Quinta Galeon Lodge - Hummingbirds / Birding / Costa Rica

Name: Quinta Galeon Lodge - Hummingbirds / Birding / Costa Rica
Address: Quinta GALEON Lodge, Jardín, 11702, CR
Telephone: +50683210081
Price range: $$$

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Costa Rica
Jardín
Quinta Galeon Lodge - Hummingbirds / Birding / Costa Rica

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One of the top places in the world to enjoy/photograph hummi Please ask for pricing details.

Quinta GALEON Lodge, is a beautiful, private, exclusive and accessible house/mountain boutique lodge, designed to serve small and selected groups of visitors, families, FITs, relaxed nature lovers and photographers who want to enjoy Costa Rica and its awesome natural setting and its people from a soft-nature perspective. It is conveniently located in Jardín de Dota, on the northwest corner of Los

Quetzales National Park, about 35 miles East-South bound from San José, a place that can be use to depart on day tour trips and to return at night, as well as to visit and enjoy many beautiful places and activities in Costa Rica, or to take direct transfers from and to SJO Airport. As a special, small and exclusive family lodge, with only 6 rooms for guests to stay, it is proudly and distinctively served by Pablo and Tere, its owners. Regular room rate is $ *** /day for 1 or 2 guests and that includes full breakfast service and complete free access to all kind of nature and hummingbird photography for the length of your stay.

4 out of the 6 rooms are fit to accommodate extra guests. Extra person rate over 2 guests in the same room is $** / night. Individual Homemade Meal Plans: Dinner $**, Lunch $**, AM Coffee / Refreshment / Fruits Break AM $** and similar Coffee Break PM $** in the afternoon. Complete Daily Meal Services Price to guests taking all 4 meals is also available. Home of the "La Ruta del Colibrí" One-Day Tour: Hummingbirds, Jewels of Nature, Photography & Coffee Experience Tour, Quinta GALEON Lodge is also "the place", where you will have the unparalleled experience to enjoy the most hummingbirds’ species* anyone can view & photograph in one single place in the world without having to "literally move" from your chair !.

* A minimum of 10 to 15+ hummingbird species right in front of your eyes and cameras on any given day of the year !! Complete access to all kind of photography is granted to staying guests during the length of their stay, with the exception of Multi Flash Photography which is charged separately. Tours, lodging, photography and meals service are rendered upon previous reservation only. To learn more about us and to start making your travel plans and reservations, please visit the following link:http://www.quintagaleon.com/QuintaGALEONLodge-Links.pdf

We'll love to host you, your family and friends any time of the year. Health, blessings, an unsatisfied travel spirit and best hummingbird wishes from all of us at Quinta GALEON Lodge

Sincerely,

Pablo y Tere
Quinta GALEON Lodge Owners

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18/08/2026

𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁... 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁? 🐦
Same species. Same throat. All it takes is the light hitting at exactly the right angle — and suddenly plain gray turns into fire red. His scientific name, Heliomaster, literally means "sun-hunter," and now you know why: he needs the sun's cooperation to show off.
That long, straight bill isn't just for flowers, either — unlike most hummingbirds, he hunts insects mid-air from high perches, more falcon than florist.
📸 Photos by Pablo Garro.
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𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮... ¿𝗽𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲́ 𝗮 𝗺𝗶́ 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘀𝗶́? 🐦
Misma especie. Misma garganta. Solo hace falta que la luz le pegue en el ángulo exacto — y de repente el gris apagado se convierte en fuego rojo. Su nombre científico, Heliomaster, significa literalmente "cazador del sol," y ahora ya sabés por qué: necesita la cooperación del sol para lucirse.
Ese pico largo y recto tampoco es solo para flores — a diferencia de la mayoría de los colibríes, caza insectos en pleno vuelo desde perchas altas, más parecido a un halcón que a un colibrí de jardín.
📸 Fotos de Pablo Garro.
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Plain-capped Starthroat {Heliomaster constantii} / Colibrí Pochotero

06/08/2026

𝗥𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲. 🐦

Some hummingbirds are here every day. The Brown Violetears show up about 7 to 8 times a year, staying for just 3 to 5 days at a time. We always enjoy them when they're back. You can hear them talking. Listen to them.

