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Day One - Managua
- 8 pm arrival to Managua (if noon arrival-see Day 1 alternate)
- 9-10 pm Brief orientation and settle into Hotel in Managua
Day 1 (alternate)
- 12:35 arrival to Managua airport
- 1:35 Drive to Jinotega (Finca El Petén Hostel and Organic Coffee farm)
- afternoon tours and recreation
Day Two - Jinotega
- Eat breakfast-1 hr
- 9 am-morning departure for Jinotega (roughly 2.5 hrs)
- 11:30 arrive Finca El Peten, Jinotega
- Settle into Hostel
- 1:00 Family style lunch at Hostel
- 2:00-4:00 Tour of Finca El Peten 2hrs-Organic Coffee Workshop
- 4:00-6:00 Orientation discussion
- 6:00 Dinner at Hostel
- 7:00-8:00 Free time
- 8:00-9:00 Group Discussion
- 10:00 pm: bedtime
Day Three - Jinotega
- 7-8 am: breakfast
- 9am: Leave for Village of San Rafael del Noret/introduction to community
- 12 pm: Lunch in homestay
- 1-4: Community Development Projects
- 4-5 pm: Group discussion
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Four - Village of San Rafael del Norte
- 7 am: breakfast in homestay
- 8am-12pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 12pm-2pm: Lunch and rest in homestay
- 2-5pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Five - Village of San Rafael del Norte
- 7-8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 8am-12pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 12pm-2pm: Lunch in Homestay
- 2-5pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Six - Village of San Rafael del Norte
- 7-8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 8am-12pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 12pm-5pm: Afternoon Excursion in surrounding mountains
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Seven - Somoto
- 6 am: breakfast in homestay
- 7 am: goodbyes and departure for Somoto
- 10 am: Arrive Somoto and begin canyoneering trip in the Somoto Canyon
- 10-4pm: Trip in Somoto Canyon
- 5 pm: Settle into hotel in Somoto
- 6 pm: Dinner in Somoto
- 8-9pm: Group Discussion
- 10 pm: Bedtime
Day Eight - San Juan del Sur
- 7-8 am: breakfast in hotel
- 8am: Depart for Granada/San Juan del sur
- 12pm: Lunch and historic tour in Granada
- 2-4 pm: Canopy Tour-Mombacho Cloud Forest
- 5:30 pm: Arrive San Juan del sur
- 6pm: Dinner in group Homestay
- 7-9pm: Free Time/Internet Access
- 10pm: bed
Day Nine - San Juan del sur
- 8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Surf lesssons and Surfing
- 12-1 pm: Lunch at beach
- 1-5pm: Free time: Check out San Juan del Sur/Recreation at beach
- 5pm: Free time in San Juan del sur
- 6pm: Dinner in homestay
- 8-9pm: group discussion
- 10pm: bedtime
Day Ten - Laguna de Apoyo
- 8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Community Development at Local School
- 12pm: Lunch at Homestay
- 1pm: Leave San Juan del sur for Laguna de Apoyo
- 2 pm: Arrive Monkey Hut Lodge
- 2-6: afternoon recreation on lake
- 6pm: Dinner at Monkey Hut Lodge
Day Eleven - Laguna de Apoyo
- 8am: breakfast in hostel
- 9am: leave for La Chureca and Colegio Esperanza
- 10 am: service work with Colegio Esperanza and community at La Chureca (municipal Landfill)
- 12pm Lunch in Managua
- 1-3 pm shopping at Masaya’s artesan market
- 4-6: Free time at Monkey Hut/Lake
- 6pm: dinner
- 8pm Final Group Discussion
Day Twelve - Travel Home
- Return home
Dates: Mar 1 – Mar 12
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