What we tell travelers before they come: the border, the ferry, the seasons and the places we drive to every week. Written by the team, with sources.
San Juan del Sur
Ometepe Island
Granada and Masaya
8 guides · Granada and Masaya
Clear filtersGranada Masaya volcano day tour, 9 hours from Rivas or San Juan del Sur: Granada, Isletas boat, Masaya market and Santiago crater. From US$45 per person.
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Isletas de Granada by boat or kayak: 2 to 3 hours by private boat from US$35, or 3 hours by kayak from US$40. Fort San Pablo and Monkey Island.
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Laguna de Apoyo day trip: a 175 m deep crater lake protected since 1991, the Catarina viewpoint and San Juan de Oriente pottery. Workshop from US$40.
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Masaya market Nicaragua: the craft market in the old market building, hours listed as 8:00 or 9:00 to 17:00, Thursday Verbena from 19:00 and what to buy.
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Mombacho volcano hike near Granada: Crater trail 1.5 km, Tigrillo 2.5 km, Puma 4 km, a 4.6 km road up to 1,344 m, fees reported in 2025 and 2026.
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Nicaraguan food: gallo pinto, vigorón (Granada, 1914), nacatamal, indio viejo, quesillo and vaho, with origins and a cooking class from US$45.
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San Juan del Sur to Granada is 98 km, about 1 h 45 min by car. Shuttles US$18 to US$40, private car from US$87, bus via Rivas about US$4. November 2026.
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Masaya Volcano at night: a red glow in the Santiago crater, lava lake buried since 2024, night session from 16:30 (TN8, 2026), US$10 entry, what to bring.
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