Centro de Visitantes Reserva natural Laguna de Apoyo, Masaya Department, Nicaragua

4Goal100Countries 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2019

Relaxation at it's best!
The Natural Reserve at Laguna de Apoyo is a great spot to relax and to enjoy scenic views or a swim. They have a few restaurants nearby that offer good food and lake views. The lake is warm and the waters are clear thereby ensuring a good swim!

4Kirsten B 5:00 PM Dec 2, 2011

Bring a ranger if you're hiking
We were blown away when we arrived at this beautiful and tranquile nature spot. The transport to the laguna isn't easy, unless you are willing to pay for a taxi. But this also makes it less crowded and comfortably quiet. We had a bad experience though, when we were hiking up to the viewpoint of Katarina, where we were robbed by 3 men armed with machetes. Unfortunately the police didn't really care to help, eventhough the friendly hosts of our resort did everything they could to get them to come. We did report the incidence to the local park rangers though, who said they would be happy to escort future tourist on this hike. We definitely recommend others to go to Laguna de Apoyo (where we felt safe), but make sure to bring one of the friendly rangers if you go hiking.