Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation accommodation
| country: | Nicaragua |
| location: | Matagalpa |
| price: | From US $50 - US $70 per person per night. Group travel packages from US $830 (7 days) per person excluding flights. Price includes meals, lodging and a wide variety of cultural activities and guided hikes |
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Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation accommodation
We are an award winning ecolodge, private forest reserve and certified organic, shade grown coffee farm set in a wet tropical forest with 4 nature trails located in the mountainous heart of Nicaragua.
The farm’s high elevation (4000 ft - 1200 m), makes the property a cool, green, and tranquil paradise for travelers seeking beautiful sunsets, a refreshing climate, delicious food, and many activities.
We are a sustainable tourism project in which all earnings stay in the community, promoting a continual source of income for San Ramón and the conservation and restoration of the natural environment.
Our beautiful Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation has cabins built of hand made brick and other local materials accommodate 26 people. We also offers homestays in the town of San Ramón, for visitors to enjoy time with a typical Nicaraguan family. The guest houses of San Ramón are homes that have flush toilets, sinks, showers and electricity.
There are at least seven reasons visitors come to us for their accommodation:
Cultural exchange with the people and community of San Ramón Contribute to the economic development of San Ramón Observe and participate in the cultivation of shade grown, organic coffee Learn about tropical forests and the struggle of subsistence farmers Observe over 200 species of birds, plus numerous animals, tropical and medicinal plants Our excellent food and the personal attention of the all Nicaraguan staff Relax completely! Guided hikes. Bird watching. Night walks. Coffee picking sorting and processing (December – February). Guided visit to the butterfly house. Campfire with local musicians. Cooking class in a traditional kitchen. Visits to local school.
Other activities:
Horse riding. Visit to nearby Wabule River.
We are an award winning ecolodge, private forest reserve and certified organic, shade grown coffee farm set in a wet tropical forest with 4 nature trails located in the mountainous heart of Nicaragua.
The farm’s high elevation (4000 ft - 1200 m), makes the property a cool, green, and tranquil paradise for travelers seeking beautiful sunsets, a refreshing climate, delicious food, and many activities.
We are a sustainable tourism project in which all earnings stay in the community, promoting a continual source of income for San Ramón and the conservation and restoration of the natural environment.
Our beautiful Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation has cabins built of hand made brick and other local materials accommodate 26 people. We also offers homestays in the town of San Ramón, for visitors to enjoy time with a typical Nicaraguan family. The guest houses of San Ramón are homes that have flush toilets, sinks, showers and electricity.
There are at least seven reasons visitors come to us for their accommodation:
special things to do at our Nicaragua lodge
Included in packages: Other activities:
rooms, food and facilities
The beautiful Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation accommodation has cabins built of hand made brick and other local materials, and accommodates up to 26 people. The lodge and cabins are equipped with solar powered electricity, flush toilets, sinks and showers.
Each cabin sleeps 6 in sturdy bunk beds. In addition, there are three double rooms with private bath. A camping area offers pleasant conditions for campers with three campsites and a covered shelter. During your homestay in the town of San Ramón, enjoy time with a typical Nicaraguan family. The homes of the host families have flush toilets, sinks, showers and electricity.
Family friendly: There are many cross-cultural opportunities that our guides love to explore with travellers of all ages. Nearby there is a school and many families and children living in the surrounding small farms. Children under 3 years of age stay free. Children 3 through 11 years old pay half-price for lodging, food and activities.
Disabled access: One cabin and bathroom are wheel chair accessible. The mountainous terrain makes hiking inaccessible to wheel chair users.
By public transport: Buses to Matagalpa leave frequently from terminals in Managua (2 hours), Granada and León (2hours). After arriving in Matagalpa, take a taxi from the southern to the northern bus terminal, Guanuca. Take the bus going to Pancasan/El Jobo that passes through San Ramón (~15 min.).Get off the bus in the community of Yúcul (~40 min. from Matagalpa)
Each cabin sleeps 6 in sturdy bunk beds. In addition, there are three double rooms with private bath. A camping area offers pleasant conditions for campers with three campsites and a covered shelter. During your homestay in the town of San Ramón, enjoy time with a typical Nicaraguan family. The homes of the host families have flush toilets, sinks, showers and electricity.
Family friendly: There are many cross-cultural opportunities that our guides love to explore with travellers of all ages. Nearby there is a school and many families and children living in the surrounding small farms. Children under 3 years of age stay free. Children 3 through 11 years old pay half-price for lodging, food and activities.
Disabled access: One cabin and bathroom are wheel chair accessible. The mountainous terrain makes hiking inaccessible to wheel chair users.
how to find our Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation accommodation
By plane: Nearest airports - Granada & Matagalpa (2 hours) By public transport: Buses to Matagalpa leave frequently from terminals in Managua (2 hours), Granada and León (2hours). After arriving in Matagalpa, take a taxi from the southern to the northern bus terminal, Guanuca. Take the bus going to Pancasan/El Jobo that passes through San Ramón (~15 min.).Get off the bus in the community of Yúcul (~40 min. from Matagalpa)
Award winner
This tourism business won an Award in our 2007 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards - organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine, of the Royal Geographical Society
how this holiday makes a difference
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Our Nicaragua lodge and coffee plantation accommodation was created in 1998 by a non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina (USA). Its mission: through collaboration between San Ramón, Nicaragua and its partner communities in the United States, SCSRN promotes people-to-people connections and supports social/economic development projects that build friendship, understanding, justice and respect for the Earth.
We are a sustainable tourism project in which all earnings stay in the community, promoting a sustainable source of income for San Ramón and for the conservation and restoration of the natural environment. We dedicate 10% of group and package tour income (not just profits) to community projects. Completed projects include a potable water system for a nearby coffee cooperative community, a new local elementary school and major improvements to the San Ramon municipal water system. The 100 hectare certified organic farm has 12 hectares of arabica coffee that flourishes under the shade of the farm's extensive tropical forest canopy. Shade grown and organic coffee protects forest habitat and watersheds. The farm is a member of the organic coffee growers’ cooperative where it has organized educational events and developed important markets for San Ramón's shade grown, organic and fair traded coffee in North Carolina and the southeastern US with our partners Counter Culture Coffee and Inter-American Importers. We are located far from the electrical grid. (You'll marvel at the number of stars you can see). We have expanded our solar electric photovoltaic system and added a small hydro-electric system at the lodge to power two refrigerators. In 2003, we funded a Nicaraguan student engineering group at the national university in Managua, to design and build some prototype, low cost, passive solar hot water heaters for Nicaragua. The prototypes were installed in 2004. Additional solar water heaters will be built in May, 2008 by Appalachian State University Department of Alternative Technology students. |
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