Museo Oro Precolombino (The Gold Museum), Museo del Jade (The jade museum), Museo de los Ninos (The children's museum), Museo Nacional, Museo de Arte Costarricense, Insect Museum at the Universidad de Costa Rica
Airport - Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO) is located in Alajuela 17km or about 20 minutes by car from the center of San Jose.
There is a local bus stop outside the airport, but you might have to change buses to get to the city center. Shopping - Shopping is not a major reason to visit Costa Rica, but some high-quality wooden and leather handicrafts are available. San Jose has the best shopping opportunities, in small gift stores in the city center, an outdoor market near the Museo Nacional, and a neighborhood called Moravia in the northern part of the city, which has whole streets devoted to souvenir stores.
Hotels
Aurola Holiday Inn - Avda. 5 and C. 5, Barrio El Carmen, Phone: 222-2424;
Casa Ridgway - Avda. 6 Bis and C. 15, Barrio La Soledad, Phone: 222-1400
Cinco Hormigas Rojas - C. 15, between Avdas. 9 and 11, Barrio Otoya, Phone: 255-3412
Clarion Hotel Amon - Avda. 11 and C. 3 Bis, Barrio Amon, Phone: 257-0191
Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn - Center in Santa Barbara de Heredia, Barrio Jesus, Phone: 269-9392
Gran Hotel Costa Rica - Avda. 2 and C. 3, Barrio La Soledad, Phone: 221-4000
Restaurants\Cafe
Bakea - C. 7 and Avda. 11, Barrio Amon, Phone: 248-0303
Balcon de Europa - Avda. Central and C. 9, Barrio La Soledad, Phone: 221-4841
Cafe de la Posada - C. 17, between Avdas. 2 and 4, Barrio La Soledad, Phone: 258-1027
Cafe Mundo - C. 15 and Avda. 9, Barrio Otoya, Phone: 222-6190
Casa Luisa - 400 m south and 40 m east of the Contraloria, Sabana Sur, Phone: 296-1917
Private tours in San Jose. Costa Rica
Tortuguero National Park (San Jose) - Tortuguero beach is the most important nesting site of the endangered green turtle in the Western Hemishpere, Giant leatherback, hawksbill, and loggerhead turtles also nest here. The green turtle population is believed to have come perilously close to extinction in the 1960s when nearly every female turtle arriving to nest in Tortuguero was taken for the export market for turtle soup.
San Jose Valley Afternoon - Evening Tour (San Jose) - Our guide and driver will pick you up at your San Jose area hotel around 2pm, From there you will visit the Cafe Britt coffee plantation and processing facility. Enjoy a unique tour, live performance and taste samples of Costa Rica's best coffee.
Volcan Poas National Park (San Jose) - The beauty of the area, the spectacular views of the Poas Volcano, make this the most visited National Park in Costa Rica. The park contains four major habitats: arrayans, stunted forest, cloud forest and, finally, areas with little or no vegetation.
Buena Vista Lodge (San Jose) - This adventure center is located in Rincon De La Vieja National Park. Buena Vista offers a full day of activity for those who can't get enough done in one day, this high impact day consists of a Canopy tour, waterslide, a short horse-back ride, hike through the forest to see the waterfall and mini spa treatment.
Day Tour Sarchi Ox Cart Factory (San Jose) - Our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel, the first stop on this tour is the famous artisan community of Sarchi. The Chavarria family artisan shop will be visited, a wonderful array of souvenirs and locally crafted, original items can be purchased here.
Chocolate Tour (San Jose) - In this three-hour activity you will discover the marvels of one of the favorite foods of humankind - chocolate. A plant originating in Mesoamerica with an extraordinarily rich history, cacao, or chocolate, was one of the most important products of the Maya and Aztec, as well as other Central American cultures.
Poas Volcano & La Paz Waterfall Gardens (San Jose) - Our tour begins as we depart San Jose and ascend towards the Poas Volcano National Park. This geological marvel is the second largest accessible volcanic crater in the world.
Cano Negro Wild Life Refuge (San Jose) - This place is one of the Costa Rican most important swamps or humid forest, with over 9969 acres and situated at the northern region of the Country. In this region is very easy to find a large variety of flora and fauna by instance, a large variety of birds, howler monkeys, white face monkeys, and funny spider monkeys, sloth and many more.
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