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Discover 256 Day tours in San Jose on Trip.com, updated February 28, 2026, with experiences lasting from 1 to 18 hours. Find the perfect adventure for your day!

From PHP 1,917.17 per person, with an average total of PHP 8,456.92. Choose the option that suits your plan.

With 4.042k verified reviews, Day tours San Jose boast an average rating of 4.7.

This week's most popular Day tours: "San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour including Markets", with 912 reviews and a 4.9 rating.

Now on Trip.com: "La Paz Waterfall Gardens Half-Day Tour from San José", a 7-hour adventure in San Jose!

The next available day tour departs on March 1, 2026. Book now to secure your spot!

San Jose Day tours usually take about 7 hours — perfect for a relaxed, immersive experience!

100% of San Jose Day tours now offer English-speaking guides

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Reviews: La Paz Waterfall Gardens Half-Day Tour from San José
Guest User2024-06-02
Amazing tour. I booked it the day of and we were still able to do this. We were sent a message on when the pickup will happen and they came promptly to pick us up from hotel. Our guide was very sweet and knowledgeable. He answered any questions we had. We stopped at the coffee farm first and had coffee and took some pictures. That was a quick stop. Then we stopped at another store and that was a quick stop too. The we spent the rest of the time at La Paz falls. We saw a lot of birds, animals, reptiles, even a sloth. We then had lunch which was buffet style and had a wide range of food choices and was really good. The we saw the falls. All the time our guide was with us giving us the information about the falls and the gardens. We were back at our hotel shortly after 5. It was a great tour. Thank you!
Reviews: Hacienda Café Doka, Volcán Poas & Jardines de La Catarata La Paz
Guest User2024-06-27
Recommendations for activity: - Good shoes (lots of walking) - Small backpack I went to Costa Rica with my father and decided to do this activity. This activity is an all day affair, and covers a multitude of things. We learned about coffee at the Doka Estates— drank lots of coffee in the process. We then went to the Volcano. Keep in mind you might have to hang around for an hour to see the crater (we went during the rainy season). It was hard to get a visible view of the crater. We were able to get a good view for 30 seconds and that’s it. Later we checked out the waterfalls, which I must say was gorgeous! The lunch was included— it was a buffet style lunch. I would recommend doing this tour if you want to complete several activity’s in one day. My only gripe was the tour guide was a little overwhelming. He constantly checked in on us like we were kids, other than that, the tour was good.
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Guest User2024-09-25
We were in San Jose for a conference and had one free day to see some of Costa Rica and have some fun. This was the perfect tour. It was a full day and all three locations were beautiful, interesting, and diverse. Olman, our tour guide was knowledgeable and gave us plenty of time at each location. He was my favorite tour guide I've ever had. I could not recommend this tour more highly if you are looking for a way to see the beauty of Costa Rica around San Jose in one day.
Reviews: Poas Volcano waterfalls and coffee tour from from San Jose
Guest User2024-06-12
The trip was amazing - very well organized. Charly the driver - was excellent - avoided every traffic jam - and was very good in explaining - both in English and in Spanish. Event though - it was raining period in Costa Rica- it did not matter - because the outdoors (Vulcano and waterfalls) had been put early in the morning, when it was still dry. Afternoon we visited a Coffee farm with food, Coffee and a guided tour through coffee processing- excellent and very interesting. All in all - 5 stars and - highly recommend. Cheers Michel
Reviews: La Leona Waterfall Hike
Guest User2024-07-08
We absolutely loved our guides (Jonathon and Diego) with leonawaterfall.com! They cared about our safety and made sure that we had fun along the way! I can't say enough good things about them! The hike itself was moderate for me and my sister but a little difficult for my mother in her 60's. Lots of flat ground but there is also quite a bit of scrambling and going up and down slippery rocks. However, in spite of this my mom said it was one of the best experiences!! We also did tubing and that was loads of fun too. Be prepared to get wet! Wear clothes that dry quickly and not bikinis like we saw some wearing. The tour company had dry bags for us so no need for that either. We also saw howler monkeys on our hike. This was a highlight of our 3 weeks in Costa Rica!
Reviews: San José: Arenal Volcano, Waterfalls, Coffee and Hot Springs
Guest User2026-02-19
I could not have asked for a better experience! Our tour guide Alex was awesome. The ride to Arenal seemed very short, as Alex was able to keep our interest with stops along the way. This included a stop at one of Costa Rica’s spectacular water falls, a delicious lunch at a soda, a coffee farm, and spontaneous stops to observe wildlife. After finding out it was my birthday, Alex and The entire group sang “happy birthday” throughout the entire trip 😂. To end the day Alex even surprised me with a small cake!