Your next stop is Ometepe Island which is known for its prodigious birdlife, its howler monkeys and fireflies dancing in the banana trees. A tour of this wonderful droplet of unspoiled nature includes learning about the ethnic inhabitants of the island at the Numismatic & Pre-Columbian Museum, and a trip through various rural villages to reach the natural reserve of Charco Verde. Here you’ll see colourful birds, mammals, reptiles, plants, breath-taking landscapes and Charco Verde Lake. You’ll lunch the on shores of Lake Nicaragua before moving on to Ojo de Agua.
The next day will be a little more strenuous as you hike on Volcan Maderas, through a cloud forest full of howler and capuchin monkeys, exotic birds, butterflies and amazing orchids, and learn about the region’s five different eco-systems. You can swim in the crater’s lagoon which is surrounded by steeply banked forest and often shrouded in an eerie mist; an unforgettable experience.
Stay: Two nights in a double room at San Juan de la Isla.