Nicaragua Holidays

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Nicaragua may be less visited than neighbouring Costa Rica, but with developing infrastructure, it's becoming increasingly popular. Visit Central America's most unspoilt destination and discover fuming volcanoes, fertile shores of glassy lakes, unexplored mountains and vast swathes of rainforest filled with wildlife. Book a holiday to Nicaragua with experts Journey Latin America.

Overview

Peaceful Ometepe Island, with its twin volcanic peaks, rises from vast Lake Nicaragua, the largest body of water in Central America, while the highlands of Masaya National Park are bisected by trails and the banks of Rio San Juan festooned with tropical vegetation.

The highland cities of Granada and León are steeped in history, art and culture. Beautiful colonial buildings and churches contrast vividly with political murals depicting the Nicaragua’s revolutionary past. There are near empty palm-fringed beaches on the Caribbean, especially on the simple Corn Islands. The Pacific coastline is equally unspoilt and a haven for surfers.

Our Nicaragua Tours

At Journey Latin America, we offer a range of tailor-made holidays to Nicaragua, from family holidays to luxury travel and small group tours. These include our Signature Nicaragua, which visits Rio San Juan, Granada, Ometepe Island, Leon and the Pacific coast. Or our Cotinga Group Tour visits more off-the-beaten-track destinations. To book your holiday, just speak to one of our Nicaragua Travel Experts.

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Holidays Nicaragua

From expertly designed Private Journeys to trail-blazing Group Tours, browse our range of carefully crafted holidays.

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Cotinga: Off the beaten track Nicaragua

18 days from £3,737pp

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Self-drive Nicaragua: Adventures by road

14 days from £2,450pp

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Signature Nicaragua: Fire, water and revolution

13 days from £3,000pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Things to do

We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.

Accommodation

Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.

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The weather in Nicaragua is wide and varied

Having suffered years of political upheaval Nicaragua is now a peaceful destination characterised by fuming volcanoes, lakes, mountains, tropical islands, Caribbean and Pacific beaches and beautiful colonial cities steeped in culture and history. Situated well within the tropics, Nicaragua has a typical tropical climate with high temperatures all year round at low altitudes. The dry season runs from November – May with plenty of sunny days and warm sunshine; with the exception of the Caribbean coast which can experience a shower at any time. Temperatures are significantly modified by altitude and higher up it can be very cool at night. Nicaragua’s rainy season begins at the end of May but showers are generally short and confined to the afternoon or evening. From July it becomes increasingly wet and there’s a risk of tropical storms until November.
Over Easter there are celebrations throughout the country. Popular traditions include the donkey procession on Palm Sunday; a procession from all parts of Nicaragua that gathers in Granada. In late November San Juan del Sur hosts a week long beach party and surfing competition and from September to December there is a festival every Sunday in Masaya with parades and tamarindo music.

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    Maggie Wilson - Travel Expert

    Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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    Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.

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    Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

    Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

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    Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.

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    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

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