Nicaragua · Things to do

13 themed guides.

Lists by theme inside each destination: museums, churches, volcanoes and nature reserves. Every guide flags what is open, closed or unconfirmed and the price where it could be confirmed.

10 destinations33 places in the guideOpen, closed and restricted

Aerial view of Managua’s old cathedral, with palms, gardens and the city behind.
Rocky crater walls beneath a sky lit by the setting sun.
Water and lakeside vegetation with Mombacho Volcano in the background.

13 themed guides · 10 destinations

Source and date on each place

Managua

Managua

1 themed guide

  • 2 places

    Museums and historic sites

    The National Museum and Loma de Tiscapa, run by the INC, which publishes their hours; no source read confirms their current status with a date.

Masaya

Masaya

1 themed guide

  • 2 places

    Volcano and lagoon

    Masaya Volcano National Park and Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve, both with unconfirmed status.

Granada

Granada

1 themed guide

  • 3 places

    Convent, volcano and islets

    The San Francisco Convent, with its hours reported in September 2026, and Mombacho volcano and the islets, with unconfirmed status.

León

León

2 themed guides

  • 3 places

    León city

    The cathedral and two museums, with unconfirmed status: the INC publishes the museums’ hours on an undated page.

  • 2 places

    Around León

    The León Viejo Ruins, which publish their hours and fees, and Cerro Negro volcano, with unconfirmed status.

Rivas

Ometepe

2 themed guides

  • 2 places

    Ometepe's volcanoes

    Concepción, which INETER considers active, and Maderas, which INTUR describes as inactive: both with unconfirmed status and, according to Canada, with a mandatory local guide.

  • 4 places

    Water, forest and museum

    Ojo de Agua, San Ramón waterfall, Charco Verde and the Ometepe Museum, all with unconfirmed status.

  • 3 places

    Beaches and lookout

    Playa Maderas, Playa Hermosa and the Christ of Mercy Lookout, with travel-guide data and unconfirmed status.

  • 1 place

    Rivas Museum

    The Rivas Museum, in Hacienda Santa Úrsula, with the INC's hours (undated page).

Río San Juan

Río San Juan

1 themed guide

  • 4 places

    Fortress, islands and reserves

    The Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, with the hours INTUR published in July 2026, and Solentiname, Los Guatuzos and Indio Maíz, with unconfirmed status.

  • 2 places

    Coffee and cloud forest

    Selva Negra and the National Coffee Museum, with unconfirmed status: the museum appears at two locations and with two timetables depending on the source.

Estelí and Madriz

Estelí and Somoto

1 themed guide

  • 3 places

    Estelí's reserves and museum

    Miraflor and Tisey-La Estanzuela reserves and the history and archaeology museum, all with unconfirmed status.

South Caribbean Coast

Corn Islands

1 themed guide

  • 2 places

    The two islands

    Great Corn and Little Corn, with unconfirmed status: sea connections depend on the weather.

A place can appear in more than one selection. The counts of the 13 guides do not add up to unique places; the full catalogue has 33 places.