Casa de turismo en Minca: tu hospedaje ecológico y económico en Sierra Nevada

Habitaciones privadas en la montaña con terraza: ideales para los amantes de la observación de aves

Descubre nuestras 5 habitaciones privadas, cada una con su propio baño privado, terraza con zona de descanso y una hamaca. Despiértate con espectaculares amaneceres y atardeceres mientras observas especies endémicas desde tu propio espacio privado.

🏡 Nuestras habitaciones privadas:

  • 2 nightstands, fan, private bath
  • Mountain-view terrace
  • Dawn chorus spot (5:30 AM)
  • Sunrise views
  • Great for couples
  • 2 nightstands, fan, private bath
  • Mountain-view terrace
  • Dawn chorus spot (5:30 AM)
  • Sunrise views
  • Forest-edge, prime bird activity
  • 2 nightstands, fan, private bath
  • Mountain-view terrace
  • Dawn chorus spot (5:30 AM)
  • Sunrise views
  • Surrounded by vegetation
  • Nightstand, fan, private bath
  • Mountain-view terrace
  • Cozy, perfect for solo travelers
  • Nightstand, fan, private bath
  • Mountain-view terrace
  • Wind down, log your bird list
  • Great for longer birding days

🌟 What’s Included in All Private Rooms

  • 🚿Baño privado con agua fresca de Sierra Nevada, que ofrece una experiencia refrescante y revitalizante después de las aventuras de observación de aves.
  • 🌄Terraza personal para la observación privada de aves.
  • 🦟Mosquiteras y mallas mosquiteras (esencial para una visión cómoda).
  • 📶WiFi gratis (sube tus avistamientos a eBird o compártelos en las redes sociales).
  • 🧹Servicio de limpieza diario (céntrate en los aves, no en las tareas).
  • Servicio de café por la mañana

🏨 Por qué elegir habitaciones privadas para la observación de aves:

Nuestras Habitaciones PrivadasAlojamiento compartido
✅ Tu propio horario de avistamiento de aves❌ Llegar a un acuerdo con los compañeros de piso
✅ Almacenamiento de equipo privado❌ Espacio seguro limitado
✅ Vistas exclusivas desde la terraza❌ Competir por los mejores puestos
✅ Identificación silenciosa de cantos de aves❌ Ruido de otros huéspedes

Mejores Momentos

Why stay here

Wake Up to 300+ Bird Species

The only tourist house in Minca built around birdwatching — but you don’t need binoculars to feel at home. Cozy mountain rooms, real breakfasts, and hosts who love hearing about your day on the trail.

“Come for the birds, stay for the hammocks — a lot of guests add a night once they get here.”— the hosts
  • Coffee, water & herbal infusions, all day
  • Breakfast made your way
  • Queen or twin beds, terraces & hammocks
  • Optional bilingual birding guides
  • From $45/night — real hotels here run $80–150
Shared rooftop terrace with hammock and mountain view
the terrace — hammock included

Endemic Santa Marta birds

Species You'll Only See Here

The Santa Marta Endemic Area holds species found absolutely nowhere else on Earth — and our local guides know exactly which tree they're hiding in.

Endangered Endemics

Santa Marta Antpitta
Tororoi de Santa MartaGrallaria bangsi
Santa Marta Parakeet
Periquito de Santa MartaPyrrhura viridicata
Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant
Atrapamoscas de Santa MartaMyiotheretes pernix

Other Santa Marta Endemics

Santa Marta Warbler
Arañero de Santa MartaMyiothlypis basilica
Santa Marta Tapaculo
Santa Marta TapaculoScytalopus sanctaemartae
Rusty-headed Spinetail
Pijuí de Santa MartaSynallaxis fuscorufa
Yellow-crowned Whitestart
Yellow-crowned WhitestartMyioborus flavivertex

Spectacular Non-Endemics

White-tipped Quetzal
White-tipped QuetzalPharomachrus fulgidus
Steely-vented Hummingbird
Amazilia VerdiazulSaucerottia saucerottei
Keel-billed Toucan
Tucán Pico CanoaRamphastos sulfuratus
Santa Marta Toucanet
Santa Marta ToucanetAulacorhynchus lautus

Bird photos via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY / CC BY-SA / CC0 — hover any photo for the photographer credit.

Good vibes, good habits

Sustainable Birdwatching

Supporting local conservation isn’t a poster on the wall here — it’s where your stay actually goes.

Planted
  • 800+ native trees planted in 2024 through local rescue-and-planting programs.
  • Guest stays directly fund ongoing habitat restoration.
Local
  • All guides are Minca residents, trained in ornithology and English.
  • Family partnerships with organic coffee farmers.
  • Artisan craft sales supporting a local women’s cooperative.
  • Spanish–English exchange with community members.
Reuse
  • Rainwater collection for garden irrigation.
  • Composting program for kitchen & garden waste.
  • Refillable water stations — zero plastic bottles.
  • Local food supply, harvested on farms in Minca.
Learn
  • Local ecology presentations by community experts.
  • A quick species & habitat briefing before you head out.

Sign our guestbook

Drop Us a Line, We’ll Save You a Hammock

Join the travelers who’ve already made this place their basecamp for the Sierra Nevada. However you reach us is the right way.

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