Nicaragua offers the world’s only volcano boarding, and the volcano is active, hoping the board to feel the heat sure is a hot adventure. Cos you never know when the volcano will go active!

Location: Bigfoot Hostel, Cerro Negra, Nicaragua, Central America
Duration: 4 1/2 hours round-trip
Equipment: Overalls, boards and goggles provided
Rates: $23 per person

Darryn Webb 29-year-old former tour guide has spent two years perfecting his “volcano boarding” on Cerro Negro, an ominous looking active volcano located about 45 minutes from Leon, Nicaragua. He runs this hair-raising activity from his popular Bigfoot Hostel in central Leon.

13 volcanoes, including Cerro Negra, a cone of blackened rock that usually erupts every seven years, surround the colonial Nicaraguan town. Perfect, it turns out, for tourists to hold onto a board and slide down its 40-degree sandy slope, reaching speeds of 25 m.p.h.

Boarders can choose between a fast new board, and a slower board that has been used once before. They are also provided with orange overalls and goggles, which helps avoid cuts and abrasions should you fall speeding from zero to 40 km/h in eight seconds.

On the climb up the side of this black mountain, the scenery is breathtaking. Webb guides the boarders up the volcano, taking pride in his present home the Australian explains the flora, local history and a few facts about volcanoes.

Source: Chicago Tribune