Top 20 Budget Yoga Retreats in Costa Rica

April 24,2024
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Full of exotic flora and fauna, Costa Rica is blessed with rainforests, verdant landscapes and some spectacular beaches. This wonderland is home to many natural attractions such as Manuel Antonio National Park, Arenal Volcano, Monteverde and the Cloud forests, Tortuguero National Park, Corcovado National Park and more. Famous for its Pura Vida (pure life) philosophy towards life, the natural beauty of Costa Rica has time and again bewitched both commoners and celebrities alike - with the actor Mel Gibson buying a residential property for himself in its Malpais region.

With popular movies such as Jurassic Park, Suicide Squad, Congo, Surf School, After Words, Costa Rican Summer, fully and partially shot here; Costa Rica has seen a boom both in terms of celebrity footfalls and number of yoga retreats. This country is frequented by celebrity travelers so much that you never know you might find yourself sharing the sessions of your retreat program with Demi Moore or Catherine Zeta-Jones upon your visit here. The wellness explosion

Costa Rica can be attributed to its rich surroundings. In 2014, Costa Rica was hailed as the happiest place to live in. Not much has changed since then. In 2019, Costa Rica topped the HPI (Happy Planet Index) again to become the happiest place on the earth. 

"You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.” —Evan Esar

Is Yoga the secret sauce or best-kept secret of this wellness sanctuary? Well, it does seem to be the case. Stay with us and introduce you to some of the best wellness corners of Costa Rica. The best part about these yoga retreats is that they are easy on the pocket – and hence don’t require months of saving on your part before you decide to embark on your trip. Read on.

1. Virginia Marie Yoga Tamarindo, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Per day USD 233.3

Virginia Marie Yoga offers a 7 Day Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Tamarindo, Guanacaste to reset your nervous system. In these seven days, you will learn to relax again as you begin to restore yourself physically, mentally and emotionally. Frequented by people from all over the world, the classes at Virginia Marie Yoga has sequences and poses as per where one is at their practice.

The prime intention behind the classes conducted in Virginia Marie yoga is to let one absorb yoga into the daily life, while encouraging questions and rebuttals from their end. Fondly recognized as a yoga teacher for people who are bad at yoga, Virginia Marie’s tryst with yoga began as a supplementary exercise to strengthen her swimming, rowing and other activities. Gradually, it became an indispensable part of her life, helping her immensely to navigate through the challenges of motherhood. Yoga, according to her, helps her to better herself. Marie, thus, considers yoga as a tool to recognize her truest identity. She feels that only when we are better versions of ourselves, we can be equipped to deal with the people in a better way.

The 7 Day Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Tamarindo, Guanacaste by Virginia Marie Yoga Tamarindo, Provincia de Guanacaste includes

  • Morning Meditation, Movement, & Breathwork
  • 6 nights accommodation in a boutique hotel
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner with wholesome, nourishing, organic foods
  • Sacred Sound Journey with Gongs and Crystal Bowls
  • Conscious Journaling Workshop
  • Breath Session with Crystal Bowls
  • Yoga Nidra
  • Chakra Meditation
  • One Massage

COST: USD 1,400

 

2. Calala Beach Lodge Puntarenas, Cobano, Costa Rica

Per day USD 197

Calala Beach Lodge offers a 4 Day Beachside Oasis Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Cabuya, Puntarenas. Meters away from the ocean and Cabuya, Puntarenas, the beach lodge shares space with monkeys, parrots, iguanas, macaws, and a host of other creatures from the sea. The beach lodge, at present, has seven fully private cabinas. Each cabina in the lodge has a covered private patio and a second story balcony to spend some time at. All these cabinas are at a walking distance from the pool, restaurant and beach. Opening to the beach and garden views, these cabinas are equipped with private bathroom, soft beds.

