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Private Transfer Managua Airport (MGA) to Guasacate, Popoyo, Rancho Santana, Hacienda Iguana & Gigante

Private transfer from Managua Airport (MGA) or Managua hotels to all Tola & Popoyo beach destinations. Rates: Sedan ($80), Hilux ($100), Minivan ($130).

Distance
135 km
Driving time
2.5–3 hours
Pickup
Any hour
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  • 100% private, never mixed with strangers
  • Book and pay online by card
  • Reply on WhatsApp in under 1 hour
  • Free cancellation up to 48 hours before

The road, kilometer by kilometer

The real route by road. If you want to stop on the way, ask when you request the transfer.

Satellite image with the route of the transfer: Managua Airport, Masaya, Nandaime, Rivas, Tola, PopoyoLake CocibolcaManagua AirportMasayaNandaimeRivasTolaPopoyo
Image: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data). Route: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  1. 1Pickup at Managua airport, at any hour
  2. 2Masaya, the town of the volcano
  3. 3Nandaime: the Pan-American Highway heads south
  4. 4Rivas, our base
  5. 5Tola, the gateway to the Pacific beaches of the area
  6. 6Your hotel in Popoyo, Rancho Santana, Hacienda Iguana, Gigante or Guasacate

The Tola beaches we cover

The same price takes you to any beach in Tola along the Pacific coastal road: from Guacalito and Gigante to Popoyo and Guasacate. Tell us your hotel when you request.

Satellite image with the route of the tour: Tola, Guacalito, Gigante, Hacienda Iguana, Rancho Santana, Popoyo, GuasacateTolaGuacalitoGiganteHacienda IguanaRancho SantanaPopoyoGuasacate
Image: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data). Route: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  1. 1From Tola the road goes down to the coast
  2. 2Guacalito de la Isla and Mukul
  3. 3Playa Gigante and Aqua Wellness, on Redonda Bay
  4. 4Hacienda Iguana and Playa Colorado
  5. 5Rancho Santana and Playa Santana
  6. 6Popoyo and Magnific Rock, by the surf break
  7. 7Guasacate and Las Salinas, home of Finca Popoyo

Transfers to Rancho Santana, Hacienda Iguana, Mukul and more

The same private transfer from Managua Airport reaches every beach, hotel and community around Popoyo, at the same price. Choose yours and we add it to your request.

What's included

  • Vehículo privado full A/C directo a su hotel/villa
  • Soporte para equipaje pesado y tablas de surf
  • Agua embotellada

Not included

  • Propinas

What to bring

  • Flight details / hotel address

What travelers say

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Questions about this tour

Do you go to Rancho Santana, Hacienda Iguana or Mukul?

Yes. The same price covers every beach in Tola and Popoyo: Guacalito and Mukul, Playa Gigante, Hacienda Iguana and Playa Colorado, Rancho Santana, Popoyo, Guasacate and Las Salinas. Tell us your hotel when you request and we drive you to its door.

Do you pick up night flights?

Yes, we work 24 hours. Give us your arrival time and flight number when you request the transfer so we can coordinate the pickup.

Can we stop on the way?

Yes. Ask when you request the transfer or tell the driver: supermarket, cash machine or something to eat.

Is the tour really private?

Yes. Only your group travels in the vehicle, with a guide born in Rivas. There are no strangers and no fixed group departures.

How do I pay?

Online by card: after you send the request you can pay right away on Banco LAFISE's secure page (Poket), or pay later with the link we send you when we confirm. We never see your card details. We reply within 1 hour, 7:00 to 20:00 Nicaragua time. If you prefer another way to pay, tell us on WhatsApp.

Can I cancel?

Yes, free of charge up to 48 hours before the tour. Write to us by email or WhatsApp with your request code.

Guides for this trip

Call +505 8506 1173

What the ride looks like

Our own photos from this year: the vehicles, the luggage and the pickups.

White van with a bull bar and luggage piled on the roof rack, parked at the curb of Managua airport
Luggage on the roof, Managua airport
Curbside lane under the steel canopy of Managua airport, with Nicaraguan flags, arrivals signs and pickups waiting
In front of the terminal, Managua airport
A traveler seen from behind pulls surfboard bags along the curb of Managua airport terminal
Pickup at Managua airport
A traveler sitting inside a gold van with the sliding door open holds a Monkeys Travels & Tours sign
A traveler with the Monkeys sign
Open back of a van loaded with suitcases and surfboard bags
Suitcases and surfboards, inside
Silver Toyota Hiace van with a roof rack parked by a forest
Vans for groups and families
White van parked on a colonial street with a church tower at the end
Through colonial streets
Silver pickup with surfboard bags in the bed, parked by a two-storey lodge
Surfboards in the bed of a pickup

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