A backpacking travel guide to Nicaragua !

<body onload="dynAnimation()" language="Javascript1.2"> <h1 align="center"> <font color="#000000"> A backpacking travel guide to Nicaragua !</font></h1> <h2 align="center"><font color="#000000">Passplanet is a free practical travel guide that offers the latest backpacking information about Nicaragua : budget accommodation, itineraries, visa, tips, surveys, photos, essay,… 6 places covered !</font></h2> <p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="152"> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><img border="0" src="images/web.gif" alt="Backpacking Nicaragua" width="15" height="15"></td> <td height="26"><p align="center" dynamicanimation="fpAnimelasticBottomFP1" id="fpAnimelasticBottomFP1" style="position: relative !important; visibility: hidden" language="Javascript1.2"><b><font size="5">Nicaragua</font><i><font size="3" face="Arial"><br> The relaxing charm</font></i></b></td> <td width="34%" align="center" height="25"><img border="0" src="images/web.gif" alt="The backpacking travel guide to Nicaragua" width="15" height="15"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="3">About Backpacking</font></b></td> <td height="150" align="center" rowspan="6"></td> <td width="34%" align="center" height="25"><font color="#FF0000" face="Arial" size="3"><b>About <i>Nicaragua</i></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Central America</font></b><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial"> Presentation</font></b></td> <td align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="frame_why_go.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font color="#FF0000">Why go to Nicaragua ?</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="2">Backpacking Forum</font></b></td> <td align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="frame_how_to_go.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font color="#FF0000">How to go to Nicaragua ?</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Participate !</font></b></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="frame_where_go.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#FF0000">Where to go in Nicaragua ?</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="26"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Buy Guidebook about Central America</font></b></td> <td align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="frame_travel_tips.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font color="#FF0000">Travel Tips for Nicaragua</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="26"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Links to travel guide</font></b></td> <td align="center" height="26"><b><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Arial">Backpackers' Contributors</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="leon.htm" target="_top">LEON</a><a href="poneloya.htm" target="_top"><br> PONELOYA</a><a href="managua.htm" target="_top"><br> MANAGUA</a><a href="bluefields.htm" target="_top"><br> BLUEFIELDS</a><a href="masaya.htm" target="_top"><br> MASAYA</a><a href="granada.htm" target="_top"><br> GRANADA</a><a href="ometepe.htm" target="_top"><br> OMETEPE</a><a href="san_juan_del_sur.htm" target="_top"><br> SAN JUAN DEL SUR</a></b></font></p> <p align="center"><b><i><font color="#FF0000" size="3">Free as a backpacker ! </font></i></b></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial">You will find in this <b> free travel guide</b> lots of tips and <b> most of the budget info</b> you need to prepare your trip to Nicaragua on a shoestring ("before"), live your backpacking adventure in the best conditions ("during") and share your experience with other backpackers ("after") plus a photos gallery, a backpacking forum, surveys on the localities in Nicaragua (backpacker 's ratings), travelogues, an essay in French, <b> links to other travel guidebook</b> on Nicaragua or related budget information etc. All in one convenient stop ! Go for it : <b> backpack Nicaragua (Lao) with pass planet !</b><br> <br> If you know what you are looking for in Nicaragua, use the Search Form to find backpacking info. Otherwise, have a look at the backpacker's Index or <b> let Passplanet be your free guidebook to Nicaragua</b><br> <br> <b>The original features of this free backpacking travel guide to Nicaragua include :<br> </b><br> - Budget & practical travel information about chinese localities only.<br> - Ratings of the localities by the backpackers themselves : more than 40 localities precisely covered in Nicaragua<br> - What to do there & what you may not like while you backpack Nicaragua<br> - The cheapest budget accommodations (guesthouse or hostel on a shoestring ) for backpackers<br> - The various transportations' options for easy backpacking<br> - Travel information on how to save money<br> - Lots of backpacker's photos in special sections<br> - A guidebook with frequent updates<br> <br> But Passplanet will, hopefully, be more than a free backpacking travel guide to Nicaragua & Central America. My ambition is to make it a place where backpackers can freely exchange the latest info from "on the road" of the Central American countries and communicate with each others. In the world of backpacking, information indeed changes with the blowing of the winds. But while a guidebook is out of date by the time it reaches the shelves, a web site can be updated daily. <b> Pass planet will strive to keep the budget information about Nicaragua warm !