Indigo Yoga Resort (Mal Pais, Costa Rica)

ABOUT THE SURF CAMP

Mal Pais is the more peaceful part of the combined villages of Santa Teresa and Malpais. While in recent years Santa Teresa has seen a boom in development, Mal Pais has retained its laid-back, small village atmosphere with large patches of unspoiled nature.

Our select instructors are highly experienced and will cater to all levels from beginner, intermediate , to high performance surf training for experienced surfers.

ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING

We offer several types of accomodation:

1. Ylang Ylang’s Villa

This comfortable house has two rooms, one with double bed and another room with two individual beds. With a spacious kitchenette, hot water, safe box, WiFi, A/C, roof fan, table, a garden view back porch and a private, open sky bathroom.

2. Budda´s Villa

Budda´s is a spacious house which has one king bed, one queen bed and two bunk beds, a kitchenette, hot water, safe box, WiFi, A/C, roof fan, table, a garden view front porch and a big, open sky shower. Hosts up to 6 people.

3. Glamping Suite

Our glamping suite is a spacious room which has a double bed. a kitchenette, hot water, safe box, WiFi, A/C, roof fan, table, a garden view front porch and a big, open sky shower.

4. Dream Cottage

Our dream cottage is a spacious room which has a king size bed, a queen size bed and 2 single beds, a kitchenette, hot water, safe box, WiFi, A/C, roof fan, table, a garden view front porch and a big, open sky shower. Hosts up to 6 people.

5. Monkey Suites

This comfortable apartments have a queen size bed and 1 or 2 single beds. They have a kitchenette, hot water, safe box, WiFi, A/C, roof fan, table, a garden view back porch and a private, open sky bathroom. Hosts up to 4 people.

6. Junior Suite

This suites have hot water, safe box, WiFi, A/C, roof fan, table, some with 1 queen size bed for 2 people and some other with double bed plus 1 single bed, open sky bathroom. Hosts up to 3 people.

SURF COURSE AND ACTIVITIES

We are blessed to be close to some amazing points, reefs, and 3 consistant beachbreaks all within walking distance or a short drive from the hotel. With surfing during your stay or retreats at Indigo, you will focus on elements of breath and flow. Our select instructors are highly experienced and will cater to all levels from beginner, intermediate , to high performance surf training for experienced surfers. Ramon Taliani local pro surfer who competes in the national surfing competition ,international events in Europe and has represented at several ISA world surfing games. Certified ISA surf instructor and lifeguard.

We offer the following levels of lessons:
Level 1: Cruising (Beginner)
Level 2: Maneuverability: timing, turning the board, and advance board techniques (Intermediate)
Level 3: Beginning surfing (Advanced)

Our Indigo Shala is a magical gathering space where a variety of styles of Yoga are practiced. Francesca D´ottavi, born in Italy & owner of Indigo Yoga Resort offers a special blend of yoga – Iyengar, Vinyasa flow , Aerial Yoga and silks. All forms of yoga build strength and endurance while instilling a flow of energy that leads to balance and harmony. Francesca has the mastery to transcend this special energy to all her students. Our aim is to help our guests experience truth, love, inner peace and enlightenment that is found through a healthy mind, body and spirit. Leave the stress & anxiety behind and explore with us the oneness with self and enlightenment that can be found through yoga and healthy living.

Yoga, Surf, SUP, Massages, Sports fishing, Horseback riding, Canopy Tour, Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Montezuma Waterfalls, Snorkelling at Tortuga Island, Quad & buggy rental and Diving

MORE INFO, HOW TO GET THERE & FAQ

Activities and facilities

Yoga, Surf, SUP, Massages, Sports fishing, Horseback riding, Canopy Tour, Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Montezuma Waterfalls, Snorkelling at Tortuga Island, Quad & buggy rental and Diving

Ways to get to the camp

Costa Rica is located in Central America, between Nicaragua and Panama. It’s only a five hour flight from most parts of the United States, and much closer to the East Coast than Hawaii is. The location, safety, reputation of its people for warm and generous hospitality, and the beautiful beaches and jungles have made Costa Rica one of the world’s top tourist destinations in recent years. To get to the Mal Pais / Santa Teresa area, you can either fly from San José to the Tambor airport, or you can drive from San José to Puntarenas and take the ferry to Paquera. From there, drive south through Tambor to Cóbano. It’s pronounced CO-ba-no, not co-BA-no. Most people seem to get it wrong. From there you can drive to Mal Pais, Santa Teresa, or Manzanillo, as well as Montezuma.

