Nicaragua Beach Retreat with Surf, Yoga and Pickleball

Verdad accommodates up to 20 guests across four ocean-view casitas, a duplex casita, a double casita and two pool rooms. All casitas have en-suite bathrooms and private ocean-view decks; the pool rooms have private bathrooms and share a patio. Everything is furnished with locally made pieces and fine linens, and every room has a view. The open-air studio is the hub for movement — it's kitted out with yoga mats, blocks, bolsters and straps, plus med balls, a Bosu, kettlebells, boxing gloves and pads, jump ropes, battle ropes and TRX. There's also a small lending library if you finish your book.

What you actually do each day is up to your group. Surfing runs through the on-site surf school, and the beach break out front works for beginners and improvers alike. Yoga and fitness sessions happen in the studio whenever you want them scheduled. Pickleball is available on-site. Beyond that, Verdad arranges trail runs and hikes, catamaran sailing, snorkelling, zip-lining, horseback riding, a waterfall hike, a trip to Laguna de Apoyo crater lake and a Masaya volcano hike, plus a cooking class with wine tasting. Massages happen in the on-site massage studio. Beach bonfires and poolside happy hours with tapas can be set up in the evenings.

Food is a big part of it. Cocina Verdad cooks with locally sourced ingredients and can cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, tea, Nicaraguan coffee and purified water. The chefs adjust to vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or any other preference, so nobody in the group gets a plate they can't eat. The property runs on solar-generated hot water, uses sustainably produced soaps sourced in Granada, and includes daily housekeeping.

The setting is deliberately quiet — a secluded stretch of Pacific coastline with nothing much around it. That's the point. You get ocean views from the pool, the lounges and every room, and the loudest thing you'll hear most days is the surf. Groups that want a base for surfing, training, yoga or just hanging out by the water tend to get exactly what they came for.

What's included

- Stay in ocean-view casitas or rooms - Meals prepared with locally sourced ingredients (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, tea, Nicaraguan coffee and purified water) - Dietary preferences accommodated (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.) - Use of the open-air yoga and fitness studio - Yoga mats, blocks, bolsters and straps - Fitness gear: med balls, Bosu, kettlebells, boxing gloves and pads, jump ropes, battle ropes, TRX - Swimming pool with sunbathing deck and bar - Cold plunge - Use of all property amenities, lounges and chill-out areas - Massage studio access - Small lending library - Wifi - Solar-generated hot water showers with sea views - Sustainably produced soaps sourced locally in Granada - Daily housekeeping - Assistance with transportation, logistics and activity bookings

What's not included

- Airport transfers (available as add-on) - Massages - Surfing lessons - Catamaran sailing - Zip-lining - Waterfall hike - Horseback riding - Poolside happy hour and tapas - Beach bonfire and drinks - Trail runs and hikes - Pickleball - Laguna de Apoyo crater lake trip - Trips to the Masaya volcano - Cooking class and wine tasting - Volunteer opportunity at Playa Escameca Turtle Sanctuary - Flights - Travel insurance - Personal expenses