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Nicaragua Highlights Tour: Volcanoes, Markets, Granada
4.6
497 Ratings
Guanacaste
Discover Nicaragua’s top attractions in just one day from Costa Rica!
Visit a dormant volcano crater, witness the active Masaya Crater, shop at artisan markets, wander through the colonial town of Granada, enjoy a boat ride around the islets of Lake Nicaragua, and even feed monkeys!
Discover Nicaragua’s top attractions in just one day from Costa Rica!
Visit a dormant volcano crater, witness the active Masaya Crater, shop at artisan markets, wander through the colonial town of Granada, enjoy a boat ride around the islets of Lake Nicaragua, and even feed monkeys!
Duration:
15 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pinilla - 4:00 am
- Tamarindo - 4:30 am
- Playa Langosta - 4:20 am
- Tamarindo - 4:30 am
- Native’s Way - You will picked up from your hotel promptly and taken to the border where your guide will help you in every step of the crossing, which takes about 30 minutes. The guide will make the process easy for you and will take care of…
- Pinilla - 4:00 am
- Tamarindo - 4:30 am
- Playa Langosta - 4:20 am
- Tamarindo - 4:30 am
- Native’s Way - You will picked up from your hotel promptly and taken to the border where your guide will help you in every step of the crossing, which takes about 30 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.
- Playa Conchal - 4:50 am
- Playa Flamingo - 4:30 am
- Playa Hermosa - 5:30 am - Secrets Papagayo, Villas Sol, Occidental Papagayo, Mangroove
- Playas del Coco - 5:20 am
- Liberia - 6:00 am
- Mirador de Catarina - 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 - Do some shopping for inexpensive souvenirs and experience the Nicaraguan life style before sitting down for a typical Nicaraguan lunch.
- Masaya Volcano National Park - An active volcano where you will have the opportunity to stand right next to its crater and hear it rumbling and spewing of gases. An incredible, rare sight.
- Catedral de Granada - An old Colonial town near Lake Nicaragua. Stop at La Merced Church, considered one of the most beautiful buildings of 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 the surroundings.
- Las Isletas - Your last stop is a one hour boat ride in Lake Nicaragua viewing the Nicarguan 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.
What's Included
- Hotel, Condo, or House pickup and drop-off
- National Park fees
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Hotel, Condo, or House pickup and drop-off
- National Park fees
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Breakfast
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Andaz, Four Seasons, Planet Hollywood - $50 transport fee per booking, not per person
- Las Catalinas - $50 pick-up fee per booking, not per person
- Gratuities
- Andaz, Four Seasons, Planet Hollywood - $50 transport fee per booking, not per person
- Las Catalinas - $50 pick-up fee per booking, not per person
Additional Information
- 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
- Entry to Nicaragua: Send photo of passport to [email protected] or WhatsApp
- Your departure Ticket that proof of flight out of Costa Rica
- If your hotel is not listed, contact us for quoting
- It is…
- 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
- Entry to Nicaragua: Send photo of passport to [email protected] or WhatsApp
- Your departure Ticket that proof of flight out of Costa Rica
- If your hotel is not listed, contact us for quoting
- 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.
Location
JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(497 Ratings)
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Jan_g
Jul 16, 2025
Beautiful Nicaragua - It was a wonderful day. We went to so many places and we enjoyed the beauty of Granada. The Cathedrals are gorgeous, and the view from the top spectacular. I highly recommend it to anyone with lots of time to spare; just a warning, long day, but so worth it!
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Jose_d
Jul 4, 2025
Amazing! - I was hesitant to book this tour due to the duration. However, this has been by far the best tour I've had in while.
From pick up to drop off
Wow!
Miguel Danny and Elmer were amazing, Miguel was the main guide, he made us feel at easy and was always attentive, always kept us informed about everything.
10 stars out of 5.
Book it you won't regret it.
