Where did The Bucket List Family stay in Nicaragua?

The bucket list family and their friends stayed in 3 beachfront villas in the gated community of Hacienda Iguana where our house is located. Hacienda Iguana is in the Tola region of Nicaragua on what is known as The Emerald Coast. The beach-front villas there are set right in front of two world-class surf breaks, Colorados and Panga Drops. Our house was rented at the time they booked and while we like to think our ocean-facing home would have been ideal for them as it sits right in front of Panga Drops, we can’t say for certain if they would have selected it.

What we do know is that it looks like the whole family had an amazing time during their two weeks here, enjoying all that the area has to offer: beautiful beaches, perfect waves, spectacular sunsets, horseback riding, yoga, and great food prepared in their villa or at the neighborhood restaurants. Garrett even mentioned he was considering coming back to host a Bucket List Surf Camp here in 2023 - so they must have thought it was a special place. We certainly hope they will return. We can’t think of a better location!

We saw a lot of The Bucket List Family followers were interested in learning more about Nicaragua and how it is to travel there nowadays. We were there most recently in April and will be returning in late December to spend a month there. For the past year, we’ve been flying to Liberia, Costa Rica and then arranging transport to take us over the border but American Airlines will be restarting their flights from Miami so we may decide to return to that route for traveling down. There are a lot of new homes, shops, and restaurants that have gone up in the community since we were last there before COVID, but it still remains uncrowded and feels a bit like a hidden paradise whether you are surfing the waves, walking down the beach, or biking around. And we definitely felt safe there. We hope the Gee’s family visit will encourage others to consider Nicaragua and Hacienda Iguana. And if you do please reach out to us - we’d be happy to answer any questions and help you organize every detail of your stay.