Location: Nicaragua < Central America
San Juan del Sur is one of the most visited beaches, by both foreign tourists and Nicaraguans. The beach is located inside an almost perfectly U-shaped bay. In San Juan del Sur you can enjoy a high variety of seafood in the numerous restaurants that are situated right in front of the bay.
For more adventure you can hire a boat and visit the pristine, neighboring beaches. Big game fishing, diving, and surfing are also among the options. There are plenty hotels and hostels in and around San Juan del Sur (use our Hotel Guide to locate them).
From Managua it takes about two hours to get to San Juan del Sur. You can take express or regular buses from the Roberto Huembes market to Rivas. In Rivas you can take a bus to San Juan del Sur. It costs about $3 to get there using public transportation.