Managua Tours & Holidays
Managua Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
A dramatic setting by any measure, Managua sprawls along the southern shores of Lake Managua, and being covered mostly by trees, it’s almost invisible from the air. It is a capital without a city, pockmarked by six crater lakes within city limits. Beneath its improbable surface are dozens of fault lines, one of which destroyed the old centre in 1972. Never rebuilt under seismologists’ orders, Managua grew out and around the lake valley with no centre or high-rise in sight. Visitors ...
A dramatic setting by any measure, Managua sprawls along the southern shores of Lake Managua, and being covered mostly by trees, it’s almost invisible from the air. It is a capital without a city, pockmarked by six crater lakes within city limits. Beneath its improbable surface are dozens of fault lines, one of which destroyed the old centre in 1972. Never rebuilt under seismologists’ orders, Managua grew out and around the lake valley with no centre or high-rise in sight. Visitors can tour ruins of the old centre, enjoying revolutionary sites, the cultural palace, new and old Cathedral as well as one of the crater lakes that overlooks the entire invisible city. It is a gritty place, and although it is home to much poverty and a serious waste problem, it also stands as one of the greenest capitals in the world by some measures, with no air pollution and relatively low traffic.
Best experiences
Tour Masaya Market and Monimbó
Ground zero for Nicaraguan artisan crafts with a full range of textiles, footwear, ceramics, stone sculptures and hammocks, the market at Masaya is not complete without a visit to the famous barrio of Monimbó where the finest local artisans live and work.
Discover El Chocoyero Nature Reserve
Small and full of wildlife, this canyon tropical dry forest sports two waterfalls and hundreds of nesting parakeets, howler monkeys and other interesting species of mammal, reptile and birds. Enjoy a guided tour of the reserve.
Explore Masaya Volcano National Park
Take a half-day, private guided tour to the active Santiago Crater of the Volcán Masaya National Park. Depending on volcanic activity either hiking or just viewing the crater’s lava lake may be permitted.OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO STAY
Elements Boutique Hotel, Managua
The best of Managua’s small hotels, this trendy 18 room-boutique accommodation has large rooms with high ceilings, earthy tones and natural inspired designs. The hotel has a small outdoor pool and…
Hotel Real Intercontinental Metrocentro, Managua
The best of the chain hotels in Nicaragua with soundproof rooms, some of which have impressive lake and cathedral views. The hotel is centrally located close to Managua’s restaurant district Zona Rosa.…