Granada
🗓 2 daysColourful colonial city on a lake.
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Granada's colourful streets, León's volcano boarding, Ometepe's lakes and the surf and chill of San Juan del Sur make Nicaragua a budget favourite.
It's cheap, scenic and increasingly popular; check advisories.
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Colourful colonial city on a lake.
Volcano boarding and revolution murals.
Twin-volcano island in Lake Nicaragua.
Colourful colonial city on a lake.
Volcano boarding and revolution murals.
Twin-volcano island in Lake Nicaragua.
Surf, sunsets and beach bars.
Colourful colonial city on a lake.
Volcano boarding and revolution murals.
Twin-volcano island in Lake Nicaragua.
Surf, sunsets and beach bars.
Visa rules change frequently. Most Western nationalities enter visa-free (a small tourist-card fee may apply) under the CA-4 agreement. Always verify with the official Nicaragua immigration / e-visa website before travelling.
Sled down Cerro Negro's ash slopes.
Pastel streets and lake isletas.
Two volcanoes rising from a lake.
Pacific surf and sunsets.
Peer into a glowing lava lake.
A drive-up active Nicaraguan volcano with a visible lava lake at night — easy 5-minute walk from the…
A 1,610 m active volcano on Nicaragua's figure-8 lake island — climbable in a tough day with rainforest,…
A 1,394 m dormant cone with crater-lake at the top, shared with Concepción on Lake Nicaragua's twin-volcano island.
