Tour Give - Nicaragua | Visit Nicaragua

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- Adventure activities - National park fees - Fees as charged by host volunteer organizations - GIVE t-shirt and water bottle

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SCUBA Add-On: Extend your excursion in Nicaragua and dive 14 times in 11 days off a remote island in the Caribbean Sea! GIVE’s exclusive Reef Conservation Package includes getting your PADI Open Water Certification or Advanced Certification, which is the most widely recognized and respected diving certification in the world and 14 Open Water dives! The PADI course includes diving with professional PADI SCUBA instructors and all necessary materials, including equipment and books. In addition to 14 dives, your certification, accommodations, meals, transportation, project materials, project coordinators, and guides are included in the package.

Guide

Our GIVE guides are experienced guides with extensive knowledge of the host country. They have cultural, language, safety, and emergency first response training. They are personable and supportive of the volunteers throughout the entire GIVE experience.

Transport

GIVE provides all transportation while in the host country, including vans, boats, and air travel. Once you meet with your group in country, we will take a bus to our accommodations in the Northwest corner of Nicaragua. To travel to the Caribbean Islands we take a bus to the airport and then we board a domestic airline that has daily flights to the east coast of Nicaragua to the Islands in the Caribbean.

Accommodation

Our accommodations throughout the majority of your trip are located on the beach and they are bungalow style. In Nicaragua, we stay literally on the beach throughout our 15 days. On the Pacific Coast we stay in a rustic style hostel in the community we will be serving during our stay. In the Caribbean we are staying in the coolest spot on the Island, on the white sandy beaches a stone throw away from the bright blue Caribbean waters.

Meals

Our experienced, local chefs take pride in providing our volunteers with three meals a day, as well as introducing them to the local cuisine and culture of the region. Meals are filling, healthy, and delicious. We can accommodate dietary restrictions as well.

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Flights

Flights are not included in the GIVE program cost. GIVE works closely with Flight Center in the USA and Flight Centre in Australia to organize the best flight options at competitive rates to your host country. We have group itineraries so volunteers arrive in country together. Depending on your departure city, you may even have other GIVE volunteers on your flight during your entire travel time to your host country!

Insurance

All GIVE volunteers must have International Travel Insurance. This will provide coverage for trip cancellation, trip interruption, lost or stolen items, baggage claims, 24-hour medical evacuation, and more, which will put your mind at ease.

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Day 1 Day 1
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1

Trip Commencement: Meet your GIVE team leaders at the Managua airport and head to your new beachfront home, a small fishing village on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua!
Day 2 Day 2
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2

Start your day off with an orientation about the community that you will call home for the next 10 nights. After learning all about the projects and community you will be working with you will then head out on a boat ride through the mangrove forest
Day 3 Day 3-9
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3-9

Wake up each day to the sound of waves crashing on the beach. After breakfast, we’ll begin work on our English education and eco-friendly infrastructure projects. Volunteer until lunchtime and then relax on the beach for a couple hours before returning to the project site for the rest of the afternoon. In the late afternoon, we’ll wrap up volunteer work and take part in a variety of adventure and cultural immersion activities: playing soccer with locals on the beach, learning how to surf, paddle boarding, or just chilling in paradise.
Day 4 Day 10
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10

Climb to the top of Cerro Negro, the youngest, most active volcano in Central America, and look out upon the expansive green landscape below. Feel the tremors and radiating heat atop the volcanic arc before strapping in and gliding across black volcanic sand all the way to the bottom! Head back to our host community for one final night of fun with your friends. Learn some Salsa moves and dance the night away with your new GIVE family.
Day 5 Day 11-12
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11-12

Begin your over-night trek to the summit of Telica Volcano. Spend the first day hiking through the forest on our way to an epic camping spot near the volcanic crater. We’ll enjoy a delicious dinner as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean, and just as the moon and stars come out, we’ll hike up to the volcanic rim to see glowing molten lava! Wake up on day 12 to a spectacular sunrise before we make our way back to the base of the volcano. From there it’s back to Managua for one final night of reflection and celebration!
Day 6 Day 13
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13

Trip End: All good things must come to an end. Soak up your last few hours in Nicaragua before heading home OR join GIVE’s SCUBA Reef Conservation Program!

13 days tour

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