Eco-hostel in the Caribbean
SINCE 2014Eco-Hostel en el Caribe
The Casa
— a former Colombian holiday home – is a 25-year old wooden house built on a concrete foundation under the sea water. An eco-friendly backpackers hostel run by our cheerful, local crew. The hostel sits among the San Bernardo Islands, just two hours by boat from Cartagena.
It is you and your temporary family who decide whether to detox, unleash your inner yogi and enjoy the serene environment, or crank up the volume and get the drinks flowing. Whatever your choice may be, we dare to say we offer the best hangover cure in South America: a bed-to-ocean dive from the first floor deck into clear Caribbean waters.
Kingsize
Ceycen is our biggest private..
Cama king
Ceycen es nuestro cuarto más grande...
470.000 COP p.n. $470.000 COP p.n.8 Bed Dorm
Spacious beds for max 8 people
DORMITORIO DE 8 CAMAS
Camas grandes para un máx de 8 pers
$250.000 COP p.n. $250.000 COP p.n.Spacious and breezy dorm room
4 bunkbeds for a total of 8 people.
Even the tallest person will sleep comfortable without limbs dangling from the bed.
Includes the essentials: breakfast (fresh fruits, eggs, toast & cereal). bottomless coffee, drinking water and bed linen.
$250.000 COP per night
Espacioso y ventilado dormitorio
4 camarotes ara un máx de 8 personas. Es un dormitorio compartido con otras personas.
Hasta la persona más alta podrá dormir muy cómoda sin que los pies queden afuera de la cama.
Incluye lo esencial: Desayuno (Frutas, huevos, pan tostado y cereal). Café, Agua potable y ropa de cama.
$250.000 COP por noche
2x Double Bed
A private room with 2 (smaller) double beds
2x Camas doubles
Privada con 2 camas dobles (pequeñas)
$ Various prices $ Various pricesHammock
Waking up with the best of the house
Hamaca
Despertando con la mejor vista
$287.000 COP p.n. $287.000 COP p.n.1x Double Bed
Islote is our smallest private…
1X CAMA DOBLE
Islote es nuestra privada más pequeña...
$444.000 COP p.n. $444.000 COP p.n.Small romantic double bed
Max 2 people.
Islote is our smallest private. With one (smaller) double bed it accommodates a max of 2 people. Either one person, a couple or two besties.
Includes the essentials: breakfast (fresh fruits, eggs, toast & cereal). bottomless coffee, drinking water and bed linen.
1P-$444.000 – 2P-$576.000 COP per night
Islote cama doble romántica
Max 2 personas
Islote es el cuarto mas pequeño con una cama doble (pequeña) Acomoda máximo 2 personas. Ya sea una persona, una pareja o dos amigos.
Incluye lo esencial: Desayuno (Frutas, huevos, pan tostado y cereal). Café, Agua potable y ropa de cama.
1P-$444.000 – 2P-$576.000 COP por noche
1 Queen Bed
Panda is one of our newest rooms
1 Cama Queen
Panda es una de nuestras nuevas habitaciones con una vista increíble
$547.000 COP p.n. $547.000 COP p.n.A queen bed with amazing vieuw
Max 2 people.
Panda is our new private room. With one queen bed it accommodates a max of 2 people. Either one person, a couple or two besties.
Includes the essentials: breakfast (fresh fruits, eggs, toast & cereal). bottomless coffee, drinking water and bed linen.
1P-$547.000 – 2P-$686.000 COP per night
Una cama queen con una vista increible
Max 2 personas
Panda es uno de nuestros nuevos cuartos con una cama doble (Queen) Acomoda máximo 2 personas. Ya sea una persona, una pareja o dos amigos.
Incluye lo esencial: Desayuno (Frutas, huevos, pan tostado y cereal), almuerzo y cena. Café, Agua potable y ropa de cama.
1P-$$547.000 – 2P-$686.000 COP por noche
2 Queen Beds and 2 Hammocks
A spacious room with amazing vieuw
Maravilla es uno de nuestros nuevos cuartos
Un cuarto espacioso con una vista espectacular
$624.000 COP p.n. $624.000 COP p.n.Two queen beds and 2 hammocks with an amazing view
Max 6 people.
Maravilla is one of our new private rooms for groups. With two queens beds and two Hammocks it accommodates a max of 6 people. Either one person, a couple, two besties or a group of friends.
Includes the essentials: breakfast (fresh fruits, eggs, toast & cereal). bottomless coffee, drinking water and bed linen.
The prices vary for the amount of people who stay
1P-$624.000 – 2P-$768.000 – 3P-$912.000 – 4P-$1.056.000 – 5P-$1.200.000 – 6P-$1.344.000 COP per night
Dos camas queens y dos hamacas con una vista espectacular
Max 6 personas.
Maravilla es uno de nuestros nuevos cuartos privados para grupos. Con dos camas dobles queen y dos hamacas puede acomodar un max de 6 personas. desde una persona sola, una pareja, dos amigos o un grupo de amigos.
