NICARAGUA TOURS, ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS

NICARAGUA PRIVATE TOURS

Most of the best attractions in Nicaragua can be easily visited from the towns of Granada, Leon and San Juan del Sur.

For instance, Granada is a great base to explore the cloud forest at Mombacho, visit the islands - Las Isletas-in Lake Nicaragua by boat or spend a day tour in the nearby town of Masaya with its artisans market and driving right up to the crater´s edge the active volcano

From Leon popular tours include a day trip to the nearby beach of Las Penitas and Isla Juan Venado, volcano boarding or visiting the numerous historical churches and the biggest cathedral in Central America.

In San Juan del Sur you have great sport fishing as well as visits to nearby beaches to see turtles- seasonal- or a visit to the nearby beaches for the day.

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OMETEPE DAY TOURS

We will customize a tour of Ometepe for you.

Here are some of the main attractions for visitors, though of course the nmain attractions are always going to be the two volcanoes, Maderas and Concepcion.

 El Ojo de Agua: The mineral waters of El Ojo de Agua are crystal clear from the volcanoes.  [Photo...]

 Playa Santo Domingo: Between the two volcanoes. A  crescent of black sand nestled on the “bridge” Nearby is a good place to spot monkeys.

San Ramon Waterfall: Swim in the pure waterfall pool. [Photo...]

 

Other options include kayaking, seeing pre Colombian pottery and petroglpyhs.

Visit an organic coffee farm.  A special bird watching tour?

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TOURS OF LEON

Leon is home to the largest cathedral in Central America as well as an abundance of beautiful churches all within walking distance of the cathedral.

A popular activity is volcano boarding, you 'ski' down the inside of a volcano on a board, a must for the adrenaline junky.

The beautiful Pacific beach of Las Penitas is a short drive from the city on a newly paved road.

You can bodyboard there, swim or visit the nearby Isla Juan Venado by boat for widlife watching.

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TOURS OF GRANADA IN NICARAGUA

Granada is not only a great city to tour and enjoy the colonial history and buildings, it's also a great base for lots of nearby attractions.

The most popular tours in Granada are:

• Historical Granada Tour- Enjoy Granada by horse and carriage with bi-lingual guide to point out historical buildings and places of interest. Visit a cigar factory and have a go at rolling one yourself, see the most important collection of pre-Columbian stone staues in Central America. Climb the bell tower of a church for a great vista of the red tile roofs of Granada.
• Las Isletas- A group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua, a 10 minute ride from the center of Granada. Visit the islands by boat taxi. Get up close with monkeys, swim, enjoy lunch lakeside
• Mombacho Cloud Forest- The dormant Mombacho Volcano looms large over Granada. Visit here and see monkeys, sloths and enjoy a gentle hike through the cloud forest. Afterwards you can visit the nearby canopy tour/ zip line
• Masaya Volcano- The town of Masaya is the artisan center of Nicaragua and is only a 30 minute drive from Granada. Buy hammocks, leather goods and pottery. Visit the active volcano and swim in a clean volcanic lake. [Find out more]

 

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TOURS OF MASAYA

Our tours of Masaya are the most comprehensive in Nicaragua.

Our tour guides come from and live in Masaya and are bi-lingual.

The tour takes in Masaya Volcano- where we can drive right to the edge of the volcano-, the artisans market a swim in Laguna de Apoyo and a visit to the pottery making town of San Juan de Oriente.

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