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Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with Costa Rica Extension Departs 7Th March 2021 a Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with Costa Rica extension Departs 7th March 2021 Itinerary correct as at Mar 09, 2020, but subject to change. ALL flights to be confirmed. www.bluedottravel.com.au $13,690 pp Economy class flights Ex Syd/Mel, twin-share Single supp $1,480 NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS Four countries… similar, but different. Nicaragua is the largest of the Central American countries by land size. Colonised on the Pacific coast by the Spanish and on the Atlantic coast by the British. Add an African-Caribbean influence with the indigenous peoples and you have a melting pot of cultures. The contra war of the 1980’s caused wide-spread poverty and casualties however more recently, there has been economic growth, albeit very small. The country has a growing tourism industry and now is a good time to visit given tourism is in its infancy and you can experience the genuine culture. By contrast, El Salvador is Central America’s smallest country by land size and the only country in the region without a coastline on the Atlantic/Caribbean side. It has a high population density with around 7 million inhabitants living in a size less than half of Tasmania. It is a very mountainous country and part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, and subject to earthquakes. Spanish explorers became the first European visitors and went about the changing the lives of indigenous Pipil Indians forever in the mid 1500’s. Coffee, corn, beans and rice form its main agricultural produce. Honduras is a predominantly Roman Catholic country also ruled by Spain from the 16th Century. After Independence in the 1830’s it was briefly annexed to Mexico and by mid the 1900’s it was ruled - ever so corruptly – by the military generals of the army. The country welcomed the US army during the contra war of its neighbours during the 1980’s and was spared most of the turbulence that the others experienced. It remains a poor country. Bananas are its major produce and export. There is a rich, cultural heritage in Guatemala that is unlike the other countries of the region. Its population is over 65% indigenous Maya Indians. There is evidence of mankind from around 10,000 years BCE however the country is well known for being the heart of the Mayan culture which existed from around 1,600 years ago. It too was conquered by the Spanish and annexed to Mexico in the early 1800’s. Since the end of the civil war which lasted for 36 years, up to 1996, Guatemala has remained relatively stable from a political sense and has enjoyed moderate economic growth. Like other countries in Central America, most of the population work in agriculture. Coffee, bananas, sugar, forestry and fish are the main exports. Itinerary correct as at Mar 09, 2020 but subject to change. ALL flights to be confirmed. www.bluedottravel.com.au Day 1, Sunday 7th March Day 3, Tuesday 9th March DEPART AUSTRALIA FOR CENTRAL AMERICA GRANADA & LAS ISLETAS BOAT TOUR (All flights to be confirmed) No visit to Granada is complete without exploring the city's historic centre on foot. On this tour, Day 2, Monday 8th March discover the secrets of charming lakefront Granada ARRIVE INTO MANAGUA AND TRANSFER TO by exploring this colonial city with a local GRANADA “Granadino” guide. Our walking tour starts with a steep climb up the bell tower of the nearly 500- Welcome to Nicaragua! year-old La Merced church for exceptional views of Granada’s central plaza, historic district, and Nicaragua is the “Land of Lakes and Volcanoes”. picturesque Mombacho Volcano. Let your eyes We’ll arrive at Managua Airport, and after customs follow the inviting boulevard stretching all the way procedures, we will be transferred to the hotel in to massive Lake Nicaragua. Head to the the colonial city of Granada – about 45 minute commercial area and take in the action at the drive. Granada, or the "Gran Sultana” is one of thriving marketplace and visit the shops that make Latin America's most beautiful colonial cities. This piñatas, hammocks, and other specialties. ancient town founded in 1524 on the shores of vast Afterwards we'll hear all about the indulgent art of Lake Nicaragua is full of history and Spanish chocolate making. Las Isletas Boat Tour - situated colonial charm and is famed as one of the oldest at the foot of Mombacho volcano, the Las Isletas European settlements in the western hemisphere. archipelago consists of small forest-covered A welcome dinner is planned tonight. islands, formed by a volcanic eruption over twenty Accommodation is at the Granada Hotel Patio de thousand years ago. We will be are transferred to Malinche (or similar). D the harbour, meet the captain and board a motorboat. During the tour, we will learn about the exotic local flora and fauna before making a stop at one of the islands. Next we visit San Pablo fort, built in the 18th century to protect Granada against Itinerary correct as at Mar 09, 2020 but subject to change. ALL flights to be confirmed. www.bluedottravel.com.au English pirates. Accommodation is at Granada Day 6, Friday 12th March Hotel Patio de Malinche. B/L DISTILLERY TOUR AND CHINANTEGO You don't have to be a rum connoisseur to enjoy a Day 4, Wednesday 10th March GRANADA – MAYASA – LEON fascinating tour of the Flor de Caña distillery. After a quick drive with our guide from León north to Today’s tour starts at Masaya Volcano National Chichigalpa, we’ll pass through the impressive Park. Our driver will bring us to the summit of the wooden gates and embark on a journey spanning volcano to peek inside the crater. Our next stop is more than 125 years and five generations of rum- Masaya´s artisan market, to see the array of making history. Led by a Flor de Caña expert, the beautifully tour (approximately one hour, 40 minutes) takes us crafted inside a cavernous bodega stacked with wooden Nicaraguan barrels filled with slow-aging rum. Overnight at handicrafts. Hotel Los Balcones de Chinandega (or similar). B/L Afterwards we’ll transfer to the Day 7, Saturday 13th March Colonial Town of CHINANDEGA - LA UNION BAY OF JOQUILSCO León. The first After breakfast we will transfer to the Potosi border, capital of and take a boat across the gulf of Fonseca to Nicaragua, León continue the trip. Viejo (Old León), was founded in 1524 by the Spanish Welcome to El Salvador! conquistadores, south of the Momotombo volcano. The area suffered under frequent volcanic activity Today we will be picked up at La Unión. After the and the earthquakes of 1594 and 1610. Due to the migration procedures, we’ll be transferred to San damage caused the city was relocated to its Salvador, capital of El Salvador. After lunch, we present location, about 20 miles to the west. The take off to the Bay de Jiquilisco where we will ruins of León Viejo were discovered in 1967 and it spend the night. Jiquilisco Bay, a natural treasure in was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the Eastern part of the country that is home to the year 2000. We will be taken up a hill inside abundant biodiversity. Bahia de Jiquilisco is home León Viejo from where you have great views over for more than 17 species that live in the mangrove Lake Managua and the impressive Momotombo forest full natural resources, declared a RAMSAR volcano and its little brother, Momotombito. site and a Biosphere Reserve. Overnight at Puerto Accommodation is at Real Leon (or similar). B/L Barillas, Bahia de Jiquilisco (or similar). B/L Day 5, Thursday 11th March Day 8, Sunday 14th March LEON BAY OF JIQUILISCO – SUCHITOTO Today our guide will takes us on a walking tour After breakfast, we’ll learn about what the ICAPO through the historic part of town, home to more (hawsbill.org) project does in order to protect sea than 12 colonial period churches, each one unique turtles. Tours such as this support the sustainability in its design from tiny parish size chapels to the of the conservation project. As quaint and colonial mighty Cathedral, Central America's largest church. as it is artsy, Suchitoto is a small town one hour En-route we will visit murals dating back to the northeast of San Salvador. It’s mostly traffic-free revolution, baroque and neoclassical churches and cobblestone streets are lined with art galleries, an art museum with works of internationally boutique hotels, and eclectic restaurants. There is renowned artists, both classic and contemporary. a theatre for operas and plays, a beautiful church Explore the local fruit and vegetable market, (some say one of the nicest in the country), a followed by remarkable vistas from the cathedral´s weekend artisans' market, and views of mountains picturesque rooftop. León - San Jacinto Mudfields. and Lake Suchitlán, which is home to thousands of San Jacinto is a little town about 20 kilometres migratory birds. Overnight in the colonial town of northeast of León; behind the village are fumaroles, Suchitoto at El Tejado (or similar). B/L boiling mud holes, connected to the Telica volcano. These volcanic fields serve as breathing holes for Day 9, Monday 15th March the nearby volcanoes, giving the area the SUCHITLAN LAKE – SAN SALVADOR appearance of a Martian landscape (and, in turn, Breakfast at hotel. Early in the morning we will help to prevent future eruptions). Our guide will transfer to Suchitlán Lake, the largest lake in the take us for a walk around the holes, which differ in country.
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