Day Tours

From Managua, most of the classical places to be visited are located one hour drive or less: the national park of Masaya and its active volcano, the markets and their wide variety of native handcraft, Granada antique colonial city, Lake Nicaragua and its small islands “Isletas”, gorgeous blue lagoons, the Pacific ocean and much more…

We also offer canopy tour and hiking in the cloud forest, discovering the very active volcano Cerro Negro, and, if you are looking for something more cultural, visit the colonial city of Leon, or learn all about coffee, visiting the whole process (coffee plantations in the mountainous region, harvest, and processing plant).
Our day and half-day tours start from Managua; we can also pick you up in Montelimar beach resort or Granada, on request.

Any special arrangement you want, Nicaragua Adventure’s staff will do their best to please you!

*ONE DAY TOURS

• Day Tours Include everything:
• Lunch, including one soft drink or one beer per person.
• Transportation in deluxe vehicle, van or 4x4.
• Cooler with purified water in the vehicle.
• Entrance fees to all places to be visited.
• Private and specialized guide in different languages available.
• Taxes

STARTING FROM GRANADA OR MANAGUA:

Masaya Area, Granada and the Islets:
THE ORIGINAL ONE...

Discover all the best of Nicaragua!!!!

Category: relaxing.
First you will visit the Masaya Active Volcano & National Park, located few minutes from Masaya, looking down to the still active crater will take your breath away. If you feel so, you can hike up to the San Fernando crater (extinct) with very impressive views from the edge of the crater. There is also a small museum dedicated to the volcanoes history. Then you will visit the city of Masaya & its handicraft market, where you can admire and buy at reasonable prices unique pieces made by the locals, more than 150 shops offer all the items made in the area: wood, hammocks, leathers, ceramics, painting and much more. Later we’ll stop at Catarina Lookout and its impressive views, and enjoy a delicious typical lunch.
Then we will visit the typical village “San Juan de Oriente” home of the a ceramic manufacturers, the process did not change for decades. Possibility of purchasing ceramics.
Founded in 1524 by the Spanish conquistadors, the tour of Granada will transport us back to the colonial times, with its classical and neo-classical buildings, antique churches and horse-drawn carriages! To end our tour, a boat ride in Lake Nicaragua will let us discover some of the 365 small islands ”Isletas”, as well as their fauna, flora and inhabitants named the “Isleños”.
Without any doubt, the best one day tour to get a taste of this country in one single day.
Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

The Mombacho Natural Reserve;
Lake Nicaragua and the Islands

Category: moderately strenuous.
In the morning a powerful truck will drive us all the way to the top of the extinct volcano. From there we will visit the Mombacho Natural Reserve and its tropical cloud forest, a paradise for nature lovers. Walking through the trail around one of the craters in the most surprising biological diversity, with incredible views to Granada, Lake Nicaragua & the Islands “Isletas” will make this journey magnificent !
Then we’ll go for lunch in a typical place located on the shores of the extinct volcano.
Around 3.30. pm, a boat ride in Lake Nicaragua will let us discover some of the 365 small islands ”Isletas”, as well as their fauna, flora and inhabitants named the “Isleños”, they live from fishing, small agriculture and now tourism too.
Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

The Mombacho Volcano:
Canopy Tour and Natural Reserve

Canopy Tour & Natural Reserve:
Soft adventure and eco-tourism in the cloud forest!

Category: moderately strenuous.
Get ready to climb and swing through trees!! This tour offers you an unforgettable experience sliding down from tree to tree through seventeen platforms and bridges very safely built, overlooking the coffee plantations. It takes around 2 hours to experience this unique activity.
Then we’ll go for lunch in a typical place located on the shores of the extinct volcano. In the afternoon we will visit the Mombacho Natural Reserve and its tropical cloud forest, a paradise for nature lovers. Walking through the trail around one of the craters in the most surprising biological diversity, with incredible views to Granada, Lake Nicaragua & the Islands “Isletas” will make this journey magnificent!
Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

Lake Nicaragua & Las Isletas

Category: relaxing.
Starting from Granada, you will take a small boat to visit the world's 10th kargest lake and some of its 365 small islands "Isletas". During the visit you will be able to see lots of tropical birds, monkeys, maybe turtles, as well as a the small and characteristic islands covered with lush vegetation, some inhabited by local campesinos, others hosting week end villas for the local jetset. This is a very unique ambience where everybody lives peacefully, in harmony with a wild nature.
Duration: 3 hours.

Laguna de Apoyo:
A Hidden Paradise Just for You!!!

Category: relaxing to moderately strenuous.
Feel like having a break in a hidden paradise a few steps away from noisy Managua? 20 miles away from the capital, a beautiful small exclusive resort located in front of the waters of the Apoyo Lagoon awaits you. Feel like swimming in the warm waters of this crater lake or just relaxing, you’ll love it!
Possible hike in the dry forest to observe howler monkeys. Lunch included in front of the water in this small exclusive resort.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours.