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Jasonsw8330pv
Jun 28, 2025
Amazing Experience with Great Staff - What an amazing experience! All of the staff are very nice, educated in the areas and a plessure to be around. Lots of exciting opportunities to see and do. That will keep you busy all day. Well worth the price.
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Mistyheaven_j
Jun 20, 2025
Best time ever. We fed a monkey! - George, Antonio,and Miguel were knowledgeable friendly and amazing!!! I highly recommend requesting them for your tour. It was such an amazing adventure.
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Wendysb3424df
Jun 18, 2025
Great day trip - I had a great experience on my Nicaragua day trip from Tamarindo using Native's way. Communication was excellent. We had a driver from Tamarindo to the border who helped us start the process of crossing over and met up with our Nicaraguan guide and driver on the other side. I was traveling solo and there were 7 of us total who all became fast friends. Breakfast and lunch was included, both meals were great. Even though it was a very long day, we were all happy with this tour.
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J6126edjonathane
Jun 18, 2025
Honeymoon Trip - My wife and I did this trip as part of our honeymoon and had a fantastic experience. Our guides was amazing and the food was delicious. We couldn't visit the volcano due to safety reasons but ended up going to the coast instead and the views were incredible. Our guide Claudio noticed from our passports that one of the people in our group had an upcoming birthday and arranged a special surprise at the chocolate shop we visited. Class act and above and beyond service. Highly recommend this trip. Nicaragua is beautiful and the people are extremely friendly.
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Daniellewl3983ht
Jun 17, 2025
Amazing trip - This was an amazing tour. The drivers did a great job at explaining the immigration process prior to crossing the boarder and the tour guide was amazing. There were only 2 people in my group so the tour wasn’t as long as advertised but we received the full experience. The food at the restaurant was absolutely amazing. I would definitely recommend to try.
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733freds
Jun 11, 2025
You won't regret it! - This tour organizer is fantastic!
We took the all-day excursion to Nicaragua with them.
We were taken by minibus to the border where we went through the exit process for Costa Rica and then walked across the border to Nicaragua where we met our tour guide. We then went through the process of entering Nicaragua and we all hopped on a different minibus. The process seemed Byzantine, but as we learned, walking across is the quickest, most expedient way. In the end it was simple with no hassle and no surprises.
The day in Nicaragua was filled with beautiful natural scenery, interesting history, great architecture and super-friendly people. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly and helpful. And our driver was excellent. The boat ride in Lake Nicaragua was fantastic. I definitely recommend this tour and this tour company!
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Melanie_h
Jul 20, 2025
Great tour - Claudio was our tour guide. He was great. The day started out rough with Customs that took us 2 hours to get through and set us back our morning. However after that we went to a local place to have breakfast that was right on the water, the food was wonderful. The day was slightly rushed because of the delay in the morning so we didn't get to spend a lot of time and some of the places that we would have liked to. Granada was by far one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. We were able to take a boat ride around the lake and two Monkey Island where we had the pleasure of meeting and feeding Lucy and her mate(monkeys!). After that we were able to see the Christ statue and that was truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever been in the world. I wish we would have had a little bit more time in the city of Granada however we were able to take a carriage ride through so we could see more and it was wonderful. The lunch we had in Granada with some of the best food I had on the entire trip and the chocolate factory tour is so much fun and the chocolate is delicious. Also the first Lookout that you go to there are a lot of souvenirs I suggest you buy them there because there's not a lot of places to get any after that. On the way back Customs wasn't as bad as it was in the morning so that was a plus but it was a very long day so bring your walking shoes.
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Lisa_o
Jun 2, 2025
I’ve taken this tour... - I’ve taken this tour before about 2 years ago and it was amazing . We booked it again for last week. We stood outside our resort for over an hour and no one showed up. They did not contact us, we had to contact them, when we did contact them they proceeded to tell us the bus had a flat tire. No problem stuff happens but let us know. We should not have to find a way to contact you after an hour to find out what was going on!
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