Costa Rica Shopping Vacations

Experience an exciting shopping vacation in San Jose - the capital city rich in beauty, history and artistry. Discover San Jose’s arts and crafts, gold and silver jewelry, woodworks, pre-Columbian Chorotega pottery, and hand-made leather goods on an all-day shopping tour!

Embark on your shopping adventure at Mercadito Nacional de Artesania, the national arts and crafts gift shop in San José offering souvenirs, original paintings, masks, ceramics and beautiful Costa Rica woodworking, including finely crafted boxes made of iron and rosewood, highly polished so the grain is eye-popping. Your next stops are La Casona - San Jose’s largest souvenir shop - and Moravia City, where you’ll find beautiful arts and crafts, gifts and souvenirs. At Namú Gallery, you’ll find a unique collection of arts and crafts from surviving communities of Costa Rica’s indigenous people. This fine gallery sells masks from Huetar, Chorotega and Boruca cultures. Next door is Arte Latino, a gallery with beautiful paintings by local artists. Cap off your morning at Diamantes y Esmeraldas, featuring beautiful jewelry made in Costa Rica, fashion pieces of gold, silver and platinum decorated with diamonds, emeralds, topaz, rubies, and tanzanite and reproductions of pre-Columbian gold jewelry. In the afternoon, you’ll enjoy a shopping spree at Multiplaza Shopping Center, the largest upscale shopping mall in Costa Rica - located just across the street from the hotel.