Little Corn Island, Nicaragua

My top 10 must see Nicaragua travel destinations:

We will start with number one and I will add a new one every few days. I have to start with Little Corn Island off the east coast of Nicaragua in the Caribbean. This place is an absolute paradise

Little Corn Island

This small Caribbean island off the coast of Nicaragua is one of the coolest destinations I have ever been to. It is not easy to get to, but if a little adventure is in your blood you will agree that it is easily worth your efforts. We took the easy travel road which consisted of a morning flight from Managua to Big Corn Island and then a quick boat ride over to Little Corn (You can also take the long bus to Bluefields and then take another long boat ride from there).

First thing you see when you reach the island is that there are no roads and no cars. The main thoroughfare on the island is a short sidewalk on the beachfront on what they call the "front side" of the island. We had heard from some friends that we should stay on the "breezy side", which requires a walk through the jungle via an unmarked trail, so we figured we would give it a go. We ended up following a girl who worked at Elsa's Place, one of the "breezy side" hotels through a jungle trail in the dark and eventually ended up at a little place called Sunrise Paradise. A room for three of us was $10 per night. It was far from luxury, but also steps from the water. The nightlife was surprisingly alive at one of the other little hotels down the beach from us called the Cool Spot and the meals were delicious and inexpensive. I had some of the best lobster I have ever had for less than $10 and there was an ample supply of Toña and Flor de Caña.

Straight out from out hotel there was a ship wrecked on the reef. We rented some snorkel gear and took a swim out (It was farther than it looked). The water was amazing and the sealife abundant. We ultimately ended up catching a boat to the reefs on the north side of the island and swam with sharks, rays, turtles and more fish than you can imagine. We also enjoyed a nice social dinner one night at the Casa Iguana which was also a pretty cool and more upscale hotel than where we stayed. The couple that ran the Casa Iguana was very cool and friendly. Although we only snorkeled, there is also a nice little dive shop on the island that can take you out scuba diving if you desire.