The menu at the restaurant also deserves a mention as it serves popular local classics such as ceviche and casado. The sea food lovers can rejoice too as they have a lot of seafood items on their menu. The vegetarians and vegans don’t have to be disappointed as the place caters to their tastes as well with crowd pleasers such as hamburgers, pastas and fresh salads on its menu. Since the place is home to many fauna, you will get to spot brightly plumed birds during your stay here. An added bonus if you ask us.

The 4 Day Beachside Oasis Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Cabuya, Puntarenas by Calala Beach Lodge Puntarenas, Cobano includes

  • Daily yoga lessons
  • Combine yoga, rest, and relaxation
  • Stay in cabins with an amazing view
  • Daily breakfast and dinner with drinks
  • Enjoy nature walks and adventures
  • 3 nights accommodation

COST: USD 590

 

3. Samudra School of Living Yoga Nosara, Costa Rica

Per day USD 193

Samudra School of Living Yoga offers 6 Days Santorini Prana Flow Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica. Aimed for serious yoga practitioners, the retreat is a deep dive into the world of yoga. The Prana Flow Retreat includes sessions with its founder Shiva Rea along with the breakfast, dinner, group sailing activity and more. The program blends yoga, meditation and sacred pilgrimages to help one rejuvenate from the crux.

Samudra School of Living Yoga was founded by the acclaimed yoga practitioner Shiva Rea. A recognizable name in the international wellness circuit, Rea was hailed as ‘Madonna of the Yoga World’ by Vanity Fair. Rea besides founding Vinyasa flow yoga has penned foreword for several titles such asYoga Adjustments: Philosophy, Principles, and Techniques, Alanna Kaivalya's book Myths of the Asanas: The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition and Lorin Roche's The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight. Rea’s teaching commitments take her to more than thirty countries every year.

The 6 Days Santorini Prana Flow Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Samudra School of Living Yoga Nosara includes

  • Daily Prana Vinyasa Yoga
  • Daily sunrise & sunset meditation
  • Swimming in the Agean Sea
  • Group sailing to the center of the volcanic hot-springs in Santorini
  • Greek Way Of Life from Edge of Caldera
  • Pilgrimage to the ancient mesa of Skaros and Ancient Thira
  • 5 nights accommodation

COST: USD 965

4. Peace Retreat Costa Rica Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Per day USD 190

Peace Retreat Costa Rica offers 5 Days Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in a boutique style, safe and encouraging ambience. The retreat intends to maximize the natural experience by increasing the proportion of open-air common areas. Peace Retreat Costa Rica aims to bring balance in their guest’s lives by connecting them to the vistas of nature. The property, as of now, offers three types of accommodation facilities. Located on the second floor of Casa Yoga, it’s Om Room opens to the views of jungle, while it's another space Casa Verde is a shared space with an easy access to open-air shared washroom facility that includes 3 private showers, 3 private toilets, a urinal, and five sinks.

The yoga sessions at Peace Retreat Costa Rica are conducted by a mixture of permanent and visiting teachers. The meditation at the retreat is done to be real, and not to be calm. One of the fundamental approaches, Peace Retreat Costa Rica follows, when it comes to guest’s nutrition is harnessing the medicinal properties of food. Their buying, procuring, and meal preparation approach is guided by the same philosophy to maximize nutrition at each stage. Peace Retreat Costa Rica’s The Sweat Lodge, also known as, Temascal or Inipi, is an ancient medicine ceremony, a temple to honor the elements of earth, fire, water and air whereas its cacao ceremony is carried out to re-align the energy patterns within an individual.

The 5 Days Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Peace Retreat Guanacaste includes

  • 60 minute 2 yoga class per day
  • 1 hour massage
  • 4 nights of accommodation
  • 4 delicious and healthy breakfasts
  • transportation from Liberia International Airport to Peace Retreat

COST: USD 759

5. Samasati Yoga & Wellness Retreat Limon Province, Costa Rica

Per day USD 186

Samasati Yoga & Wellness Retreat offers 8 Days Uniting Heaven & Earth Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica. A Yoga Retreat in its 250 acre Costa Rican Rainforest. The retreat’s secluded location is a 20-minute drive away from the lively town of Puerto Viejo. Meaning awareness and balance, eighty-five percent of Samasti’s visitors, visit them to seek purpose, or in the wake of a life change, as per the findings available on their website. At Samasati, everyone moves at their own pace, reveling in the beauty of nature with the guided nature treks, bird watching sessions, daily yoga classes and more. The guests are encouraged to slow down and do nothing.

