Birding Lodges

Birding Lodges of the World: Birds and Breakfast, Costa Rica

May 18, 2026 by Editor No Comments

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?

White-collared Manakin  

What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?

Birds and Breakfast, we have been operating since 2020

Collared Aracari

How best to travel to your lodge?

You can rent a car, get a private or a shared shuttle, 2.30 h from the Juan Santamaria airport.

Golden-hooded Tanager

What kind of services – except for accommodation and food – does your lodge offer to visiting birders?

  • Bird feeders on the porch and in front of the downstairs rooms
  • Private- guided tours to different bird habitats
  • The Manakin Reserve: 34 h of Regenerated Forest

What makes your lodge special?

We are located next to the Children’s Eternal Rain Forest, the Largest Private Forest Reserve in Costa Rica, which joins many other protected areas around us. That’s why we have a high percentage of biodiversity and rare species of birds around. Amazing bird species away from the crowds.

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

What are the 10 – 20 most interesting birds that your lodge offers good chances to see?

  • White–collared Manakin
  • Black Hawk-Eagle
  • Black-crown Antshrike
  • Red-throated Ant-Tanager
  • Bright-rumped Attila
  • White-necked Jacobine
  • Rufous-tailed Jacamar
  • Chesnut-headed Oropendula
  • Gartered Violaceous Trogon
  • White-crowned Parrot
  • White-tipped Sicklebill
  • Olive-backed Euphonia
  • Golden-hooded Tanager
  • Masked Tityra
  • Violet-headed Hummingbird
  • Long-tailed Tyrant
  • Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
  • Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
  • Yellow-throated Euphonia
  • Black-striped Sparrow

What is the best time to visit your lodge, and why?

From November through February, we are getting a lot of the migratory bird species from North and South America, and the weather is changing and transitioning from the green season to the driest season. Also, it is a good time as birds are eating quite a lot from the feeders and are very easy to photograph.

Scarlet Macaw

Is your lodge involved in conservation efforts? If yes, please describe them.

  • We are part of a project to protect bird collisions with windows at lodges and houses.
  • Protect of the land: We are currently using the forest next to us manakin trail to do natural walks with our clients. Is an area that is going to be protected forever, not developed or used for any other activity other than eco-tourism or biodiversity research.
  • Also, we are monitoring the different species of wildlife on the property, using camera traps.
  • Actively donating to the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, 3% of every stay for the last 6 years to their conservation efforts, which involve the purchase of more land, environmental education, and research by giving a symbolic sticker.

White-tipped Sicklebill

What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in visiting your lodge? (for example, what to bring, how to prepare for the visit, etc.)

  • We always recommend using rubber boots to get on the trail. If you don’t have any, we can lend ours. We have many different sizes.
  • Natural Insect repellent is also a good idea to have while you get in the forest, while at the lodge is not that bad.
  • We are a good distance from the bird feeder, so a 200mm to a 600mm lens is always good to have. If you’re joining one of our night walks, a macro lens is the best option. 

Yellow-throated Toucan

Do you have activities for non-birders? If so, please describe.

  • We can recommend and redirect you to some local tours, like coffee, chocolate or adventure tours (rafting, ziplining, or cannoning)
  • Hotsprings

Common Squirrel-cuckoo

If any reader of 10,000 Birds is interested in staying at your lodge, how can they best contact you?

e-mail: info@birdsandbreakfast.com

Tel: +506 8436 5642

Gartered Violaceous Trogon

Is there anything else you would like to share with the readers of 10,000 Birds?

We are a birding lodge in the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica at the foothills of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, around 600 msnm elevation, so it is the perfect location for species that migrate from the highlands to the lowlands and vice versa. There are a few trails for birding walks around the lodge where you can find interesting species.

We are a couple of Costa Ricans passionate about conservation and wildlife, who started this project during a world pandemic in a wooden house to attract people who are into birds. We have a small library about wildlife where you can read and take a good cup of coffee on the terrace while birdwatching.

All photos by Fabio Araya, Co-owner of Birds & Breakfast