Day 01 BORDER WITH COSTA RICA-SAN JUAN DEL SUR

After welcoming you in Peñas Blancas, which borders to the south with Costa Rica, we will take you to the beautiful port of San Juan del Sur, (458kms), a touristic town where we will find a variety of small restaurants located right by the beach where you can choose to have lunch in at your own expense. We will spend the afternoon in the beach, where you will be able to practice surfing. Check in at Hotel Casa Blanca 3* , right in front of the beach.

Day 02 SAN JUAN DEL SUR-OMETEPE

Breakfast. Departure at 6:40 am to the port of San Jorge, (26km) where we will board a small boat that will take us to the Island of Ometepe, a religious sanctuary of our Indian forbearers. At arrival, we will undertake a route through the surroundings of the Island, that will allow us to enjoy the complete natural beauty of this sacred place. We will visit the archaeological museum of Altagracia, La Punta de Jesús María and The lake of Charco Verde, where we will be regaled  with the legend that seems to bring this magical place to life. Lunch in a local restaurant, and around 4:00pm we will go back to the port of San Jorge to resume our journey to the City of Granada (68km). Check in at Alambra Hotel 3*.

Day 03 GRANADA

Breakfast. We will start our route through the city of Granada, distinguished by a Colonial architecture that will take us back to the eighteenth century. Narrow streets with horse-drawn carriages will allow our minds to create a concrete idea of the customs  of the epoch  of the Spanish occupation. The Church and Archaeological museum of the Convent of San Francisco, the Cathedral, Church and  Xalteva square, Church “La Merced”, church of Guadalupe, the fortress “La Pólvora”, among other colonial buildings, are just a part of the architectonical beauty displayed in this city. You will have the afternoon free where you can choose to take an optional tour through either the “Small Islands” or El Mombacho Volcano. Onvernight sleep in Alambra Hotel.

Day 04 GRANADA-CATARINA-MASAYA-LEON

Breakfast. Check out in the morning, and then we will go visit the municipality of Catarina, a very typical town of artisans, which not only has the greatest lagoon in the country, but also one of the most beautiful panoramic views you can find in these lands. We will move along towards the city of Masaya and its Market of crafts . All the ceramics you could ever imagine in the region, you will be able to find them here. A visit to the Masaya Volcano National park and its museum, where we will learn everything from many of the traditions  practiced by the natives of the region, to the geological formations of the area and the country in general, its fauna and flora. We will move up to the top of the crater of the volcano, from where we will be able to see the many nests of Parrakeets, a specie of birds that have adapted to the sulfurous environment of this active volcano. Lunch on route. We will continue our journey to the Occidental zone of our country, until we reach the city of León (122km). Along the way, we will be able to appreciate the immensity of the Momotombo Volcano, which buried the old city of León with its eruption back in 1610. Check in at the Austria Hotel 3*, located in the city of León. 

Day 05 LEON-MANAGUA

Breakfast. Today we will be visiting the Nicaraguan city of University culture, named this way by both its excellence, and  architecture. Besides being the first city founded by the Spaniards in our land, it constitutes the intellectual crave of our great poet Rubén Darío, Father of Modernism and Prince of Castellan Letters, as well as many other renowned figures of our literature. We will make a visit through the most important churches in the city: La Recolección, El Calvario, etc., without missing  the magnificent and splendorous Cathedral, inside of which lay the remains of Rubén Darío, and from the top of its domes we will experience the almost perfect alignment of the volcanic mountain range. Visit to the boilings of San Jacinto, and geisers located at the slopes of the Santa Clara Volcano, which waters contain sulfides and can be used for medicinal purposes. On the afternoon, transfer back to Managua and overnight stay at the Holiday Inn Hotel 4*.

Day 06 MANAGUA

Breakfast and departure to take the Managua City Tour. At arrival, we will visit the Historical Center of the capital: El Malecón, The Juan Pablo II square, The National Theater Rubén Darío, Darío’s park, the old Cathedral, the New House of Government, The National Palace of Culture and the National Museum. Once this visit has come to an end, we will continue our journey to the Museum of  “Sitio Huellas de Acahualinca”, which gathers over 10,000 years of history of our old civilization. These “footprints” were formed during an eruption probably made either by the Masaya, Asososca or Tiscapa volcano. At the end of the day, we will visit the Museum of Sandino’s Memorial Site, from which we will experience the most beautiful and vast overview of the city of Managua, with the lake Xolotlan adorning its background. Overnight stay in Managua, at the Holiday Inn Hotel 5*.

Day 07 MANAGUA- TRANSFER OUT

Breakfast. At the right time, we will transfer you to either the frontier with Costa Rica, (140kms) or to the National Airport so you can take the flight back to your country of origin.

