Qasa Pride – June 2027
June 06 - 12, 2027
A playful and intentional Pride experience for gay and queer men in Costa Rica.
High-Level Program Overview
Qasa Pride is a five-day queer Pride gathering in Costa Rica for gay and queer men who want something more meaningful than another crowded circuit weekend. Trade concrete, noise, and blurry nights for tropical jungle, waterfalls, music, movement, and genuine LGBTQ+ community.
You will still dance, flirt, play, and celebrate, but with more room to breathe, connect, and actually remember how the experience felt.
Welcome to Pride in the jungle: warm days, electric nights, clothing-optional freedom, and moments that move between wild celebration and beautiful softness.
Here, you are not escaping yourself. You are meeting yourself through laughter, movement, pleasure, stillness, and connection.
Dance beneath the stars. Float beneath waterfalls. Share meals with people who quickly begin to feel like a chosen family.
It is still gay. It is still sexy. It is still a full celebration, just with a rhythm that leaves you feeling more alive when the music ends.
Who It’s For & Why People Come
This Pride gathering may be for you if you’re ready to:
- Celebrate Pride somewhere wild, beautiful, and deeply queer.
- Dance beneath the stars to sets from queer DJs.
- Experience pleasure, connection, and embodiment in a consent-forward environment.
- Be witnessed and celebrated exactly as you are without pressure to perform.
- Balance social energy with waterfalls, yoga, sauna, cold plunge, and rest.
- Meet gay and queer men who value playfulness, authenticity, and real connection.
- Remember that joy, self-expression, and queerness can be meaningful practices.
WhAT TO EXPECT
The Experience
It is golden hour in the Costa Rican jungle, but everything feels technicolor. Pink and orange light slips through the trees as music hums across the land. Someone dances barefoot near the pool. Someone else is laughing so hard they have forgotten what day it is. One moment, I am wrapped in a group hug, sweat, glitter, and chosen family all blending together. Next, I am floating beneath a waterfall, letting the cool water quiet everything inside me.
By evening, the jungle comes alive again. The bass rises, bodies gather, and the dance floor begins to glow. Somewhere between the music and the birdsong, I realize I do not have to perform here. I can be radiant, messy, sensual, quiet, playful, or whatever feels real. This is not only a Pride party. It is a queer jungle experience where celebration, embodiment, nature, and belonging move together. Something in me finally exhales.
Facilitators
Shelby Clark
Dan Link is an internationally renowned biologist, adventurer, queer rights advocate, and primitive survivalist who brings a unique perspective to the outdoors.
Paul Wolsch
Mike is a Conscious Embodiment Coach based in London, dedicated to supporting others through modalities such as Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®), Yoga, Classical and Neo-Tantra, Breathwork, Meditation, and Somatic Movement Therapy.
Lodging & Property
Investment & Logistics
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Schedule Overview
Mornings begin gently with tropical fruit, slow movement, and space to recover from the night before. You may join yoga in the open-air pavilion, rest by the pool, or share a lingering breakfast with someone you met on the dance floor. As the day unfolds, you might hike to a waterfall, swim beneath the mist, or join a workshop exploring pleasure, boundaries, connection, and queer self-expression. Afternoons gradually melt into evenings. Music rises, bodies gather, and the jungle becomes a dance floor filled with laughter, flirting, and the freedom to move without performance or judgment.
The main Pride celebration brings everyone together for intention, music, dancing, and community beneath the stars. The following day moves more slowly, with brunch, pool time, sauna, cold plunge, restorative movement, and opportunities for nourishing connection. The rhythm moves between play and rest, sensuality and softness, celebration and reflection—a Costa Rica Pride experience designed to light you up without burning you out.
Investment & Logistics
- Duration: 5 days, 4 nights
- Group size: Maximum 28 participants for connection, comfort, and care
- Investment: (add all prices)
- Scholarships: Limited support may be available for guests experiencing financial hardship. Documentation may be requested. Contact welcome@qasa.house for details.
- Includes: Facilitated workshops, event programming, accommodation, chef-prepared meals, tropical beverages, airport transportation, preparation resources, and access to the online Qasa community
- Environment: Queer-centered, adults-only, consent-forward, and clothing-optional in designated spaces
- Travel information: Review the travel guide and packing list before arrival.
Where You’ll Be Staying
- Qasa is located 3.5-4.5 hours from San Jose International airport (SJO), and roughly 1.25 hours from Quepos Airport (XQP) which has regular flights from SJO on Sansa Airlines and Green Airways
- After booking a stay at Qasa we will be happy to help you book a private taxi through a trusted provider. Private taxi rates (subject to change) are approximately:
- $180 from San Jose or SJO Airport
- $80 from Quepos or XQP Airport
- $90 from Manuel Antonio
- $30 from Dominical
- $30 from San Isidro
- If renting a car, a 4×4 is required to access the hotel in the rainy season
- The most economical option to arrive is to take a public bus to San Isidro or Dominical and then take a private taxi
Next Step
Option 1: Reserve Your Spot
- Reserve your place.
- Complete application.
- Final confirmation process.
Option 2: Book a Discovery Call
- Speak with our team.
- Ask questions.
- Get help choosing accommodations and completing registration.
frequently asked questions
FAQs
Got questions about our retreats in Costa Rica? Read the FAQs or get in touch via the contact form below.
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Qasa is a clothing optional queer sanctuary nestled in the lush Costa Rican jungle. We are a hotel and retreat center offering a mix of transformative experiences, playful freedom, embodied pleasure, wellness, and connection — all centered around the LGBTQ+ community. Whether you’re coming for a retreat, a hotel stay, or an event, we welcome you with open arms.
While our retreats are predominantly for GBTQ+ men, our hotel welcomes all guests who value conscious community, natural beauty, and authentic connection – regardless of background, identity, or how you love.
Qasa offers an eco-chic boutique hotel and transformational experiences, including sacred plant journeys, nature-based adventures and embodied pleasure retreats. We also offer intentional gatherings, parties, and festivals, as well as daily world-class classes, workshops, and events.
Yes! You can stay with us as a hotel guest during “off-retreat” times. It’s a beautiful way to enjoy nature, community, and rest. Check availability here.
Absolutely. We celebrate body freedom and comfort. Nudity is welcome in common areas, and respected as a non-sexual form of self-expression. Please always sit on a towel 🙂
Yes. We are an adults-only space (18+). Our programming and environment are not suitable for children.
A wellness retreat is dedicated time away to rest, reconnect, and support your wellbeing through nature, guided practices, nourishing food, and community.
At Qasa, gay and queer men take part in guided workshops, embodiment, nature, shared meals, and community. The exact program depends on the retreat, and participation is always opt-in.
Yes. Qasa’s core retreat programs are designed specifically for gay and queer identifying men. Hotel stays and selected events welcome guests of all identities.
Yes. Outside retreat periods and on available hotel dates, guests of all identities can book a stay solo, with a partner, or with friends.
Qasa offers a deliberately queer-centered home base in Costa Rica, built around belonging, clear community agreements, and care.
Travel experiences vary, and normal precautions still apply. At Qasa, guests enter a queer-centered environment supported by our team and community agreements.
Yes. Qasa can host private retreats, workshops, birthdays, and group getaways, subject to fit and availability.
Qasa is in Valle Diamante, about 3.5 to 4.5 hours from San José by road. Retreat guests receive specific shuttle and arrival details for their program.
Retreat guests receive fresh, chef-prepared meals made with local ingredients whenever possible. Many dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.
Hotel stays are lodging-only unless a specific package, event, or private booking states otherwise.