Discover San Juan del Sur - Paradise Found in Nicaragua | 90+ Countries with 3 Kids

San Juan del Sur Nicaragua is one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever visited in the world! Surrounded by two mountains on the Pacific Ocean, what was once a picturesque fishing village, is now one of the most sought after destinations in the country. We originally planned to visit for 3 days but it enjoyed it so much that we stayed for 7 weeks!
The town of San Juan del Sur offers a great selection of hotels, restaurants, beaches, nightclubs, language schools and more.
During our first week we stayed at the cozy boutique hotel named Alcazar and highly recommend it. It is located in the heart of San Juan del Sur and has incredible views of the sunsets each night.
San Juan del Sur is the ultimate destination to relax and go surfing on unspoiled beaches including Maderas, Hermosa, Marsella, El Remanzo, Majagual, La Flor, El Ostional, El Coco, Las Salinas, El Astillero, and El Yankee. You can also go fishing, whale watching, horseback riding practice yoga and so much more.
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[@davidwelch5186]

I lived in San Juan for 5 years, I’m returning in February. My new pad is Playa Marsella, About 10 miles north of town.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I know exactly where that is. So beautiful!! Enjoy Nicaragua!

[@duncanstrik8764]

Why did you leave?

[@andrelopez3730]

Siempre he pensado que nicaragua es uno de los países más completos playas de arenas blancas Atlántico,playas hermosas pacifico olas etc...ciudades coloniales,volcanes de conos perfecto,lagos hermosos e inmensos una isla en un lago con 2 volcanes,selvas etc.....si duda un país completo ...

[@stevehazlewood2960]

Yes kids it is a very steep walk up to the Cristo statue. I'm a SF boy married to a Nica girl, was last in San Juan del Sur in 2018. We were there for 5 days and walked up there every day. Going back this year 2022 for a wedding in Managua in November will be doing that walk again. Looking forward to it....

[@reneurbina4328]

Lindos vídeos chicas creo que los vídeos da Nicarágua filho los mejores

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Gracias! Realmente nos encantó nuestro tiempo allí!

[@daytriker]

What a wonderful childhood you are giving your kids. They will be so much better than the IPOD or Video Player crowd & their designer shoes. Congrats Mom & thank you for the wonderful videos of your trips. Is it safe to say you found one of your favourite towns of your trip? (San Juan del sur?)

[@yessigonzalez7620]

Thank you so much for this videos of Nicaragua they are amazing! I miss home so much and these videos filled my heart with so much joy. 💕🇳🇮

[@carlbrown169]

lived in nicaragua 15 years....i love it all..visitd san juan del sur several times. I lived in Esteli. enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@duncanstrik8764]

Why did you leave?

[@santosdiaz4929]

I was born in Nicaragua i love my country. I like how. The people from usa canada Australian new Zealand enjoin in. The beaches. Of Nicaragua

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah you guys have a gem of a country with amazing beaches!

[@jhonnyquintana2137]

I love my country has a lot of awesome places where you guys can go and have a great time with your family thank you all for visiting Nicaragua hope to see y'all again...bye...

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! We really loved our time in Nicaragua and one day we'll come back and do it all over again!

[@gamacminisplits8531]

This video is amazing! I think is the best produced, narrative and editing one since now. All are great but this one was like watching a BBC documental! I never get bored even a second. Congratulations you're doing a great job in youtube!

[@walterantonioberroteranara8960]

Hello san juan del sur is one of the best of nicaragua. Of beach

[@santosdiaz4929]

I love this place

[@calimen818]

Omg 😱 I gonna move to NICARAGUA 🇳🇮 nice 👍🏽 Video

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

There’s was a really nice community there. You’d probably really enjoy it!

[@anagonzalez8300]

Absolutely enjoyed this video ❤️ Nicaragua.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thank-you! So happy to hear that! 🙌🤩

[@elsamenjivar8747]

Beautiful family l loved the video l lived in Canada but one day l liked to visited San Juan del sur because my daughter very soon moved there enjoy this video thanks enjoy

[@ELgranadinosinfrontera]

Hi guys I just wanted to let you know I'm from Granada Nicaragua and I living in San Francisco CA but still missing my Land and family I glad you like my country thanks so much for the beautiful videos you posted thanks again God bless you all

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That's awesome! We absolutely loved your country and would love to go back one day.

[@irmapalacios6911]

Hello from Vancouver Canadá, How amazing videos. You guys really enjoyed to be in my home country, Nicaragua.

