Description
Los Altos de Ocotal Cooperative offers tours and lodging at the highest spot of a mountain, surrounded by a pine forest, near the border between the departments of León and Estelí. From this page you can contact them, or book online a stay or any of the activities offered by them, and listed below.
The Community-based Rural Tourism began 4 year ago and is conformed by 30 families and 800 hectares of land. The initiative started with the visit of young foreign volunteers; nowadays lodging at guesthouses and activities like coffee production, handicrafts and crops are offered. Eventually, more families have joined the project and expect that tourism will be a good contribution to community development.
The cooperative has 7 rooms distributed in the houses of local families, where is also offered a daily menu of the rural area. Private parking is available, however, an all terrain van is needed to reach this zone. Laundry service can be requested. As well, guests can climb to the viewpoints and admire the pine forest.
Specialties:
-Viewpoints, lake, North of Nicaragua, coffee tours, horseback riding, tortilla and typical food tours, contact with local families.
Note:
-Only cash payments are accepted.
-Other contact numbers: (505) 8730 4949 y (505) 2319 2239.
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available
Check-in from 09:00 AM
Check-out until 08:00 AM
Pets allowed
Prices include taxes
Rooms
Prices for May 29, 2024.
Payment Options:Type Rural Community-Based
Surroundings Mountain
Tours
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Coffee Tour in Altos de Ocotal
The meeting point is at the guest house where the tourist is staying or at Los Cedros (communal center). From here, the tour begins with a horseback riding through the mountains and coffee plantations. On the road different species of trees can be seen, such as: cedars, elephant ear trees, pines or...
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Horseback riding in Altos de Ocotal
The meeting point will be at the communal house Los Cedros. The tour begins with a hike through the main road, passing by a broadleaf forest toward a pine forest. During the journey, the tourist can enjoy the cool weather of the mountain and observe the houses of the community as well as plantations....
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Pine Leaves Handcrafts Tour
The meeting point will be at the workshop 'Fuente de Pino'. A small talk will be given about the organization between two cooperatives: Altos de Ocotal and the women part of Fuente de Pino. These women create handicrafts with dry leaves of pine and threads. This is a method taught 20 years ago to...
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Overall rating:
very peaceful/friendly people, beautiful place
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