Ometepe Island Tours & Holidays

Known as the most iconic of all Nicaraguan destinations, the sight of Ometepe’s two volcanoes rising up out of Lake Nicaragua seem improbable, prehistoric and almost otherworldly. The two cones are nature reserves connected by a 5-km wide lava-flow isthmus. Travel on the island is always in the shadow of one of its two Olympian volcanic cones. The dominant mountain is the active Volcán Concepción (1,610 m), whilst Volcán Maderas (1,394m), which last erupted around 800 years ago, is now believed to be extinct. Isla de Ometepe is also home to many freshwater beaches, the most accessible of which is Playa Santo Domingo, a long stretch of grey sand on the Isthmus of Istián, a fertile lowland finger that connects the two volcanoes’ round bases. Ometepe also has much to offer culture lovers, with unique traditions and pre-Columbian remains found on the island, and stands as a paradise for hikers, climbers, bikers and nature lovers; a must-see for anyone with a strong interest in culture and archaeology.