00:00really fun tour of san jose with angel we had a family of five ranging from 13 to over 70 and
00:16everyone had a great time a wide variety of foods mixed in with fantastic cultural and historical
00:22insights daniel did a great job as tour guide i really wanted to visit the mercado center
00:29and national theater among other places included in the trip the high point was the visit to mr
00:36sloth coffee where we made empanadas sampled locally made tamales heard about and drink
00:42costa rican coffee and more highly recommended we really enjoyed this tour it rained the entire time
00:51but that didn't dampen the spirits of our guide daniel or the other people on the tour daniel's
00:57english is very good so that made hearing his stories and descriptions very easy for us
01:01we tried many fruits we had never had such as star fruit sour guava and my personal favorite
01:08rambutan we stopped and had a sample of ice cream from a creamery that has been making the same
01:14recipe for 124 years lastly we stopped in a coffee shop where we tried a fruit juice had a very good
01:22tamal made an empanada and finished with a coffee overall we got to see the chaos of the markets and
01:30a great glimpse into everyday life for the san jose residents of costa rica highly recommend this tour
01:36daniel was great the food and history are really good and you get a lot of big food bites
01:44we were late and they had great communication so we could catch up and didn't miss anything
01:49really great way to see major city highlights and enjoy some good food daniel was a great guide on
01:57our tour i had a lot of fun walking around and trying the new foods we booked this tour right
02:03after we landed because we had to wait to get into our hotel and it was worth it even with the exhaustion
02:09the food kept us motivated to move haha having daniel's native knowledge and along with the food was a
02:16great experience and overall a fun experience daniel also seemed to care a lot about us as tourists
02:23making sure we understand safety tips about the city in the end we couldn't help but buy a bag of
02:29coffee to take home this was a fabulous introduction to this wonderfully diverse city our guide andrea is
02:38very knowledgeable we saw many top sites and tried all sorts of tasty local food i would definitely
02:45recommend this as a must do when visiting san jose angel was a great tour guide he gave us a condensed
02:53historical tour combined with two stops in local markets to sample several local fruits and sorbet
02:59we ended at a coffee shop and enjoyed a light lunch and plantain empanada cooking lesson
03:05we finished with a short explanation of the coffee industry and tasting it was a perfect three hours spent in the city
03:13i read many reviews before booking this tour we had lots of food throughout fruit ice cream tamales empanada
03:23it was very filling for all of us while i could see how the negative reviews would be possible regarding
03:30mercado central or the amount of food our tour was just the right length and just the right amount of food for our family of four
03:37our guide was informative and kept us moving without too much history we learned about costa rica and some of
03:45the local foods perfect amount of taste testing so we are ready to go to the market
03:50our family mom dad nine-year-old 11 year old enjoyed this walking tour the kids got a little restless toward the end but were very interested in the markets and in the food tasting i was glad to be with a guide and the food tasting
03:55i was glad to be with a guide as san jose is busy and the area isn't somewhere i would have been comfortable taking my kids without a local nearby
04:13on the tour we tried a variety of fresh fruits coconut water ice cream and ended with almost a full meal at mr
04:22sloth coffee empanadas we helped make tamales coffee cacao beans our guide was friendly fun and knowledgeable
04:32tour guide was nice very good with children very knowledgeable and knew what they were doing
04:39where to go and what food to provide we got the chance to try foods we never would have eaten before
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