The open-air restaurant at Samasati offers the enchanting views of lush rainforest and Caribbean sea below. But the view is not the only thing that is great. The meals at the restaurant are equally good with the selections ranging from Caribbean fusion, Mediterranean Asian to Central American. The restaurant also bakes bread and pastries fresh daily. Though the restaurant predominantly serves vegetarian fare, they are happy to accommodate requests for fish and chicken. Coming to the treatments, all the treatments at Samasati Yoga & Wellness Retreat use indigenous flowers, leaves, bark, roots, seeds and fruits with finest virgin coconut oil, local salt crystals, Aloe Vera and Costa Rican cacao to maximize efficacy. Samasati Yoga & Wellness Retreat is now also offering plant medicine retreats for which they have tied up with local shamans to develop the program. The participants during their stay here are also encouraged to walk in the forest, as walking in nature has been scientifically found to boost the immune system, reduce stress level and enhance mental wellbeing.

The 8 Days Uniting Heaven & Earth Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Samasati Yoga & Wellness Retreat Limon Province includes

  • 5 night accommodations – private bungalows at Samasati
  • 2 nights at the historical Gran Hotel in San Jose
  • Airport Transfers
  • In-country transportation
  • All meals at Samasati Nature Retreat
  • Welcome and Farewell Dinners in San Jose
  • Breakfast at the Gran Hotel
  • Beach time at Punta Uva
  • Dinner with a local family
  • Nine yoga sessions at Samasati
  • Cahuita National Park
  • Waterfall Excursion
  • Chocolate Experience on the Bribri Indian Reservation
  • Zip-lining Adventure or Jaguar Animal Rescue Center
  • Coordination of all volunteer activities
  • Services of Trip Leaders

COST: USD 1,299

6. Waterfall Villas Wellness Retreat Costa Rica Santa Monica, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Per day USD 186

Waterfall Villas Wellness Retreat Costa Rica offers 8 Day Juice Detox Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Dominical, Puntarenas. Waterfall Villas Wellness Retreat Costa Rica is the brainchild of husband-wife duo Tara and Eduardo Canhos. While Tara is a wellness practitioner with 37 years of rich experience, her husband Eduardo is an intuitive empath who interacts with animals in nature daily. The Waterfall Villas Wellness Retreat Costa Rica combines the synergies of the two to create a wellness space that is transformative in its core.

Located minutes away Dominical Beach, Baru Tropical forest, Waterfall Villas Wellness Retreat has a yoga shala with bamboo canopy, a wellness spa, open air pavilion relaxation areas, waterfall decks, waterfall dining area and hammocks over the waterfalls and in the rainforest. The property  has its private nature reserve having rare and indigenous rainforest trees. Tara and Eduardo also have made a point to plant monkey food trees to keep the wildlife happy. The Shiva’s Waterfall Energy at the retreat leads to the enclave of the second sacred pond of Adi Shakti and the trilogy waterfall at the west end. Walking on a similar path leads one to a green bamboo forest, rainforest and ultimately to the Baru River.

The 8 Day Juice Detox Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Dominical, Puntarenas by Waterfall Villas Wellness Retreat Costa Rica Santa Monica, Puntarenas, Costa Rica includes

  • Morning yoga classes (except Sunday)
  • Raw and vegan meals for those not wanting juice
  • Medical Medium cleanses for those not wanting juice
  • Juice cleanse every two hours for those wanting DR Natalie Rose effective green juicing
  • Meals after juice cleanse fast for refeeding
  • Master cleanse for the experienced
  • 7 nights accommodation

COST: USD 1,299

7. Vida Asana Playa Hermosa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Per day USD 175

Vida Asana offers 3 Days Weekend Recharge Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica to help you relax to the core. The accommodation facilities at Vida Asana are simple and functional with twin / queen size beds, ceiling fans, private bathrooms, fridge and air-conditioner available in each room. The property has a total of 10 double occupancy, and 3 triple occupancy rooms at present. Located ten minutes away from Jaco, Vida Asana serves three organic vegetarian meals per day (with pescatarian options available on request).The property also has a well-equipped smoothie bar to cater to your healthy drinking needs.

