Nicaragua Full Day Experience from Costa Rica

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Nicaragua Full Day Experience from Costa Rica

By Faro Travel Costa Rica

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Features

15h
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

Your day starts with pickup in northwest Costa Rica, an early start puts more of Nicaragua within reach. A guide will take care of all the red tape, ensuring you won’t need to deal with passports, visas, or other border-crossing logistics.

The first stop in Nicaragua is Catarina Viewpoint (Mirador de Catarina), where you’ll have time to savour views of Lake Apoyo (Laguna de Apoyo), Lake Nicaragua (Lago de Nicaragua), and Mombacho Volcano. Next, do some souvenir shopping and enjoy an included Nicaraguan lunch at Masaya Crafts Market.

A stop at Masaya Volcano National Park gives you up-close views of an active volcano before you visit the Granada Cathedral (Catedral de Granada) in the country’s best-preserved historic centre. An included sunset boat ride on Lake Nicaragua features a stop at wildlife-filled Monkey Island and is timed to catch beautiful light on the lake’s hundreds of islands.

The itinerary order may vary depending on arrival times, and it is not wheelchair accessible.

Activity location

Mirador de Catarina
- Catarina, Nicaragua

Meeting/Redemption Point

Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica
- Acceso a Playa El Jobo
- 51001, Providence, Provincia de Guanacaste, Nicaragua

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Shared Group Experience

15h
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 04:00

Price details

£264.46 x 1 Adult£264.46

Total

Private Experience

15h
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Languages available

Starting time: 04:00

Price details

£377.80 x 2 Adults£755.60

Total

What's included, what's not

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Guide in-person
Lunch
All Fees and Taxes
Breakfast
Entry/Admission
Andaz, Four Seasons, Planet Hollywood - $50 transport fee per booking, not per person
Las Catalinas - $50 pick-up fee per booking, not per person
Service charge

Know before you book

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tour duration includes driving time to the different activities, to Nicaragua, and back to hotel in Costa Rica.
Recommended items: Tennis or hiking shoes, a bottle of water, comfortable clothes, insect repellent, camera
Faro Travel hereby reserves the right to change/substitute alternative service providers/operators shown on the description/confirmation, change routes and, if necessary, may alter or omit stopping places, without notice. This due to no availability or any reasonable circumstance beyond its control
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants. Please bring your passport on the day of your tour
Send us a photo of you passport
Bring your departure Ticket that proves your flight out of Costa Rica
It is prohibited to enter the country of Nicaragua with the following items: all kinds of Drones, all kinds of Binoculars, including those for Night vision, and any object considered for professional, journalistic, and similar audiovisual reproduction
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
The itinerary order may vary depending on arriving times
In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Province of Guanacaste (Pass by)

You will picked up from your hotel and taken to the border where your guide will help you in every step of the crossing, which takes about 40 minutes. The guide will make the process easy for you and will take care of all of the passport paperwork and visas. From here we will travel to eat a hearty breakfast to start off the day. The itinerary order may vary depending on arrival times.

Mirador de Catarina

1h
Admission ticket included

Here you will enjoy an incredible view over the dormant volcano crater, Granada, and Lake Nicaragua. You will be allowed to walk around freely for a while before getting back in the bus and heading to the next stop.

Masaya Crafts Market

1h
Admission ticket included

Do some shopping for souvenirs and experience the Nicaraguan lifestyle before sitting down for a typical Nicaraguan lunch.

Masaya Volcano National Park

30m
Admission ticket included

An active volcano where you will have the opportunity to stand right next to its crater and hear it rumbling and spewing gases. An incredible, rare sight.

Granada

An old Colonial town near Lake Nicaragua. Stop at La Merced Church, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Granada. It is flanked by a large tower that houses the church bells. You will ascend the stairs and reach the roof of the church. From here, you’ll have a panoramic city view of Granada, Mombacho Volcano, and Nicaragua Lake with the islets. This is the perfect place to take pictures of the beautiful city and its surroundings.

Las Isletas

1h
Admission ticket included

Your last stop is a one-hour boat ride in Lake Nicaragua viewing the Nicaraguan Islets around sunset. Your guide will stop by Monkey Island consisting only of monkeys that will come out and take food from your guide on the boat! You will then head back to Costa Rica, stopping on the way to pick up some snacks for the ride home.

Location

Activity location

Mirador de Catarina
- Catarina, Nicaragua

Meeting/Redemption Point

Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica
- Acceso a Playa El Jobo
- 51001, Providence, Provincia de Guanacaste, Nicaragua
Hacienda Pinilla
- 50309, Tamarindo, Provincia de Guanacaste, Nicaragua
JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
- 50309, Guanacaste, Provincia de Guanacaste, Nicaragua
Las Catalinas
- Las Catalinas, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Playa Langosta
- Playa Langosta, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Tamarindo
- Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Liberia
- Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Potrero
- Potrero, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Playa Conchal
- Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Playa Flamingo
- Playa Flamingo, Provincia de Guanacaste, Nicaragua
Playa Hermosa
- Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Del Coco Beach
- Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Papagayo Peninsula
- Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua
Playa Panama
- Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste Province, Nicaragua

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