TOURS & SERVICES
Nicaragua, the “land of lakes and volcanoes”, is a diverse country offering visitors pristine tropical forests, vivid flora and fauna, beautiful beaches, and a welcoming culture strengthened by its Spanish Colonial heritage.
At Aqua, we encourage our guests to discover the richness of Nicaragua using local tour operators who are proud of their wonderful country, and will be happy to guide you from the colonial cities to the rainforest canopies and out onto the pristine Pacific Ocean. Dear Guests,
This booklet provides some information about our exclusive tours to many popular destinations, cultural jewels, and adventure activities. It is our pleasure to assist you in creating a personalized and memorable experience in Nicaragua.
Please remember to bring a copy of your passport on all tours. The reception desk will be happy to assist you with this.
Some other useful items to bring with you are hats, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, cash, water, and a camera to capture your unforgettable adventures!
Nicaragua’s treasures await you – we encourage you to go forth and discover!
You can book tours in advance by calling Reception from your in-room phone, or at +505 8849 6235. AQUA TOUR LIST
1. VOLCANO MOMBACHO HIKE & CANOPY TOUR [Full day] 11. NICARAGUAN FISHING EXPERIENCE [early morning or mid-afternoon departure, An exhilarating day up to the peak of Mombacho volcano for hiking and ziplining. 1 to 4 half day] hour hikes with differing grades from gentle to advanced are possible Troll for local fish while viewing the coastline in a local panga - weíll cook up your catch! $170/pp (2 people) | $140/pp (For 3-7) | $129/pp (For 8-15) $89/pp (2 people) | $69/pp (for 3-5) | $49/pp (for 6-8)
2. OMETEPE ISLAND DAY TRIP [Full day] 12. SPORT FISHING WITH CAPTAIN ROB [Half day] Chose from a relaxed indigenous art and organic coffee plantation tour, or a hike to the Chase down deep water game with captain Rob in his custom center console boat well- top of Maderas Volcano (6-8 hrs) kitted with sonar and modern equipment. $149/pp (2 people) | $119/pp (For 3-7) | $109/pp (For 8-15) $160/pp (2 people) | $120/pp (for 3-4) | $90/pp (for 5-6)
3. GRANADA CITY TOUR & MASAYA VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK [Full day] 13. PRISTINE REMOTE BEACHES BOAT TOUR [Half day] Visit both colorful colonial Granada and the active Masaya volcano crater, tunnels and Cruise the coastline whale, dolphin, and turtle watching; stop by pristine beaches cave accessible only by boat $135/pp (2 people) | $99/pp (For 3-7) | $89/pp (for 8-15) $80/pp (2 people) | $69/pp (for 3-5) | $49/pp (for 6-8)
4. GRANADA CITY TOUR & LAS ISLETAS [Full day] 14. LAS SALINAS HOT SPRINGS & DINNER TOUR [Half day] Explore colorful colonial Granada and also tour the isletas surrounding the city by boat Boat up to Las Salinas and transfer to 4x4 for an exploration of the hot springs in the $149/pp (2 people) | $119/pp (For 3-7) | $109/pp (For 8-15) area. Dinner at a wonderful local seafood restaurant. $109/pp (2 people) | $89/pp (for 3-5) | $69/pp (for 6-8) 5. LAGUNA DE APOYO, MASAYA VOLCANO & MARKET [Full day] A day trip to a beautiful volcanic crater lake, local markets for traditional souvenirs, and 15. SUNSET CRUISE [late afteroon departure, 2 hrs] the active Masaya volcano A gentle, relaxing, romantic or booze cruise for our nightly gorgeous sunset. $120/pp (2 people) | $89/pp (for 3-7) | $69/pp (for 8-15) $69/pp (2 people) | $49/pp (for 3-5) | $39/pp (for 6-8)
6. MASAYA VOLCANO NIGHT TOUR [Half day, afternoon departure] 16. OMETEPE ORGANIC FARM TOUR [early morning departure, full day] A nightime caving adventure through the lava stream caves in active masaya volcano - Learn how two farms on Ometepe use the latest integrative permaculture techniques to exploring the unique fauna and possibly lava glow farm the land locally $135/pp (2 people) | $109/pp (for 3-7) | $99/pp (for 8-15) $189/pp (2 people) | $159/pp (for 3-7) | $129/pp (for 8-15)
7. CANOPY OF SAN JUAN DEL SUR [Half day] 17. AQUA SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS TOUR [1.5-2 hrs] Ziplining just 5 minutes away from San Juan Del Sur A tour of how we have conceived, crafted, and operate Aqua as a sustainable system $120/pp (2 people) | $99/pp (for 3-7) | $89/pp (for 8-15) $25/pp (2 people) | $20/pp (for 3 or more)