STARTING FROM MANAGUA OR LEON:

Leon City and the Hot Springs of San Jacinto

Category: relaxing.
Discover this historical city, located 60 miles/90 kms north of Managua. For more than 200 years Leon was the capital of Nicaragua and is still considered as the intellectual capital. It also features one of the oldest monuments in Central America: The Metropolitan Cathedral, built in 1747. The most beautiful art gallery in Central America: The Galeria Ortiz Gurdian.
Lunch included in Leon, in front of the Parque Central and cathedral.
In the afternoon, we will go to San Jacinto, unique for its boiling mud’s that reflect bright colors and for its underground springs.
Lunch included in Leon.
Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

Come and Experience Nicaragua’s
Most Impressive Volcano:
The Cerro Negro active volcano

Category: strenuous.
Born in 1850, it is one of the most active volcanoes in Nicaragua. Cerro Negro “Black Mountain” is the most recent of a group of four very young cinder cones in the central Maribios.
From Managua we will head up to the north and from Leon, drive 45 minutes in a black sandy road in the remote countryside and reach the volcano in a 4x4 vehicle. A pace hiking to the top starts up your energy, and the overwhelming view once we reach the active crater will be the reward you had ever imagined!!! After a walk around its crater we will hike down. It takes around one hour to reach the top of the volcano. A lot of smoke comes out from the crater and different crevasses, and makes this walk really impressive.
Hiking down is an experience too, walk or run down this big “black dune” (1200 ft/400 meters) if you feel like!
Drive back to the City of Léon. After a delicious lunch, a short city tour awaits to discover some of the most important monuments.
Note: good physical condition required for this tour.
Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

STARTING FROM MATAGALPA, SELVA NEGRA AREA:

Coffee plantations in Matagalpa:
Beautiful Day in the Mountainous Area
and See the Process of this Precious Bean!

Category: relaxing to moderately strenuous.
We will drive 90 miles towards north, to mountainous region Matagalpa, home of famous coffee plantations. Arrive at “La Cumplida”, large coffee farm and visit with coffee (1 500 acres), as well as 2 000 acres of tropical rain forest, and 1 000 acres of reforestation. Typical lunch in the farm. In the afternoon, we will stop at Sebaco. There is the largest coffee processing plant in Nicaragua. Pretty impressive, from one side the trucks unload all the coffee collected in the plantations, and in the other side the coffee bags are loaded in different containers according to their final destination… In the middle there are more than 12 steps in the process, that you will be able to see and be explained.
Duration: 9 to 10 hours.

Montelimar Beach resort:
Enjoy the Pacific Ocean!

Category: relaxing.
Spend a day in one of the most beautiful beaches in Nicaragua located just over one hour drive fromn Managua. Wide beach with warm waters and the waves of the Pacific Ocean, large swimming pool, restaurant with great buffet and many more facilities… This is the perfect day to disconnect from noisy Managua.
Duration: 7 to 8 hours. Possibility to spend one or more nights too.

*HALF DAY TOURS

Half-day tours include: transportation in private deluxe vehicles, entrance
to the different sites, specialized guide, 1 soft drink or beer p/p, taxes.

Masaya Volcano & The Market

Category: relaxing to moderately strenuous
First you will visit the Masaya Volcano & National Park, located few minutes from Masaya, looking down to the still active crater will take your breath away. There is also a small museum dedicated to the volcanoes history. Then you will visit the city of Masaya & its handicraft market, where you can admire and buy at reasonable prices unique pieces made by the locals, more than 150 shops offer all the items made in the area: wood, hammocks, leathers, ceramics, painting and much more. Later we’ll stop at Catarina Lookout and its impressive views, where a refreshment will be served.
Then we will visit by a ceramic manufacturer in the typical village “San Juan de Oriente”, the process did not change in the last decades. Possibility of purchasing ceramics.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours.

Managua City Tour

Category: relaxing.
Destroyed in 1972 by an earthquake, the capital is beeing currently rebuilt. First we will visit what remains of the Old Managua before the earthquake in 1972: from the historical Loma de Tiscapa, you will see the ruins of Somoza’s Palace, as well as an exhibition of pictures corresponding to the years 1925-1972; visit the National Palace and its natural history museum, see the National Theater, old cathedral and central Park, as well as the new Presidential House. Later go to the Mercado Huembes (market), very huge popular market offering all kind of goods as well as handcraft.
Then we’ll discover the new downtown, getting built a few miles away from Lake Managua and becoming the business center with major companies, banks, restaurants, shopping centers and other attractions.
The tour would not be complete without seeing a very beautiful neighbourhood and having a drink in the nicest place in Managua, a restaurant overlooking the city!
Duration: around 4 hours.

For prices and reservation, contact us including the amount of people in your party and the starting city: info@nica-adventures.com