🌴 The highlight reel
Real moments from real Nicaragua crews, no stock photos.
📆 Upcoming Dates
Same trip, different crew. Pick your week.
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Beat the Holiday Rush.
Pay 20% today, the rest later.
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Friendsgiving, Tropical Edition.
Pay 20% today, the rest later.
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Give Thanks in the Surf.
Pay 20% today, the rest later.
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Close Out the Year in the Sun.
Pay 20% today, the rest later.
Reset & Recharge
Not a vacation. A transformation.
Pay 20% today, the rest later.
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Cancel February. Find All Good Things in Balance.
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Single? Same. Let's Spend Valentine's in the Surf.
Surf Yoga Babe
Women Only. Surf, Sweat, and Sisterhood.
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Your Kind of Spring Break.
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Endless Sun, Easy Waves.
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Our Last Trip of the Season.
Three things you will do on this trip that you will still be talking about years later.
Surf lessons at sunriseStart the day learning to surf on warm Pacific waves with instructors who do this every week. First time popping up or chasing your best ride yet, there is nothing quite like the light at sunrise and a beach with nobody else on it.
Catamaran to Playa BlancaWe cruise the coastline out to Playa Blanca, a cove with the whitest sand in Nicaragua. Swim in water you can see the bottom of, lie on the sand, and work through food, drinks and a lot of laughing. No crowds, just your crew and an absurd stretch of beach.
Sunset yoga on the deckEvery evening ends with a flow on our panoramic deck, jungle on one side, ocean on the other and a sunset that shows up every single night. Stretch, breathe, and watch the sky go. This is the bit people describe first when they get home.
📅 The Day By Day
Six days, planned so you never have to think about it.
Land by 2pm, shuttle to Playa Maderas, straight into the ocean.
Fly into Managua, or Liberia in Costa Rica, by 2pm and we scoop you up in the SYB shuttle for the drive to Playa Maderas. First order of business on arrival is dropping your bags and sprinting into the ocean. Travel grime gone. As the sun goes down we sit for a family style dinner and toast the week. Some people watch the stars, some are already dancing with people they met two hours ago.
Workouts, beach games and breakfast, all before 9am.
Wake up calls, then straight into morning workouts, beach games, a dip in the ocean to clean up and a proper breakfast, all before 9am. A chill hour by the pool, then down to the beach for surf lessons, tacos, a cold beer and the kind of laughing that only happens with people you met yesterday. Sunset yoga, then whatever the night turns into.
Surf lessons part two, sunset yoga, then salsa lessons.
Like yesterday, different workouts. After breakfast we walk down the beach for surf lessons part two, and today it is all about the surfing. Back to the house yoga deck over that same ocean for a sunset session, which is where the magic happens, although some of us just watch the sunset with a drink instead. Dinner at home, salsa lessons and games until late.
A full day on the boat, then dinner in San Juan del Sur.
After the usual morning workout we head to the marina for a full day on a catamaran. It is one of the highlights of the trip: a white sand beach, snorkelling, fresh food on the boat and drinks as we sail into the sunset. Pack a change of clothes because dinner is in San Juan del Sur. It is a beach town, so shoes are optional.
Sleep in, then everything at once, then the awards.
Sleep in, we know what last night was. We start at 10am, and once we start we do not stop. Morning workouts, surf lessons, pool time, sunset yoga on the viewing deck, and for the last night together, the SYB awards ceremony.
Check out at 8am, van to the airport, group chat forever.
Everyone checks out at 8am and takes the SYB van to Managua or Liberia, so pick a flight that leaves after noon. Until next time, or until the next party, because this friendship only just started.
Every day is planned for you. Nothing to book, nothing to organise.
Three private villas on a jungle cliff, with the Pacific right off the edge of your pool.
Our home is Villas Playa Maderas, three private villas on a jungle cliff about 100 feet above the sand, dead center of the Playa Maderas bay, with Maderas Rock sitting right in front of you.
Infinity and plunge pools hang over the Pacific, private stairs drop you straight onto the surf, and the monkeys cruise past the pools like they pay rent. This is where the crew eats, sweats, naps and hangs after the beach. You unpack once.
Shared spot is a shared room in one of the villas, girls with girls and guys with guys.
Private spot is a bedroom all to yourself in one of the villas, with its own bathroom.
Playa Maderas, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
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Because this is where SYB really clicks.
You have beachside villas, consistent waves, daily workouts, and a group that is all in for the week.
You wake up, move, surf, eat well, and do it all again with people you actually like being around.
All of our Nicaragua trips happen in the same place, but each one has a different focus.
Surf Camp is the most surf-focused option. You’ll still get workouts and group energy, but more time is dedicated to improving your surfing and being in the water.
SurfYogaBeer (classic trip) is the best balance. You get surf, workouts, yoga, social events, and a bit of everything.
New Year’s Eve (NYE) is our biggest, most high-energy trip of the year. Same core structure, but with a larger group, more parties, and a big focus on celebrating going into the new year.
Reset & Recharge is the most wellness-focused. Think slower mornings, more yoga, more recovery, and a bit less emphasis on nightlife. It’s still social, just more grounded.
No matter which one you choose, you’ll be staying in the same villas with the same team.
Yes, and most people do.
You’re training together, surfing together, and eating together, so it doesn’t take long before it feels like you came with a group.
People who want a mix of movement, connection, and a good time.
Typically:
It’s a very approachable crowd.
Yes, but in a balanced way.
A typical day might include a beach workout, a surf session, a jungle gym session, and sunset yoga.
You can go all in or scale it back, but you will definitely be moving.
Relaxed, social, and upbeat.
You have structure to the days, but plenty of time to hang by the pool, grab tacos on the beach, or slow things down when you want.
Everything is centered around Playa Maderas.
You’ll stay in a group of nearby villas just steps from the beach, with access to:
It’s one home base for the whole week.
With us, it is.
We’ve been running trips to Nicaragua since 2016 and have never had any safety issues. We work with the same trusted local team, drivers, and surf partners who know the area extremely well.
You’ll be staying in a gated villa community with 24/7 security, and everything from airport pickup to daily activities is organized in advance.
From the moment you land, you’re taken care of and moving as part of the group.
Yes.
We have a photographer and videographer on the trip, so you can stay present and still come away with great content from the week.
If you like being active during the day, surfing or learning to surf, and meeting new people in a relaxed setting, then yes.
If you’re looking for something very quiet or fully independent, it might not be the right fit.
1️⃣ Pick Your Trip - Choose your dates and destination.
2️⃣ Book Your Spot - Pay with cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, or a payment plan.
3️⃣ Book Your Flight - You’re in. Grab that flight.
4️⃣ Six Weeks Out - We’ll send a quick form for your flight details and food preferences.
5️⃣ Three Weeks Out - We’ll send the trip guide, party themes, and group chat invite.
6️⃣ Let’s Go - Show up at the airport and find the happiest crew there.
All payments are non-refundable.
Cancel more than 45 days before the trip and you get a one-time trip credit for the amount paid, usable within 12 months on any future trip date.
Cancel within 45 days and your payment is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Travel and medical insurance is required.
