La Duna, a peaceful Ecology Center in Baja California Sur MX!
"La Duna’s mission is to inspire the protection and restoration of the natural community through collaboration, scientific research, ecological practices, spirituality and art.”
We believe that as people feel more connected to Nature and to each other through direct experience, a sense of belonging and care develops naturally.
La Duna is immersed in an old majestic cacti forest, the immutable sentinels of the desert!
Multicolored mountains at her back open to the blue horizon of sky and sea. We collaborate with local families, non-profits and businesses to provide a unique recreation and educational destination that offers the beauty of expansive horizons, quiet walks, and sunny days! Clear starry skies and the moonlight magic will amaze you! Incredible sunrises! The best way to start your day, meditating on the placid dunes. Nature will lead your experience here, as you relax and allow it to touch you deeply.
La Duna is located in one of the Gulf of California's most beautiful coastal landscapes, just 40 minutes North of the city of La Paz, on the coastline bordering the Bay. We are close to the city but secluded enough to enjoy a star laced night sky, the undisturbed view of whale dwelling islands, and multicolored ancient mountains. La Duna was designed to showcase the local ecology and culture of Mexico. We strive to provide an environment of peace and simplicity, incorporating the creative participation of the local community, and using sustainable technologies to supply our needs.
We are off grid! 100% of our electricity is from the solar panels on site and it is provided from 7 am to 10 pm in the main areas (main palapa, kitchen, bathrooms, dining room and kitchen).
Transportation Airport transfers from La Paz airport or city are included at specific times ONLY either way. For transfers from Los Cabos Airport (SJD), we can help you organize a shuttle pickup for your group for an additional cost. More info about transfers and HOW TO GET HERE!
We can also help you arrange: nature tours, spa services and cultural activities!
Testimonials
Karen Lindenberg, Yoga instructor
It is a place of powerful healing, great serenity, and raw beauty: surrounded by a forest of towering sentinel cacti, flanked by the turquoise waters of the sea, kissed by the sun each and every day, and lots of wonderful, healthy food served with love.
Karen Lindenberg Yoga instructor
Ellen Speart – Art Therapist
This has been an absolutely perfect retreat. La Duna will be a haven for me to bring my clients for many years to come. I am honored to help La Duna prosper. You have created a sense of comfort and simplicity so many of us are seeking.
Ellen Speart Art Therapist
Nettie Adams – Retreat participant
Thank you La Duna for the womb of safety, love and emergence; for holding the space for growth, for transcendence, for internal and external enlightenment; for loving the desert and inviting us into its magic, its grace, its beauty. With love everlasting!
Nettie Adams Retreat participant
Bethany Emmel – Retreat participant
La Duna is an amazing place with gorgeous views, delicious food, and wonderful people.
Bethany Emmel Retreat participant
Stephanie Polvere – Retreat Participant
This place is ridiculous. It's in the middle of the desert and right on the ocean. This secluded gem makes it easy to relax and unwind. The food was healthy and SO DELICIOUS. Each meal was better than the last. I cannot recommend this place enough and can't wait to go back. What a find!
Stephanie Polvere Retreat Participant
Dianne Clement – Yoga Instructor
We had such a wonderful time and were so well taken care of. The food ... WOW! The space - perfect. We loved out rooms, the bathroom, the hot shower (a pleasant surprise) and we even loved not being able to charge and connect. The sunrise - breathtaking! Espiritu Santo --- we met up with
Dianne Clement Yoga Instructor
Cynthia L. – Guest
We went to La Duna for two nights immediately after reading about it in Cabo Living. There was only one problem with our stay: we only could stay two days! My mom and I took my took girls, 4 and 7, there. We LOVE camping, nature, being outside, but by the time I do all
Cynthia L. Guest
Sylja – Retreat participant
What a place! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to stay at La Duna. Your hospitality is beyond generous, the food, the cabins, and you all. I am loving this! Walking on the beach all alone and feeling so safe is a gift. I have so enjoyed the mountains, the sea, and
Sylja Retreat participant
Susan – Retreat participant
It is so welcoming at La Duna and the simple life brings peace in what has become a more and more hectic world. It was truly an enriching experience.
Susan Retreat participant
Catherine Grand – Yoga Instructor
A magical place to live magical moments.
Catherine Grand Yoga Instructor
Lucia – Retreat Participant
La Duna is an off-the-grid retreat in the middle of the desert. It is beautiful, sensuous,and just a bit rough. The desert, the dunes, and the ocean are breathtaking. And place is quiet except for the sounds of the birds, the wind, the surf.
Lucia Retreat Participant
Jessica Riley-Norton – Yoga Instructor
The most beautiful surroundings you will ever be immersed in! My trip to La Duna was magical. Nature and people touched my heart in a way that I will never forget. I will be back!!!
Jessica Riley-Norton Yoga Instructor
