Nicaragua
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Land of Wildlife, Coffee and Volcanoes
EcoQuest Travel has been leading trips to Nicaragua for eighteen years and we are proud to invite you to join us as we explore many of the habitats that make Nicaragua such a unique place to visit! Although this will be a natural history trip, we will focus on finding as much of Nicaragua’s spectacular vertebrate life as possible including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians! We will concentrate our efforts in several locations in the Matagalpa highlands and the dry tropical forests of the Pacific Slope.
While in the Matagalpa highlands we will stay at Finca Esperanza Verde and El Jaguar, both award-winning shade-coffee plantations and ecolodges. Located in the central highlands of Matagalpa Province, Finca Esperanza Verde straddles an area where both Caribbean slope and Pacific slope fauna come together. Because of this convergence, bird diversity is relatively high and includes large numbers of neotropical migrants. El Jaguar is located at a higher elevation and protects an area of cloud forest. While exploring the dry tropical forests we will stay at the Hotel Alhambra in the old colonial city of Granada and at Montibelli Private Reserve near Managua.
We will also offer an incredible post-trip extension to explore the spectacular rainforests of the Caribbean lowlands along the San Juan River. This is a wild and remote area of Nicaragua that offers a chance to see an entirely different suite of animals than we will observe on the main trip. Come with us on this adventure to learn about tropical ecology and help the continuing conservation efforts that are so vital to Nicaragua’s future!
11-Day Natural History Sample Itinerary
with Optional 6-Day Extension to Caribbean Lowlands
EXPEDITION NICARAGUA
Land of Wildlife, Coffee and Volcanos
Day 1 –Raleigh to Managua, Nicaragua and on to Finca Esperanza Verde
Day 2 – Finca Esperanza Verde
Day 3 – Finca Esperanza Verde and General Nestors Farm
Day 4 – Finca Esperanza Verde to Selva Negra and on to El Jaguar
Day 5 – El Jaguar
Day 6 – El Jaguar – The Highland Oak/Pine Forest
Day 7 – El Jaguar to Granada and Volcan Mombacho
Day 8 – Las Isletas and Granada
Day 9 – Montibelli Private Reserve
Day 10 – Montibelli Private Reserve, Shopping, Masaya Volcano and Bats
Day 11 – Montibelli to Managua and Our Departure for the US
The Caribbean Lowlands
Day 11 – Fly from Managua to San Carlos and on to Refugio Bartola
Day 1 – Rio Indio Maiz National Park and on to Sabalos Lodge
Day 2 – Sabalos Lodge
Day 3 – Sabalos Lodge to the Solentiname Archipelago
Day 4 – Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge
Day 5 – Solentiname to San Carlos, Fly back to Managua
Day 6 – Fly back to the US
Please note that EcoQuest Travel will make every effort to adhere to this itinerary, but dates, times, activities and prices are subject to change depending on scheduling and availability.
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