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Casa en el Agua
An hostel in the middle of the Caribbean San Bernardo Islands. Experience the bluest ocean just 2 steps from your bed.
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An island spot just off the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It has an ocean front bar and spacious, modern rooms with a local feel to them perfect for Island life.
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.
Maravilla, Mangle, Panda.
3 different rooms
Maravilla, Mangle, Panda.
3 habitaciones diferentes
Various prices Varios preciosCeycen
Kingsize bed for 2
Ceycen
Cama King-Size por 2
$480.000 COP p.n. $480.000 COP p.n.A king-size bed for 2
Ceycen is a private room with a king-size bed, perfect for 2 people.
So if your spouse/ traveling buddy is a restless sleeper, or enjoys to sprawl over the entire bed; this is the room for you.
Price includes: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (normal/ veggie). Bottomless coffee & drinking water, bed linen & towels + Tour of the day. Transport is not included
| 1 person | $480.000 COP |
| 2 persons | $624.000 COP |
Cama King-Size por 2
Ceycen es nuestra habitación privada con una cama king, perfecto para 2 personas.
Si tu Esposa/ Amigo de viaje es alguien que le gusta dormir o le encanta esparcirse por toda la cama; este es el cuarto para ti.
El precio Incluye: Desayuno, almuerzo y cena (normal / vegetariana). Café y agua potable, ropa de cama y toallas + Tour del día. El transporte no esta incluido
| 1 persona | $480.000 COP |
| 2 personas | $624.000 COP |
Cabruna
Queen bed with 315° view
Cabruna
Cama queen con 315° vista
$700.000 p.n $700.000 p.nHammock
4 ocean view hammocks
Hamaca
4 hamacas con vista al mar
$230.000 COP p.n. $230.000 COP p.n.Islote
One double bed
Islote
Una cama doble
$456.000 COP p.n. $456.000 COP p.n.Small romantic double bed
Islote is our smallest private room with a double bed perfect for 2 people.
Price includes: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (normal/ veggie). Bottomless coffee & drinking water, bed linen & towels + Tour of the day. Transport is not included
| 1 person | $456.000 COP |
| 2 persons | $600.000 COP |
Pequeña cama doble romántica
Islote es nuestra habitación privada más pequeña con una cama doble perfecta para 2 personas.
El precio Incluye: Desayuno, almuerzo y cena (normal / vegetariana). Café y agua potable, ropa de cama y toallas + Tour del día. El transporte no esta incluido
| 1 persona | $456.000 COP |
| 2 personas | $600.000 COP |
Mucura
2 double beds
Mucura
2 camas doubles
$ Various prices $ Varios preciosDorm beds
Max 8 people
Dormitorio
Max 8 personas
$290.000 COP p.n. $290.000 COP p.n.Dorm beds
Our spacious 8 bed dorm (max 8 people). With breezy windows and 2 meter distance of your neighbours.
Price includes: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (normal/ veggie). Bottomless coffee & drinking water, bed linen + Tour of the day. Transport is not included
| 1 person | $290.000 COP |
Dormitorio
Nuestro dormitorio de 8 camas (máximo 8 personas). Con ventanas ventiladas y 2 metros de distancia de su vecino.
El precio Incluye: Desayuno, almuerzo y cena (normal / vegetariana). Café y agua potable, ropa de cama + Tour del día. El transporte no esta incluido
| 1 persona | $290.000 COP |
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 hoursSup-board
A Hawaiian workout
Sup-board
Un entrenamiento Hawaiiano
Various prices Varios preciosKayaking
Glide over water, bring your snorkel
Kayaking
Planea sobre el agua, trae tu snorkel
Various prices Varios preciosKayak 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!
$25.000 COP 1hr
$60.000 COP 3hr
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.
$25.000 COP 1hr
$60.000 COP 3hr
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
Wakeboard
For beginners or pro’s
Wakeboard
Para principiantes y profesionales
$60.000 COP 30min $60.000 COP 30minWakeboard
Standing on a small board while a powerboat pulls you gently through the beautiful Caribbean?
This calm, relaxing ride quickly changes into a breathtaking and exhilarating adventure. For beginners or pro’s.
$60.000 COP 30min
Wakeboard
Paradonte una pequeña tabla mientras el motor de un bote te jala suave- mente a traves de el hermoso caribe? Este paseo tranquilo y relajante cambia rapidamente a una aventura impresionante y emocionante. Para principiantes o profesionales.
$60.000 COP 30min
Disc-Go
Like wakeboaring
Disc-Go
Como wakeboarding
$50.000 COP 30min $50.000 COP 30minSubwing
How about flying under water?
Subwing
Que tal si volamos bajo el agua?
$60.000 COP 30min $60.000 COP 30minEco 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 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.
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 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.
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? Send us an email.
raizalcasaescuela@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.5, in front of the old city
Arrive at 8:30 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.
Plankton Tour
Nature in it's extraordinary
Plankton Tour
La Naturaleza es extraordinaria
$50.000 COP $50.000 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
$15.000 COP $15.000 COPBeach 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 mangla- res 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
Island Tour
Full day tour with 3 Island stops
Tour de las Islas
Tour de todo el día con 3 paradas
$70.000 COP $70.000 COP