Agama Yoga Mexico is located in El Neem resort, Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Town and The Nature

We are a little embarassed to describe Mazunte like it might appear in a travel brochure, but the reality is pretty much like that. Mazunte is a small beach town on the Pacific coast in Oaxaca, Mexico which is the Southern part of Mexico. Our main branch in Thailand offers the same course at 6 days a week but we like to believe in part that we made it 5 days a week to give the students a bit of time to explore and enjoy the area more fully. The ocean itself with its swimming, snorkeling and yes, even surfing opportunities (the town has its own surf teacher) is not nearly where the activities end. Aquatic nature lovers can take a boat out for turtle, bird, dolphin and even whale sightings all of which are common. Down the road is La Ventanilla where weekly participants can release baby turtles into the ocean through a Mexico-wide famed ecological turtle saving movement. In the same neighborhood is an crocodile preserve and moat which boasts 300 crocodiles and is crossed through in row boats. The lovely irony is that all of the eco-tourism has come about after the banning of the turtle killing industy and many of the same people in that industry now make their living protecting the local nature. If all of this is not enough, then one can also take a good hour or two exploring the turtle museusm down the road from El neem (All but one of the types of turtles found in the world can be found in this area). All of this turtle activity is there because the turtles actually come in hoards yearly and do some of their nesting on a nearby beach.

El Neem and our Yoga Space

The center, ‘El Neem’, refers to the famed Indian bitter herb tree and boasts about 40 mature neem trees around the property. The Yoga hall is moderate in size and can fit 30 students or more.  It looks onto the jungle and pacific ocean and is covered by a perfect and eye pleasing pyramid-like thatched roof.  One of our first students noted it immediatley upon arriving, ‘you have a million dollar view’, and for sure this was one of the foremost things are on our mind when we decided to make El Neem and not somewhere else a permenant Agama station. The whole place in general has a glow of comfort, peace and professionalism. There are several rooms along with space for camping available.

Accomodation in Mazunte
The choices are many and the economic ones are more than fair by Mexican tourist standards. For those of you who want to stay on site and have a tent or would like to rent one, we offer a small plot of earth, use of a shared shower-room along with a fully equiped kitchen. We have also had people stay on site in a hamoc or under the stars. As mentioned, we have great views are situated on a hill 3 minute walk from the sea and have the advantage of a certain cozyness and holding of energy which might get dispersed in town. Price 50 Pesos per night and 50 additional pesos to rent a tent. Please note that our accommodation options are only available if you are attending one of our yoga classes or retreats and that no alcohol, cigarettes, recreational drugs or meat are allowed on the school premises. An on site private room is sometimes available at 400 pesos per day or $600 US per month.  It includes 1 or 2 beds, private bathroom, fan, wooden furniture, cleaning 3 times a week, shared kitchen-fridge and some Agama charm.

Other Options
Many people choose to stay in one of the nearby towns of Mazunte and San Agustinillo, a 5 – 10 minute walk away. With the exception of the high season in Christmas and Easter, accommodation can be found as follows:

Beautiful high end accommodations on the beach from $50-$125 USD per night.

Basic rooms for around $7 to $16US dollars / 70-200 Pesos night.

For the extremely budget conscious, very basic rooms with no windows & shared bathroom can be found for as little as $70 US Dollars per MONTH (although we don´t recommend it)!

Unless you want the comfort of staying at the school or you are arriving at Christmas or Easter, you may prefer not to book in advance, but just turn up & take a look around before deciding where to stay. There are plenty of options, so don’t worry. If however you prefer to know where you will stay and would like to book in advance, take a look at some of the options we may have listed. If you are planning on staying for several weeks, be sure to shop around and negotiate as you may well be able to get a substantial discount.   Except for the holiday season, 200 pesos per night for a short stay and economy room should be sufficient.

GETTING TO MAZUNTE

From Mexico City: By plane: To Huatulco or Puerto Escondido which will be from $75 USD one way in the non holiday season. Flights can be bought from Interjet or Mexicana. By bus: Go to south bus station Tasqueña, take either a route to Oaxaca City-Pochutla-Mazunte (not connected), which is 13-16 hours total, or a direct route to Pochutla (14 hours, Estrella Blanca buses). The latter is a coast route that goes through the Guerrero state (passing by Acapulco) then makes a stop in Puerto Escondido, and finally arrives in Pochutla.

From Oaxaca City: Get a Bus to Pochutla (7 hours approximately). From Pochutla either get a taxi (around $8 USD or 100 pesos) or take a “collectivo” to Mazunte (around $1 USD or 10 pesos per person). These custom-made vans departure every half hour or so. Pochutla is about 20-30 minutes from Mazunte.

Mazunte is about 1 hour  from Puerto Escondido and 1 hour from Huatulco airport, from both places you can take a taxi or a “collectivo”.

From Puerto Escondido: You can take a bus for about 40 pesos. The bus is in front of the Super Che supermarket, not at the bus station, although there is a more expensive bus there. Ask the driver to drop you off at Las Cruces de San Antonio. From here you can take taxi or collectivo (trucks with blue tarp roofing over back) for 5 pesos.

From Huatulco airport: take a private taxi directly or a shared taxi to Pochutla and transfer for Mazunte again from there. For the private taxi, we recommend that you walk the 200 meters to the road as they are significantly cheaper. With good bargaining you can pay around 300 pesos. On reaching the street, the direction would be to your right. The bus to Pochutla also passes that way.

Another option is to fly into Acapulco and take the bus down the coast.

GETTING TO AGAMA YOGA MEXICO FROM MAZUNTE

From Mazunte, first find Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga (the turtle refuge and museum). From there, walk 5 minutes East towards San Agustinitio beach up the hill. You will see El Neem and Agama Yoga Mexico on your right (and 3 hermanos on your left). If you are coming from Puerto Angel, go some distance, 25 minutes maybe, passing through Zipolite and San Agustinillo and all the restaurants and guest houses. Go up the hill and you will see it on your left. The taxi from Huatulco sometimes goes by way of Puerto Angel.

MAP OF MEXICO, LOCATING MAZUNTE