We are all booked for our 2-1/2 week trip to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Here is our plan.
July 18 - fly to Managua - pick up rental car and drive to Granada
Mayasa sunset tour
Tour city
July 20 - drive to San Jorge for ferry to Ometepe
kayak Isitan and/or hike one of the volcanoes
July 22 - ferry to San Jorge and drive to San Juan del Sur
surf
zip - line??? I know you all hate them but I have an 18 & 22 year old wanting to give it a try
chill out
July 25 - drop rental car - cross border - pick up new rental car and drive to Rincon de la Vieja
hike
zip-line??
horseback ride/waterfall
July 28 - drive to Dominical
surf
zip-line???
Marino Ballena National Park for snorkeling
horseback ride/waterfall
overnight at Sierpe for Corcovado Day trip
chill out
August 3 - fly home
I know many of you will question why I am skipping Arenal and Monteverde - after much reading, they are not what I was looking for out of this vacation. I am open to stopping somewhere between Rincon and Dominical for 2 nights if you all think there is a place we just cannot miss.
I will post a trip report when we return.
Trip Itinerary - Nicaragua and Costa Rica
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- 1 TACA canceling several CR flights
- 2 Oasis Cancun or Costa Real??
- 3 Oasis Cancun
- 4 Driving
- 5 Driving around costa ica
- 6 Isla Mujeres, Cozumel or Playa del Carmen for best swimming and snorkeling?
- 7 Nice, child-friendly timeshare in Cancun/Playa del Carmen
- 8 Campeche anyone?
- 9 Travel Route in Costa Rica - Tamarindo, Arenal, MonteVerde, Manuel Antonio
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- 11 2013 GTG - Bosque del Cabo, Costa Rica
- 12 Belize in August with teens
- 13 Tequila Visit, Jalisco
- 14
Lovin' Costa Rica with Kids
- 15 Last Minute Puerto Vallarta
- 16 Costa Rica - Car Rental Help!
- 17 Which would you recommend? Four Seasons Punta Mita OR Four Seasons Nevis?
- 18 Learn Spanish in Quetzaltenango - Xela, Guatemala
- 19 Bring snorkel gear to Costa Rica?
- 20 Timeshare Presentation For Deep Discount On A Resort Worth It???
- 21 Just back from Puerto Vallarta
- 22 AI in Cancun vicinity
- 23 Cancun day trips
- 24
Quick CR Trip Report
- 25 Notorized Letter of Consent



When you're in Granada, you could do the combo Mombacho volcano tour and zipline there. I only did the volcano tour but we passed the zipline on the way there. You also stop at the coffee place on the way up. http://www.cafelasflores.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=30&lang=en
While in Dominical I would definitely do the Nauyaca Falls tour to the waterfall on horseback - so much fun!!