Vapues Travel

I had an outstanding tour of Nicaragua with Vapues Tours! They were professional and very committed to ensuring a positive travel experience. Prior to the tour, they worked with me to craft a personalized itinerary that fit my interests/budget. I was also particularly impressed with how well they communicated with me throughout the tour to make sure I was always comfortable and had all questions answered. I highly recommend Vapues and will definitely be using their services again when I return to see other parts of this beautiful country!

We organised our 23 day trip to Nicaragua from the UK through Vapues Travel. We were looking for a bespoke in-depth experience and to take in as much as possible in the time we had. Our criteria was to visit some of the popular attractions but also go off the usual tourist track. Including the biosphere reserve on the border with Costa Rica and canyoning close to the border with Honduras. We ended the trip with a complete contrast visiting both Big and Little Corn Island for a taste of the Caribbean. I certainly can say our experience was amazing especially the bits that required more thought to reach. Our transport was always well organised including some travel on public boats all arranged and sorted by Vapues. All our accommodation (not all luxury but all with character by our request) exceeded our expectations. All the drivers, tours and guides were great. Maria from Vapues was in constant contact through WhatsApp and really made the trip run as smoothly as possible and was always helpful in answering any questions that we had. If I tried to organise fitting this all in 23 days myself, I don't think it would ever of being possible. The whole time everything went as planned. This made the whole experience stress free especially when I was also responsible for my wife and two 18- and 19-year-old daughters.

Excellent service. Managua – based tour operator Va Pues organized our nine – day tour of Nicaragua’s three principal cities: Managua, Leon and Granada. Their selected hotels were clean and comfortable; their English-speaking tour guides, professional, well-informed, and punctual. We would definitely highly recommend Va Pues to any traveller contemplating a visit to Nicaragua. Bob and Vicky Turner, Victoria BC, Canada.

When we decided on travelling to Nicaragua, we decided to use a tour company as we knew nothing about the many sites available. One criteria was to find an in-country company and not a big-name international tour company. Vapues appealed to us based on their reviews and tour flexibility. From the on-set, communication was speedy and helpful. Emily, the office representative spent a great amount of time suggesting, adjusting and perfecting our tour itinerary. Her & the office response and professionalism was outstanding. Our 12 day tour began with our flights being cancelled. As we were in Costa Rica, Emily was able to pivot and arrange for us to be picked up by shuttle at the border. She even responded to us at 3:30am - from the start we did not feel abandoned. Our tour guide Oscar, spoke English and exceeded meeting our needs in results and in ensuring our safety. We had a lot of fun with him learning about the culture, traditions, and history of Nicaragua. The tour was exactly what we wanted - a bit of knowledge, a bit of experience and an opportunity to venture out on our own. Every detail was coordinated and the sites and stops they arranged were amazing, from cities to beaches to volcanoes. The highlight of the tour was being able to rely on a company and a group of professionals (office, guides, & drivers) who had our best interest as a priority and to deliver a premium experience. We have no complaints and highly recommend Vupues (meaning 'let's do it) as the name suggests.

I cannot say enough good things about Vapues Travel and Lucia. We contacted Lucía about a year ago. We kept changing our plans, and while most people would have gotten frustrated and given up on us, Lucía never did. Finally, when we were ready to come to Nicaragua, we decided to only book a day tour of Managua and deal with other activities once we arrived. Again, Lucia stuck with us. We had a great tour of Managua, and she even had the driver take us to Granada. Once in Nicaragua, we decided to go to Little Corn Island. We reached out to Lucia, and in a matter of hours, she had a great 3-night trip planned for us. The trip was great and went off like clockwork. At least we thought so. Apparently, something was not up to Lucia’s quality. We did not notice, but since she was not happy when we returned to Granada, she offered us a day tour of the White Village. All to make up for an issue we did not even know was an issue. The transportation, accommodations, and guides were all top-notch from our perspective. We highly recommend Vapues Travel for your next visit to Nicaragua. It is rare to find someone that corrects a problem you did not even know you had.

Our trip was great. When I was starting to organize this trip I worked with Va Pues and another company. I eventually picked VaPues because Katherrine my travel specialist was so responsive. She answers her emails very quickly and made changes to my trip the same day. She kept in contact with me via What's App throughout out my trip. We traveled across the border from Costa Rica which is more complicated than flying into Nicaragua. Katherinne did a great job of walking us through the steps and the costs. Having small US dollars was a lifesaver. Our guides throughout the trip were always waiting for us each step of the way. We visited Ometepe Island, Granada, Estili, and Leon. Each place has its own personality and I am very glad we stopped in each location. I think Katherinne did a good job of keeping us busy but also allowed for some needed downtime during our stay. I recommend letting your travel specialist know what you would like to do so they can tailor the trip to you. We wanted to see a cigar factory, visit Flor de Caña, have an in home cooking experience and most importantly be able to travel while my husband was only 3 months post op from a foot surgery. She did a great job as did our local guides. For example, in Granada my husband's foot was hurting too much so our guide was able to procure a horse and carriage for our city tour. That saved our tour of Granada. As you can read from my review I highly recommend this company. To give you some context we have visited 50 countries and used many travel companies. This trip was organized very well and I appreciate their attention to detail..

We spent two weeks in Nicaragua; Vapues was the local agent for our British tour operator, and we couldn't have been in better hands. We visited Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Ometepe, Corn Island and Managua. Reyna was very accessible at all times by WhatsApp. There was one hitch in the plans, but she adjusted for it smoothly. The accommodation used was well chosen. Special mention of appreciation for Oscar and Rene, but all the staff we were in contact with were friendly and helpful. Thanks for an amazing trip!

Sorry so late with this Lucia! I want to say that I was absolutely 100% pleased with our service from beginning to end. It was myself and girlfriend and 15year old daughter and we were picked up at our hotel in liberia Costa Rica by their driver and taken to the Nicaraguan border. This part I was nervous about. We do not speak much Spanish and the hustle and bustle and different buildings we had to navigate made me very nervous BUT our driver escorted us through the Costa Rican side and we had about 300 meters where we had to walk across to the Nicaraguan side BUT there was our other driver!!! The only reason we had to walk by ourselves was because they are not allowed to escort us actually over the border. That driver did the exact same thing. Directed us where and waited with us and after we cleared we went to the van where water and a souvenir water bottle to keep was given to us. We headed to San jaun del sur and our hotel the Victoriano was great as well! We even received phone calls making sure all was well from vapues travel. So I would not only recommend to friends and family, I would insist they experience this business as well. A million thank you’s and until next trip. Take care