8. SAN JUAN DEL SUR AND LA FLOR SEA TURTLE WILDLIFE REFUGE [Night 18. HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR [1.5 hrs] departure, 8 hrs] Explore the beautiful nature and beach of our local area on horseback Visit one of Nicaraguaís most important wildlife sanctuaries to observe sea turtles laying $25/pp and hatching $129/pp (2 people) | $105/pp (for 3-10) | $99/pp (for 11-15) 19. HIKE THE BIG FOOT (PIE DE GIGANTEî) FORMATION [1.5 hrs] A guided hike out to the point of Pie de Gigante for majestic pacific coast views 9. SAN JUAN DEL SUR BY BOAT [Full day] $25/pp Zip over to San Juan del Sur for a fun day trip, stopping by a private sandy beach to play on the way back $95/pp (2 people) | $79/pp (for 3-5) | $59/pp (for 6-8) 20. OTHER SERVICES Transportation to MGA, Rivas, Granada, LIR (costa rica) - PLEASE CALL 10. RIVAS - SAN JORGE AND SAN JUAN DEL SUR TOUR [Full day] Spanish lessons - Group and Private - PLEASE CALL Tour Rivas by three-wheeled bike, the port city of San Jorge and the beach city of San Water Sports - Kayaking, Surfing, and rentals – PLEASE CALL Juan del Sur Spa treatments – 13 different treatments available – PLEASE CALL $99/pp for 2 | $89/pp (for 3-10) | $79/pp (for 11-15) Special Events – Parties, pinatas, fireworks, catering – PLEASE CALL 1. VOLCANO MOMBACHO HIKE & CANOPY
Reserva Natural Volcán Mombacho is located 11km from the Prices: $170/pp (2 people) colonial city of Granada. It is an extraordinary 5–crater volcano with $140/pp (For 3-7) $129/pp (For 8-15) a cloud forest that possesses a wide variety of flora and fauna with unique and endangered species, as well as impressive scenic Duration / Departure: Full Day / Early Morning views. Take the trail to the top and don’t forget to ask your guide Included: about the Mombacho Salamander, a species which can only be • Transportation (roundtrip) • Entrance Fees found at Mombacho. • Bilingual Tour Guides • Canopy Tour • Soft Drinks & Lunch The tour leaves in Mombotour 4x4 pickup trucks with professional What to Bring: guides who will assist you in getting to know more about this unique Hiking shoes or trainers, comfortable clothes, place. extra sweater, cash
Other Notes: You may choose between a variety of trails with varying levels of A range of Trails to explore: difficulty. After you’ve hiked the trail you will begin the zip line. Before El Cráter Trail (1.5 km) Grade of difficulty: 6 you start flying through the rainforest canopy, the guides will show Estimated Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes you what to do and also explain more exciting tricks, such as the El Tigrillo Trail (2.5 km) "Superman" and the "upside down". The Canopy Tour is located at Grade of difficulty: 8 Estimated Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes “Café Las Flores” plantation where afterwards you can taste and/or El Puma Trail (4 km) Grade of difficulty: 9 buy some organic coffee to bring back home. Estimated Duration: 4 hours 2. OMETEPE ISLAND DAY TRIP
Ometepe Island was formed by two volcanoes rising up from Lake Prices: Nicaragua, also know by the Spanish conquers as “The fresh water $149/pp (2 people) ocean” due to its size. Ometepe offers you a chance to step back in time $119/pp (For 3-7) and visit a jungle island paradise. You arrive on the island by ferry; make $109/pp (For 8-15) sure to have your camera ready for some beautiful shots of the Duration / Departure: volcanoes. Full Day / Early Morning
