Nicaragua HOLIDAYS

Nicaragua is the largest yet least travelled country in Central America making it an ideal place for a holiday or a honeymoon in Nicaragua. An extraordinary landscape of volcanoes dominates the centre of the country where the rival cities of Leon and Granada are a beautiful reminder of its colonial times. Further east, the Mosquito Coast and Caribbean region remains wild and untamed – great for nature lovers.

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ISLANDS

The Corn Islands off the north east coast are difficult to get to and have unpredictable flights, but the journey is worthwhile. Pristine beaches sit amongst swinging palm trees in what is an extremely laid back part of the world.

COLONIAL TOWNS

Nicaragua has two of the most stunning colonial towns in Central America; Granada and Leon. Granada’s setting is unrivaled, as she sits on the banks of Lake Nicaragua. Leon is more of a student town, so has a different vibe, but still have incredible colonial architecture throughout

WILDLIFE

Although seeing wildlife is not immediately thought of when you think of Nicaragua, there seems to be a little in each place, though the Rio San Juan is the primary area. Migrating birds rest here on their journeys north and south, sloths can be seen in distant tress and expect the occasional cheeky monkey to appear as well

REMOTE JUNGLE

One of the greatest journeys in Central America is taking a motorised canoe down the Rio San Juan. The river is surrounded by primary and secondary rainforest and forms the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica and the 7 hour journey to the mouth of the Caribbean Sea has just one small town en-route.

BEACHES

Both the Corn Islands and San Juan del Sur offer places to get the sand between your toes and rest. San Juan del Sur is more easily accessible and has numerous perfectly formed Pacific beaches as well as one of the most unique hotels on the isthmus.

VOLCANOES

Nicaragua is a land of volcanoes. Some are covered in black sand (near Leon) which you can climb and surf down, whilst others are located in the middle of a lake (Lake Ometepe) and is draped in jungle. Both are excellent for walking and offer superb views from the top

MAP OF Nicaragua

Corn Islands

Granada

Leon

Ometepe Island

Rio San Juan

San Juan del Sur

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December to May are the countries driest months, although from the middle of May onwards you can expect the odd heavy downpour. It is unquestionably the best time to visit Nicaragua and expect daytime temperatures to regularly reach 30 C

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In Nicaragua the very distinctive rainy season is from June to November, when you can expect torrential downpours that can go on for days. During these months parts of the country can become inaccessible.

In both July and August the rain can be half that of June and September giving you another small window in which to visit and you may experience the odd heavy shower in November. Honduras can be affected by the Caribbean hurricane season which officially runs from the 1^st June to the 30^th November.