Incluye lo esencial: Desayuno (Frutas, huevos, pan tostado y cereal). Café, Agua potable y ropa de cama.
Los precios varian dependiendo del número de personas que se alojaran
1P-$624.000 – 2P-$768.000 – 3P-$912.000 – 4P-$1.056.000 – 5P-$1.200.000 – 6P-$1.344.000 COP por noche
1 Queen Bed
Mangle is one of our newest rooms
1 Cama Queen
Mangle es uno de nuestros nuevos cuartos
$547.000 COP p.n. $547.000 COP p.n.A queen bed with amazing vieuw
Max 2 people.
Mangle is our new private room. With one queen bed it accommodates a max of 2 people. Either one person, a couple or two besties.
Includes the essentials: breakfast (fresh fruits, eggs, toast & cereal). bottomless coffee, drinking water and bed linen.
1P-$547.000 – 2P-$686.000 COP per night
Una cama queen con una vista espectacular
Max 2 personas
Manglees uno de nuestros nuevos cuartos con una cama doble (Queen) Acomoda máximo 2 personas. Ya sea una persona, una pareja o dos amigos.
Incluye lo esencial: Desayuno (Frutas, huevos, pan tostado y cereal), almuerzo y cena. Café, Agua potable y ropa de cama.
1P-$547.000 – 2P-$686.000 COP por noche
We serve fresh seafood daily!
RestaurantMariscos frescos todos los días!
Every morning..
while you’re still snuggled and tucked away in bed, the fishermen from Islote are out in their handmade canoes to catch the best fish, lobsters, octopus and crabs for you.
Vegetarian? No problem too
*Note – Guest can’t use the kitchen nor the fridge
Bar en el Agua
New barBar en el Agua
With a bar..
right on the edge (arm distance) of the water.. you don’t have to miss out on the ‘all-day-every-day’ happy hour. So chilling till the fullest.. Well the only exercise for the day is you & your floatie fighting the current to make sure you don’t drift too far off the bar!
We have a Don’t bring your own booze policy.
Tranq it easy
Our sister company, where our boat captains deliver you safely to the casa in just 2 hoursPlankton Tour
Nature in it's extraordinary
Plankton Tour
La Naturaleza es extraordinaria
$60.000 COP $60.000 COPBioluminescent plankton Tour
Around 40 minutes
Underwater fairy dust – Don’t mind taking a dip in the dark? We highly recommend joining us for our plankton tour. ‘Plankton tour.. say whaaat?’ Well, we go by boat, and as soon as we hit the mangroves, the water starts to glow due to these wonderful bioluminescent little creatures. By the time you jump in, you’ll be surrounded by glittering, glimmering simply gleaming critters! Or as some of our guests describe it, “underwater fairy dust”.
$50.000 COP
Tour de Plankton Bioluminiscente
Alrededor de 40 minutos.
Polvo de hadas bajo el agua – No te preocupa nadar en la oscuridad? Te recomendamos que te unas a nuestro tour de Plankton. Tour de Plankton, Que Qué? Bueno, Vamos en bote y tan pronto llegamos a los manglares, el agua comienza a brillar debido a estas maravillosas y pequeñas criaturas bioluminiscentes. Al tiempo que tu saltas al agua vas a estar rodeado de reluciente, brillante, simplemente relucientes criaturas! O como alguno de nuestros huespedes lo describen, “Polvo de hadas bajo el agua”.
$50.000 COP
Islote
Most densely populated island on earth
Islote
La isla mas densamente poblada en el mundo
Included IncluidoBeach Day
Tintipan or Mucura beach
Día de Playa
Playa Tintipan o Playa Mucura
$30.000 COP $30.000 COPMaravilla Snorkel Tour
3 hour tour to one of the 9 Islands
Tour de Snorkel Maravilla
3 hora de tour a una de las 9 islas
$40.000 COP $40.000 COPIsla Maravilla Snorkel Tour
Half day
This used to be an island with mangroves but since sea-level rises and lack of mangrove protection it is now flooded with water. Colourful sea life can now be found with our 2-3 hour snorkel tour. We provide the snorkels & masks.
$40.000 COP
Tour de Snorkel Isla Maravilla
Medio día
Esta solía ser una isla con mangle pero debido al aumento del nivel del mar y la falta de manglares en esta, ahora la isla esta debajo del agua. Ahora se puede encontrar la colorida vida marina con nuestro tour de snorkel de 1 hora. Proveemos los snorkels y máscaras.
$40.000 COP
Sup-board
A Hawaiian workout
Sup-board
Un entrenamiento Hawaiiano
$30.000 COP 1hr p.p.$60.000 COP 3hrs $30.000 COP 1hr p.p.
$60.000 COP 3hrs
Kayaking
Glide over water, bring your snorkel
Kayaking
Planea sobre el agua, trae tu snorkel
$30.000 COP 1hr p.p.$60.000 COP 3hrs $30.000 COP 1hr p.p.
