One of the youngest volcanoes in the world, it last erupted in 1999 and features a dramatic black cone. While it's still considered active, today most …
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Feb 21, 2025
Amazing volcano! Make sure you use Volcano Day for volcano boarding. Ask for Omar, he is amazing and speaks fantastic English!Full review by Nelsonmanning22
Oct 30, 2022
We had a great time enjoying the beautiful views! The hike up is fairly easy and takes about +/- 30 minutes. Coming down is much quicker;)Full review by nelsong284
Oct 14, 2022
Located a 45 minute drive outside of Leon the volcano of cerro negro has become synonymous with volcano boarding - an activity where one slides down the gravelly/sandy side on a plank of wood. Desp…Full review by RowanH336
I saw plenty of people going up and down with their kids -- maybe ages six or eight. They sat on the boards with their parents going down. I'd 100% recommend you pay the …
I saw plenty of people going up and down with their kids -- maybe ages six or eight. They sat on the boards with their parents going down. I'd 100% recommend you pay the few bucks to have the local carry the kids' boards up the mountain (and you're own if you're not to confident). The boards weigh a few pounds and are annoying to carry -- more so when the wind kicks up.
Solo needing a group tour! Hey, I’m so keen to do the volcano boarding but wondered if anyone knows of a group tour from Granada? I’m on my own and thought it will be no where near as fun (and a lot of tour companies don’t offer for solos) thanks in advance!
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we used Tierra Tours in Leon but they were contracted by Oro Travel in Granada who helped us arrange our trip
Solo needing a group tour! Hey, I’m so keen to do the volcano boarding but wondered if anyone knows of a group tour from Granada? I’m on my own and thought it will be no where near as fun (and a lot of tour companies don’t offer for solos) thanks in advance!
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yeah, Leon is worth a night and i think any tour company there will take a single in their group...
Hi:) My friend and I are travelling to Nicaragua, and we really want to try the sandboarding. However, I have never snowboarded before, and I get a little afraid of high speed. Will this tour be Ok for me ?
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Yes, you can definitely control the board. I went down at a snails pace, everyone laughed at me lol
I saw a YouTube video of the non sledding hike and it looked like people were crawling up the volcano because it was so steep. Is that accurate? I am overweight and out of shape, but plan to conquer the hike.
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They must have been going the wrong way. The hike is moderate, the guides take breaks every 15 minutes or so and tell you a little about the surrounding area so that people …
They must have been going the wrong way. The hike is moderate, the guides take breaks every 15 minutes or so and tell you a little about the surrounding area so that people can catch their breath. It is windy up there and you do have to carry your board if you plan to do the sledding. There is an alternate walking route to get down if you were only interested in experiencing the top and taking pictures. It's well worth doing, I wish the tour allowed us to go up again and do it one more time.