Included Activities:
Volunteering in Granada, Day 2: We'll be volunteering for the day with La Esperanza Granada. We'll start the morning off with a breakfast of champions with one of the leaders from the organization who will tell us a little bit about the work we will do. Then we'll get in some vans and go! We'll have a great lunch prepared by a local restauarant to re-fuel and finish the project. Our project will be determined closer to the date of our trip, as they will use us in their most time-sensitive project. Hiking tours from Finca Magdalena: We will be spending a whole day at Finca Magdalena, a farm where organic coffee and vegetables are grown, and is managed by an agricultural cooperative. Finca Magdalena offers guides who can accompany hikers to petroglyphs (1 hour) that are located nearby, or a hike up the volcano to the cloud forest and the lagoon that are on the top of the Maderas Volcano (7.5 hours). Entry to Ojo del Agua: A natural spring, and a great place to cool off, swim, and relax. Surf trip in San Juan del Sur: A great local surf company will take participants in a jeep to beaches where there are great waves. Price includes trip to the beach, surfboard, wax, leash, and rash guard for the day.
Zip-line canopy tour in San Juan del Sur: What could be cooler than flying from tree to tree in the jungle? I have asked myself this question a few times, and the answer is: Not much. This trip includes transportation in a van up the side of the mountain where a professional canopy guide will teach you how to repel and other techniques for the activity. Optional Activities: *All additional cost listings are approximate. You will pay the businesses in cash directly for these activities. Catamaran trip at Laguna de Apoyo: A half-hour ride with two other people on a small catamaran. Why not see the lake from a new angle?!
Available day: 3 Additional cost: $3 Spanish Classes in San Juan del Sur:
If you are interested in taking Spanish classes, let me know so that we can be sure to have a tutor ready for you when we arrive in Nicaragua. We use reputable Spanish schools where local Nicas will be teaching Spanish one-on-one. These classes are a great way to receive intercultural knowledge, and to help out the local economy. Available Days: 2,6, 7, and 8 Additional Cost: around $8/hour of instruction Yoga classes in San Juan del Sur:
This can be a great way to rejuvenate after all of our other activities! The teachers provide the yoga mats, you bring the energy.
Available days: 6, 7 or 8 Additional cost: $5/hour-long class Included vs. Optional Activities: The result of keeping many activities optional is to allow you to customize your vacation in Nicaragua; you can make it as active, engaging, relaxing or educational as you would like it to be. Meanwhile, the included activities serve to bring our group together to do things that really are quintessential to the Nicaraguan experience. Keep in mind that every activity is optional, in that if it does not interest you or you would rather do something else at the time, that is fine. |
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