There are two options for the full day tour. Included: • Transportation (roundtrip) 1) El Ceibo Museum and Finca Magdalena • Bilingual Tour Guides • This tour begins with a visit to El Ceibo Museum where you can explore Ferry and Entrance Fees • Lunch the ancient history and ceramic artwork of the pre-Colombian indigenous culture that lived on Ometepe Island. Then a visit to Chico Largo Natural What to Bring: Reserve followed by Lunch at Villa Paraiso and then it’s off to a Hiking shoes or trainers, cooperative organic farm, Finca Magdalena, where you can either explore comfortable clothes, hat, swimsuit and towel, the ancient carvings of the indigenous culture or take a tour to learn about bug repellent, the organic coffee growing process. cash for souvenirs 2) Volcan Maderas and Cascada San Ramon Other Notes: This tour takes you to the top of the Volcan Maderas which rises 1394 km above sea level. The hike takes between 6 and 8 hours roundtrip. Once The Maderas hike is for active, fit guests. at the top you can take a break to have lunch and swim in the fabulous waterfall San Ramon, water which comes from within the volcano and For hiking Maderas, also bring a day pack for lunch falls 57 meters to the pool below. 3. GRANADA CITY TOUR & MASAYA VOLCANO
Granada is the oldest city in Nicaragua and features many colorful Prices: colonial buildings. This town is full of history; during the colonial era $135/pp (2 people) Granada was attacked several times by pirates including the famous $99/pp (For 3-7) $89/pp (For 8-15) Blackbeard. There is plenty to do and see, from getting a horse carriage ride and Duration / Departure: touring the city over cobble stone streets, to visiting the historic Full Day / Early Morning buildings and churches, going to the cigar factory, or making your own chocolate at the Chocolate Museum. Included: • Transportation (round trip) The Masaya Volcano National Park includes two volcanoes and 5 • Entrance Fees craters. The volcanoes have erupted several times throughout • Bilingual Tour Guide history, and were feared by both the indigenous people and Spanish • Horse Carriage Tour • Soft Drink &Lunch conquerors. The Spanish baptized the volcano “La boca del Infierno” or “The mouth of hell”. They planted a cross “La Cruz de What to Bring: Bobadilla” on the crater lip in the 16th century in order to exorcise Trainers, hat, the Devil. comfortable clothes, extra sweater, cash for souvenirs Visitors can peek over the edge of the volcano and look into the impressive crater, which is continuously emitting smoke and sulfur Other Notes: gases. There are several trails that lead to great views, craters, underground tunnels, and a cave. N/A 4. GRANADA CITY TOUR & LAS ISLETAS
Granada is the oldest city in Nicaragua, and one of the oldest in all Prices: of Central America, and features many large colonial buildings with $149/pp (2 people) classic Spanish architecture. This town is full of history! During $119/pp (For 3-7) $109/pp (For 8-15) colonial times, Granada was attacked several times by pirates, including the famous Blackbeard. Duration / Departure: Full Day / Early Morning The city was once also the capital of Nicaragua. During your visit you will see some of the oldest buildings in the region, including the Included: • Transportation (roundtrip) The San Francisco and La Merced Churches. You will be able to • Entrance Fees taste the famous ‘vigorón’ – a typical dish from Granada that • Bilingual Tour Guides includes yucca, cabbage salad, and pork wrapped in a banana leaf. • Horse Carriage Tour • Boat Trip • Soft Drinks & Lunch From there you will tour Las Isletas in Lake Nicaragua. When Mombacho Volcano erupted thousands of years ago, it threw huge What to Bring: Trainers, hat, rocks into the Lake Nicaragua. As a result, 365 islands were comfortable clothes, formed. You will tour the islands by boat and appreciate the cash for sourvenirs, bug repellent immensity of Lake Nicaragua, and its wildlife. Monkeys have been known to join the boat tour from time to time so have your cameras Other Notes: ready! We can extend your Granada tour into the evening for a taste of nightlife upon request 5. LAGUNA DE APOYO/MASAYA VOLCANO & MARKET
