Mombacho Volcano Natural Reserve
Reserva Natural Volcán Mombacho
A dormant volcano south of Granada with a cloud forest on its summit, offering a crater rim trail, orchids, and howler monkeys.
Mombacho Volcano rises to about 1,345 meters and sits roughly 10 km from Granada. Its summit is covered in damp cloud forest, home to epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, tree frogs, and howler monkeys. A truck takes visitors from the visitor center to the top, where you can walk the roughly 1.5 km Sendero del Cráter loop around the crater and fumaroles. Fitter visitors can choose longer trails such as the Puma trail. On the mountainside, a coffee plantation offers canopy zip-lining. Entry combined with the transport up costs about $20–30. The reserve is generally open 8:00–17:00. The summit is cool and misty, so bring a jacket and shoes with good grip.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Las Isletas
- Iglesia de Xalteva
- Fortaleza La Pólvora
- Iglesia La Merced
- Granada Cathedral
- Parque Central (Parque Colón)
- Calle La Calzada
- Iglesia de Guadalupe