What:
Day 1- wake up in Managua (late night flight), bus to Rivas where we caught the ferry to Ometepe Island. Took a 3 hr “taxi” to our hostel . Swam under a full moon in Lake Nicaragua.
Day 2- hiked/rode a horse a few hours on Volcano Maderas up to a waterfall. Kayaked out to Monkey Island which is a tiny island infested with violent flesh-eating monkeys.
Day 3- Ferry back to Rivas and then taxi to Granada. We walked around Granada and got dinner, then stayed in the Panda Hostel.
Day 4- Took a truck up to the top of Volcano Mombacho in the morning. Hiked all day around the 4 craters. It has been dormant for many years and is covered in a lush jungle. We saw two-toed sloths and salamanders. Slept the night up there at the reserve. Also went on a night hike.
Day 5- Ziplined through the jungle on Mombacho in the morning. Took a taxi to Masaya for lunch and explored the market. Then went to Volcano Masaya which is active and has sulfur gas eminating from it. Explored a magma cave next to the volcano. Then we returned to the city for dinner and back to the airport in Managua.
Costs (per person):
Flight- $126
Gas to Ft. Lauderdale- about $30 per person
Total transportation in Nicaragua- about $30-$40 per person
Food- about $3 per meal
Ziplining- $28
Hostels- average $7 a night per person
Entrance to the waterfall, Mombacho, and Masaya- $40
Total trip cost, including airfare: $340 (estimate)
Trip Members: Andrew, Brice, Emily, Ben, Megan, James, April, Subhajit, Johnny, Isis, Danny, Sean West, Brian, Jan, Andy, Denise, Suzanne, Dorothy, Alex, Milou, Lily, Ahmed, Subhadip, Alessio, Abhishek, Atif, Chelsea, and a few more that I might be forgetting for a total of around 29 across 7 different groups.
