TRIP OVERVIEW:

LEARN AND EXPLORE THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS

Explore Esteli, in the heart of the Nicaraguan highlands, learn about the environmental devastation that is happening in Nicaragua.  Get trained in methods and best practices in conservation work and visit successful local conservation projects.  Bonus Activities: Visit a cigar factory in the cigar capital of Central America, rappel down a 40 meter waterfall in a pristine nature preserve.

GO REMOTE! OVERNIGHTS IN TROPICAL DRY FOREST.

Spend 2 days in the pristine countryside with local community, teach environmental sustainability with local children, build small infrastructure to support sustainability projects, and teach in local school centers. 

CULTURE AND SPANISH COLONIAL CHARM IN GRANADA

Explore the rich cultural heritage of Nicaragua in one of the oldest Spanish colonial cities in Central or South America. Volunteer projects with children in the outskirts of town. Bonus Activities: Boat cruise through 365 islands in Lake Nicaragua, Swimming at Laguna De Apoyo - a gorgeous crater lake in a dormant volcano!

SHABBAT AND BEACH FIESTAS IN SAN JUAN DEL SUR

Finish the trip strong with a multi-cultural Shabbat with Israeli backpackers in the Pacific coastal town of San Juan Del Sur, one of Latin America's most infamous backpacker hotspots. Enjoy a final night of fiestas at local discotheques before catching an early morning flight back home.