Nicaragua Full Day Experience from Costa Rica

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Masaya Volcano National Park 2025
   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.
5. Granada
   2h
   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.
6. 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.

Pickup details

• The pick-up place will be confirmed on your itinerary once the reservation is confirmed.
• The tour shuttle will pick you up from the confirmed pick-up place to start this great expedition, and after the tour, will drop you off at the same location.
• The approximate pickup time will be confirmed on your itinerary once the reservation is confirmed.
• The pickup time may vary without notice depending on road traffic, other pick-ups, or any circumstances beyond our control.
• The tour duration time is approximate and it may vary without notice depending on road traffic, pick-ups, drop-offs, or any circumstances beyond our control.

**PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR APPROXIMATE TIMES AND IF YOUR LOCATION HAS AN EXTRA PICKUP FEE**

• Hacienda Pinilla/JW Marriott: 4:00 AM (please let reception and security know we are coming to pick you up)

• Langosta/Tamarindo Hotels, Condos, Apartments, Houses: 4:30 AM

• Conchal, Brasilito, Flamingo Hotels, Condos, Apartments, Houses: 4:30 AM

• Playa Potrero and Las Catalinas: 4:15 AM

• RIU Guanacaste & RIU Palace: 5:00 AM - Due to RIU policies, the tour shuttle will pick you up from the MAIN SECURITY GATE, not the lobby, and after the tour will drop you off at the same location.

• Andaz, Four Seasons, Planet Hollywood: 5:20 AM

• Playas del Coco Hotels, Condos, Houses: 5:20 AM

• Playa Hermosa & Playa Panama Hotels, Condos, Houses (Occidental Papagayo, Secrets Papagayo, Villas Sol, Condovac, Mangroove): 5:30 AM (extra per booking, not per customer, please advise at the time of booking)

• Peri Liberia Supermarket at Plaza Santa Rosa in the main Liberia Intersection: 5:45 AM

• Dreams Las Mareas 6:00 AM

**Pick-up times are an estimate. Please be ready 15 minutes before the confirmed pick-up time. The pickup time may vary without notice depending on road traffic and other pick-ups.**

• 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 alternate 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 travelers. If it’s canceled 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