Dantica Lodge

The most comfortable option for this area, the lodge has its own private cloud forest reserve containing quetzals and 130 other highland species, often seen while walking the 5kms network of well-tended trails. Dantica Lodge was founded by a Dutch-Colombian couple, of which the husband, Joost,  is a tropical ecologist and his wife Maria a textile designer whose passion is to work with indigenous tribes. Their shared passions inspired them to open a cloud forest lodge, and Dantica begun as their home, with a gallery in the living room and two separate bungalows for rent. Extensive development has created the lodge as it is today, but the couples passion for sustainable tourism, traditional arts and immersion in nature influenced them to design the lodge to be of minimal disruption to the area.

The rooms are divided into 1 x standard cabin, 7 x superior bungalows (2 with 2 King bed rooms and 2 bathrooms), 1 x forest bungalow (with living room with fireplace, King bed and kitchen), 1 x junior suite, and 1 x master suite. All but the master suite, and the 2 bedroom superior bungalows are a 300 meter, paving slabbed walk through the cloud forest. On-site Restaurant Le Tapir offers a variety of options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plates are decorated with organically grown produce from the lodge’s herb garden.