[@dieno3606]

Definitely my favorite beach in Nicaragua !!!! Breath taking, the good from that restaurant was delicious also, can’t wait to go back

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yes! This was a place very dear to our hearts! We loved all those beautiful sunsets!!!

[@josemf74]

I am glad your family had lots of fun. It's lovely to discover the beauty of this planet we all share. Adios!!!

[@to6etherwego]

We are heading that way in a couple months with our kids, finding your videos helpful for planning. Thanks

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Awesome! You’re going to love it!!

[@davidmorneau9759]

I'm viewing this on Jan. 26, 2022.................Dave in MN

[@carolyngoodwin4028]

Wow!! Gorgeous.... I loved the remoteness & non-tourist vibe. And the photography & music were fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your experience :)

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

We do so glad you enjoyed it! We have some really amazing shots in the next videos coming up as well!

[@tinagonnermann7045]

Thank you for sharing your travels with us. I was particularly interested in Nicaragua because my son and his family have been living there since Dec. '20. They are in San Juan del Sur but have done some travelling in other destinations like you have. I'm watching from my armchair during covid-19 from Peterborough, Ontario.

[@gcn7589]

Looks like so much fun..im nica and i never been to these places..thanks for sharing

[@andresmarioruizchavarria8980]

Nicaragua the best in central América

[@Lizett-gl4pq]

Beautiful San Juan del Sur ♥️🌷😚

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

So beautiful!

[@jhonray6164]

VUELVAN. NICARAGUA LES ESPERA CON SUS BRAZOS Y CORAZONES ABIERTOS. SALUDOS.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Muchas gracias! 🙏🏻💕

[@russellturner1909]

Beautiful

[@jafr6473]

Excelente video, muy buena edición y narración, y las presentadoras son geniales!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Muchas gracias!

[@yancarlos7059]

Nice beuatiful Nicaragua

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Awe yes!! 🙌💯

[@jofre2000]

Congratulations on the incredible life and adventure you are doing. My wife and I just discovered your site, and we'll sign up. We would like to know how you manage to keep up with all these expenses, are they sponsorships? A hug for all of you. Jofre and Leo

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

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[@davidmorneau9759]

And now you're TV stars? Oh, such a well-rounded bunch of personalities. Congrats!

[@jumaguzman]

I got here after watching Drew Binsky! You guys are really inspiring! Lots of love ❤️

[@alibabafurball]

Those jelly fish suck. Good surfing Chloe. They are surfers for sure and have the bumps and bruises and cuts to prove it!!! Love this video, what a nice place. You are missing Maple syrup season here in Ontario, but i would trade that for the beach with horses and cows and longer grass any day. That water park thing looked fun too!!!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah, thankfully we found ourselves some maple syrup. :) There's actually a really nice Canadian couple who opened a bar in San Juan and they even serve pancakes with real maple syrup! So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@TruthSeeker-ee8tj]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders Are you Canadian? We are moving out of Ontario as soon as the border opens. We were supposed to be in New Zealand right now in order to move there, but have looked at SJDS in the past and are reconsidering it again for various reasons. Your video is great. What time of year and what was the climate like? Very humid? Mosquitos bad? We are looking at a place up in the hills about 20 minutes northeast of the village.

[@pepesy2897]

I enjoyed your videos. I am planning to go this spring. you have good and beautiful daughter s as their mother

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Enjoy! I’m sure you’ll have a great time!

[@luisulloa415]

I'm from Nicaragua thank you for visiting us i'm kinda practicing my english by looking these videos cheers to Chloe she's a lovely and cheerfull little girl

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Que bien! Y yo, necisito praticar el espanol.🤩🙌

[@luisulloa415]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders awesome it must be great

[@venturesintoglory5353]

Loved your video of San Juan del Sur. Just returned from an amazing trip to Israel. Steve from Guelph, Canada.

[@Johnfitnes1]

Absolutely incredible ❤❤😮😮😮

[@LuisGonzalez-zk2uy]

i love these hidden jems..thank you

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

We did too! There's the main stream places and then there is San Juan. We were just saying this today as we were swimming in the beautiful Med with the most amazing blue waters in Egypt then Julia said but this Nicaragua was still as epic because of how rustic and unique it is.

[@edwinmaldonado6112]

Thank you so much for another beautiful video

[@steveclarke259]

Very well informative and presented!, I think just maybe I will travel north from Liberia 😄

[@Van-Hammer]

28:41 Someone's running off to do some surfing! 😊 Enjoyable and beautiful place with great views of the sunset. Just take care when having fun - jellyfish and surfboards can be a little mean sometimes!