TheLagunadeApoyoisacraterlake,oneofthemostbeautiful Prices: natural spots in Nicaragua. It is home to 10% of the country’s $120/pp (2 people) biodiversity, including 48 mammals. Here we will appreciate the view $89/pp (For 3-7) $69/pp (For 8-15) of the lake, the city of Granada and Lake Nicaragua. TheMasayaVolcanicParkwasthefirstnationalparkinNicaragua Duration / Departure: founded by Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979. It includes two Full Day / Early Morning volcanoes and 5 craters. The volcanoes have erupted several times throughout history, and were feared by both the indigenous people Included: • and Spanish conquerors. Transportation (roundtrip) • Entrance Fees Visitors can peek over the edge of the volcano and look into the • Bilingual Tour Guides impressive crater, which is continuously emitting smoke and sulfur • Horse Carriage Tour • Boat Trip gases. There are several trails that lead to other great views, craters, • Soft Drinks & Lunch a cave and underground tunnels. Due to the strength, conservation and expression of its cultural What to Bring: traditions, Masaya is considered the “Cradle of National Folklore”. Trainers, hat, comfortable clothes, The city was declared the “Cultural Legacy of the Nation” in 1989 cash for sourvenirs, bug repellent and the “Capital of National Folklore” in 2000. The crafts market is the place to get your Nicaraguan souvenirs. Other Notes: Among the crafts sold are wooden dishes, leather products, local N/A paintings, and vibrant handmade hammocks. 6. MASAYA VOLCANO NIGHT TOUR
The Masaya Volcano National Park includes two volcanoes and 5 Prices: craters. The volcanoes have erupted several times throughout $135/pp (2 people) history, and were feared by both the indigenous people and Spanish $109/pp (For 3-7) $99/pp (For 8-15) conquerors. The Spanish named the volcano “La Boca del Infierno” or “The Mouth of Hell”. They planted a cross “La Cruz de Bobadilla” Duration / Departure: on the crater lip in the 16th century in order to exorcise the Devil. Half Day / Late afternoon
We will begin the nocturnal tour with a visit to La Cruz de Bobadilla, Included: departing right before sunset. You will be able to see the Green • Transportation (round trip) • Entrance Fees Parakeets, which is a bird that has adapted to the sulfur smoke of • Bilingual Tour Guide the volcano and returns to its nest at nighttime. Also you might be • Safety Equipment able to witness a large number of bats leaving their caves at night. • Soft Drinks and Snack • Dinner
Equipped with flashlight and helmet you will navigate through an What to Bring: underground tunnel, which was formed by lava streams. This leads Trainers, hat, to the actual crater mouth, where, depending on the visibility, you comfortable clothes, cash for sourvenirs, sweater, may be able to see the red glowing lava. bug repellent
Other Notes: After the tour, enjoy a hearty Nicaraguan dinner at a local restaurant.
N/A 7. CANOPY OF SAN JUAN DEL SUR
The longest canopy tour in Nicaragua is located only five minutes Prices: from the popular beach town San Juan del Sur. The Flying Frog $120/pp (2 people) Canopy Tour offers 2.5 kilometers of zip line in a rural setting where $99/pp (For 3-7) $89/pp (For 8-15) nature prevails. Duration / Departure: The canopy tour is located on the border of a farm at the foot of a Half Day / Afternoon hill. Nature is abundant in the area, and you can see animals including monkeys, raccoons, birds, lizards, and other animals. Included: • Transportation (round trip) • Entrance Fees The canopy tour starts at the top of one of the hills, from where you • Bilingual Tour Guide • Soft Drinks & Light Snack have a superb view of the bay in San Juan del Sur and its surroundings. For a single person, it takes about 45 minutes to What to Bring: complete the whole canopy tour. Trainers, hat, comfortable clothes, cash for sourvenirs Before or after the tour, you can walk (guided or unguided) through the beach town of San Juan Del Sur. Other Notes:
N/A 8. SAN JUAN DEL SUR & LA FLOR SEA TURTLE REFUGE
This tour offers guests a unique opportunity to visit one of Prices: Nicaragua’s most important wildlife sanctuaries, The La Flor Sea $129/pp (2 people) Turtle Refuge, located in San Juan del Sur. This is the primary $105/pp (For 3-7) $99/pp (For 8-15) Pacific Coast destination in Nicaragua for nesting sea turtles, due to its protected harbor and a crescent beach, open to the setting sun Duration / Departure: and protected by El Indio, “The Indian”, whose silhouetted face 8 Hours / Night hides in the rocky cliffs on the North end of the bay. Included: • Transportation (round trip) On this tour we enter the wildlife reserve to witness up to one • Entrance Fees thousand turtles coming to shore to lay around 100 