Free walking tours in San José

I had a wonderful time on the tour—our guide was extremely knowledgeable, and the sites were fantastic. He has a real talent for sharing information, and I think he would be an excellent guide for anyone. He briefly stepped behind some bushes for a moment at the end of the tour, but it wasn’t a big deal and didn’t affect the experience in any way. Overall, he was fantastic, and I would absolutely recommend hiring him.

Excelente tour, Amaral es el mejor, muy amable, atento y conocedor de San José, recomiendo ampliamente.

This tour was excellent in every way. It exceeded my expectations. Jules gave us so much information and shared stories and bits of trivia. The pacing was perfect with bathroom stops and treats he provided for us to share. I’ve been on many Guru walks and this one was the best. Jules wanted us to see the beauty of San Jose that most people never see.

Amazing walking tour, Jules is a great guide and always attentive at everybody of the group! I definitely recommend, we learnt a lot of info and fun facts and got amazing tips on restaurants, shops and how to enjoy Costa Rica at the best ❤️

Jules was the best guide we could have hoped for. He took a lot of time and great care to give us an interesting, fun and overall enjoyable tour. Our experience was not just a walk through San José’s and Costa Rica’s history, but also full of tasting local foods, getting insights into local life, even a spontaneous visit to the national museum because there was free entry on that day! We could ask him countless questions and he patiently took the time to give us as many insights and help as possible. He was even so kind as to send us further information even after the tour. Many thanks for giving us a great start into our first experience of Costa Rica!

Randall nos enseñó los lugares más importantes de San José y su sistema político desde la perspectiva de un humilde trabajador. Un tour muy enriquecedor. También nos ayudó a encontrar una tarjeta telefónica y cambiar la moneda. Lo recomiendo 100%

Werner was really helpful and knowledgable. He found interesting places fo go and broke up visiting historical sites, with galleries and food. Highly recomend

La pasamos excelente, el.guia un 10!!!

Adorei fazer o tour com Randall. Foi incrível e trouxe muita informação sobre a história da Costa Rica, cheia de detalhes. Passamos por museus, igrejas, marcados municipais, praças, prédios históricos, etc, vale a muito a pena. Fiquei umas 3 horas caminhando e Randall foi capaz de apresentar toda sua cultura e tradição. Super recomendo.

Muy bueno el tour. Tenemos dos sugerencias de mejora. La primera es que al momento de quedarnos tanto en el mercado como el local del café/chocolate nos hubiese gustado que se quede ahí con nosotros para poder seguir charlando. Puntualmente en el mercado, que no teníamos interés en comprar nada, quedamos en un lugar con calor y sin ningún lugar para poder sentarnos. Teniendo ganas de querer irnos antes, estuvimos ahí “incómodos” varios minutos esperando a su regreso La segunda sugerencia es que cuando paramos a que nos cuente parte de la historia si hay sombra mejor parar a la sombra y cuando hay mucho viento buscar un lugar que esté más al reparo para que el tiempo de escucha sea más agradable

Juan is very knowledgable not just about San Jose but Costa Rica too and every aspect of travel with lots of great tips. His historical and political commentary is fascinating and he can answer any question even about bees! Highly recommended.

Fantastic tour, great content, loved every minute. Time went quickly which is always a good sign.

Excelente!!!

Tuve un muy bien gira, aprendí mucho y disfruté los conversaciones. Juan Pablo es un gui muy amable con mucha información y gran pasión por la ciudad!

Sehr empfehlenswert! Juan Miguel spricht fließend und sehr gut deutsch. Er läuft relativ langsam, vermittelt aber durchgehend interessante Informationen über die Geschichte, das Leben und Kultur der Stadt. Mit etwas schnellerem Laufen hätte man die Tour sicher auch in zwei Stunden schaffen können.

Amazing tour guide and learnt a lot about the city

Jules was very kind and told us a little bit about a lot about things. It lasted over 4 hours! For the area we covered 2 would have been enough. He did make a great restaurant recommendation and walked me to the most delicious chocolate shop after the tour.

We switched times to a morning visit only about 90 minutes before as the weather forecast for the afternoon was terrible and Werner was very flexible and understanding. I also brought a few more along, again that was fine. The tour took us to some impressive buildings and parks and Werner was very knowledgeable. Had a nice few hours.

Obwohl wir schon einige Tage in San Jose und viele Tage in Costa Rica verbracht haben, hatte Juan viele neue und detaillierte Informationen für uns, über die Geschichte des Landes, der Stadt und einzelner Gebäude. Wir hatten Gelegenheit Fragen zu stellen, in denen es auch um den Alltag in Costa Rica ging und so konnten wir wertvolle Einblicke erhalten. Wir haben diese sehr informative, vielseitige und kurzweilige Tour sehr genossen und können sie nur empfehlen.

Jules is an amazing guide. Not only did his tour show many nice places, he also gave lots of good tips relevant to tourists. His tour should be your first activity in Costa Rica.

Excellent tour! Jules was extremely knowledgeable, shared lots of interesting facts and local tips, and made the experience both informative and enjoyable. The snacks and samples of Costa Rican foods along the way were a great touch. Highly recommend!

Wow!! This was such a great tour. I learned so many things about San José and Costa Rica. Jules was very informative and even brought us fruits and snacks. The tour lasted longer than expected, but you are free to leave if you have prior obligations. However, I recommend staying for the entire tour. Thank you!!

El tour estuvo muy bueno y Ama, nuestro guía fue el mejor, muy preparado y divertido.

Amaral tremendo guía.. es una persona nacida y criada en San José así que te brinda toda la información de la ciudad y más.. Muy profesional. Pienso que fue excelente en todo.. Además probamos cacao y un helado con receta original riquísimo 😋. 100% recomendado San José City Striders..

Un genio Randall! Nos hizo un recorrido espectacular y super completo!