Links & Recommendations
During our time in Nicaragua we’ve collected a number of recommendations for other lodgings, restaurants, activities and volunteer opportunties in our local area and in the country at large.
Lodging
Chinandega
- Hotel San Jose +505 8474-6845
- Hotel California +505 2341-0936
- Hotel Don Mario +505 2341-4054
Leon
- Tortuga Booluda - www.tortugabooluda.com
- Lazy Bones - www.lazybonesleon.com
Managua
- Managua Hills - www.managuahills.com
- Managua Backpackers - www.managuahostel.com
- Hotel Pyramide - www.lapyramidehotel.com
Other lodging in Nicaragua
- Eco-Posada - Tisey - www.turismoruralnicaragua.com
- Hospedaje Luna/Café Luz - Estelí - www.cafeluzyluna.com
- Finca Magdalena - Isla Ometepe - www.fincamagdalena.com
- Hotel Con Corazon - Granada - www.hotelconcorazon.com
Activities/schools in Nicaragua
- Ibis Tours - Jiquilillo - www.ibiskayaking.com
- Quetzel Trekkers - Leon - www.quetzaltrekkers.com
- Northward Nicaragua Tours - Matagalpa - www.adventure-nicaragua.com
- La Mariposa Spanish School and Hotel - La Concha (La Concepción) - www.mariposaspanishschool.com
Good eats
- Ola Verde – Managua – www.olaverdesa.com
- La Casita – Estelí
- El Pullazo Olé - Estelí - www.pullasosole.com
- Madre Tierra - Matagalpa
- El Castillo de Cacao - Matagalpa - www.elcastillodelcacao.com
- Kathy’s Waffle House - Granada
Volunteering & Organizations in Nicaragua
- Puentes de Esperanza - www.puentes-de-esperanza.org
- Olas de Esperanza -www.elcocoloconicaragua.com/who.php
- Empowerment International - www.empowermentinternational.com
- La Esperanza - www.la-esperanza-granada.org
- Volunteer South America - www.volunteersouthamerica.net
Guide books/sites
- Barefoot Atlas - barefootatlas.com
- Moon Handbook - www.moon.com
- BootsnAll - www.bootsnall.com
- Lonely Planet - www.lonelyplanet.com