eggs each. It is • Bilingual Tour Guide an overwhelming view available to a selected few for a brief moment • Red light flashlights • Soft Drinks and Snack of time. We depart from Aqua at 5:30pm and stop in San Juan del • Dinner Sur for dinner at a seaside restaurant. Afterwards we continue on to an educational stop at a turtle museum where you will receive What to Bring: information about turtle conservation practices before we head off Trainers, comfortable clothes, bug repellent, camera with red to the refuge. This natural wonder, rare and precious, only occurs flash only late in the evening. Please be prepared to return to your Villa around 2:30am, an unusual hour indeed, but a small price to pay to witness Other Notes: this rare and precious experience. This is a seasonal tour and may not always be available. Return to Aqua at 2:30 AM 9. SAN JUAN DEL SUR BY BOAT
San Juan del Sur is one of Nicaragua’s most fun and fast growing Prices: beach towns, and best way to get there is by sea. $95/pp (2 people) $79/pp (For 3-7) $59/pp (For 8-15) For this tour you will be picked up by boat right here in Redondo Bay. On the way to San Juan you can see all kinds of ocean life, Duration / Departure: such as whales, dolphins, and sea turtles. Full Day / Morning
Included: You’ll spend the day in San Juan getting an English language tour of • Boat Transportation the city and visiting the crafts market. In the afternoon, on the way • Bilingual Tour Guide back to Aqua you can stop at the beautiful Playa Blanca for • Soda & Snacks • Basic fishing tackle snorkeling and to enjoy a relaxing swim. • Snorkeling gear • Life Vests Sodas and snacks are provided on the boat, as well as snorkeling What to Bring: gear. Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, bathing suit and towel, optional cash for lunch (~$10)
Other Notes: Boat trips / beach pickup may occasionally be unavailable if there is large swell in Redonda Bay 10. RIVAS - SAN JORGE AND SAN JUAN DEL SUR TOUR
In this tour, we drive to visit the nearby historical city of Rivas (City of Prices: Mangos). You will enjoy a tour of the city by pepano (three wheeled $99/pp (2 people) bicycle) seeing the major sights in downtown Rivas, such as the $89/pp (For 3-7) $79/pp (For 8-15) churches and the market. Duration / Departure: Following this we head to San Jorge Port to see Nicaragua’s largest Full Day / Morning island, Ometepe, made up of two picture perfect volcanoes. Included: • Transportation (roundtrip) Then it’s off to San Juan del Sur to relax and enjoy some food and • Entrance Fees drinks at a seaside restaurant. The last part of the tour takes you on • Bilingual Tour Guide • Bicycle Carriage Ride a hike to the highest point in town where the Statue of Jesus de la • Lunch Misericordia resides with stunning views of the valley. What to Bring: Trainers, comfortable clothes, bug repellent
Other Notes: N/A 11. NICARAGUAN FISHING EXPERIENCE
Guests on this fishing trip will have a unique cultural window into the Prices: careful blend of adopted modern fishing equipment and techniques $89/pp (2 people) with traditional lore and knowledge. $69/pp (For 3-7) $49/pp (For 8-15)
Your local captain and first mate will set your lines and help you troll Duration / Departure: for fish like: Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Amberjack, King Mackerel and Half Day / Early morning or Afternoon Roosterfish. Included: Searching for fish on this trip will depend on the ‘gut feel’ of the • Boat Transportation • Bilingual Tour Guide captain and his senses to read the birds, waves and conditions. • Soda & Snacks • Life Vests Lack of modern gear is counterbalanced by local knowledge. What to Bring: Guests will be regaled with local fishing lore, stories and anecdotes. Comfortable clothes and shoes, The local “panga” fishing boats have shade covering and are sunscreen, hat, bathing suit and equipped with solid fishing gear and refreshments. towel, camera Other Notes: N/A 12. SPORT FISHING WITH CAPTAIN ROB