Vida Asana also has concierge services to deal with the issue of logistics and pain points of your travel. Their concierge services make your stay memorable by arranging whatever you need in an instant. The place also grows its own produce at the farm located in its premises. Overall, Vida Asana is a place to be if you want to experience Pura Vida in the truest sense.

The 3 Days Weekend Recharge Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Vida Asana Playa Hermosa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica includes

  • Daily group Yoga
  • Surf lesson
  • 2 nights accommodation
  • 3 ​​organic meals per day

COST: USD 350

8. Wellness Arenal El Castillo, Costa Rica

Per day USD 165

Wellness Arenal offers 4 Day Relax and Breathe Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Lake Arenal, Alajuela. The retreat is conducted in a spacious 80 acres of organic permaculture farm. The journey of Wellness Arsenal began in 2008 when NLP Master Coach, Timeline Therapy Master, Naturopath and Permaculture Designer Nico Botefur, arrived in Costa Rica after sailing for three years. The place instantly grew on him with Botefur deciding to make it his home.

Wellness Arenal offers daily sessions in yin yoga and vinyasa flow. They also specialize in other treatments such as hydrotherapy, naturopathy and nutritional coaching for optimal wellness. Living in the lap of Costa Rican nature has personally benefited its owner, Nico Botefur, physically and emotionally. As per Botefur, living in this rainforest paradise, helped in purging out emotional toxins from his system, besides curing his ailments of high blood pressure and gastritis. Wellness Arsenal has at present 8 private rooms, free parking and Wi-Fi throughout the property. Guests have access to an open-air pool, Jacuzzi, 3km of trails, volleyball court, yoga/exercise deck, jungle spa with on-site naturopathic doctor, and Temazcal sweat lodge.

The farm’s on-site restaurant caters for a range of dietary and detox needs. All the meals made in its kitchen are made in the farm-to-table style. The property has planted more than 6000 trees (including 3000 trees) so far and has a tilapia pond for the organic consumption of fish. Sprawled across 22 hectares of prime hilltop, Wellness Arenal believes in the importance of closing natural cycles.

The 4 Day Relax and Breathe Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Lake Arenal, Alajuela by Wellness Arenal El Castillo includes

  • 3 days of practice
  • 1 yoga class per day
  • Massage, Ionic foot detox, and full-body mud wrap
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • 3 nights accommodation
  • Tranquil surroundings

COST: USD 495

9. Pura Vida Surfers Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Per day USD 158

Pura Vida Surfers offer a 7 Day Surf Camp & Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Santa Teresa, Puntarenas Province. Locally owned and run, in Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, Pura Vida Surfers’ goal is to spread their knowledge and to give everyone who visits them – a trip of a lifetime.” Though they are located in the quaint but vivacious and energetic town of Playa Santa Teresa, Pura Vida Surfers has almost all the amenities you can possibly ask for.

Most of the guests at Pura Vida Surfers are repeat customers, who come to surf with them again, with their friends and family. Pura Vida Surfers, thus enjoys positive word of mouth publicity, and a reputation of being one of the best surf schools in Costa Rica. Their approach to surfing and other activities is based on an appreciation for the Costa Rican Pura Vida lifestyle. Located just five minutes away from the beach, Pura Vida Surfers has a pool, communal area with a large television, couches, games and more. This six room property has an air conditioner, mini fridge, queen bed and hot water facility installed at each and every room. It also has two private rooms with a shared bathroom.

