Nicaragua!

Why go...Scuba diving!  Surfing!  Jungle canopy ziplines!  Hiking!  Craft markets! Colonial towns!  Sea turtles!  Volcanoes!  


*Little Corn Island, a tiny island in the Caribbean Sea!  Yemaya Resort!


*Granada, the oldest colonial city in Central America!


Jicaro Island Ecolodge!  On a little island in Lake Nicaragua!


ChocoMuseo!  The chocolate museum! Take a class in chocolate making!  See how chocolate is grown and made!




*Isla de Ometepe, volcanic island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua!  Project Bona Fide is a permaculture center where you can take classes about sustainability and help on the farm!



Isletas de Granada!  Beautiful little blobs of volcanic lava that were spewn into Lake Nicaragua and now are home to a tiny population! 


*Masaya, the folklore and artisan capital of Nicaragua!



*San Juan Del Sur, beach town on the Pacific side!



Chica Brava, all-girls surf camp!  It just sounds so fun to be a grown woman and hang out with your girlfriends at the beach all day surfing!


Morgan's Rock, beautiful beach resort in a nature reserve setting!  Walk through the jungle at night!  Kayak through a mangrove forest!   Morgan's Rock is also an organic farm and provides all the food for the resort!  You can help on the farm as well as on the fishing boats!


Rancho Santana, another beautiful beach resort near a sea turtle reserve!  This is a resort/residential community and it looks very dreamy!

El Salvador!

Why go...Tropical, black sand beaches!  Surf camps!  Rainforests!  Traditional crafts and art!


Ataco!  A beautiful colonial town with lots of lovely murals and craftsmen!  


Las Flores Resort!  This pretty hotel is right on the beach, has a surf school, yoga classes, a spa, and gives tours of the surrounding towns and jungles!

Hondorus!

Why go...scuba diving, beautiful beaches, rainforest, native culture, mayan ruins!

Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, on the Caribbean coast.  The largest rainforest in Central America.  La Ruta Moskitia Ecotourism Alliance is a collection of indigenous communities in the area that arrange tours through the reserve!  Spot crocodiles as you canoe down rivers! Hear local music and folklore, and see traditional dances!  Learn jungle survival skills!

Roatan, one of the Bay Islands off the coast in the Caribbean.   Scuba diving! Hiking through the jungle! Cultural and historical tours including pirates, assorted ethnic groups, and colonial history!  Oh my! Zipline canopy tours, wildlife sanctuaries, Gumba Limba Park , Anthony's Key (which houses the Roatan Institutue of Marine Science where you can take a marine biology class!),river rafting, local markets and music, Mayan ruins, Maya Key  (which has an enclosed sting ray pool to snorkel in!).

Infinity Bay Hotel.  Is a lovely resort on a beautiful beach and they also arrange dives with whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea!

Belize!

Why go...Tropical beaches, scuba diving at one of the largest barrier reefs in the world, hiking through the rain forest and floating through underground cave rivers to see Mayan ruins!

Belize District - The Coast!

 X'tan Ha Resort, Ambergris Caye

Hol Chan Marine Reserve - Belize's barrier reef is one of the largest in the world.  There's a very touristy spot in Hol Chan where you can swim with easy-going sting rays and nurse sharks.

Blue Hole - Said to be "like swimming down a mine shaft" that is filled with stalagmites!  Wow! 

Cayo District - The Rain Forest!

Chaa Creek Resort, San Ignacio.  Medicine Trial Rain Forest hike, learn how the Maya used the plants in the jungle! Nighttime hikes through the jungle! Canoe trips to the weekly market!  Tour Mayan Temples!  Swim into Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, a Mayan ceremonial cave, and see the sparkling skeleton of  "Crystal Maiden!"

Francis Ford Coppola's resort, Blancaneaux, in San Ignacio. The most beautiful, romantic, and heavenly setting; I just wanted to be there!

Caves Branch Jungle Lodge!  Beautiful resort in the forest with extreme adventures!!!!!!  "Leave the lodge with only a machete and your bushman guide...Build your own shelter and hunt for food!"  Wow!  

ETC.

June - November is hurricane season.