Description
The Apoyo Lagoon, or Laguna de Apoyo, is one of the most pristine lagoons in Nicaragua. The lagoon was created when a volcano erupted hundreds of thousands of years ago. Nowadays, the lagoon is surrounded by green, tree-covered hills. The water is sky-blue and the water temperature is always great for swimming.
Some hotels in Apoyo:
San Simián
The Monkey Hut
The Villas at Apoyo
Activities
Getting There
Laguna de Apoyo is less than an hour from Managua. You should take the highway to Masaya (Carretera Masaya), and pass Masaya. At kilometer 37.5 you take a right (there are some signs, but do pay attention!). Keep following the road, and take a right where it stops and hits another road (this is after about 15 minutes from the highway). After maybe one minute you can enter the road that descends to the lagoon on your left.
There are also buses that go to the lagoon, but not all of them go down all the way. Sometimes you'll have to walk the last path. Public transportation can be taken either in the Masaya Market or at the entrance of the lagoon, located in the Km 37.5.
Online Reservations
We have 1 related tour(s) available that can be booked online.
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From US$69.00
Three Volcanoes Tour
By: Mombotour
Comments
william wrote on Oct 6, 2008:
Tan bella Nicaragua, por eso es que Lonely Planet prestigiosa editorial de turismo te eligio como el mejor tercer destino mundial que todo turista debe de visitar, superando a paises como Mexico, Antartida, India, Colombia etc, etc, la revista de estados unidos de turismo OUTSIDE escojioa Nic, como el mejor viaje del 2007, dentro de la categoria de Bahamas, Mexico y America Central, la playa POPOYO que queda en Rivas, es la Quinta mejor playa en el mundo para practicar SURF, superando a playas de renombre como las de California, Mexico, Costa Rica etc, etc, etc, Tengo una pequena enciclopedia llamada Larrousse del ano 1970, en su septima tirada que dice de Nicaragua lo siguiente Geografia: EL RELIEVE DE NICARAGUA VARIADO Y PINTORESCO, HA HECHO QUE SE LE LLAME A ESTE PAIS, LA SUIZA DE CENTROAMERICA !!!inmaginense la sorpresa mia al leer tan interesante escrito en un libro tan serio y de las enciclopedias mas populares y antiguas del planeta, Nicaragua es mas que eso, nicaragua es el eden, magestuosos volcanes, inmensos lagos, hervideros que nos dicen que nuestra tierra es tierra viva, maravillosas lagunas, como la de APOYO, un precioso canon, el cano de somoto y miles de cosas mas, yo adoro Nicaragua, lo que le hace falta es una buena infraestructura y una mejor promocion en el exterior !!!!VIVA NICARAGUA!!!!!! w.canda@hotmail.com
ivan silva wrote on Aug 17, 2008:
realmente es el lugar mas lindo y maravilloso en el que he estado, no hay otro lugar como ese, simplemente su belleza no tiene comparacion. el nica que no ha visitado la laguna de apoyo no ha conocido Nicaragua, por eso visitenla.
izamar wrote on Jul 30, 2008:
les invito a que vayan y se diviertan a lo grande a como me diverti yo y mis amigos
hay una gran vista desde arriba bueno espero la visiten pronto por que cada vez es mas bonita
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izamar wrote on Jul 30, 2008:
yo visite la luguna y es muy bonita me diverti mucho com mi familia y amigos
espero volver a ir muy pronto les invito a que vayan y se diviertan a lo grande a como me diverti yo y mis amigos bay
Jeaninne wrote on Jan 19, 2008:
I spent a day at Norome, it was an amazing experience if you are a nature lover,
I had a great time.
chuck wrote on Mar 21, 2007:
We spent a day there last year.. Had a really great time. The food and service were first class, where we stayed. But wear beach shoes when swimming or wading. the bottom near the shore is all small round rocks and painful to walk on. The water is clean and warm. I don't get many chances to swim in a Volcanic crater in Pennsylvania.
Dale wrote on Oct 18, 2006:
Correction: There are restaurants around the rim but no hotels. There are places to stay down in the laguna and the road is paved all the way to the bottom. It does not become rough until you leave the intersection at the bottom of the lake where the roads fork. There are also many places to stay in nearby Granada which is 30 minutes away from the lake proper, not 15 minutes as most promoters of the area claim. It is very beautiful and well worth the trip.