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Nicaragua Full Day Tour from Costa Rica

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Overview

Available languages

English
Spanish

15 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore all of Nicaragua's most famous highlights all in one day from Costa Rica!

You will see a dormant volcano crater, the active Masaya Crater, go shopping at the artisan markets, explore the colonial town of Granada, and go on a boat ride viewing the islets of Lake Nicaragua, and even get to feed monkeys!

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants. Please bring your passport on the day of your tour

Entry to Nicaragua: Send photo of passport to [email protected] or WhatsApp

Your departure Ticket that proof of flight out of Costa Rica

If your hotel is not listed, contact us for quoting

It is prohibited to enter the country of Nicaragua with the following items: all kinds of Drones, all kinds of Binoculars, including those for Night vision, and any object considered for professional, journalistic, and similar audiovisual reproduction.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Hotel, Condo, or House pickup and drop-off

National Park fees

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Bottled water

Lunch

Breakfast

Gratuities

Andaz, Four Seasons, Planet Hollywood - $50 transport fee per booking, not per person

Las Catalinas - $50 pick-up fee per booking, not per person

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

1

Pinilla

4:00 am

Admission Not Applicable
2

Tamarindo

4:30 am

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Shared Group Tour

Shared Transport & Guide
Pickup included

Overnight in Granada

Overnight in Granada: Our Day Tour, with return to Costa Rica the next day. Hotel not Included. Subject to Availability.
Pickup included

Private Day Tour

Private Transport & Guide
Pickup included

Reviews

4.63

504 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Book It!!

    Jessica W,

    Sep 24, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The tour was great from start to finish. Our driver Harrison arrived on time to take us to the CR border. The process at the CR border was quick and Efficent. We walked across the border to Nicaragua border patrol. This process took a little longer due to longer lines. I think we spent a hour total getting processed. There were 5 of us on the tour. On the nicaragua side we met our tour guide Miguel who was amazing!! Miguel was knowledgeable about the country history, and the landscape. This trip was so much fun, I highly reccommend you book the tour. It is a loooong day, but so worth it.

  • WOW. Would recommend this tour to anyone!

    EmilyHurford,

    Sep 16, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    WOW. If you are going to Costa Rica, I would 100% recommend this tour. Honestly from the start of the day till the end, I had such a great time. I was with a lovely group, and had a great guide Miguel. He was so polite, friendly and helpful, and very knowledgeable. He got us through the border super quick, we didn't have to queue (and didn't have to pay any extra money), and he gave us the money for taxes both in and out of Nicaragua, which from memory was £13 each tourist tax into Nicaragua and £3 each departure. The drive felt safe and was quick. The breakfast was YUM and traditional, with coffee! We had a great time in Granada, we went to go and see a beautiful view and to a market to get souvenirs (I'd recommend buying here as there's not much chance elsewhere), then we saw the volcano, there's not much walking at all here (you don't have to climb to the top). Then to Grenada and went on a horse-drawn ride (this was 10USD each extra), I'd definitely recommend this option as you see a lot more of the town this way. Then had a chocolate tour, and the horse-drawn cart waited for us. The chocolate tour was OK, I'd probably suggest doing the cigar experience more just as it sounded more fun! We had tastings but they were really small and wasn't much of an experience. The horse-drawn carriage then took us to the restaurant, the food was delicious, and had a delicious juice all included, it was fantastic. We then were taken by car to the boat, where we went to the monkey island and saw some monkeys. A really great tour, I'm so impressed!

  • Claudio was an amazing...

    Andrew B,

    Aug 8, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    Claudio was an amazing tour guide! He was super knowledgeable and answered all of our questions with great responses. The only reason why I gave it a four star is due to the bit of a rushed day it was due to some morning delays. Granada was absolutely amazing and there were plenty of souvenirs to buy from local vendors. The food that was provided was delicious but make sure to take good walking shoes for this trip!

  • Great tour

    melanie h,

    Jul 20, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    Claudio was our tour guide. He was great. The day started out rough with Customs that took us 2 hours to get through and set us back our morning. However after that we went to a local place to have breakfast that was right on the water, the food was wonderful. The day was slightly rushed because of the delay in the morning so we didn't get to spend a lot of time and some of the places that we would have liked to. Granada was by far one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. We were able to take a boat ride around the lake and two Monkey Island where we had the pleasure of meeting and feeding Lucy and her mate(monkeys!). After that we were able to see the Christ statue and that was truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever been in the world. I wish we would have had a little bit more time in the city of Granada however we were able to take a carriage ride through so we could see more and it was wonderful. The lunch we had in Granada with some of the best food I had on the entire trip and the chocolate factory tour is so much fun and the chocolate is delicious. Also the first Lookout that you go to there are a lot of souvenirs I suggest you buy them there because there's not a lot of places to get any after that. On the way back Customs wasn't as bad as it was in the morning so that was a plus but it was a very long day so bring your walking shoes.

  • Beautiful Nicaragua

    Jan G,

    Jul 16, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    It was a wonderful day. We went to so many places and we enjoyed the beauty of Granada. The Cathedrals are gorgeous, and the view from the top spectacular. I highly recommend it to anyone with lots of time to spare; just a warning, long day, but so worth it!

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