Aqua Wellness Resort is pleased to offer a unique fishing Prices: experience: $160/pp (2 people) $120/pp (For 3-7) Fish with a crafty pirate raised on a boat in the Bahamas who $90/pp (For 8-15) learned his trade fishing the Caribbean sea off the Florida coast. Captain Rob has fished all over the Nicaraguan Pacific coast and Duration / Departure: has fished competitively for Yamaha in Florida. Half Day / Early Morning or Mid- afternoon Departure His boat is top notch, custom made here in Nicaragua to his Included: specifications. It is a center console vessel, outboard motor, with a • Boat Transportation bimini top that accommodates 2 crew and up to six fisherfolk. • Bilingual Tour Guide The Captain is equipped with GPS and fish finding sonar, has • Soda & Snacks • Life Vests intimate knowledge of fish seasonality, local underwater topography and deep water holes and sea spouts where natural upwelling What to Bring: naturally attracts pelagics. He has a full complement of modern Comfortable clothes and shoes, tackle, out riggers, hundreds of lures and fighting belts. His crew is sunscreen, hat, bathing suit and towel, camera, sense of adventure attentive, beer/ soda are cold, and he is always ready with a story. Capt. Rob is equipped for: Mahi-Mahi fishing, Tuna, Barracuda, Other Notes: Amberjack, Rooster fish runs, deep water catch and release bill Night fishing may also be available. fishing, shark fishing by request (also catch and release), as well as night expeditions. A true adventure and unforgettable experience. 13. PRISTINE REMOTE BEACHES BOAT TOUR
Nicaragua’s Southern Pacific coast is dotted by a number of small, Prices: pristine beaches, many only accessible by sea. Take a boat tour $80/pp (2 people) and see some of the best of the Emerald Coast. $69/pp (For 3-7) $49/pp (For 8-15)
Spend a relaxed morning or an afternoon cruising the coastline Duration / Departure: where you might see whales, dolphins, and sea turtles. Half Day / Early morning or Noon
Included: You can stop to play and sunbathe on a deserted beach, snorkel • Boat transportation and swim alongside tropical fish, and appreciate this untouched • Bilingual Tour Guides natural resource. • Soda and Snacks • Snorkeling Equipment
What to Bring: Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, hat, bathing suit and towel, camera
Other Notes: N/A 14. LAS SALINAS HOT SPRINGS & DINNER TOUR
This tour takes you by boat, cruising north up the coast past Prices: fantastic coastal rock formations and white sand beaches towards $109/pp (2 people) the town of Las Salinas, so named for its famous salt flats. We $89/pp (For 3-7) $69/pp (For 8-15) beach at the foot of Magnific Rock, where we will have a refreshing juice and explore the beach and rock shelves with unique geological Duration / Departure: features. Half Day / Early afternoon
Guests and guide will then be picked up by 4x4 and driven into a Included: • Transportation (Land and Sea) solar/salt water evaporation pond where sea salt is made. Your • Entrance Fee guide will explain the process and the light of the setting sun will • Bilingual Tour Guide provide unforgettable images as it reflects off the dozens of salt • Dinner ponds. Afterwards we drive a short way to the town of Las Salinas What to Bring: where we will visit a natural hot water spring used for centuries by Comfortable clothes and shoes, the local people of the area. sunscreen, hat, bathing suit and towel, camera
On the way home we stop for dinner at Doña Yolanda’s seafood Other Notes: restaurant, very popular with locals, surfers, and travelers. The food N/A is authentic, fresh, and boasts an extensive menu heavy on fish, ceviche, local shrimp, and beef. 15. SUNSET CRUISE
Sunsets in this part of the world are not to be missed. Prices: $69/pp (2 people) $49/pp (For 3-7) For a private evening cocktail party or a romantic evening for 2, we $39/pp (For 8-15) offer the sunset cruise. Duration / Departure: 2 Hours / Late afternoon Your boat will arrive on Redondo Beach at 4:30 and cruise nearby the coastline into the evening. Enjoy the cool ocean breeze and a Included: vibrant red, purple, and orange lightshow that is different every • Boat Transportation night. • Bilingual Tour Guide • Soda & Snacks • Life Vests Ask at reception to arrange a personalized picnic of beverages and snacks from the Bromelia Restaurant. What to Bring: Sweater, camera.
