Day 1 / Sunday: Arrival Managua.
Arrival at Managua International Airport and shuttle bus to your hotel.
Day 2 / Monday: Managua City Tour – León Viejo – Juan Venado Reserve – Las Peñitas – León.
After breakfast we will drive to “Loma de Tiscapa”, a small volcanic hill where Somoza’s presidential house was strategically situated. Today Sandino’s black metal silhouette rules over the hill and you can enjoy excellent views on old and new Managua from here... |
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Day 3 / Tuesday: León City Tour – Cerro Negro Volcano – León.
This morning, we will begin with the visit the old looking Cathedral “La Asuncion”, considered the largest in Central America and sheltering the remains of Nicaragua’s greatest poet “Ruben Dario”. We will also ascend to the roof of the temple to enjoy spectacular views of the city... |
Day 4 / Wednesday: León – San Jacinto Hot Springs – Estelí: cigar factory – Selva Negra.
After breakfast we will drive to San Jacinto Hot Springs, a unique phenomenon of this volcanic region where internal vents eject hot gasses, water and mud...
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Day 5 / Thursday: Selva Negra – Chocolate factory – Masaya Volcano National Park – “Verbenas” – Granada.
This morning after breakfast we will drive through the “Selva Negra” farm to learn very important facts about the sustainability of the farm, coffee and cheese production, cattle and pig raising, social projects, environmental protection and treatment of animal waste...
Day 6 / Friday: Granada City Tour – San Juan de Oriente – Catarina – Masaya market – Boat Trip Las Isletas – Granada.
After breakfast we will begin a city tour of the oldest colonial settlement in the Americas. We will visit the historical building of Convent San Francisco housing the local museum of Granada, displaying the most important pre-Hispanic totem collection in Nicaragua...
Day 7 / Saturday: Granada – San Jorge – Charco Verde – Playa Santo Domingo.
After breakfast we will drive south on the Pan-American highway, passing by several sugarcane and rice fields, as well as banana plantations, papaya, water melon and passion fruit...
Day 8 / Sunday: Playa Santo Domingo – Transfer out.
This morning we leave the hotel and drive back to Moyogalpa to take the ferry to San Jorge. Then we will head to Managua or La Fortuna / Costa Rica... |
