San Jose City Tour & Costa Rican Specialty Coffee Tastings
Description
☕ Why This Tour? Because you’re not just here to drink coffee. You’re here to understand it, to feel its story, from bean to brew. This tour isn’t something you “do” in San José. It’s something you remember. You’ll start in a tucked-away café where the beans are treated like poetry, four regional coffees, brewed with intention, paired with local flavors and stories that stick. And then? You walk. Not aimlessly, but guided by someone who lives and breathes the city. From hidden bird-filled parks to weathered murals to buildings, San Jose opens up when you’re with someone who knows how to read it. This is for travelers who like their mornings slow, rich, and full of insight. For those who want to taste the place, not just see it.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
Marco was absolutely amazing! There was a mix-up through Viator, but he stepped in last minute and completely saved the experience. He gave us a fantastic overview of San José’s history and added so much depth to our coffee tasting with his knowledge and insights. You could tell he genuinely cared about making sure we had a great time and his pride for Costa Rica was evident. Everything ended up being seamless and enjoyable thanks to him. Highly recommend!
Some good information was given. But We did not get the lesson in preparing the perfect cup like a real barista, on pouring and preparing coffee using different filter methods as mentioned in the overview. That’s what really made me choose this tour over the others because I’m a hands on person.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly appreciate it. We’re glad to hear that you found some of the information valuable. Regarding the coffee workshop, we would like to clarify that our specialty coffee experience is designed as a one-hour session led by a professional barista, where guests are welcome not only to learn, but also to ask questions and actively participate. When guests express interest, they are absolutely allowed to go behind the bar and prepare their own coffee using different brewing methods, guided directly by the barista. In many cases, the level of hands-on participation depends on the preferences communicated during the experience. Our guides and baristas are always happy to adapt and encourage a more interactive, hands-on approach when requested. We have never had any restrictions on guest participation during our coffee workshops. We believe this may have been a case of expectations not being fully communicated during the tour. Had this been expressed at the time, the experience could have been adjusted accordingly, as hands-on participation is completely allowed and regularly offered in our tours. Thank you again for your comments, which help us continue improving communication and ensuring every guest gets the experience they are looking for. Warm regards, Foodie Tours Costa Rica Team
Yvanna has been a very competent and valuable help e listening has made us discover the history of the city of San jose
Un grand merci d’avoir choisi notre San Jose City Tour avec atelier de café de spécialité du Costa Rica. Ce fut un réel plaisir de vous accueillir et de partager avec vous notre culture, notre ville et l’univers du café costaricien. Nous espérons que cette expérience vous a permis de découvrir San José sous un angle authentique, et d’apprécier la richesse, les arômes et le savoir-faire qui se cachent derrière chaque tasse de café de spécialité. Merci pour votre confiance et pour avoir voyagé avec Foodie Tours Costa Rica. Nous vous souhaitons une excellente continuation et espérons avoir le plaisir de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d’un prochain voyage au Costa Rica. Bien cordialement, L’équipe Foodie Tours Costa Rica
We toured with Oscar, we started with an excellent coffee tasting with very good explanations from Victor to Cafeoteca, then we toured the city center. Oscar was great, he explained us well in French all the historical and important places of San Jose. Very nice memory, thank you very much! Marc & Laura
Thank you so much for sharing your review and such beautiful photos of the Foodie tour San Jose
We really enjoyed the San José City Tour with Foodie Tours CR. Our guide, Oscar, was friendly, knowledgeable, and easy to spend time with. The tour gave us a good overview of some of the city’s main cultural sites, along with a few interesting food and drink tastings we hadn’t tried before. It was a relaxed, well-paced way to learn more about the city, and we’d recommend it to anyone visiting San José.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review of our Foodi City Tour, San Jose. We are happy to know that you enjoyed and learned new things about food, history, and culture in Costa Rica.
Good times & good friends. Will do it again! Really enjoy the coffee and food. Travel all across and learn new things.
This was my second time with Adriana and Foodie Tours. I did a combo of specialty coffee and chocolate making. I learned a lot about local producers, traditions, processes, etc. and everything was delicious. Also Adriana had many great suggestions for cafes (yay to espresso at La Cabra Negra) and restaurants and she went above and beyond to help me solve a travel problem. She has a great demeanor, wonderful connections and excellent taste. I can not recommend her highly enough!
