Moon Nicaragua (Moon Handbooks) Paperback – November 24, 2015

Could use updated and more exciting photo's

Just got back from Nicaragua using Moon's book as my major guide. I purchased it because it was the most recent, and it wasn't bad but I think in the accumulation of much information about the country the author included material not exactly accurate. The Bluefields section needs to be updated. The major tour operator in the area, Atlantic Tours, could not be located and I was told no longer exists. The same could be said of the Bluefields Bay Hotel where I once stayed years ago. It is a construction sight supposedly being remodeled with a few decrepit rooms with bucket showers. The adjacent Tia Irene restaurant, pleasantly situated over the water, did not have any seafood to eat the night I stopped by! Describing El Bluff having a "gorgeous little Caribbean white sand beach" is ridiculous. I have been to many "gorgeous" Caribbean beaches. The desolate dark abandoned seashore at El Bluff is to be avoided. Actually, the recommended beach at Poneloya near Leon is only slightly better. Head to Las Penitas instead. Finally, travelers need to know that the Corn Islands are being swamped with tourists at least in the "season" and lodging can be hard to find unless arranged ahead of time. Prices are shooting up as well. Overall, I had a great visit (my fourth). Travelers need to do their homework on the internet to complement this guide as well as any others.

We purchased this book in early December 2015 and promptly put it to work. We spent three weeks lugging this book around, using it as a reference companion to the internet. It doesn't have the abundance of information that the internet has, but it has what most people need. We used multiple hotel/hostel choices from the book and felt the small blurbs about them were pretty close to the actual results.this is an excellent book to plan your trip with and use while in country. we will purchase more Moon handbooks for upcoming trips as a result of this experience.

Good but not great. I recently returned from a trip to Granada and the surrounding area. The book helped me find a great hotel and good places to eat. The book lacked details about how to get around and general information about the locale I visited as compared to other guidebooks I have used.

We just came back from Nicaragua and are glad that we got (and brought with us) this latest edition of guidebook. The information is relevant and correct. It's also an interesting read, which is always a bonus. We had bought other guidebooks before that were just so boring to read and literally put off our interest is visiting the country (can you imagine!?). Highly recommended.

Fantastic guide. It is very well written and has lots of great quality photography to go with the descriptions. All pages are in color. I ordered 2 other guides about Nicaragua but this is the one I would highly recommend. It covers regions and areas very well that are not even mentioned in the Lonely planet.

I selected this book because the Lonely Planet version had not been updated in almost 3 years. i just returned from Nicaragua and i can tell you that this book has not been not updated either, given the publication date of December 2015, 6th edition. the maps are ok, but there isn't enough information in this book to help you make travel choices. for example, in the lagoon de apoyo section, under 'lodging and food' there are 3 or 4 lodging places mentioned, and nothing about food. i found this in each section of the book, for every area we visited, details just completely missing. i am not sure who does the travel writing or investigation but perhaps less Tona's and more details, eh? suggestion to the editor to actually try to use this book to travel and see how far you get!this was my first use of a Moon book and based on this experience i would not buy another.

I've never been to Nicaragua before, but this book has helped with planning out my itinerary for a month long trip in September. Good lodging recommendations for budget travelers.

Bought this for 3-week trip to Nicaragua Feb/March 2016. Book sturdy and did not fall apart with heavy use, though glued binding not sewn. Maps, especially town plans, very good if not brilliant – there doesn't seem to be a good stand-alone countrywide map sold. Background info okay though completely missing the Masaya Prison, a common tour destination. However we (self, lady friend and my sister who had been to Nicaragua the year before and preferred LP guide) found Moon's restaurant listings a bit thin. We often had to resort to Trip Advisor for current ideas.

We spent one month in Nicaragua on a low budget. This guide was released 3 months before our trip.+ It gives good general informationations on how to move around.+ It has some interesting stories, especially about the bigger cities.- We were missing specific information on transport, e.g. where bus stations are (alot of times not shown on the map) and from which bus station busses commute to other regions/cities.- Eventhough there are low budget options for accomodations and food, these "low-budget-options" arent really low budget and we always found cheaper and nicer places. Also there were no general recommendations for low budget traveling in Nicaragua.- Some maps are out of date. Places are not at the right spot, even including places like museums, which have not changed their location for years.- On places less frequented by tourists, we got the feeling, that the author had never been there themselve and describes an outdated environment or a totally different place.

Beaucoup d'infos, c'est clair et concis. Information à jour.