AMAZING EXPERIENCE - Absolutely amazing experience, Jerry was on time, really organized and gave us an amazing experience. He’s extremely informative, one might say a history book walking! We would 1000% recommend using his service!! 10/10

Relaxed Paced with Lots to see - The tour guide is the key to any great tour and Gerald was great. Throughly explaining everything as we went and answering all our question. Started the day with a tour of Granada and the market, then took us on a boat ride around the islands. During boat ride we saw lots of wildlife including monkeys. Afterwards we went to Masaya market, then lunch. Ended the trip at the rim of the Masaya valcano. Even got to see the lava bubbling in tge valcano. Gerald was extremely knowledgeable and speaks very fluent English. I will definitely use this company again!

A wonderful introduction to beautiful Nicaragua - We did a great day tour with Gerald based in Granada, including a city tour, isletas boat tour, and Masaya volcano. It was really enjoyable and we loved having such a knowledgeable and friendly guide. Gerald's explanations were helpful and informative, and he was flexible in making sure that the tour met our needs.He was also responsive in advance of our trip, providing answers to our questions and information about the tour. Would 100% recommend using Gerald if you're visiting Nicaragua - his tour was a fantastic experience!

Best Trip Ever! - Where to begin! Booking Gerald was the best thing we did on this trip, and we’re so lucky to have found him. Gerald had an educated answer to ALL of our questions (and we had a ton) and was SUPER knowledgeable in every aspect of our trip. You can tell that he is very passionate about what he does and takes his job very seriously. He had everything planned for us and was willing to adapt to what we wanted to do. As soon as we mentioned we wanted to do/taste something, he instantly knew what to do and where to go. His connections are truly invaluable. We traveled to several cities in Nicaragua and he seemed to know everything and everyone, and got us hooked up with private tours and unique experiences. Things we would have never been able to do without him. Absolutely AMAZING stuff. I can’t stress enough how much different our trip would have been without him. If you are reading this and are in search of a guide, please do yourself a favor and book Gerald. It simply can’t get any better than him.

Nature and beach visit with Geraldo - This is the second time I have visited Nicaragua and the second time that I have used Geraldo Duran as our tour guide. The first experience was so wonderful that I told him I would be back. I absolutely love everything about Nicaragua and Geraldo. The country is so beautiful, interesting and safe its just a wonder that more tourists haven’t discovered this treasure in our “backyard”. But it is nice to visit a place that isn’t overrun with tourists. The country is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited (I’ve been traveling over 40 years and have visited more than 120 countries). The ocean is mostly untouched by development and they have 7 active volcanoes. The people are super friendly. I think most Americans believe it is a dangerous country but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, guns are outlawed here so it feels much safer than the US. We had a chance to visit Masaya, an active volcano as well as Granada, Lake Apoyo. But the highlights were the simple places Geraldo took us to so we could eat local food and visit traditional ceramic workshops. We traveled with 13 people including our 7 grandkids and they had a ball. The kids of course loved the beach and so we spent most of our time at Playa Iguana and it is a beautiful place. I didn’t get a chance to sandboard this time but maybe next time. I plan to go back this fall. Geraldo is a real environmentalist and so knowledgeable about nature so we really connected there. His English is flawless.

Second to none - Amazing company. Great tour guide/driver, great communication. Highly recommended. Nothing but positive things to say.

The best!! - First time users of Tours by Locals(and to Nicaragua) and it was the best!! Gerald took us to the volcano (which was amazing), around the city (to beautiful and historical places), and to Grenada…but his knowledge and friendship was above and beyond our expectations! We had the best experience seeing how safe and magical and interesting Managua was. We couldn’t have navigated the city or seen so much, without Gerald. He even told us about other places to visit on our next trip to Nicaragua. Thank you sooo much Gerald!!

Terrific tour guide! - My husband and I spent five memorable days in Nicaragua in late January 2023. We were very fortunate to have Gerald Duran as our guide the last three days for our visits to Granada, Lake Nicaragua, the small islands in Lake Nicaragua off the coast of Granada, the Masaya artisan market, and the Masaya Volcano. We also did side trips with him to local flower and produce markets, woodshops, and galleries. Probably the two highpoints were our visit to a locally owned ceramics school and workshop in San Juan de Oriente for a pottery-making demonstration by master potter Lopez, along with a refreshing late afternoon boat trip on Lake Nicaragua after our tour of colonial Grenada. Not only is Gerard very knowledgeable about Nicaraguan history, culture, flora and fauna, but also extremely personable and accommodating. He speaks perfect English, but also clearly articulated Spanish, which we took full advantage of. Mr. Duran has our highest recommendation.

What a great trip! - What a great and interesting day from lava landscape and volcanoes to Granada och Lake Nicaragua! Our guide Gerald was super knowledgeable and happy to accommodate us. Do not miss out on this trip!

Knowledgeable and trustworthy - What a great custom tour Gerald provided me. I had a short stay in Managua (1.5 days) and we saw so much, the sights of Managua / Granada / Masaya volcano at night / tour of the white cities. He is trustworthy, honest, very knowledgeable and accommodating. Highly recommended 😊