ALL SERVICES · ONE TEAM
Everything you'd ask a neighbor who lives here.
Eight relocation services under one roof. We handle the house hunt, the residency paperwork, the customs, the dentist visit, the surf trip — the whole move. Five years on the ground. One number to call. No discovery calls, no funnels, no upsells.
or scroll to browse what we doTHE THING NOBODY TELLS YOU
Moving to Nicaragua means juggling eight different vendors in two languages.
The flights are the easy part. What nobody warns you about is the weeks you'll spend chasing realtors who ghost, lawyers who don't return emails, and shippers who quote one price on Tuesday and another on Thursday. By the time you land, you're already worn out — and you haven't even started.
- The property hunt. Listings that don't exist. Prices that change depending on your accent.
- The residency maze. Apostilles, translations, in-person filings — most of it in Managua, three hours away.
- The shipping headache. Customs surprises, broken boxes, no tracking link that works.
- The insurance gap. Most US policies stop at the border. Local options aren't on Google.
- Getting around. No Uber outside Managua. Rental contracts in Spanish you can't read.
- Healthcare and dental. Excellent here — if you know which clinic and which dentist.
- Weddings, tours, the fun stuff. Operators who oversell, then disappear when you arrive.
- Nobody to call when it goes sideways. Because none of them work together.
I tried to do it solo for three months. I got quoted three different prices for the same house, lost $400 to a shipping company that vanished, and almost gave up. Wish I'd called Destination Nica in week one.
Carla M. Portland → San Juan del Sur, 2024DIY VS. CONCIERGE
There's a slower way. And there's our way.
Same destination. Very different first year. Side by side, what most expats actually go through — and what happens when one team is holding the whole rope for you.
Eight vendors, two languages, nobody accountable.
- Months chasing realtors and lawyers across email, WhatsApp, and Spanish-only websites.
- The "gringo tax" — paying 20-40% more because you can't verify the local going rate.
- Signing contracts in Spanish you half-understand, hoping for the best.
- Customs surprises, residency delays, insurance gaps — and nobody owns the fix.
- By the time you arrive, you're already exhausted. The adventure starts in deficit.
One team. One number. Same day answers.
- You WhatsApp us. A bilingual human responds — usually within 30 minutes during business hours.
- Contracts reviewed in English. Translations included. You understand what you're signing.
- Five years of vetted partners on speed-dial — property, legal, shipping, dental, transport.
- You arrive ready to enjoy the place you moved here for. Not still figuring it out.
Most of our clients are happy in three weeks. Most DIY relocators are still in week three after four months.
THE EIGHT SERVICES
The full toolkit for landing in Nicaragua.
Pick one. Pick all eight. Use us once or use us for a year. Every service stands alone — and they're better together because the same team runs them.
Property Real estate concierge
Vetted homes and land — surfside, colonial, mountain, off-grid. We sit on your side of the table from first showing to closing keys.
Property scouts, bilingual contracts, escrow, title checks, and someone who picks up when something feels off.
See properties & pricingLegal & residency Visas, paperwork, apostilles
Pensionado, rentista, investor visas — and the property and business law underneath them. Done by Nicaraguan lawyers we've worked with for years.
Document checklists, translations, in-Managua filings, and a human shepherding your file through immigration.
Residency pathways & fees MOST POPULARShipping Fast Pack · air & sea, MIA → NIC
Shipping to Nicaragua, made simple. By air for the boxes you need next week, by sea for the household you're moving down. Real tracking, real humans, customs handled — you pick up in Managua, Tola, or San Juan del Sur.
Free MIA forwarding address, consolidation, customs paperwork, and pickup at our Managua, Tola, or San Juan del Sur location.
See rates & transit timesInsurance Health, home, travel, evac
Health policies that actually pay out in Nicaragua. Property coverage that survives the rainy season. Travel and evacuation for cross-border peace of mind.
Quotes from three vetted providers, plain-English comparison, claims help if you ever need it.
