Especially designed for nature lovers and those who enjoy wonderful landscapes, “Tour Isletas” offers a magnificent natural destination. According to geological studies these beautiful little islands were created about 20 thousand years ago after a massive pyroclastic eruption by Mombacho volcano. This powerful explosion formed an archipelago of approximately 360 islets that today wonderfully sprinkle the northwestern shores of Lake Nicaragua.
The “isletas”, only 10 minutes away from Granada’s main plaza, due to their natural locations shape fantastic canals where numerous species of birds wander around including great kiskadees, white throated magpie jays, oropendolas Montezuma, ringed kingfishers, ospreys, neo-tropic cormorants, purple gallinules, northern jacanas, and many other species of colorful birds. “Las Isletas” are as well preciously covered with several species of tropical trees such as kapoks, rain trees, coconuts, mangoes, pink trumpet trees, Central American Spanish cedars, sea almond trees, peeling trees, and other unusual species.
Some of these islands are either weekend or summer vacation getaways and many other islands are homes of fishing families, who have lived for generations on this natural site. Primitive scenes such as women washing clothes on the lake, men fishing with nets, children paddling small handmade wood boats to schools, cows grazing on some larger islands are part of this amazing landscape. This a must trip natural experience that you cannot miss while traveling in Nicaragua and ORO Travel specialist team will be more than happy to help you organize this excursion for you.
Departure: Daily.
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Isleta Extensive Tour
This extensive boat tour through some of the 360 little volcanic islands will charm you with its exuberant lush vegetation, the active bird life and simple way of living from its inhabitants. “Las Isletas” as local people know them are dotting the northwestern of Lake Nicaragua and were formed thousands of years ago by the current dormant Mombacho volcano. |
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