My fiancee and I just got back from Western Mexico and are very interested in visiting Nicaragua next year. I do not know much about the country, and was hoping someone may have some information regarding where to go i. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. We were lucky to have relatives who worked for the US Embassy at the time.
They took us to a lot of cool places. I would recommend Masaya volcano and Mombacho Volcano. Mombacho has a neat cloud forrest on top and you can go on zip lines.
We also had a blast at San Juan del Sur. We took a day long sailboat cruise and had a wonderful time. The boat was the Pelican Eyes. I would highly recommend the sailing.
We went in February and there was not much tourist activity so it was kind of nice for us. We took our family 3 kids ages 16, 19, and 13 and had a great time in Nicaragua. Infrastructure is a problem in Nicaragua though you can always find a 'chicken bus' to get you from place to place. They aren't much accostomed to tourists in many parts of the country which I found to be a very good thing. We didn't make it to Leon though I understand it's an interesting town.
Granada is a good base for exploring much of the country. We travel to Nica almost every year. I am American and my wife of 25 years is from Managua.
