Day 1: Arrival & laguna de apoyo
DAY 2: LEON
DAY 3: CHACRASECA
DAY 4: CERRO NEGRO
DAY 5: BOACO
DAY 6: EL CASTILLO
day 7: el castillo
Activities will include a tour of La Fortaleza de la Inmaculada Concepción, a 15th century Spanish castle nestled on a hill overlooking the San Juan River. For hundreds of years, La Fortaleza served as a military defense against pirates and English naval attacks. Today, it is the site of a museum and the town's public library.
day 8: el castillo
day 9: indio maiz reserve
day 10: return to managua
We will depart El Castillo early in the morning and drop you off at the Managua International airport by 3 pm.
Notes about accommodations and travel: Throughout the trip, participants will stay in comfortable hotel rooms. (See itinerary for hotel Trip Advisor pages.) Participants will stay two to a room. Please let organizers know if you would like to share a room with a partner or friend, or if you have a gender preference for roommates. We will travel in an air-conditioned mini-bus driven by a professional Nicaraguan driver. In order to reach El Castillo and return to Managua from El Castillo on days 6 and 10, we will take 1.5 hour motorized boat rides on the San Juan River.