Nicaragua Highlights Tour: Volcanoes, Markets, Granada
4.6
504 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!

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…
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What's Included
  • 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
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
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Location
JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(504 Ratings)
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Martin7103
Oct 4, 2025
Perfectly managed trip - First of all: My salute to Native´s Way people! The trip was perfectly organized and managed. And I believe that to make a trip to be organized in two slightly less organized countries (from the European Union´s point of view) might be a significant challenge. I also appreciate Native´s Way people´s flexibility and willingness to oblige. I also think that spending holiday in Costa Rica without seeing Nicaragua (if there is a chance) would have been unwise. The two countries differs and it is undoubtedly worth of exploring. It is a long trip and might be tiring, however, I still consider it attractive. The four border procedures (Costa Rica out, Nicaragua in, Nicaragua out, Costa Rica in) are definitely pain in ass (without significant help from our guide it would be completely impossible to make it), but even this can leave you enriched on the way of people´s life and struggle in Central America. Sometimes it can be more useful for one´s horizonts than to see volcano.
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Jessica_w
Sep 24, 2025
Book It!! - The tour was great from start to finish. Our driver Harrison arrived on time to take us to the CR border. The process at the CR border was quick and Efficent. We walked across the border to Nicaragua border patrol. This process took a little longer due to longer lines. I think we spent a hour total getting processed. There were 5 of us on the tour. On the nicaragua side we met our tour guide Miguel who was amazing!! Miguel was knowledgeable about the country history, and the landscape. This trip was so much fun, I highly reccommend you book the tour. It is a loooong day, but so worth it.
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Emilyhurford
Sep 16, 2025
WOW. Would recommend this tour to anyone! - WOW. If you are going to Costa Rica, I would 100% recommend this tour. Honestly from the start of the day till the end, I had such a great time. I was with a lovely group, and had a great guide Miguel. He was so polite, friendly and helpful, and very knowledgeable. He got us through the border super quick, we didn't have to queue (and didn't have to pay any extra money), and he gave us the money for taxes both in and out of Nicaragua, which from memory was £13 each tourist tax into Nicaragua and £3 each departure. The drive felt safe and was quick. The breakfast was YUM and traditional, with coffee! We had a great time in Granada, we went to go and see a beautiful view and to a market to get souvenirs (I'd recommend buying here as there's not much chance elsewhere), then we saw the volcano, there's not much walking at all here (you don't have to climb to the top). Then to Grenada and went on a horse-drawn ride (this was 10USD each extra), I'd definitely recommend this option as you see a lot more of the town this way. Then had a chocolate tour, and the horse-drawn cart waited for us. The chocolate tour was OK, I'd probably suggest doing the cigar experience more just as it sounded more fun! We had tastings but they were really small and wasn't much of an experience. The horse-drawn carriage then took us to the restaurant, the food was delicious, and had a delicious juice all included, it was fantastic. We then were taken by car to the boat, where we went to the monkey island and saw some monkeys. A really great tour, I'm so impressed!
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Dgrav39
Sep 10, 2025
Great Experience - We had a GREAT time. We will do it again the next time we visit. The Guide was very helpful about going us information and answering questions.
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208kindrac
Aug 9, 2025
A long day with amazing highlights! - I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to visit Nicaragua on a day trip! The staff at Native’s way made the trip safe, fun and efficient. It was a very long day with many miles traveled, but the stops along the way were totally worth it! I recommend saying YES to the Granada carriage tour option and buying a piece of fruit before the boat ride. 🐒 The overall trip is long, and the stops are brief. Our guide was kind and informative, but I also recommend researching the areas you visit beforehand for more info. And bring snacks and water!!! Pura vida!!
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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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Andrew_b
Aug 8, 2025
Claudio was an amazing... - Claudio was an amazing tour guide! He was super knowledgeable and answered all of our questions with great responses. The only reason why I gave it a four star is due to the bit of a rushed day it was due to some morning delays. Granada was absolutely amazing and there were plenty of souvenirs to buy from local vendors. The food that was provided was delicious but make sure to take good walking shoes for this trip!
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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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Chicagoscott8
Jul 24, 2025
The pain is not worth the gain - While the volcano and lake in Nicaragua are worth seeing given their natural beauty, those were the highlights of trip that requires 18 hours of your day with about half of that time going to / from and clearing passport control. Driver on the Costa Rica side spoke very little English and was not helpful in navigating passport control. Small point, but we also paid $50 more given our pickup location, but still got picked up first and dropped off last, even though we were closer on the way back. Overall that cost us another hour in a slow, uncomfortable van. Would also bring some snacks for the ride back. You eat lunch around 1:30-2pm, but might not get back to your hotel until 10pm. Again, nothing wrong with Nicaragua, you just have to decide if the pain of getting there is worth checking a box on your country list.
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