[@richardhicks4815]

I was wondering, when you said in another video, about Angelique getting stiches. Now I understand why. She has some pretty eyes. Thanks for sharing even the not so exciting parts of your videos. Your videos are real to life. There are a lot of people doing these kinds of videos. I enjoy yours the best!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That was so sad. She really got hid bad. Never fun as a mother to see that.

[@wiltorctorrez9348]

Nice beaches 👏👏👏

[@arnoldanastacio533]

Watching your Vids with a Cup Of Coffee! Randomly saw your Vlog this morning in my feeds and I’m hooked! Keep it up and safe travels to this adventurous family! ❤️ #subscribed ✔️

[@06BIBOI]

On the beach at night drinking beer with music and fireworks in the background , if you didn't know any better that could be July 4th in the States lol !

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I know right?!?

[@JorgeTessey]

Great Video! Thanks

[@dannysmith7273]

Very nice videos.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying them!

[@davidmorneau9759]

The family you hung out with, are they the same folks you've been with so much in NZ, looks like it. So much fun!

[@SorinNyx]

super nice!

[@marlonhurtado3780]

I live in San Juan del Sur thanks for that

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marlonhurtado3780]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders I'm from Rivas San Juan del Sur aquí nací gracias por visitar mi bahía

[@davidmorneau9759]

So You stayed a little longer did you LOL (a month did I hear that right?) Angelique, so sorry to hear how you got a head ache. I definitely want to be covering this adventurous family in prayer...............be Blessed

[@jairofajardo1977]

I Love it. Very Beautiful.

[@SarongGoddess]

A GREAT video!!! I've found the market is not the cheapest place around. I find (& have heard from many) that they often Gringo Gouge the non regulars. I love the guys across from the Malecon & around the corner 1-1/2 blocks up the bright green place that sells fruits & veggies to have the best prices.

[@GopalSingh-ph7sl]

Nice video

[@brookemillan3264]

i didnt see playa madera on your video? maybe i missed it. this is definitely one of the best surf spots.

[@axelmarin1935]

Nice nicaragua

[@csinalabama]

Having just come from there, I can tell you there are 2 sides to SJDS. The beach is nice, there are nice places on the beach front. The hotels and hostels are nice. The people are very friendly, the prices are low and nearby shops are also nice. The other side is there is a lot of trash strewn about, there are a fair amount of beggars and the beach vendors are everywhere. There are sewers under the sidewalks and man do they stink - it will really turn your stomach. SJDS is a great ground floor investors opportunity but the infrastructure is in really bad shape.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks for sharing.

[@joshuataylor1642]

Would you be willing to share an estimated cost to stay for a month. As y’all have stayed I realize you can spend more or less?

[@santosdiaz4929]

You can to bring 1200. For one month. To spent. And you'll have in your pocket. After all and back to your country

[@2TravelingLovers]

Great video guys!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! Where are you all now?

[@2TravelingLovers]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders we were in Costa Rica for a month, now Panama. Love Panama so far, in Bocos

[@TrentDyrsmid]

My Wife and I are thinking very seriously about moving to San Juan Del sir and we have an eight year old daughter. We know that there is a school there and that it fills up quickly. What did you do to keep your kids in school while you are traveling?

[@davisurdaneta1426]

This is the kind of life I wanted right now, rather than being stuck here in frigid and gloomy Toronto.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I don’t blame you at all. We do everything to escape the winters.

[@videospositivosLemuelSalles]

😟🏄🚑 Dios !!🙏 👍

[@MarcelHardingArt]

hit the beach

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Oh yes! We did on a daily in San Juan

[@alanmarcum2405]

you are an amazing mom

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks for the encouragement. 🙏🏻💕

[@philippebelair3372]

Merci A+ ...

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

A+

[@GopalSingh-ph7sl]

Very good sound music

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Glad you like it!

[@djrafacontigotop1019]

Where are from mom? Are you a Canadian or American? You sound like a California girl ? I maybe wrong? Anyway thank you for sharing your videos in 🇳🇮 Nicaragua... Such a beautiful country that God created in Central America👍 you see we have beautiful beaches, volcanoes, parks, cities, towns, villages, lake, lagoons you name it.👍 And very warm and hospitality people you won't find in the entire 🌎 world Asi somos los " 🇳🇮 Nicas jodido" That's the way Nicas are... Proof of that is that the Nica couple invite you with your friends from New Zealand to spend a day over the place they rented at Coco Beach/ Cocunut Beach - Playa Coco.. The reason why San Juan del Sur Bay doesn't have Walmart , fancy restaurants and stores to shop is because there are not many investors there. But I believe one day there will a huge luxury town and very expensive to live. My parents told me that there was not even nothing 30 yrs ago. Now at least there are some good hotels and nice restaurants there. I hope you will continue visiting our beautiful land where every tourist feels like they are home.😎🙋

[@husainshaikh6981]

Very sweet

[@user-nd9re8vr6l]

i was born in nica but raised in the US all my life, i dont even know nica, but i would like to retire there soon

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I’m sure you’re going to feel like home even though you grew up in the US especially if you still have family over there.