The 7 Day Surf Camp & Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica with Pura Vida Surfers in Santa Teresa, Puntarenas Province by Pura Vida Surfers Puntarenas Province includes

  • 4 surf lessons
  • 6 yoga classes
  • Videos analysis of every surf lesson
  • Transportation to and from the surf lessons
  • Water and fruit after each surf lesson
  • 6 nights accommodation

COST: USD 950

10. Danyasa Eco-Retreat Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Per day USD 154

Danyasa Eco-Retreat offers a 6 Day Surf and Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Punteras. Punteras is famed for its rich biodiversity. Danyasa Eco-Retreat is a multi-dimensional eco-treat that offers programs in surfing, yoga, movement arts and more in one of the most bio-diverse settings in the world. The yoga sessions at the retreat are conducted in its Yoga Play studios amidst a serene setting. Danyasa Eco-Retreat provides three types of accommodation facilities namely King Room, Standard Queen and Superior Queen Rooms.

Each room at Danyasa Eco-Retreat is comfortably furnished with a 1500 thread count mattress to enable you to sleep better. All the guests staying at the eco-retreat have access to the sun deck, swimming pool and lounge area, irrespective of the type of accommodation they chose to stay in. The eco-retreat is an ambassador for the Community Carbon Tree Association, under which anyone can plant a tree to offset their carbon footprint. The resort has also won awards and recognition such as ‘Best Eco-lodge in Costa Rica’ by Travel Awaits in 2019 and more in the past for its initiatives towards the environment. It should however be noted that since Danyasa Eco-retreat is an adult-only resort, children below 13 years of age aren’t allowed in the retreat.

The 6 DaySurf and Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in The Most Bio-Diverse Place in Puntarenas by Danyasa Eco-Retreat Puntarenas includes

  • Daily Yoga classes
  • Daily Surf lesson
  • Daily breakfast
  • 5 nights accommodation

COST: USD 772

11. Divina Vida Organic Farm San Gerardo, Costa Rica

Per day USD 150

Divina Vida, a certified organic permaculture farm, is located in the hills above Parrita, Costa Rica with a goal to produce the highest vibration healing herbs. The organic farm is currently growing turmeric, ginger, coconuts, passionflower, cacao, acerola cherries, hibiscus flowers, guanabana, mango, cinnamon, guayaba, tulsi, starfruit and so much more. Divina Vida was founded by Lisa, who after developing the farm for six years, launched  One Song Institute at Finca Divina Vida with the goal to bring people together to spend time on the farm for their health and wellbeing.

Divina Vida’s wellness programs are designed for anyone feeling the need to reset and reboot their life - be it in the realm of nutrition, exercise, technology addiction, recovery, inner peace or reclaiming the creativity they were born to express.  Their restorative healing home is a place to allow nature to nurture and feed you while you spend some time here reclaiming the lost parts of yourself sans those continuously beeping mobile phones or any electronic devices of similar kind.

The 2 Days Change Your Vibration - Reset Your Life Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Divina Vida Organic Farm San Gerardo includes

  • Daily transformational yoga
  • Daily guided meditations
  • Ayurvedic workshops
  • Luxury private accommodations
  • Ayurvedic meals

COST: USD 150

12. Tierra de Suenos Wellness Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Per day USD 142

The Tierra de Suenos Lodge and Wellness Center offers an  8 Day Beach Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Playa Chiquita, Puerto Viejo. The resort sits between the taintless Costa Rican beaches of Playa Chiquita and a picturesque rainforest, and has been carefully designed to facilitate each client’s inward journey towards optimal functioning and health through the balance of mind, body, and spirit.

The wellness retreat has seven hardwood Caribbean style bungalows - each with a different theme expressed in the hand carved wood, tile mosaics, painted murals, and artistic detail besides having a central lodge, hardwood yoga deck and traditional rancho gathering space. The property has over 20 different fruit trees growing on site including papaya, starfruit, guanabana, banana, lime, orange, mandarin lime, cacao, avocado, biriba, mangosteen, peanut butter fruit, araza and more - with its staff testing their gardening prowess on a continual basis to grow different kinds of trees. The Tierra de Suenos Lodge and Wellness Center is committed to the environment by being cautious about cutting as few trees as possible. It also uses biodegradable cleaning products whenever and wherever possible.

