Free tours a San José

July was great! He told us so many.wonderful facts and gave us little tips on San José. He showed us that there is more to San José thank what is in the guide books.

Sehr gute Stadtführung, empfehlenswert.

Ricardo was an incredible tour guide from start to finish. The information he has about his city goes far beyond what we expected, plus he's clearly so passionate about what he does and the nature of his country that it was an added bonus. We didn't think San Jose had much to offer but Ricardo made us think otherwise. We would definitely recommend to others...Just be prepared, it is a lot of walking

A fascinating immersion in the history, culture, food and curiosities of San Jose through the eyes and passion of Jules. All this is enriched by the presence and beauty of the friendships that can arise from meeting new people in the group. Jules, in addition to being extremely knowledgeable, has created a free walking tour with such intelligence that it is almost perfect: explanations, interesting and fun facts, breaks, moments of culinary sharing and encounters with the locals. What sets Jules apart, making him an authentic guide, is his empathy, courtesy, generosity and trust in others. Highly recommended!

Un recorrido muy ameno con David q lo hace muy interesante y divertido. Posee mucho conocimiento de la ciudad.

Jules was an amazing tour guide. He showed us interesting places in the downtown area I would have never known was there. I highly recommend doing this tour at the beginning of your stay in San Jose, so Jules can recommend great places to check out throughout your stay.

Nice and knowledgeable guide guide, à real francophile.

Slow paced tour with included snacks. Lots of fun facts and food/shopping recommendations.

Full of information, such variety of topics, and fun facts. Jules was so invested in making it the best tour possible! Loved the tasty snacks and the picnic!

Un gran guía, muy amigable, realiza un tour muy completo

Jules had a friendly, natural demeanor; never speaking a paragraph of facts he had memorized. Very relaxed and informative. Learned great ideas for more to do/see in San José. Highly recommend!

Very nice experience exploring San Jose, discovering sides of the city that you could not see if walking around by yourself. Totally recommend :)

Entertaining and very informative tour that made me wish I had more days to explore San José!

The tour was great. Our guide had much to share about San José history, trivia and interesting details about how Costa Ricans developed a sense of identity and unit as a nation. This is not a free walking tour, though. I joined this tour to get to know the City Striders’ work and buy other tours with them during my stay in San José and was not prepared to give a big tip for this (supposedly) free walking tour. At the end of the tour, when the guide was collecting tips, I separated the money I could give to this first tour, and the guide complained about the fact it was not much, and put some pressure to receive more money for the tip-based free walking tour. I emptied my wallet and felt it was not a very Pura Vida way of finishing the tour. This unfortunately made me refrain from booking paid tours with them, which was a shame. It’s a great tour, but be prepared to pay 15-20usd per person, in case you don’t want to be as pressured at the end of your walk through San José and spoil a bit of the Pura Vida Costa Rican experience.

Truly outstanding walking tour with Jules! We learned a lot about life, history and culture in Costa Rica and visited places which we would have never discovered on our own. Jules kindness and hospitality is unbelievable. He was raised in the US and his English is flawless. If it is your first time in Costa Rica come and join the tour, you won't regret it!

Excellent tour, Jules is a great host and really nice guy, the group were great, had a great afternoon! Would recommend 5/5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Jules delivered perhaps the best free walking tour we have ever attended across the world. He made it engaging and interesting with lots of amazing facts about the country and its capital. Plus the extra bonuses - providing fruit, snacks and drinks was a delightful bonus! A great last day in San Jose !

Jules ist ein sehr netter Mensch, der kompetent und unterhaltsam uns viele Informationen gegeben hat. Dabei haben wir auch viel über Land und Leute erfahren, was wir sonst in keinem Reiseführer gefunden hätten. Er hat nicht auf die Uhr geschaut und wir waren länger unterwegs als geplant. Jules ist unbedingt zu empfehlen! Vielen Dank!

David was an excellent guide! He gave us an amazing tour and insight to San José and Costa Rican history which helped us connect the dots. He answered all of our curiosities and was good-humored. The right level of information so we could learn and also absorb the info too. It was much much better than even expected. Tip him well!!

Muchas gracias por la información y la experiencia, conocimos más del bello Costa Rica; gracias Amaral por todo Pura Vida, Saludos de tus amigos de 🇲🇽🇨🇷

Excellent tour with of lots of interesting and helpful information. David related well to all of our group. Nice guy who I would highly recommend.

Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable and engaging guide! Highly recommend it!

David bravissima guida. Simpatica e intrattenente e anche molto interessante e preparata

There weren’t enough participants to conduct the English tour.

El tour fué estupendo. Una clase de historia e idiosincracia para entender a San Jose y los josefinos. David fue muy puntual, entretenido y con un buen sentido del humor. Me ha sorprendido mucho y lo recomiendo 100%.