Granada (Nicaragua) activities: What to do in Granada (Nicaragua)
Granada (Nicaragua) activities: What to do in Granada (Nicaragua)
Puerto Asese marina in Granada
Come and help the families of a very poor quarter: La Prusia. "Casas de la Esperanza" helps them to build their homes and offers development courses. You have the opportunity of volunteering for free in our projects: www.casas-de-la-esperanza.org.
Mombacho Beach Club. The heat in Nicaragua is hard to stand, so you'll love refreshing yourself in a pool. On top of that, it's located in a wonderful patio, there's free WiFi and a bar...
Rent a bike from Bicimaximo located in the central park, next to The Cathedral. You can bike to the Laguna de Apoyo or to Puerto Asese and see the entire city in one day. They even offer packages that include a bagged lunch from The Garden Cafe - $12 for a bike rental and lunch.
¡Wow Tours!. Take a boat tour around the hundreds of isletas in the Lake Nicaragua. ¡Wow Tours! is a Nicaraguan owned company that offers community tours of the islands, where you will meet the local people who inhabit them.
Bluemountain Horsebackriding.Discover local farming and the area around the Mombacho-Volcano on horseback.
Go up the church tower at the church La Merced (about 1US$) and watch the sun go down over the bustling city.
Take a Canopy Tour, where you will go flying on cables through the rainforest trees on the side of Mombacho Volacano. ($25USD)
Try interesting drinks at local market stands (such as cacao de leche, linseed drink or red beet drink, beware: often painfully sugary!).
Get happy with Mangos! You can buy heaps of Mangos at the market for about 1 Cordoba each (which equals about a 17th of a Dollar).
Take a bus to Masaya and visit the local and giant hand craftmarket (good advice: better see the new than the old market, same stuff, half the price).
Get a very inexpensive table or seated massage at Seeing Hands Blind Massage, located in Euro Cafe on the central park.
You can also go to the Volcano reserve and watch over the wide land, see the Managua lake and maybe get some stinky smoke in your lungs and be happy about the beautiful nature surrounding the Volcano.
The Laguna de Apoyo is a deep Volcano crater lake and presumed to have the clearest water in Nicaragua, you can swim and even snorkel in there. Overnight stays with either the Bearded Monkey or the Oasis are arrangeable too. A Taxi from Granada should cost around 8 - 10 US. You can alternativly take the bus to MAnagua and get dropped of at the entrance to the Laguna de Apoyo. From there you can take a taxi (4 US).
Volunteer! La Esperanza Granada is an organization that sends volunteers into local schools to help out, or supports women's working groups, built a community centre etc. etc., for the impoverished outskirts of Granada. Volunteering is completely free of charge, minimum commitment is generally eight weeks but shorter stays re possible.
Local cinema at the Hostel named "Bearded Monkey", which shows two movies each day for only about a Dollar entry-fee, has a really good selection of movies too, for friends of independent cinema, they rent DVDs all day long.
Velago Nicaragua offers sailing trips, courses, rentals and kayaks on Lake Nicaragua .
The Choo-Choo train There's that weird train that goes all around town, originally for kids, but hey, great fun, it plays the latest reggaeton-tunes over and over again and it only costs five cordobas. Hop on whenever you find it.
Casa Tres Mundos (Casa de Leones), a cultural center where there's often concerts or theater or movies shown, it has a little gallery of local artisans which are happy to show you around. A piano's in there to practice, too.
Horse and carriages circle the city center.
Cafe Nuit My favorite disco in Grenada. Live music starts at 10 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It is a great place to practice your salsa and reggaeton.
Live music at Restaurant Imagine One street north of Calle Calzada, going towards the lake on Calle Calzada from the Cathedral turn left first block (right after Pasta Pasta). One of the only places playing live classic rock (unplugged version)in the city. Live music starts at around 9 PM almost every day of the week. Check the sign posted on the door daily to see who is playing. Very relaxed atmophere and great food although a little bit pricey. No cover charge.
Dona Elba Cigar, iglesia xaltava 1/2 c oeste. 8am-9pm. manufactures/sells premium cigars in granada. Employees will show you how cigars are made. �
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