Arenal CYCle NiCArAguA to the PANAmA CANAl
This tour takes us cycling through some of the most beautiful scenery in Central America. We ride past smoking volcanoes, through cloud forest and around national parks. We also cycle by lakes and along the Panama Canal. En route we visit the volcanic island of Ometepe and the tropical islands of Bocas del Toro for a little relaxation.
ITINERARY
Day 1 Fly to Managua. Transfer to Granada. Day 2 Granada Drive to the Masaya Volcano National Park. Cycle from the park back to Granada. Free time in the afternoon to explore this colonial city. Days 3/4 Ometepe Island Ride to Asese Peninsula. Take the ferry to Ometepe Island from San Jorge. Cycle to Santo Domingo where we overnight. In the morning ride around Volcano Concepcion. Free time to explore this volcanic island or relax. Day 5 Costa Rica Take the ferry to the mainland. Drive to the Costa Rica border, and on to Bagaces. Cycle a circular loop near Miravalle Volcano, before driving to Canas. Days 6/7 Arenal Cycle from the mountain village of Tilaran to Lake Arenal. Ride round the lake and past Arenal Volcano to La Fortuna where we overnight. In the morning cycle around La Fortuna. Free time to explore the area more or relax. Day 8 Turrialba Cycle through the coffee plantations of the lush Orosi Valley to Turrialba. Days 9/10 Panama – Bocas del Toro Freewheel down to Squirres. Drive to the Caribbean coast, and cycle to the Panama border. Drive to Almirante and take a ferry to Bocas de Toro. Free time to explore these tropical islands. Day 11 Boquete Cross back to the mainland and drive up the slopes of the continental divide. Cycle through the hills to Boquete. Day 12 Chitre Drive from the cloud forest to
the lowlands. Cycle through the farmland and ranches to Chitre. Day 13 Panama Canal Drive to Panama City. Cycle along the famous Panama Canal and through Soberna National Park. Free time to explore the city. Days 14/15 Free time in Panama City. Overnight flight to the UK.
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DAILY DISTANCES Day 2
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9
Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13
30km 35km 40km 70km 65km 60km 50km 70km
65km 65km 30km
Moderate to
strenuous ride through
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
inclusive from
£2570 15 DAYS
Cycle grade MODERATE/STRENUOUS Comfort
Accommodation and Meals: 13 nights hotels. 13 breakfasts are included.
Included Bike: We provide 24 gear Conor City 350 hybrid bikes with front suspension -– see trip notes for details
Route and Terrain: On this tour we cycle 650 km over eleven days (an average of 59 km per day). The terrain is often undulating to mountainous. Most of the tour is on tarmac roads although these can be in poor condition at times. Some of the tour is on good gravel roads. A support vehicle is available throughout the tour. We have graded the route as moderate to strenuous.
Group Size: Generally 12 to 16. Volcano NP
Mombacho Volcano NR
Masaya Managua GRANADA San Jorge Ferry Bagaces CAÑAS
NICAR AGU A Lake
Nicaragua
Miravalle Volcano Arenal Volcano
LA FORTUNA
Lake Arenal
Orosi Valley
Paraiso TURRIALBA COSTA RICA P ACIFIC OCEAN km 0 200 Almirante BOQUETTE David
BOCAS DEL TORO Ferry
La Fortuna Lake Santiago PA NAMA Soberana NP Panama Canal
CHITRE PANAMA CITY
Gulf of Panama
Siquirres
ISLA OMETEPE Cycle Nicaragua to the Panama Canal Ref CNCP
TOUR DATES
The Cycle Nicaragua to the Panama Canal tour runs in the following months:
Jan
May Sep
Feb
Jun Oct
Mar
Jul Nov
Apr Aug Dec
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TOUR ONLY – 14 DAYS Tour price without flights from £1699
flight DETAILS Ref: CNCP
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