4 Day Build Your Personal Yoga Practice in an Intensive Yoga Retreat in Rivas, Nicaragua

The huts at El Zopilote Organic Farm are bioconstructions immersed in a lush green environment where you can relax surrounded by birds and monkeys. All huts have beds with mosquito nets and lockers.

Driving directions after taking the ferry

• Follow the direction to Balgue.
• At the junction of el Cino take right
• After eight kilometers at the junction of Santa Cruz take left. You’ll find the entrance of El Zopilote on your right after 500 meters.
• Ask in the house behind the bushop to park there they will charge you something but your car will be safe there.
• You can also find El Zopilote in google maps. Please note that if you think to arrive in the evening it should be useful to bring a torch with you.

Arrival by plane

Please book your flight to arrive at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR), Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA), or Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). Transfers from and to Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) are not included in the price. Transfers from Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA) is available for an additional cost of 80 USD.

Arrival by bus

From Managua, Granada, San Juan del Sur or Penas Blancas (the border) you should go to the town of Rivas. From there you may take a shared taxi (1 USD per head) or a private taxi (3 to 5 USD) to the port of San Jorge. This takes about 20 minutes. The taxi ranks are situated near the bus station in Rivas.

From Moyogalpa or San Jose del Sur, you can get a bus to Merida (1 USD per head) or to Balgue (1 USD). If you take the bus to Merida you must get off at Santa Cruz, the journey takes about two hours and you must ask the bus driver to let you off at Santa Cruz. From there walk in direction of Balguefor about 300 meters until you find the entrance to El Zopilote.

If you get the bus to Balgue you can get off directly in front of the entrance to the farm. You will spot an old yellow school bus which is the bushop. Ask the bushop girls if there are free places on the farm and if the answer is yes, just walk along the signposted route to the reception (10 minutes walk). Please note that there are no buses on Sundays.

Arrival by taxi

From Moyogalpa, you can get a taxi directly to the farm. (one hour) the taxi drivers offer their services at the port. It is a good idea to contract the price before getting a taxi. The price depends on the number of passengers and is usually about 20-25 USD.

Arrival by ferry

From the port of San Jorge, there are various ferry boats (2 USD per head) or boats (1.50 USD per head) which will take you across the lake to the town of Moyogalpa (one hour from land), or to the town of San Jose del Sur (one and a half hours from land).

You can also take your car but you must reserve a place for your car on the ferry beforehand. There are three ferry boat companies. “Rey del Cocibolca” is the largest ferry boat and goes to San Jose del Sur port. Or there is “Che Guevara” to Moyogalpa and “Milton Arcia” also to Moyogalpa.