costa rica adventures tours
March 8th, 2010
costa rica adventures tours
Anybody from San Jose, Costa Rica? (or been there)?
Heyy, so I’m going to Costa Rica this Saturday for vacation. I’m going to be spending 3 days in San Jose before going to the Arenal Volcano Lodge. I was wondering if somebody could suggest some things to do and see? I’m going to be joining tours for the most part, I want to do some Canopy Adventures, Tortuga Island Cruise, White Water Rafting, etc. but are there any must-do things? Also, I want to know if in the city, there are some stores/museums/restaurants that would be nice to visit in San Jose. Thanks!
Some places to visit in San jose:
Parque Zoologico Simon Bolívar
This park, located two blocks northeast of Avenida 11 and Calle 7, is home to a large variety of native Costa Rican wildlife.
The Amusement Park
Parque Nacional de Diversiones
Costa Rica’s only amusement park is located in La Uruca, 2km west of the Hospital Mexico.(been there, awesome place.)
Turu Ba Ri Tropical Park (in Turrubares)
Features a canopy tour, aerial tram, Superman-style sensational cable, butterfly garden, horseback riding, nature trails, bromeliad garden, iguana farm and restaurant.
Centro Comercial El Pueblo (El Pueblo Shopping Center)
You’ll find a large selection of shops, bars, restaurants and discos here – Bar Bongos, Twister Club, Restaurante Lukas, Restaurante Tarrico, Discoteque Cocoloco, Plaza Discoteque and more – located in Barrio Tournon.
MUSEUMS:
Costa Rican National Museum
Antiguo Cuartel Bella Vista
San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: 506-257-1433
The National Museum is the grandaddy of them all. It was created a hundred years ago to exhibit religious and archaeological objects which define the history and character of the country.
The National Museum is situated in San Jose, capital of Costa Rica, on 17th Street, between Central and Second Avenue and on Cuesta de Moras. adjacent to Plaza de la Democracia.
Hours: Schedule of Exhibition Galleries: Tuesday to Saturday, from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
Costa Rican Art Museum
Calle 42, Sabana Este. (Behind the Leon Cortes-Castro Sculpture)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: 506-222-7155
This is modern art in every sense of the word. It was created just twenty years ago as the place for art lovers to see the “now” of now-a-days in the world of Costa Rican painting and sculpture.
Hours: Every day except Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
National Children’s Museum
(also been there AMAZING!)
picture:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_AUSCBw00w0Y/R8t8YOR4lBI/AAAAAAAAADk/5HF5yWyDNxo/CostaRica+116.jpg
Calle 4 and Avenida 9
San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: 506-223-7003
Learning doesn’t have to be boring. Here, kids play with hands-on exhibits designed to familiarize with the stuff of science and technology, as well as the traditional culture, art and literature of Costa Rica.
Hours: Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. until noon; 2 to 5 p.m.; Weekends 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
El teatro Nacional (national theater)
http://mario.adario.googlepages.com/SanJose-TeatroNacional.JPG/SanJose-TeatroNacional-custom;size:608,456.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Teatro_National_de_Costa_Rica_-_inside.jpg
heres their website.
http://www.teatronacional.go.cr/
and you should also Visit this link for more info:
http://www.1costaricalink.com/sanjose.htm
I would also recomment going to Heredia(wich isn’nt very far from San Jose just a 15 minute drive) it’s beautiful.
some places to visit in heredia:
Monte de la Cruz, beautiful park..you can do so many things including horseback riding and picking delicious wild berries!
http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/9325/63991/t/379687-Careful–they-bite-0.jpg
Heredia’s historic La Inmaculada Concepcion, a majestic church built in 1796.
http://costaricaysugente.googlepages.com/IglesiaInmaculadaConcepcin.jpg
It’s the oldest church in central America still standing!
El fortin.
http://www.fascinationcostarica.com/fotos/PAHerediaFortin-FUT.jpg
It’s a wonderful colonial tower of an old Spanish fort.
and if you feel like shopping these are great malls:
El paseo de las flores
http://www.paseodelasflores.com/ – they have a Christian Dior store!
Plaza real Cariari
http://www.plazarealcariari.com/
Sorry it’s so long but I hope you have fun 
Pura Vida!
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