Hotel Pick up
You will picked up from your hotel promptly and taken to the border where your guide will help you in every step of the crossing, which takes about 30 minutes. The guide will make the process easy for you and will take care of all of the passport paperwork and visas. From here we will travel to eat a hearty breakfast to start off the day.
Catarina Volcano Outlook Point
Here you will enjoy an incredible view over the dormant volcano crater, Granada, and Lake Nicaragua. You will be allowed to walk around freely for a while before getting back in the bus and heading to the next stop.
Masaya Artisan Market:
Do some shopping for inexpensive souvenirs and experience the Nicaraguan life style before sitting down for a typical Nicaraguan lunch.
Masaya Volcano
An active volcano where you will have the opportunity to stand right next to its crater and hear it rumbling and spewing of gases. An incredible, rare sight.
Next stop: Granada!
An old Colonial town near Lake Nicaragua. Stop at La Merced Church, considered one of the most beautiful buildings of Granada. It is flanked by a large tower that houses the church bells. You will ascend the stairs and reach the roof of the church. From here, you’ll have a panoramic city view of Granada, Mombacho Volcano, and Nicaragua Lake with the islets. This is the perfect place to take pictures of the beautiful city and the surroundings.
Boat Tour in Lake Nicaragua of Isletas
Your last stop is a one hour boat ride in Lake Nicaragua viewing the Nicarguan Islets around sunset. Your guide will stop by Monkey Island consisting only of monkeys that will come out and take food from your guide on the boat! You will then head back to Costa Rica, stopping on the way to pick up some snacks for the ride home. What to Bring: Sunscreen, Camera, Passport, Proof of flight out of Costa Rica, US Dollars to buy souvenirs
Insect repellent, Sunscreen, Waterproof Jacket, Walking tennis and extra clothes, Sunglasses, Cap or Hat, Camera or your cell phone is fine, Swimsuit
A&E Tours Travel takes care of every detail and accommodation is essential for our clients, we use category 3 and 4 stars hotels in each place we visit.
Yes, prior communication with our reservations department you can request the change, you should know that being another category will have an additional cost.
The groups range from 2 persons to 12, in high seasons there may be larger groups, however we try to ensure that the groups are not more than 12 persons, this allows the tour to be personalized for each member.
This tour does not include the entrance to the Tabacon Resort, because of its cost, some people prefer not pay for these and visit other Local Hot Springs.
Yes, A&E Tours Travel has other tours and activities in all the places our travelers visit, upon confirmation of availability you can practice, Kayak, Canoe, Snorkeling, Rappelling, Zipline or Coffee Tour.
Yes, some can only be changed and in others you have to pay an additional price for the change.
In the Pickup time, normally our staff will be between 10 to 15 minutes before departure, they will announce themselves at the hotel reception that will take you for your tour, they will kindly wait for the agreed time to arrive, you can take our minivan and continue with the route.
Due to vehicle traffic conditions or weather the pickup and drop off time may vary, so we ask all our clients to be punctual, if a client delays in leaving, they will be given a time of 20 minutes and the other clients will be notified about the delay.
In all our tours you will receive always fresh food carefully prepared so that you can enjoy Costa Rican cuisine, we offer the typical Casado for lunch, Gallo Pinto for breakfast, at dinner you can try other dishes selected for you; pizzas, pasta, seafood.
You can consume and taste natural drinks with fresh seasonal fruits which we recommend to delight your palate, if it is not to your liking, you can select a carbonated drink, Coffee and you can also consume them.
Yes, A&E Tours Travel will look for the best alternatives for your food near the places you will visit, your additional cost will be communicated by our reservations department, you only have to request it when making your reservation.
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