"Hey, we're a minority here. There are too many Lesser Violetears around here — they're the popular ones, but we certainly are better looking than them. Don't you agree?....."

📸 Photos by Debby Collings.

If you love hummingbirds and you're looking for them around Costa Rica, put Quinta GALEÓN or The Hummingbird Experience on your list of must-stops. Probably 10 to 15+ different species will be welcoming you on any day of the year. Not bad at all!

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𝗦𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀. 🐦

Algunos colibríes están aquí todos los días. Los Brown Violetear aparecen unas 7 u 8 veces al año, y se quedan solo de 3 a 5 días cada vez. Siempre los disfrutamos cuando vuelven. Se les puede escuchar hablando. Escuchémoslos.

"Oigan, aquí somos minoría. Hay demasiados Lesser Violetear por acá — esos son los populares, pero nosotros sin duda somos más guapos que ellos. ¿No creen?....."

📸 Fotos de Debby Collings.

Si te encantan los colibríes y andás en busca de ellos por Costa Rica, poné a Quinta GALEÓN o La Experiencia Colibrí en tu lista de paradas obligadas. Probablemente entre 10 y 15+ especies distintas te estarán recibiendo en cualquier día del año. ¡Nada mal!
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Brown Violetear {Colibri delphinae} / Colibrí Orejivioláceo Pardo

02/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? 🐦

Two very different woodpeckers, both regulars at Quinta GALEÓN — most every day, actually. Different attitudes, different looks, same knack for making an entrance. Fun fact: the black-and-white one is officially nicknamed "Payasito" (Little Clown) in Spanish — and honestly, look at that face.

Which one do you think is the dominant one here — the classic look or the clown face?

👍 if the classic looks like the boss to you, ❤️ if the clown face is secretly running the show.

📸 Photo by Pablo Garro.
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𝗖𝘂𝗮́𝗹 𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮? 𝗧𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲́ 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗶́? 🐦

Dos pájaros carpinteros muy distintos entre sí, ambos habituales en Quinta GALEÓN — casi todos los días, de hecho. Actitudes diferentes, looks diferentes, pero el mismo talento para hacerse notar. Dato curioso: el blanco y negro tiene apodo oficial — "Payasito" — y honestamente, basta con verle la cara.

¿Cuál te parece que manda aquí — el look clásico o la cara de payaso?

👍 si el clásico te parece el jefe, ❤️ si crees que la cara de payaso es quien manda en realidad.

📸 Foto de Pablo Garro.
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Hoffmann's Woodpecker {Melanerpes hoffmannii} / Carpintero de Hoffmann
Acorn Woodpecker {Melanerpes formicivorus} / Carpintero Careto (Payasito)

02/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲. 🐦
Hummingbirds cruise at 20-30 mph — but in a display dive, researchers at UC Berkeley clocked one hitting 385 body lengths per second, the fastest length-adjusted speed ever recorded in any vertebrate.

At that speed, the only way to actually see the color is to freeze the moment. This is that moment.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲-𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡, 𝟯𝟲𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.
📸 Photo by Sheldon Bilsker.
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𝗔𝘀𝗶́ 𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗼. 🐦
Los colibríes vuelan normalmente entre 32 y 48 km/h — pero en un picado de cortejo, investigadores de UC Berkeley registraron a uno alcanzando 385 largos de su cuerpo por segundo, la velocidad relativa más alta jamás medida en un vertebrado.

A esa velocidad, la única forma de ver realmente el color es congelar el instante. Este es ese instante.