[@funkybunkyus]

When do you guys start to go fishing?

[@irathompson1665]

Could you tell us what month of the year you were in San Juan Del Sur ? We will be there in February and are hoping to have the great weather you had. Thanks for your time.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

We were there in Nov/Dec. You'll probably experience way more wind than we had and maybe a bit cooler weather.

[@irathompson1665]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders Thanks for taking the time to answer my question and we very much enjoy your videos.

[@billhansen2786]

That was a real close call with Angelique. She very easily could have injured her eye.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I know and if you can imagine, it's still sore at the slightest touch. I think there must be scar tissue there that somehow hurts her. 😰

[@anubis8086]

By any chance do you remember the Hotel name at minute 21:22 ? Great video, beautiful scenery. Thank you

[@anagonzalez8300]

Treecasa resort San Juan del Sur

[@anubis8086]

@@anagonzalez8300 Thank you Ana!

[@rickycharman3535]

Does anybody know what the song is @ 3.03, please? Title+Singer?Thanks.Great video!

[@filemonruiz7363]

I miss my home country. If you know its history you'll know why so many people had to leave it.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yes we did learn a bit of your history from some of the people we met there. Quite sad.

[@filemonruiz7363]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders I'm so glad you were there to see it. It's beautiful isn't it?

[@Abraham-rc9so]

The view is absolutely sick oh God

[@josesantos3020]

Good.nihgt.family.beautiful.kiss.heart💜

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks!

[@eldiablo8019]

Calling SJDS " Paradise " is a HUGE STRETCH.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Well when you’re there on an extended holiday, enjoy surfing with friends and enjoy beautiful sunsets each night to me it feels like paradise.

[@eldiablo8019]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders PARADISE: a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be: But hey if it made everyone on KZbin envious of you, then the word served it's purpose.

[@uchihadabba699]

⁠@@eldiablo8019then why are you conjecturing here for? Just feel better? There, there.

[@expeditionexperience6681]

What do you do to make income?

[@davidmorneau9759]

Chloe, you poor girl, another Jelly-Fish! I know now I'll be talking with God (praying) about you, your safety and the sanity of your folks. Not kidding!

[@marioselva7762]

I can’t help but cringe when your say “sur” it’s spanish not french 😅 awesome video btw ! It’s beautiful to be in nature ☺️

[@GameChanger-yh4qh]

Can you tell me what were the requirements as far as the yellow fever vaccine card for entering Nicaragua? Because you have been in Panama which requires you to get the card?

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah I think things have changed from when we visited. Always best to check the gvt website for these type of requirements.

[@sshetty9683]

I want to establish a hotel lodging business here . How much will it cost for a 10 12 room place for b&b.

[@GopalSingh-ph7sl]

Children playing water not danger

[@Johnfitnes1]

Where are you from girls?

[@redhouse1002]

I would like that it doesn't have all that big box junk that has ruined this country. Thank goodness it doesn't have it. Once upon a happier time, we had just small village shops too (in my lifetime, and I'm not ancient).

[@GopalSingh-ph7sl]

Please madam caring child

[@28nefta]

San Juan del sur is only the top of the icebergs. Nicaragua is in bad shape right now since one yeras. Nicaragua is furering a d ruled by. A dictatory gobermet that killed hundreds of people and the nation economic, peace and civil right is not the best nationwide siffent staff as you see in the beach. Good video for a turist..enjoy CA.

[@osiristhomas7621]

the music is irritating as shit we just want information, spare us, many of us are busy doing other task and listening to what people have to say while working on other projects.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Sorry...hope you find a different video that's more info for you.

[@Namoari941]

Read some comments about the safety in Nicaragua..is quite bothersome, no sure it’s from foreign tourists or from anti- government activists?

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

As foreigners you really don't have to worry and as long as you stay out of any protests you're fine. We stayed mainly in a small town with no trouble at all.

[@carlosdiazjr.2466]

Best Mexico more fun than Nicaragua and El Salvador small fun 👎