Itinerary
- Day 1
Liberia
You'll get to Liberia on your own schedule and spend the afternoon checking out the 'white city' at whatever pace works for you. Walking through Calle Real, you'll see colonial buildings from centuries past, and there are cafés and restaurants scattered throughout if you want to grab a bite or just people-watch from a table.
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Optional Activities
- Stroll through Liberia's historic city center
- Explore Calle Real and its historic buildings
- Dine at local cafés and restaurants
Landmarks Calle Real - Day 2
Liberia to Ometepe
After heading to Nicaragua, you'll cross at Peñas Blancas where Lake Nicaragua and Ometepe's two volcanoes come into view. From there, take the ferry out to Ometepe Island, then stop by Charco Verde nature reserve to walk through the green lake area and dry forest. Later, you'll drive to Santo Domingo beach for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing to Ometepe Island
- Visit to Charco Verde nature reserve
- Short hike in Charco Verde
Landmarks Peñas Blancas Border Post Lake Nicaragua (Lago Cocibolca) Ometepe Island Concepción Volcano Maderas Volcano Charco Verde Nature Reserve San Jorge de Rivas Port - Day 3
Ometepe to Granada
Start the day at Finca El Porvenir to see pre-Columbian ceramics, stone figures, and petroglyphs from indigenous peoples around 3,000 years back. Then it's back to Moyogalpa port and a ferry ride to the mainland, followed by a drive to Granada. Once there, a guide takes you through this colonial city founded in 1524, showing you the cathedral, Convent of San Francisco, and Casa de los Tres Mundos cultural center.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit to Finca El Porvenir
- Ferry crossing from Ometepe to mainland
- Guided tour of Granada
- Visit to Granada Cathedral
- Visit to Convent of San Francisco
- Visit to Casa de los Tres Mundos cultural center
Landmarks Finca El Porvenir Granada Cathedral Convent of San Francisco Casa de los Tres Mundos 
- Day 4
Granada
Drive up Mombacho volcano to 1,200 meters and walk through one of Nicaragua's last cloud forests. At the 1,345-meter crater, you'll get views of Granada and Lake Nicaragua below. After that, visit the Pueblos Blancos villages known for their folklore and crafts, check out a traditional workshop, see the Laguna de Apoyo crater lake from Catarina, and finish with a boat tour through the Isletas de Granada archipelago with over 365 islands.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Round trip to Mombacho volcano
- Hike around Mombacho crater
- Visit to Pueblos Blancos
- Traditional handicraft workshop visit
- Boat tour of Isletas de Granada
Optional Activities
- Try local specialty dish 'guapote' (fresh perch from Lake Nicaragua)
Landmarks Mombacho Volcano Pueblos Blancos Catarina Village Laguna de Apoyo Isletas de Granada - Day 5
Granada to Liberia
After breakfast, head to the Peñas Blancas border post and say goodbye to your guide. Cross back into Costa Rica and drive to Liberia, which wraps up the tour. If you prefer, arrange a transfer instead to a hotel on the Gulf of Papagayo, over to Tamarindo, or back to San José.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Transfer to Gulf of Papagayo hotel
- Transfer to Tamarindo hotel
- Transfer to San José
Landmarks Peñas Blancas Border Post
