Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
This one is going to be tough. In a car, with our dog Evie, we are crossing from El Salvador, into Honduras, and then continuing into Nicaragua. We have been traveling Central America by car for over a year, so we are no stranger to Central America Borders, but these border crossings are known to be the most challenging to cross in all of Central America - specifically the border into Nicaragua.
Our journey from El Salvador to Nicaragua begins in La Libertad; a coastal beach town on the Pacific Ocean that we loved spending a few days in. We pack up the car, buckle Evie in, and get on the road for this 2 day drive through El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Leaving El Salvador is very bitter sweet. We have loved this country and feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to visit a country that was too dangerous to visit for so long, but we are eager to move on and see new places in Central America.
Leaving El Salvador turned out to be a fairly simple process, but what wasn't simple was entering into Honduras. It took us longer than we thought to drive to the El Salvador/Honduras border, and when we arrived to the Honduras side they had no electricity. Apparently this is fairly common, but it meant they couldn't process our paperwork until the power came back on (and no one knew how long that would take of course). A few carrots cakes helped us pass the time, and eventually we made the crossing into Honduras. Not everything went to plan though and we ended up doing something illegal...
We spent one night in Choluteca, Honduras, and it was quite the experience. Honduras was very different from the other countries we have visited in Central America. The country's poverty is more obvious, and it felt a little rough around the edges, but we know there are many gems here that we hope to see one day. For now, this one night in Honduras is all we have time for though. After a decent sleep at a crummy hotel, we visited a DHL and had a wonderful experience arranging for them to store our drone for us while we are in Nicaragua. Nicaragua has very firm drone laws, so we can't bring ours with us (sorry for the lack of drone shots for the next little while!).
Arriving at the Honduras/Nicaragua border was a bit of a headache, as everyone wants to find every little way to be "helpful" on hopes of receiving a tip. It can become awfully frustrating after a while though, and as we are crossing two borders in two days, we're already finding it a bit tiresome. Besides some hefty knocks on our car window, we successfully exit Honduras and make our way to the Nicaragua border.
The Nicaragua border is what we were most nervous about on this overlanding journey through Central America. We've heard from other travellers that this border crossing is particularly challenging. This was our experience as well. It was confusing, chaotic, and it took forever. Many of the border agents were less than helpful, and our meeger Spanish skills made this more challenging. BUT, we did it!! It took forever, but we eventually crossed into Nicaragua.
Our last job on this journey was to drive to Leon, Nicaragua. Leon is going to be the first city in Nicaragua that we explore, and we can't wait to share that with you in next week's video!
To watch our entire El Salvador playlist, click here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSSlYnwzYFH5wm6sEDt6JLVtUKRPFuVJ3
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== Chapters ==
0:00 Finally leaving El Salvador
7:13 First impressions of Honduras
16:44 Home for the night
25:00 The hardest border crossing we'll do
29:00 First impressions of Nicaragua
#centralamerica #elsalvador #honduras #nicaragua
This one is going to be tough. In a car, with our dog Evie, we are crossing from El Salvador, into Honduras, and then continuing into Nicaragua. We have been traveling Central America by car for over a year, so we are no stranger to Central America Borders, but these border crossings are known to be the most challenging to cross in all of Central America - specifically the border into Nicaragua.
Our journey from El Salvador to Nicaragua begins in La Libertad; a coastal beach town on the Pacific Ocean that we loved spending a few days in. We pack up the car, buckle Evie in, and get on the road for this 2 day drive through El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Leaving El Salvador is very bitter sweet. We have loved this country and feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to visit a country that was too dangerous to visit for so long, but we are eager to move on and see new places in Central America.
Leaving El Salvador turned out to be a fairly simple process, but what wasn't simple was entering into Honduras. It took us longer than we thought to drive to the El Salvador/Honduras border, and when we arrived to the Honduras side they had no electricity. Apparently this is fairly common, but it meant they couldn't process our paperwork until the power came back on (and no one knew how long that would take of course). A few carrots cakes helped us pass the time, and eventually we made the crossing into Honduras. Not everything went to plan though and we ended up doing something illegal...
We spent one night in Choluteca, Honduras, and it was quite the experience. Honduras was very different from the other countries we have visited in Central America. The country's poverty is more obvious, and it felt a little rough around the edges, but we know there are many gems here that we hope to see one day. For now, this one night in Honduras is all we have time for though. After a decent sleep at a crummy hotel, we visited a DHL and had a wonderful experience arranging for them to store our drone for us while we are in Nicaragua. Nicaragua has very firm drone laws, so we can't bring ours with us (sorry for the lack of drone shots for the next little while!).
Arriving at the Honduras/Nicaragua border was a bit of a headache, as everyone wants to find every little way to be "helpful" on hopes of receiving a tip. It can become awfully frustrating after a while though, and as we are crossing two borders in two days, we're already finding it a bit tiresome. Besides some hefty knocks on our car window, we successfully exit Honduras and make our way to the Nicaragua border.
The Nicaragua border is what we were most nervous about on this overlanding journey through Central America. We've heard from other travellers that this border crossing is particularly challenging. This was our experience as well. It was confusing, chaotic, and it took forever. Many of the border agents were less than helpful, and our meeger Spanish skills made this more challenging. BUT, we did it!! It took forever, but we eventually crossed into Nicaragua.
Our last job on this journey was to drive to Leon, Nicaragua. Leon is going to be the first city in Nicaragua that we explore, and we can't wait to share that with you in next week's video!
To watch our entire El Salvador playlist, click here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSSlYnwzYFH5wm6sEDt6JLVtUKRPFuVJ3
SafetyWing is our favourite travel insurance provider (including health insurance):
safetywing.com/nomad-insurance/?referenceID=nicoleandmico&campaign=nicole-and-mico---youtube---drive-to-nicaragua---april-5-2024&utm_campaign=nicole-and-mico---youtube---drive-to-nicaragua---april-5-2024&utm_source=nicoleandmico&utm_medium=Ambassador
== Connect with us! ==
♥ Instagram: @nicoleandmico_
♥ Website: nicoleandmico.com
♥ Email: hello@nicoleandmico.com
== OUR FAVOURITE TRAVEL GEAR ==
+ Matador soap bar case: amzn.to/3S9JheW
+ Travel Adapter (Universal): amzn.to/3HEwqL3
+ Makeup Remover Cloth (Erase-Your-Face): amzn.to/47lUP3a
+ Solid shampoo and conditioner: amzn.to/3T
+ HeroClip Carabiner: amzn.to/3itXX5Z
+ Ex-Officio Underwear: amzn.to/47rT7NF
+ Toiletry kit: shoptripped.com/nicoleandmico-holiday24-toiletry
+ OmniCharge (all-in-one battery bank): tinyurl.com/36hssspu
+ Vessi Everyday Classic sneakers: https://crrnt.app/VESSI/pgldkja7
Our FULL Packing List: nicoleandmico.com/our-packing-list
*Some of the links above are affiliate links and we may get a commission at no cost to you if you choose to use a link to purchase a product!
== Chapters ==
0:00 Finally leaving El Salvador
7:13 First impressions of Honduras
16:44 Home for the night
25:00 The hardest border crossing we'll do
29:00 First impressions of Nicaragua
#centralamerica #elsalvador #honduras #nicaragua
