Buy a Private Island in This Special Part of Nicaragua — Before Everyone Else Does

A boat ride from the Granada Marina offers the opportunity to arrive on your own private island in style, surrounded by the peaceful ripples of the lake (many of these islands are a five- to 20-minute boat ride away from the marina). The islands that are currently inhabited include Nicaraguan locals who have lived on the lake for generations, as well as wealthy families from Nicaragua, like the Chamorro family, who owns a supermarket distribution company, and the Pellas family, who owns the most popular Nicaraguan rum, Flor de Caa.

Why move to Lake Nicaragua? Well, there are many fun highlights to owning your own private island. You are surrounded by water for whenever you want to take a dip for recreational swimming, as well as kayaking and inexpensive 45-minute boat trips around the lake. You can take a boat over to a small fortress on San Pablo Island, which was erected to protect against pirates coming from Rio San Juan in the southern part of Nicaragua. The fortress comes with a view of Granada and the cathedral, and local families visit the fort often to picnic and swim.