Day tours Gold Museum in San Jose
Aug 3rd, 2016, 05:37 PM
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Day tours Gold Museum in San Jose
Have been to Costa Rica several times to visit family in the Dominical area. Typically we fly into San Jose, spend a night at the airport, and depart next morning out of town. I ( female) will be traveling alone this September on this trip but would like to see San Jose, specifically the Gold Museum. Can anyone recommend safe tours that would pick up at airport hotel and do a tour ( 1/2 to full day) that would include Gold Museum? Have heard from Tico friends not to try it alone. Or should I consider a private guide ( if so, recommendations). Thanks for any suggestions.
Aug 3rd, 2016, 06:45 PM
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I stayed at Pura Vida hotel and used their private guide to go into San Jose to see the Gold Museum (and the Jade Museum and central market).
The list a charge of $90 for a half day, My guide was not their usual "good" one though, you want Sterling.
You won't need a full day to see just the Gold Museum.
www.puravidahotel.com
PS If you do stay there I recommend doing the dinner even though it's a bit pricey (for Costa Rica). I felt like Oprah.
The list a charge of $90 for a half day, My guide was not their usual "good" one though, you want Sterling.
You won't need a full day to see just the Gold Museum.
www.puravidahotel.com
PS If you do stay there I recommend doing the dinner even though it's a bit pricey (for Costa Rica). I felt like Oprah.
Aug 5th, 2016, 09:42 AM
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Just to clarify, the hotel doesn't "employ" Sterling, it's just someone they have worked with over the years for their guests.
The day I wanted to finally go into San Jose, he was already booked out.
I was pretty underwhelmed with the rest of downtown San Jose, the gold museum doesn't take long. Even the Jade museum has so much overlap with the Gold Museum you don't need to see both. So you might ask to just book a taxi in and taxi out, where they wait for you, rather than a "guide".
If you want to see a GREAT Gold Museum, save it for Bogotá.
The day I wanted to finally go into San Jose, he was already booked out.
I was pretty underwhelmed with the rest of downtown San Jose, the gold museum doesn't take long. Even the Jade museum has so much overlap with the Gold Museum you don't need to see both. So you might ask to just book a taxi in and taxi out, where they wait for you, rather than a "guide".
If you want to see a GREAT Gold Museum, save it for Bogotá.