It’s another 20-30 minutes to Malpais from Cóbano. The total time from San Jose to Malpais is around 4-6 hours, mostly depending on how long you have to wait for the ferry in Puntarenas. Depending on the season, the ferry leaves every 2-3 hours. You can call 2661-2084 ext-4 to listen to a message that tells you the ferry schedule, but it’s only in Spanish.

1. By car

If you should plan your journey by car, be prepared that – even though there have been a lot of improvements lately – the roads in are partly not tarred and famous for their potholes. We strongly recommend a 4×4 so you can travel worry-free on the Costa Rican roads. Possible car rentals include Alamo and Budget. If you’d like us to help us with the bookings, feel free to contact us with the contact form below. Coming from San Jose, you take the Highway No. 1 / Interamericana and drive northwest for about 2 hours in the direction of Puntarenas. It is one of the bigger towns outside the Central Valley so you shouldn’t have any problems finding it. From there you take a ferry to Paquera, which is situated on the Nicoya peninsula. In high season, there is a ferry leaving for Paquera about every two hours. Once you are on the ferry, you can enjoy the sun and scenery for about one hour and 15 minutes. Normally they also offer little snacks and drinks during the passage. The prices for the passage for the car and driver are about 8500 colones (about $ 17); for every additional person it costs about 810 colones ($ 1.40). From Paquera it takes another 1.5 hours until you get to Mal Pais. To get to your destination, you take the road to Playa Tambor, but continue straight to Cobano. From Cobano you follow the road until you get to Playa El Carmen. On the right hand side you will see a big sign saying “Frank’s Place”. This is the intersection that divides Playas El Carmen and Santa Teresa in the north from Mal Pais in the south. To get to Indigo Yoga Resort, you take a left turn at this intersection and follow the road for a little more than 5 minutes until you see the Indigo Yoga Resort entrance and coffee shop on your left hand side.

2. By plane

There are two different airlines that offer their services within : Sansa and Nature Air. For timetables and prices you can go to their homepages or you can also contact us at the above mentioned email or phone number and we are happy to help you with your reservations. The flight takes about 25 minutes and we can arrange a taxi transfer to Indigo Yoga Resort for you from the airstrip at Playa Tambor.

3. By shuttle

We also can arrange a shuttle transfer from San Jose or other destinations in Costa Rica. Please contact us directly to check in for prices and reservations.

4. By public transport

In San Jose you will have to find the bus station of Puntarenas . Since the bus stations to the various destinations are located in different areas of the town, please ask for directions there. The bus to Puntarenas costs about 1800 colones (about $ 3.20) and you will be travelling for about 2.5 hours until you get to the bus station in Paquera. From there you take a taxi to the ferry port. The ferry costs about810 colones per person. Once in Paquera, you can arrange a taxi transfer to Mal Pais, which costs about $ 90 or take another bus to El Carmen.

From there you can catch a local taxi to Indigo yoga Resort. Please regard the above mentioned prices only as a guidance, we can not guarantee these prices, since they can always be subject to change.

PACKAGES & PRICES

Junior Suite - from 168€ per Week/Person
Monkey Apartment - from 224€ per Week/Person
Dream Cottage - from 308€ per Week/Person
Ylang - from 308€ per Week/Person
Buddha - from 364€ per Week/Person

47€ x 1 day group( 2-4 students in the group)

128€ x 3 days group

192€ x 5 days group lessons

Private lesson 1 on 1 with instructor

1 x lesson 64€

3 x lessons 179€

SUP tours and SUP lessons 64€ per person

Lessons are 1.5hr, includes the board for the day , loan of a rashguard and transportation.

all prices include VAT tax