Jose than strolling through the streets with a local as they show you the ins and outs of daily life. Your experience starts with a morning pick-me-up cup of coffee in a café located in the Borbons market where you’ll get to know your guide and relax into your surroundings. From here, we’ll take a stroll through the vibrant market, tasting local fresh fruits while learning about the agricultural history of the area, continues along local roads towards the Central Market. Seeing the diverse sites of these markets will help you get to know the country and its rich history and on this urban experience, you’ll be another sense – taste – to get more in tune with San Jose. For the end visit special cozy place for chocolate and more... Other things to note Exclusions: Food and drink other than specified above, souvenirs. The tour finish about 2:30 pm in the Spain Park in the Restaurant like Mom and Pap Place. or 12 pm. It depends of your tour.

You will have a chocolate class and you will be able to taste the different products of chocolate production: cacao fruit, roasted and unroasted seed, cacao nibs, cocoa powder and ancestral cacao beverage. Then... hands into chocolate... you wil learn the way we make our modern chocolates. We will start with pure cacao to obtain cacao paste of concentrations from 70%, 75%, 85% and 100%. With this you will make different kinds of chocolates combining with fresh local ingredients and our own chocolate fillings and then just create your own chocolates. Finally we will give ecofriendly packaging materials so that you take home your own chocolate creations and share your souvernir from Costa Rica.

My idea is to show you the city and walk around it for a while, talk and have a coffee or a drink. We are going to leave from the birth point of the Villa Nueva de la Boca del Monte de San Joseph (colonial name of the current Costa Rican capital), to walk through historical points and places of transcendent events for our country. It is a route based on details, history, anecdotes, little-known corners for tourists, complemented by entering heritage buildings and public and private spaces, such as Museums, Squares, Cafes, Galleries, among others. Ideal for photographing and being able to walk around the city and identify its main points, bus stops, shops, markets and everything you need to get around San José. In three hours we will give you a perspective that few will be able to give you and that will make you see why San José was the great city and why it was called "little Paris". Other highlights Even when it rains, we will have a tour. We will go through San José, through some areas of its four historic districts (Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Cathedral).

Immerse yourself in the culture and history of the city. Indulge in a tasty local menu filled with authentic local ingredients. Explore San Jose by night, complete with local markets, cultural icons, and a tasty dinner with wine – that’s your evening sorted! Starting with the Central Market, which, in our opinion, is the only way to learn about the city’s food (aside from eating it, which we’ll get to!). Stroll the market with your local guide and get to know the secrets and uses of the roots, herbs, and fruit common in local cuisines, including ingredients that will play a role in your authentic Costa Rican dinner later. After the market, we’ll make our way down Central Avenue, learning about the city’s history and anecdotes, as well as visiting one of the most architecturally beautiful buildings in San Jose, the National Theatre. We’ll continue to charming Barrio Amon, one the oldest neighborhoods in San Jose. We’ll be spending the rest of the evening at a favorite local restaurant that specializes in wine and gourmet food. This cosy establishment offers the best in Costa Rican cuisine, a unique space that offers art, culture and history as well as fine dining. Other things to note Exclusions: transportation, also not included are additional food and drink. Wear comfortable shoes and clothe. ***On Mondays we use a different restaurant located in Aranjuez.

I will take you in my car to the Poás Volcano (the largest crater in the world) this is one hour from the meeting point, on the way to that volcano, you will enjoy the view of many mountains, when we reach the volcano park, you will walk by 10 minutes to reach the crater, you will be so close to the crater, maybe as never before and you can admire the volcano in all its splendor, you can get the strong gas smell of the volcano, but there is nothing to worry about. You will also have to wear a helmet, I will also show you the safe places created in case of an eruption and I will explain the history of this wonderful active volcano. The viewpoint is 20 minutes long because the volcano is really active and they are safety measures, then you will return in 10 minutes walking towards the exit of the park, then I will take you in my car to the La Paz waterfall 45 minutes from Poás Volcano, It is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Costa Rica, then we will return to the meeting point in 45 minutes. Please provide me with passport number, full name and nationality information to make your reservation, at least 8 hours before heading to the Poás Volcano National Park. Other things to note Please do not forget to wear a coat. The internet Hotspot is: Alajuela Nature Experience, password:: Excelencia