The 8 Day Beach Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Ricain Playa Chiquita, Puerto Viejo by Tierra de Suenos Wellness Puerto Viejo includes

  • 6 days of practice
  • 1 yoga class per day
  • Meditation and pranayama lessons
  • Massage session and other afternoon activities
  • Incredible natural surroundings
  • 7 nights accommodation
  • Daily meals

COST: USD 997

13. Rancho Delicioso Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Per day USD 141

Rancho Delicioso organizes 7 Days Awaken: Permaculture and Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica, a one of its kind wellness retreat, conceptualized by Geoff McCabe. McCabe started the retreat with a vision to create an organic community of eco inclined creative souls, particularly in the space of performance arts and yoga. Ever since its inception, the retreat has managed to draw visitors across the world, who upon their arrival study a series of eight permaculture courses. These individuals are then awarded an Introduction to Permaculture Certificate. They are also given an option to attend classes in aerial silk, archery, raw chocolate making and more.

Since the retreat is conducted in an organic farm, the guests are provided with meals that are mostly local, fresh and organic. The food is hence vegan and vegetarian, served in a family-style. Some of the dishes to must try when you are there include flaxseed vegan pancakes, gallo pinto, vegan lasagna, falafel and hummus, yucca pie, veggie burgers, phad thai, veggie curry, gluten-free yucca pizza. Rancho Delicioso’s other notable amenities include a geodesic-type dome used  for public events, and a future circus.

The 7 Days Awaken: Permaculture and Budget Yoga Retreat by Rancho Delicioso Puntarenas, Costa Rica includes

  • 6 Nights at Rancho Delicioso
  • 3 Meals per day that showcase healthy fresh cooking from the farm or local providers
  • Introduction to Permaculture – 8 Workshops
  • Daily Yoga Class
  • 2 Beach Trips (Surfing Lessons Optional)
  • Aerial Silk Beginner’s Class
  • Archery Class
  • Raw Chocolate Making Class
  • Montezuma Waterfalls Excursion
  • Anamaya Yoga Excursion

COST: USD 847

14. Essence Arenal Wellness Center El Castillo, Costa Rica

Per day USD 117

Essence Arenal Wellness Centre offers a true blue Costa Rican experience in their 22 hectares of prime hilltop jungle. As Essence Arenal Wellness Centre  is located on a hilltop, one is able to get unhindered views of the Arenal volcano, El Castillo valley and more. The wellness centre is also replete with facilities such as jungle spa, organic permaculture farm, hiking trails and more to make you even more close to nature. Spread over three miles of land, their permaculture farm, for instance, has more than six thousand trees. The wellness centre is a home to various birds as well ranging from toucans, falcons and more. 

Essence Arenal Wellness Centre’s restaurant is headed by a chef with more than a decade experience in preparing organic, vegan and vegetarian fare. The wellness centre was started in 2008 by NLP Master Coach, Timeline Therapy Master, Naturopath and Permaculture Designer Nico Botefur. For those travelling on a limited budget, the property offers standard tents with shared bathrooms for a cozy stay.

The ​​7 Day Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in a Permaculture Farm in El Castillo, Alajuela by Essence Arenal Wellness Center El Castillo includes

  • Daily 75 minute yoga classes
  • Participate in a cacao tour and workshop
  • Enjoy a 60 minute massage and a mud wrap
  • 3 daily deliciously healthy vegetarian meals or 6 detox or functional smoothies
  • Naturopathic teas depending on your detox needs
  • 6 nights private accommodation

COST: USD 699

15. Dreamsea Costa Rica Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Per day USD 96

Dreamsea Costa Rica offers 8 Day Pristine Yoga and Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Guanacaste with a purpose to provide the combination of surfing, glamping, yoga, cuisine, and adventure to travelers from across the world. An eco-friendly, self-sustained, glamping and surf camp, constructed on a 15,000 square meter patch of obscure land, Dreamsea Costa Rica runs on the motto that one should collect moments, not things.

