Discovering Guatemala & Nicaragua

Breakfast. Departure from your hotel to visit Antigua Guatemala America’s Colonial Monument, Antigua Guatemala, named so by the beauty and greatness of the colonial buildings. The town is protected by the surrounding eternal guards, the Volcanoes of Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. Antigua was founded in 1543, as the third capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala and partially destroyed in 1773 by the Santa Marta Earthquakes. Go over cobblestoned streets to visit the Plaza de Armas, Palace of the Captains, the Cathedral, churches, and monasteries. Continue visiting the Jade factory and the handicraft market. At the end of the tour, return to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Accommodations at Camino Real Antigua Hotel.

Breakfast. Transfer from your hotel to the Guatemalan Highlands along the Pan-American Highway to Chichicastenango, a quiche Indian town surrounded by hills and mountains that jealously keep the inhabitants’ traditions, as they melt their prehispanic and catholic rituals at the 400 years old church of Santo Tomas, built on the remains of a Mayan Temple. Here, market days, Thursdays and Sundays, acquire great meaning and smoky incense impregnates the atmosphere with mysticism and religiosity. People barter their product and the market explodes with color, tradition, and folklore. At indicated time, transfer to Panajachel, a village located on the shores of Lake Atitlan. Considered as one of the most beautiful lakes around the world, also three volcanoes Atitlan, Tolimán, and San Pedro are protecting the lake. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the Porta Del Lago Hotel for accommodations

Breakfast. At indicated time, you will enjoy a morning boat trip to Santiago Atitlán. This village is located on the south part of Lake Atitlan, on the skirts of the Atitlan Volcano. On a very short walking, you will visit the church of Santiago Apostol and then visit the confraternity of Maximón. At indicated time, transfer from Panajachel to Guatemala City. Accommodations at Radisson and Suites Hotel

Breakfast. Departure from your hotel at 0900 we will pick you up to begin the visit the New Guatemala de la Asuncion, the official name of Guatemala City; during this tour you will be able to appreciate the avenue of La Reforma, one of the most important of the City. Then continue to the center of Guatemala City. Visit to the “Centro Civico”, “Palacio Nacional”, “Catedral Metropolitana” and central market, where you can find variety of handcrafts and regional textiles. At indicated time transfer to International Airport to aboard the flight to Managua, Nicaragua. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Accommodations at the Hotel Holiday Inn Convention Center.

Breakfast. Departure from your hotel at 0800 for a journey through the history of the most awarded rum in the world “Flor de Caña”. You will be able to tour the factory and learn about how the rum is processed. You will see the Rum Vault, Rum Barrel storage centre; watch a video presentation of the history of the factory and its rum production. You will also be able to sample some of the delightful rum before visiting the Flor de Cana museum and shop at the boutique. Afternoon visit into the charming Colonial city of Leon to stroll along the city’s town square and admire the intricate works at La Asuncion Cathedral. Return to Managua. Accommodations at the Hotel Holiday Inn Convention Center.

Breakfast. Departure from your hotel at 0830 to discover the most interesting sights of Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua since 1852. Destroyed by an earthquake in 1972. This tour includes a visit to the Central Park; Old Cathedral Santiago de los Caballeros; National Theater “Ruben Dario”; Historical Park Loma de Tiscapa, and the new and newfangled Paseo Xolotlan and the famous and impressive Puerto Salvador Allende on the shore of Lake Managua. Continue to Masaya to explore the Masaya Volcano National Park, the first and largest national park established in Nicaragua since 1979. This volcanic complex covers an area of 54 kilometros² including two volcanoes and five craters with a height of 635 meters above sea level. In the afternoon, continued to Granada and visit en route to the craft market in the city of Masaya, capital of crafts and folklore of Nicaragua. Overnight at the Hotel Real la Merced.

Breakfast. Departure from your hotel at 0900 to Discover the Spanish-colonial city of Granada, the third-oldest city in the Americas founded by Spanish captain Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba in 1524. Stopover at Doña Elba Cigars a small, family owned factory founded by the first cigar master in Granada Mr. Silvio Reyes since 1991. Explore the City; Colonial Churches and the famous La Calzada Street. Enjoy free time at the Central Park. Ending our tour enjoying a boat trip throughout the lush and romantic islets of Lake Nicaragua. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at the Hotel Real La Merced.

Breakfast. Departure from the hotel at 0800 for an Amazing expedition into the Trails of the Mombacho's Volcano and Zip Line Tour! The Mombacho's Volcano Natural Reserve is one of the 78 protected areas of Nicaragua. Walk thru the nature trails between cloud and dwarf forest and discover yourself the most beautiful landscape of Nicaragua. This tourist attraction has fantastic views of Lake Nicaragua and the city of Granada. Experience the Zip line or Canopy across the treetops at the Mombacho Volcano using the most advanced high angle equipment and technology. Return to Granada City for the last day. Overnight at the Hotel Real La Merced.

Breakfast. At the according time transfer to the airport for your return home.