</b>  <br> <br> But to achieve the above, we need your help & support. Passplanet is not supposed to be a single backpacker's journey and travel guide. There are too many trips ahead. Nicaragua, Central America and the world are too vast to be covered by one individual. Let's share ! <b> Everyone is welcome to join the backpacking adventure and submit travel information ! </b> Passplanet is looking for new backpackers, budget writers, partners and ideas on a shoestring. And Passplanet also counts on you for its promotion. If you find it useful, please give the direction to other backpackers. <b> The more traffic, the more updated info in the future to backpack Nicaragua !</b> <br> <br> Passplanet is also a place of exchange related to Nicaragua. Beside all the forms which allow you to share your budget info about Central American countries, experiences about a place, Passplanet also hosts a forum and a links section to other travel guide. You are welcome to submit your own travel web site in the latter and benefit from Passplanet's growing popularity in the world of backpacking on a shoestring. </font> </p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial"> <br> <b>Together, let's keep Passplanet as free & independent as a backpacker</b> so more and more people can use this free travel guide to backpack Nicaragua !<br> <br> I wish you a good backpacking experience, on the site and around Nicaragua !<br> <br> <b>Ben.<br> </b>Founder. </font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000FF">@ @ @ Nicaragua </font></b><font color="#0000FF">@ @ @</font></font> <p align="center"><b><i><font size="3" face="Arial">The relaxing charm</font></i></b><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#3366FF"><b>>> Description of Nicaragua ?</b>  </font>With a good mix of colonial towns, wilderness, beaches and local hospitality, Nicaragua is one of the most relaxing and enjoyable country in the area. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#3366FF"><b>>> Why go to Nicaragua ?</b>  </font>Wander around the splendid colonial towns, visiting the many churches along the way / Party with the local students / Surf big waves / Enjoy a sandy beach on your own / Spot howler monkeys in a wild cloud forest / Swim in a lake at the top of a volcano / Stuff yourself with pastries or mangos / Relax and get your energy back </font></p> <p><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">>> Drawback of </font></b> <font color="#3366FF"><b>Nicaragua </b></font><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">?</font></b> <font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial">The need to cross Managua, the dangerous capital / The costs while changing money means you need to carry some US$ banknotes / The entry and exit taxes for a total of US$9 / The humidity, temperature, higher cost, lack of transports and insects of the Atlantic Coast / The need to leave one day...</font></p> <p><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">>> Cultural Highlights of </font></b> <font color="#3366FF"><b>Nicaragua </b></font><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">?</font></b> <font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial">There aren't any major cultural sights but the two colonial cities of Leon and Granada boosts a fair number of charming structures and a few museums / The complex ethnicity of the Atlantic Coast</font></p> <p><font color="#3366FF" face="Arial" size="2"><b>>> Natural Highlights of Nicaragua ?  </b></font><font face="Arial" size="2">The deserted wild beach of Poneloya / The sight of the two Ometepe's volcanoes rising from the waters of Huge lago de Nicaragua / The foggy lake at the top of Volcan Maderas at 1345m / The surf spots near San Juan del Sur / Hiking near the mountain town of Matagalpa / The jungle wilderness of the Atlantic Coast </font></p> <p><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">>> How long in </font></b> <font color="#3366FF"><b>Nicaragua </b></font><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">?</font></b> <font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial">Two weeks for a relaxed tour of the main attractions. Another few weeks for an adventure around Bluefields  ?</font></p> <p><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">>> Budget for </font></b> <font color="#3366FF"><b>Nicaragua </b></font><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">?</font></b> <font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial">$10 per day or less if eating in basic restaurant.</font></p> <p><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">>> Visa for </font></b><font color="#3366FF"><b>Nicaragua</b> </font><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial"> ?</font></b> <font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">  </font><font face="Arial" size="2"> Not necessary. 90 days on arrival for most westerners. </font></p> <p><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">>> When to go to </font></b><font color="#3366FF"><b>Nicaragua </b></font><b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial">?</font></b><font color="#3366FF" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#3366FF"> </font>From the weather or touristy point of views, on-the-track Nicaragua can basically be visited year-round !</font></p> <p align="left">  </p> <p align="center"> <b><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="1"><a href="../welc/index.htm" target="_top">HOME</a> - Central America - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Costa Rica - Panama</font></b> <h2 align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#993300">Passplanet : a backpacking travel guide to Nicaragua ! </font></b></font> </h2> </body>