The classes at the property cater to both the beginner and the advanced surfer! It lets you catch a wave at any one of the four separate beaches located just a quick shuttle ride away from camp!  A celebration of ‘being you’, Dreamsea Costa Rica is an ideal option for those desiring beyond yoga from a wellness treat. It is also suited for those who want to experience a combination of yoga, glamping and surfing activities without spending too much on these separately.

The 8 Day Pristine Budget Yoga Retreat and Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Guanacaste by Dreamsea Costa Rica Tamarindo, Costa Rica includes

  • Daily surf lessons
  • Daily yoga sessions
  • Weekly team surf tutorial
  • Daily shuttles (5 days a week)
  • Daily breakfast and dinner
  • 7 nights accommodation

COST: USD 650

16. Believe Surf and Yoga Puntarenas Province, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Per day USD 79

Believe Surf and Yoga offers a 7 Day Believe Surf and Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Santa Teresa, Puntarenas. Believe Surf and Yoga is an award winning property that has been awarded with Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence twice. The retreat believes in keeping the batch sizes small and schedule flexible so as to keep its program as spontaneous as much it can. Believe Surf And Yoga also guides you how to customize your trip with the help of a five step customizer tool with an aim to provide you the best solution as per your itinerary and budget.

Once you are assisted with the planning, the property ensures that everything else goes smoothly until the moment you are back home. For this very reason, the staff at Believe Surf and Yoga like to call themselves as enablers - and your local friends in Costa Rica. Believe Surf and Yoga also believe in the power of experiences – however brief it may be. Costa Rica’s other popular destinations such as Malpais, Nosara and Tamarindo are located at a short distance away from where Believe Surf and Yoga is.

The 8 Day Believe Surf and Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica in Santa Teresa, Puntarenas by Believe Surf and Yoga Puntarenas Province, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica includes

  • 7 nights accommodation
  • Daily yoga class
  • Three surf lessons
  • One extra activity. Choice of zip lining, additional surf lesson, airport pick up or drop off.
  • Swimming pool, yoga deck
  • Free Wi Fi, Security safe box in rooms and private parking.
  • Daily cleaning service and towels.

COST: USD 550

17. Burnt Toast Surf camp Pelada Beach, Nosara, Costa Rica

Per day USD 75

Burnt Toast Surf camp organizes 7 Days Surf & Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica. Situated in a village near Playa Guiones and Playa Pelada named Nosara, on the peninsula of Nicoya, Guanacaste, Burnt Toast Surf camp is in the vicinity of various secret hideouts. So discover something new, everyday during your stay here. The staff at the Burnt Toast Surf Camp is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Dutch, which is a bonus if you have a difficulty conversing in English language.

Taehupoo, the dorm room of the camp has been freshly renovated and is replete with bunk beds. It also comes with a fully functional community kitchen and a bathroom. Burnt Toast Surf camp aims to connect you with the earth - and strengthen your connection with the water as you go catch the waves. The yoga classes at the camp require no previous experience and are open for all. Burnt Toast Surf Camp’s yoga classes are conducted by Lida Sirvio, a certified yoga instructor, who likes to begin her classes with dynamic hatha yoga before ending it into restorative yoga. Every participant here is  provided with a surfboard and a tour to Mala Noche waterfalls in Nosara as a part of a surf and yoga retreat.

The 7 Days Surf & Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Burnt Toast Surf camp Pelada Beach, Nosara includes

  • Daily Yoga Lessons
  • Surf lessons with surfboard
  • Tour to Mala Noche waterfalls in Nosara
  • 6 nights accommodation

COST: USD 450

18. Akasha Wellness Retreat Pestera, Romania

Per day USD 49

The best part about Akasha Wellness retreat is its pricing plan. Though its rooms are private, one can bring along a friend  to share the room with them. The retreats at Akasha, in general,  are intimate with the property containing only eleven rooms to maintain an appeal of exclusivity and privacy. Akasha Wellness retreat also offers unlimited organic tea, coffee, traditional and infrared sauna for its guests to avail.

