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Take in a wide view of nothing but nature in Selva Negra, a full service sustainable eco-lodge and coffee plantation that welcomes guests. Located in the highlands of central Nicaragua, this retreat into the cloud forest offers a wide range of activities, numerous accommodation options and full service dining produced organically on the grounds. All of the furniture is made from sustainably harvested wood right from the forest that surrounds you. Start the morning with a solar-heated shower and take your tea or coffee before you start your day at Selva Negra.

Accommodations

BUNGALOWS

This option is perfect for guests that are looking for more privacy, couples looking for a romantic getaway, Families and groups of friends.
  •  Private unit surrounded by gardens
  •   Double sized elongated beds (extra 5” at the head of the bed to accommodate our taller European guests)
  •  Large picture windows to enjoy nature
  •  Solar hot water
  • Front porch with rocking chairs
HOTEL STYLE ROOMS

The hotel-style rooms are large and modern, with full private baths, long front porches and unobstructed views

Double Room
 
These rooms have an elongated double bed(s) and a private bathroom with a solar-heated shower. An adjoining front porch houses two rocking chairs for each room facing the gardens of Selva Negra. Located near the lake and restaurant, you’re never far from an organic meal or a gorgeous view.
  • 5 separate rooms facing the lake
  • Double sized elongated beds (extra 5” at the head of the bed to accommodate our taller European guests)
  • Private bathroom
  • Adjoined front porch with 2 rocking chairs per room
Family Room
 
Family rooms are perfect for a family of four. This large room has an elongated double bed for the parents underneath a mezzanine level with two twin beds for the kids – so everyone can have a little privacy while still being together. Enjoy a personal bathroom and an adjoining front porch with your own rocking chairs so you can soak up the sun.
  • Family-sized rooms have a mezzanine level with two twin beds
  • Double sized elongated beds (extra 5” at the head of the bed to accommodate our taller European guests)
  • Private bathroom
  • Adjoined front porch with 2 rocking chairs per room
YOUTH HOSTEL

The youth hostel is a separate building with 6 rooms. If you are traveling as a group of student under a tight budget looking for a place to escape the pressure of school, the resort offers single beds in the youth hostel at a very reasonable rate, with a minimum of 4 people per room.
  • Youth hostel is located near the main Selva Negra lake
  • Large building hosting 6 rooms with three sets of bunk beds
  • Beds can be purchased individually
  • Private bathroom for the room of 6 people
  • Solar water heater
 
 
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Activities at Selva Negra Lodge

A stay at Selva Negra offers a wide range of activities to enjoy. Located in the highlands of central Nicaragua, there is an abundance of wildlife to encounter, trails to explore and activities to enrich your Nicaraguan adventure.

HIKING - FOURTEEN TRAILS:
Hiking in Selva Negra is a lot more than walking in the woods. Hike into virgin rain forest where you experience nature at its purest, the sights and sounds of the forest will amaze you. Selva Negra offers a wide variety of hiking trails to experience. From the slow pace of a walk around the lake, where you can watch the ducks go about their daily life, and listen to the hummingbirds as they busily buzz around you to get the nectar of their favorite flowers. Or, embark on a strenuous and time consuming venture into virgin rain forest. Here you will see plants that are found in very few other parts of the world, you could also be surrounded by the all-powerful howl of the resident howling monkeys. This is an experience worth the muddy boots, and the sore legs. Go through parts of the trail that will require the aid of roots and trunks to get you moving and continue on a 45 degree climb to the ridge.

Each of the Selva Negra trails has a little something special that makes it a worth it trip, and its name that has been derived for very special reasons. You may have the urge to experience each and every single one of them. All you need is time, and a desire to experience nature at its finest.

The trails all vary in difficulty, please refer to the trail statistics on the map supplied at the lodge for more information of each trail. Trails are rated in three categories: the strenuous and most challenging, the middle of the road trail to enjoy an afternoon in nature, and the enjoyable and non-challenging walk. Trails do not complete a circuit, so a trek must piece together various segments in order to return to your starting points.

HORSEBACK RIDING:
Horseback riding is the best way to discover the majority of the estate and all it has to offer. You can take your horse to the coffee plantation, the greenhouse area, as well as on many of the mountain hiking trails. Although the horses are not allowed in all the mountain hiking trails, all the roadway system in the estate is open to the horses. Horses are rented by the hour, and arrangements can be made at the lodge to pick up the horses whenever you would like to schedule them. On Sundays they are always stationed near the restaurant and the youth hostel.

BIRDWATCHING:
Located in the northern highlands of Nicaragua the Hotel Selva Negra is in a prime location for observing some of the most beautiful birds known to the rain forests. The Bird List that contains almost 230 birds sighted at the estate including Nightingale Wren, White-eared hummingbird, Philadelphia Vireo, Baltimore Oriole and the Resplendent Quetzal.

COFFEE PLANTAITON:
The coffee tours at Selva Negra are an excellent opportunity for you to learn all about the most popular morning drink in the world. You will be amazed about how much goes into delivering that fresh cup of morning coffee. Guests can jump in a truck with Eddy or Mausi K�hl and visit the plantation to see the coffee trees and how they grow. Selva Negra is what is refered to a "shaded coffee plantation". In general this means that coffee grows within the protection of the shade of the trees, at Selva Negra the trees that protect the coffee are mostly made up of old indigenous trees of the area. The coffee harvest season at Selva Negra is from mid-November to mid-February. Visitors the resort during this season enjoy the activities of the harvest.

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Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
Meyer Smolen

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