Day 01 GRANADA
Pick up at the airport (Or Border to Costa Rica). Transfer to the Colonial City of Granada and Tour by the Historic Centre and Granadda Lake. Lunch at Hippos Restaurant located at the borders of the lake. In the Afternoon a boat will take us to las Isletas ( small Islands). Overnight stay in Hotel La Gran Francia 5*. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 03 GRANADA-CARAZO-CATARINA-LAGUNA DE APOYO

Breakfast.

Today we will visit the zone of Carazo where will take a tour that allow us to be in touch with nature (if the season permit us) we can participate in coffee cutting ( October- January) and interact with farm workers.

Lunch and visit the Catarina viewpoint, picturesque town of artisans, continuing towards Apoyo lagoon and arriving at Ecolodge Norome at the side of the lagoon.

Dinner.

Day 06: SOLENTINAME - RIO SAN JUAN

Breakfast and transfer to San Carlos Moving on in a private boat that will take us to admire the ecological paradise of  San Juan river where we will appreciate various interesting species. We will also visit fortress “EL CASTILLO” build by the Spanish people to protect the city of Granada from the English pirates from the period of the famous Lord Nelson.

After lunch we will travel to Montecrito Rivers where we will overnight and have dinner.

Day 08 LOS CHILES (COSTA RICA)
We will return to San Carlos to take your return flight and transfer out.  OPTIONAL: Transfer by boat to “Los Chiles” Costa Rica Border  where you will be pick up by a Tour Operator in Costa Rica.

Day 01 GRANADA-MANAGUA
Departure at 7:30 am from the cities of San José or Liberia, with direct destination to the  Granada airport, operated by Nature Air. Transfer to Managua. At arrival, we will visit the Historical Center of the capital: El Malecón, The Juan Pablo II square, the National Theater Rubén Darío, Darío’s park, the old Cathedral, the New House of Government, The National Palace of Culture and the National Museum. Once this visit has come to an end, we will head for the Restaurant “Cocina de Doña Haydeé“, where we will partake of the most typical dishes of Nicaragua´s cuisine. Check in at the Holiday Inn 5*, and at 2:30pm we will continue our journey to the Museum of  “Sitio Huellas de Acahualinca”, which gathers over 10,000 years of history of our old civilization. These “footprints” were formed during an eruption probably made either by the Masaya, Asososca or Tiscapa volcano. At the end of the day, we will visit the Museum of Sandino’s Memorial Site, from which we will experience the most beautiful and vast overview of the city of Managua, with the lake Xolotlan adorning its background.

Day 07 GRANADA- MASAYA-GRANADA
Breakfast. We will start our day with a visit to the National park of the Masaya Volcano, and its museum of Natural History, where we will learn everything from many of the traditions  practiced by the natives of the region, to the geological formations of the area and the country in general, its fauna and flora. We will continue ascending until we reach the Oviedo square, from where we will be able to observe the impressive beauty and magnitude of the crater,  as well as the many nests of Parrakeets, a specie of birds that have adapted to the sulfurous environment of this active volcano.

Day 08 GRANADA- MOMBACHO-ISLETAS-GRANADA
Breakfast. We will begin our eco-touring route in the early hours of the morning towards the biological station of the Mombacho Volcano. During our ascend we will delight our eyes with the unmatchable beauty of this unique cloudy forest. A walk trough a 1,500 mts path will enable us to appreciate the total beauty of this Island, the splendorous fauna and flora found in this extensive diversity of environments, filled with endemic species which are characteristic to the zone. Stunning trees covered with musk, ferns and orchids up to the point where its impossible to distinguish where one tree ends and another begins. As we reach the peaks of the hills and cliffs of the volcano, a dazzling panoramic view of the Small Islands and the City of Granada, will little by little revealed, just before we make our way into the unique “Dwarfed forest”, with its trees of shrunk treetops and twisted trunks caused by the strength of the wind. Lunch, and in the afternoon we will take a boat ride trough some of the channels that surround the Small Islands of  Granada.

Day 09  GRANADA-EL CHOCOYERO-CATARINA-SAN JUAN DE ORIENTE Y LOS PUEBLOS
Breakfast. Today we will continue with our tour in contact with nature, specially designed for the observation of “Chocoyos” (Parrakeets). We will leave early in the morning towards an ecotouristic  site called “El Chocoyero”. Arrival, and a walk trough the narrow paths in the thick woods where these type of birds nest all the time. We will observe the birds, and rest under the leafy trees. We will return to the bus and move along to the native towns of Catarina and San Juan de Oriente, where we will be able to appreciate the very best of our National crafts. The towns are very close one to the other. Diria, Diriomo, Niqinohomo, Masatepe, San Marcos and others, are all gathered together in a valley that practically spells out the colors, music and vivid sotries of our ancestors folklore. Crafts made out of clay, wood and bamboo, the best traditional candies in the country,  the most delicious soups of the region, white magic spells to become irresistible to the opposing sex, among other, are many of the most relevant things to try in this tour that leaves an unforgettable impression on our minds of the Chorotega Culture. Transfer back to Granada in the afternoon and overnight sleep.