As per the data available on their official website, Akasha Wellness retreat has so far served more than 3000 guests from different countries besides their attachment with over 50 facilitators. And, they have achieved this number in a short span of four years. Rather than ‘forcing’ guests to eat vegan or vegetarian meals, Akasha Wellness retreat focuses on keeping the meals healthy. For the same, they have worked closely with the functional medical doctors to create a menu that is tasty and healthy. The kitchen at Akasha Wellness retreat has made meals free for the kids under 7 while also catering to those requiring gluten and sugar free meals. The star attraction (quite literally) at Akasha Wellness retreat is the monthly scheduled activity of watching the new moon in Pestera - an activity that should not be missed.

The 6 Days Healing & Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Akasha Wellness Retreat Pestera, Romania includes

  • 1 yoga classe per day
  • access to sauna & hot tub.
  • Includes breakfast only
  • 5 night accommodation

COST: USD 246

19. Casa Zen Guesthouse and Yoga Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Per day USD 46

Casa Zen Guesthouse and Yoga offers 8 Day Budget Yoga Holiday in Santa Teresa,Puntarenas for all levels of seekers -from novice to experienced practitioners. Located in the middle of surfing spots, most of the yoga classes of Casa Zen are conducted at its yoga deck. Casa Zen’s goal is to offer affordable packages for travelers on a budget while providing ample opportunities for adventure, exploration and tranquility.

Located far away from the maddening crowd and chaos, Casa Zen Guesthouse and Yoga came into existence after Kelly’s frequent Costa Rica visits to see her father Don. Today, the guesthouse cum yoga centre has six rooms on its first floor for a price conscious traveller. Besides that the property has two well-stocked communal kitchens along with their signature chef kitchen and an abundance of shared bathrooms for a comfortable stay.

The 8 Day Budget Yoga Holiday in Santa Teresa, Puntarenas by Casa Zen Guesthouse and Yoga Puntarenas, Costa Rica includes

  • Unlimited yoga classes with a minimum of 2 classes offered daily
  • 7 nights in a double or twin private room with shared facilities or dormitory at Casa Zen
  • Use of yoga studio and props
  • Tropical breakfast every morning

 COST: USD 320

20. Breathe In Life Calgary, Canada

Per day USD

Breathe In Life offers 8 Days Detox or Juice Fast, Meditation, and Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica. The centre offers a choice to curate a laid back and flexible itinerary as per your mood of the day. Therefore it is best for the people who desire a certain degree of autonomy in their retreat schedule. Most of the programs at Breathe in Life have a series of optional activities that can be skipped if a participant isn’t feeling up to it. 

The property also offers a choice to stay near nature in the company of fun minded people. . Breathe in Life closely partners with the locally owned and operated accommodations to support the communities they visit. The group sizes are generally kept small so as to keep the programs personalized. Some of the Breathe in Life retreats also have the facility to let you integrate remote work situations into the schedule in case you feel you are missing out a lot on the work front. With more than twenty years of experience under their belt, Breathe in Life envisions creating pathways that effect positive change and bring about greater harmony in one’s balance with nature, themselves and with each other.

The 8 Days Detox or Juice Fast, Meditation, and Budget Yoga Retreat Costa Rica by Breathe In Life Calgary includes

  • Daily yoga and meditation
  • Daily use of the infrared sauna
  • An amazing beach to walk along and an ocean to swim
  • Discussions and workshops to help change unhealthy patterns of thinking and behavior
  • Mineralized water from Juturna water purification
  • Daily fresh organic fruit and vegetable juices
  • Unlimited self serve broth plus herbal tea
  • 7 nights' accommodation

COST: USD

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