$60.000 COP 3hrs
Kayak ride
Paddle solo or – with friends over to the beautiful mangroves or discover the reefs that surround the casa. *note: check the wind and bring a snorkel mask!
$30.000 COP 1hr p.p.
$60.000 COP 3hrs p.p.
Paseo en Kayak
Paddle solo o con amigos hacia los hermosos manglares o descubre los arrecifes que rodean la casa. Nota: Revisa el viento y trae tu mascara de snorkel.
$30.000 COP 1hr p.p.
$60.000 COP 3hrs p.p.
Snorkeling
Something with swimming and a mask
Snorkeling
Algo con nadar y una máscara
Free GratisSnorkeling
Surrounded by clear Caribbean waters snorkelling is a must do – IF exploring life under the sea is your thing. Stay close to the Casa and explore the world below the surface nearby. However, if you swim a little further into the mangroves you can see very different types of sea life.
Free
Snorkeling
Rodeados de cristalinas aguas del caribe snorkelling es algo que debes hacer – Si explorar la vida bajo el agua es algo tuyo. Quedate cerca a la Casa y explora el mundo debajo de la superficie. Sin Embargo si nadas un poco lejos hacia los manglares podras ver diferente tipos de vida marina.
Free
Disc-Go
Like wakeboaring
Disc-Go
Como wakeboarding
$60.000 COP 30min $60.000 COP 30minSubwing
How about flying under water?
Subwing
Que tal si volamos bajo el agua?
$60.000 COP 1hr $60.000 COP 1hrEco Friendly Hostel
Since 2014Eco Amigable
Dry Toilets
Many guests laugh the first time they visit the Ladies or the Gents. Why the amusement? Eco means compost, so therefore we have dry toilets. Just make sure you pee in hole #1 and poo in hole#2 and ‘flush’ with a cup of sawdust lime mix. We collect your creations in a tanks and take it daily to Tintipan Island. There we have our composting operations based where we produce fertiliser.
Showers
We used to have Bucket showers! Just like the good ‘ole days! (It does add to the Robinson Crusoe feeling though). As this precious water is limited, you can only take evening showers. But we upgrade the system and we have normal showers now but with a limit time of 3 minutes so we can save water.
At Tintipan Island we have two water tanks holding up to 100,000 liters of clean rainwater. Although this may sound like a lot of H2O, it’s unfortunately not.
The Casa uses about a 1000 liters daily, which is brought over in jerry cans on a boat every evening.
Trash
We separate our trash as much as possible here at the Casa. Once a month, a big ship cruises to the islands to collect the garbage from the area and to take it to the mainland.
We use the organics from the kitchen and bar to make our own compost, which is also used to make fertiliser. We reuse the glass bottles from the bar for bricks and decoration. With the aluminium cans from the bar, we started a project with the locals and other hostels to collect as many as possible, which can be sent to the mainland to be sold for recycling. This money will go towards building a new football field for our local football team on Islote!
Community
We are proud of our friendly, cheerful, and hardworking local staff. Almost the entire crew lives with their families on the Island of Islote, with a few others coming from the mainland. Casa en el Agua has created employment opportunities for the local people, creating a positive effect on their lives with particular reference to wealth and access to healthcare. We aim to both learn from, and educate, them about conservation and preservation of the sea life and mangroves, working in conjunction with the the National Park.
National Park
The casa sits among the the San Bernardo islands, and is part of “Parque Natural National Corales de Rosario y San Bernardo.” Established in 1977 and covering 1,200km squared, The park holds the most extensive, diverse and developed coral reef in the entire Colombian Caribbean continental coastline. The park aims protect the marine ecosystems & coral reefs, which are living in depths of up (or down!) to 30 meters. The park is home to 170 species of fish, 52 types of coral and 25 sponges in a stunning rainbow of colours. The flora is characterised by mangroves and seagrass beds.
Showers
We have normal showers. As this precious water is limited, you can only take evening showers.
At Tintipan Island we have two water tanks holding up to 100,000 liters of clean rainwater. Although this may sound like a lot of H2O, it’s unfortunately not.
The Casa uses about a 1000 liters daily, which is brought over in jerry cans on a boat every evening.
Contact
Questions? Come by our office in Cartenga or email us.
Centro, avenida escallon # 34 -62 edificio banco de Bogotá, piso 5 oficina 505.
Cartagena -bolivar
Whatsapp +57 300 9071852
casaenelagua@gmail.com
Thanks guys for the AWESOME pics!
David Giraldo, Sktarts & La Drones
To Casa en el Agua
Everyday 9:00 AMFrom: Muelle de la Bodeguita gate No.4, in front of the old city
Arrive at 8:15 AM at the Harbour to pay the National Park Entrance Fee
(1 time only, 23.000 COP)
To Cartagena
Everyday 12:00 AMFrom: Casa en el Agua reception
Not staying in Casa en el agua? Pease arrive before 11:30 AM for information check-up
Bag Information
Max of 8kg
Bring only what you can carry on your lap. The maximum is 8kg per person.
*Note: Need to bring more, let us know in advance.
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