The Saltator itinerary
Daily from UK
Duration - 13 days, 11 nights
Granada 2 nights, Ometepe 2n, León 2n, Managua 1n, Corn Islands 3n, Managua 1n.
Itinerary
Day 1 Depart from the UK to Managua. Drive to Granada on the shores of Lake Nicaragua and in the shadow of the Mombacho volcano. This unmodernised city retains some beautiful colonial buildings.
Day 2 Tour to the Masaya volcano, which has 5 craters and a volcanic lake. Later you can see local craftsman at work in Masaya’s market.
Days 3&4 Drive to San Jorge for a ferry across Lake Nicaragua to the volcanic island of Ometepe, with opportunities for local hikes with views of the Maderas and Concepción volcanos.
Days 5&6 A full day at leisure to explore. Return to Managua by ferry and road, and continue to the university city of León where murals portray the events of Nicaragua’s civil war, on the walls between Spanish style buildings, ornate churches and shady street cafés.
Day 7 Return to Managua.
Days 8-10 Fly to the English-speaking Corn Islands, off the Caribbean coast, 2 palm-fringed tropical islands surrounded by coral reefs. 3 nights at a hotel on Big Corn.
Day 11 Fly to Managua.
Day 12 Fly back to the UK, arriving day 13. | 
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