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Boating in Nicaragua as an Adventure Tourist

Leisure Boating Sites in Nicaragua

Travelers in Nicaragua are frequently fascinated with suggestions of boating expeditions. Once in possession of several motivating data on a number of Nicaraguan spots which can be reached while boat-tripping - so as to simultaneously get acquainted with an alternative manner of "experiencing" Nicaragua - a great part of the traveler's curiosity for this country is redirected towards boating opportunities.

The most popular boating explorations are enabled by the San Juan River, which crosses an area of sheer breathtaking tropical wilderness in the form of rainforests. Expeditions are habitually organized both down and up the San Juan River.

From the city of San Carlos - southeast part of Lake Nicaragua, about 300 kilometers away from Managua - down the San Juan, boating trips can reach the sunny sites of the Caribbean Sea. From San Carlos to San Juan del Norte - mouth of Rio San Juan - boats can reach the town of El Castillo, the Bartola River and the Indio Maiz Biological Reserve.

Rio San Juan

The boating to El Castillo gives the traveler the chance to see the over 300-year-old ruins of the fortress sheltered within the town, namely the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception. Additionally, the town provides its visitors by its remoteness from several common urban "systems" such as streets and cars.

Less than ten kilometers from El Castillo, the Bartola River - where there exists a well-liked refuge, the Bartola Lodge, providing both accommodations and meals to the tourists - is another must see location.

The same tropical wilderness will enchant the adventurer. In the company of qualified guides, travelers have the very plausible occasion to see some of the place's remarkable animals, such as snakes, monkeys, parrots, or tocans.

From Bartola, still by boat, the Indio Maiz Reserve can be entered. Another access way in the reserve is through San Juan del Norte. Lagoons, canals and an ample array of exotic plants and animals are sheltered within the Reserve.

Thus, the tourist can see here the unusual freshwater shark, the three varieties of monkeys which can be met in Nicaragua, namely the spider monkey, the howlers and the white face monkey, jaguars, anteaters, various hummingbirds, and a diversified flora (mushrooms, passion-flowers, orchids, bromeliads).

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