Other Notes: Ask for special drink arrangements. 16. OMETEPE ORGANIC FARM TOUR
Ometepe island has always been known for the rich volcanic soils Prices: that feed crops like: coffee, chocolate and bananas. In the last ten $189/pp (2 people) years the exchange of ideas, techniques and a passion for farming $159/pp (For 3-7) $129/pp (For 8-15) between local and expatriate organic farmers has created to a community of sustainable farms that dot the volcano. A pioneering Duration / Departure: farm that has led this development as been the non-profit research Full Day / Early morning and educational farm, Finca Bona Fide, a US NGO. The tour begins with the journey to Ometepe. As you cross the Included: • island, your guide points out the sights and geological features. The Transportation (round trip) • Bilingual Tour Guides tour van will climb the slopes of the Volcano Maderas, stopping at • Ferry and Entrance Fees Finca Magdalena, a hacienda now over 100 years old that is now an • Lunch organic coffee cooperative. Guests will tour the buildings, enjoy the views, walk through the woods and visit stone petroglyph carvings. What to Bring: Hiking shoes or trainers, Lunch at the 46 acre Finca Bona Fide farm is a short walk away. comfortable clothes, hat, cash for After lunch guests will tour the grounds, learn about the history of souvenirs, bug repellent the farm, techniques practiced, community integration and efforts. Other Notes: You will walk through gardens, orchards and nurseries that nourish N/A the land with tens of thousands of new trees growing around them. After the tour guests will have a refreshing coffee or fruit drink and snack at a local foods organic café and then return to ferry and make their way back to Aqua. 17. AQUA SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS TOUR
Aqua Wellness Resort would like to share our building and planning Prices: experience with our guests. Aqua has painstakingly planned and $25/pp (2 people) implemented our project, from the sustainably harvested woods $20/pp (For 3+) that make up our villas to the edible and functional landscape that Duration / Departure: honors our beach and hillside. 1.5 to 2.0 hours
Our project has a lot of stories to tell, and we are delighted to offer Included: guests the opportunity to tour the grounds, see how we build, with • Bilingual guide • Fresh fruit juice what materials, how we grow what we plant, some of what we eat and how it all fits together. What to Bring: Comfortable clothes and shoes, camera This tour is especially designed to appeal to people interested in: planning, sustainable systems, landscape design and architecture, Other Notes: architecture, and international development. N/A 18. HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR
You can enjoy one of the most precious experiences on the Pacific Prices: West Coast of Nicaragua by exploring the region by horseback. $25/pp
Duration / Departure: The tour will take you on two different paths where the abundant 1.5 hours wildlife of Aqua will reveal itself: Howler monkeys, various species of birds, butterflies, and others, just keep your eyes peeled. Included: • Well-trained horse • guide A highlight of the tour is when you reach the highest point on coast • Soft drink after the tour where you can look out over our beautiful Redonda Bay on one side and Playa Gigante on the other. What to Bring: Comfortable clothes (long pants) and shoes, camera, bug repellent
Other Notes: More serious equestrian adventures are available on request. 19. HIKE THE BIG FOOT (PIE DE GIGANTE) FORMATION
The fishing community of Playa Gigante takes its name from the Prices: distinctive mountain point which separates it from Redonda Bay. $25/pp
Duration / Departure: Some people say that the point looks like the foot of a giant. 1.5 hours
Climbing the foot is a favorite activity for locals and visitors alike. Included: • Bilingual guide The view from the top is spectacular, and sunset hikes can be • Soft drink after the tour amazing. What to Bring: Comfortable clothes (long pants) Our guide will take you to the top, and point out along the way all and shoes, camera, bug repellent the wonderful plants and animals who call the foot their home. Other Notes: N/A 20. OTHER SERVICES
Transportation: to MGA, Rivas, Granada, LIR (costa rica) - PLEASE CALL Spanish lessons: Group and Private - PLEASE CALL Spa treatments: 13 different treatments available – PLEASE CALL Yoga Classes: On our stunning oceanside yoga platform and deck ($10 / class) PLEASE CALL FOR SCHEDULE Nutritional consultations and raw food cooking classes PLEASE CALL TO SCHEDULE A FREE 15 MINUTE CONSULTATION Water Sports Rentals / Transportation: Kayaks and Paddle boards: $10/hr $15/2hrs $20/half day $35/full day Surf boards: $15/day Transportation to local surf beaches: $18 round trip Snorkeling gear: $5/day Traditional Fishing lessons and equipment: $10 / day (lessons include equipment rental) Lessons: Surfing: Single $30/1 hr, $55/2hrs, $80 /3hrs, $100/4hrs Couples: $50/hr, $95/2hrs, $180/4hrs Kayak/Paddle boarding: $15/hr Traditional Nica fishing: $15/hr
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