Coverage options & quotesTransport & rentals Airport pickup to long-term cars
Airport pickup from Managua. SUVs that handle dirt roads. Long-term rentals with English contracts. Drivers who know the country, not just the highway.
Vetted vehicles, vetted drivers, transparent pricing, no last-minute surcharges.
Vehicles & daily ratesDental tourism US-quality dentistry · 60-70% less
Implants, crowns, and full-mouth work at a fraction of US prices, with dentists trained in the US and Costa Rica. Beach recovery is included.
Clinic vetting, treatment planning, airport pickup, recovery accommodation, follow-up coordination.
Procedures & cost comparisonDestination weddings Surfside, sunset, all the moving parts
Beach venues, legal paperwork, photographers, florists, transport for your guests, the rehearsal dinner. You bring the people. We bring everyone else.
Venue scouting, vendor coordination, legal marriage filings, day-of management, guest hospitality.
Packages & venue tourTours & fishing Volcano hikes, sportfishing, rum trails
Day trips and multi-day adventures with guides we've actually been out with. From Pacific marlin to volcano boarding to a Granada food crawl, only operators we'd send our family on.
Pre-vetted guides, fair pricing, day-of logistics, and a backup plan when the weather turns.
Trips & charter ratesHOW WE ACTUALLY WORK
It's a WhatsApp, not a funnel.
No discovery call. No 47-field intake form. No "let me put you in touch with my account executive." You message us. We answer. We figure out what you need together.
You tell us what you're trying to do
One paragraph on WhatsApp is plenty. "We're a couple in our 50s, looking at SJDS, want a 3-bedroom under $400k, dog is coming with us." That's enough to get moving.
Typical WhatsApp response: under 30 minutes, Mon–Sat, Nicaragua business hours.
We pull in the right people from our network
You don't need to repeat your story to eight different vendors. We loop in the realtor, lawyer, shipping coordinator, or whoever else fits — and we stay in the chat as the translator and quarterback.
Most relocations touch 3–5 of our services. You only ever talk to one of us.
We stay involved until it's actually done
Until your boxes are in your house, your residency card is in your hand, and the kid's dentist appointment is on the calendar. Not until you sign — until you're actually living the life you came here for.
Most clients keep our number on speed-dial long after the move.
We work for you, not the partners. Every recommendation is one we'd make to family — because most of our family is here too.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Honest about who we're a fit for.
We say no to clients pretty regularly. Not because we're picky — because the wrong fit hurts everyone. Here's the test.
A good fit if you're…
- Seriously evaluating Nicaragua — or have decided and want help executing.
- Willing to trust a bilingual team that's already done this 200+ times.
- Looking for one point of contact instead of building your own vendor rolodex.
- Okay with paying fair-market rates for fair-market work — no haggling on principle.
- Open about your situation — budget, family, timing — so we can actually help.
Probably not a fit if you're…
- Looking for a real estate flip or a property arbitrage play. That's not what we do.
- Comparing six concierge services on price alone. We aren't the cheapest. We're the most honest.
- Expecting us to bend visa rules or work around legal requirements. We won't.
- Not actually sure you want to be here — just curious. Read the blog first; come back when you're closer to decision.
- Needing a luxury concierge brand experience. We answer the phone, but we don't pretend to be the Four Seasons.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Real moves. Real outcomes.
Three families, three different reasons to be here, one thing in common — they used more than one service from us. That's the model working.
We came down for a two-week look. Left with a property under contract, a residency file started, and a moving plan. None of which we could have done in two weeks without them holding the rope.
I flew in for dental work and ended up looking at houses. Eighteen months later I live here. They handled the implants, the residency, and shipped my truck. One WhatsApp, the whole move.
We hired three other "Nicaragua specialists" before we found Destination Nica. The first three sold us things. These people actually helped. The difference is night and day.
Not sure where to start?
That's most people on day one. Send a WhatsApp with your situation in plain English. No form, no booking calendar, no "we'll follow up shortly." A real person reads it. A real person answers — usually within 30 minutes.
Plan your move.
One conversation tells us most of what we need to know. We'll tell you whether we can help — and if we can't, we'll tell you who can.