A city tour of Costa Rica’s capital city is filled with excitement and history.

There are two distinct areas to explore. The first is the center of the city that contains the Opera Hall, Monetary Museum and pedestrian dedicated streets all within walking distance. Second there are a number of museums, gardens and historic landmarks that are on the periphery of downtown San Jose, but are not easily reachable by foot.

The Museum of  Technology is quite extraordinary and should not be missed. You can access these outlying sites by way of San Jose public transit system which has clean, inexpensive buses that run on routes emanating from the city center. You can take a bus tour around the city that stops at most sites that can be arranged through your hotel.

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http://www.1costaricalink.com/eng/tours/tours/tempt-sanjose.htm (click here)

http://www.viator.com/tours/San-Jose/San-Jose-City-Sightseeing-Tour/d793-4100CT (click here)