Exploring cosiguina volcano
Con este tour disfrutaremos de uno de los paisajes mas atractivos de Nicaragua mientras caminamos sobre rocas y arena. El volcán cerro negro esta activo y posee una elevación de 726 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Es el volcán mas joven de Nicaragua y el segundo del continente Americano. Está cubierto por un lado con rocas y por el otro con arena sin árboles ni plantas, sus laderas son empinadas lo que nos permite tener vistas panorámicas de inicio a fin.
Se formó hace 160 años realizando 18 erupciones desde entonces incluyendo la última en 1999 la cual dio origen a dos nuevos cráteres. La caminata es corta y relativamente fácil, comenzamos desde los 300 metros sobre el nivel del mar y tarda aproximadamente 1 hora dependiendo del ritmo del grupo, paradas y fotos. Desde arriba podremos observar otros volcanes y cráteres, la gran planicie de occidente hasta el océano pacífico y mas.
El descenso por la arena es más fácil y divertido ya que se puede regresar a la base en 10 y 15 minutos caminando o menos si lo hacemos trotando o saltando. Está pendiente es también utilizada para practicar volcano boarding o ski en arena logrando así una aventura extrema.
El tour esta disponible en la mañana y en la tarde iniciando a las 07:00 a.m y 02:30 p.m respectivamente.
RECOMENDACIONES
Usar zapatos tenis o botas, llevar bloqueador solar y sombrero
Day 1
Hiking Cosigüina Volcano
Cosigüina Volcano is located in the utmost northwest corner of Nicaragua and has a height of 859 meters. Its stretched slopes are mostly covered with trees and run down almost to the Gulf of Fonseca. The volcano consequently does not appear to be a volcano, judging by its shape. It merely seems to be a long-stretched hill. The crater is not easily visible from down below.
Hiking to the crater, however, is not very hard. The slopes are not steep and the volcano provides some great views..
ItiNERARY
06:00 Am Departure from Leon City
10:00 Am arriving to Potosi, a community at the button of the Cosiguina Volcano
11:00 Am Hiking up
12:30 Am lunch time
02:00 PM Tour around the crater
05:00 Pm Back to Potosi
Overnight Brisas del mar Hostal
Day 2
Natural frontier of three nations
The Islotes of Cosigüina are rocky islands formed in 1835 as a result of the most violent eruption in recent Nicaraguan history. The Cosigüina Volcano erupted and part of its crater was blown into sea. A group of small, rocky islands, measuring maybe a couple hundred meters in length, are a trace of this explosion.
These so-called Islotes de Cosigüina are located not far away from the main land in the Gulf of Fonseca, a bay bordering Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. The islands lie on Nicaraguan territory and nowadays provide shelter to hundreds if not thousands of birds. The birds most obviously present are pelicans and frigatebirds. Other birds residing on the islands include cormorants, seagulls, and darters.
ITINERARY
08:30 – 09:00 am – transfer from Potosi to el Rosario community
09:15 – 12:30 am – boat ride tour to the Islotes de Cosigüina
01:00 pm – lunch time
02:30 – 06:00 pm – transfer back to Chinandega city
Overnight Hotel Los Volcanes
Day 3
Climbing San Cristobal Volcano
San Cristóbal volcano is the highest active volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 msnm (5,725 feet). Located near to the northwest corner of the country. It has been throwing ash and sand for years making this region one of the most important agriculture area in Nicaragua.
San Cristóbal is a nearly symmetrical stratovolcano, rising in a distinctive cone shape. The South West slope is the longest, and the crater rim on that side rises 140 meters.
The crater is 500 x 600 meters in size. While the volcano was at one point covered in tropical forests, the large quantities of gas and smoke that it emits constantly have killed off much of the vegetation.
Ascending the San Cristóbal is one of the most difficult climbs in Nicaragua. The steep slopes make it hard to reach the huge crater. It takes a whole day to ascend and descend the volcano, and you should be in very good condition It will anyway get hot once the sun is fully shining.
This climb is certainly a challenge, but the views of the area and the experience of reaching the crater are surely rewarding.
Join us to enjoy one of the most attractive landscapes in Nicaragua
Itinerary
05:30 Am transfer from the hotel to the san cristobal farm
06:45 Am we start climbing up
11:00 Am tour around the main crater
12:00 Am lunch time
01:30 Pm start climbing down
04:30 Pm back at the farm
06:30 Pm back in Leon City
THIS PRICE INCLUDES
– Transport with a/c and driver
– Lodging (1 night at hostal brisas del mar and 1 night at hotel los volcanes)
– Servicios de trip leader bilingüe y 2 guías locales auxiliares para el volcán Cosigüina y volcán San Cristóbal para grupos mayores de 4 personas
– Entradas al volcán San Cristóbal
– Lancha de motor
– 2 desayunos, 2 Box lunch, 1 almuerzo y 2 cenas