𝗔 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲, 𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶́ 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘇𝘂𝗹, 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗶́ 𝗲𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡, 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝟱 𝗱𝗶́𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻̃𝗼.
📸 Foto de Sheldon Bilsker.
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Blue-vented Hummingbird {Saucerottia hoffmanni} / Colibrí Vientriazul (Gorrión)

26/07/2026

𝗔 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲. 🐦

Same bird, same species — one shot glows blue, the other glows green. That's not two different hummingbirds; it's structural color, thousands of microscopic feather layers bending light differently depending on the angle. Turn him a few degrees and the whole color shifts.

Either version, you can photograph him right here at Quinta GALEÓN.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻?

❤️ for blue, 👍 for green, 🤗 if you love both — we'll take your reaction into account.

📸 Photo by Sheldon Bilsker.

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𝗨𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘇𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲́𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼. 🐦

Misma ave, misma especie — en una foto brilla azul, en la otra brilla verde. No son dos colibríes distintos; es color estructural, miles de capas microscópicas de plumas que reflejan la luz de forma diferente según el ángulo. Girá al ave unos grados y todo el color cambia.

Cualquiera de las dos presentaciones la podés fotografiar aquí, en Quinta GALEÓN.

𝗤𝘂𝗲́ 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗺𝗮́𝘀 — 𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘇𝘂𝗹 𝗼 𝗲𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲?

❤️ por el azul, 👍 por el verde, 🤗 si te encantan los dos — tomamos en cuenta tu reacción.

📸 Foto de Sheldon Bilsker.

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Lesser Violetear {Colibri cyanotus} / Colibrí Orejivioláceo Verde

19/07/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻. 🐦
One of the smallest hummingbirds in the world, and the largest across North America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. Quinta GALEÓN is home to both of them. Very few places on Earth can say that.

If you're mapping out Costa Rica's highlands, this is a must-stop along the way.

Team tiny or team giant — which one would you want hovering in front of you first?

📸 Photo by Paul Leh
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𝗘𝗹 𝗺𝗮́𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻̃𝗼 𝘆 𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗮́𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲. 𝗘𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗼 𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶́𝗻. 🐦
Uno de los colibríes más pequeños del mundo, y el más grande de Norte y Centroamérica y las Islas del Caribe.
Quinta GALEÓN es el hogar de ambos. Pocos lugares en el planeta pueden decir lo mismo.

Si estás armando tu ruta por las montañas de Costa Rica, esta será una de las paradas que vale la pena incluir.

¿Cuál te gustaría ver revoloteando enfrente tuyo primero?

📸 Foto de Paul Leh.
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Scintillant Hummingbird {Selasphorus scintilla} / Colibrí Chispita Gorginaranja (Chispita, Colibrí Mosca)

Violet Sabrewing {Campylopterus hemileucurus} / Ala de Sable Violáceo

13/07/2026

𝗔 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲. 🐦🌿
"I just enjoyed watching the birds. I enjoyed looking at the flowers and the pretty colors. It's very relaxing — you can leave your problems at home and come here as a clean slate, no worries or trouble. You just sit here, watch the birds, look at the flowers. That's what I like about it. That's one of the biggest things right here."
— Dean Belflowers, during one of his visits to Quinta GALEÓN Lodge
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𝗨𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼. 🐦🌿
"Simplemente disfruté observando las aves. Disfruté mirando las flores y los colores. Es muy relajante — puedes dejar tus problemas en casa y venir aquí como una pizarra en blanco, sin preocupaciones ni problemas. Solo te sientas aquí, ves las aves, miras las flores. Eso es lo que me gusta de este lugar. Esa es una de las cosas más importantes ahí."
— Dean Belflowers, durante una de sus visitas a Quinta GALEÓN Lodge
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01/01/2026

Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Bonne Année! Felice Anno Nuovo! Frohes Neues Jahr! Feliz Ano Novo! С Новым годом! (S Novym Godom!) 新年快乐 (Xīnnián kuàilè) あけましておめでとうございます (Akemash*te omedetō gozaimasu) 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (Saehae bok mani badeuseyo) नया साल मुबारक हो (Nayā sāl mubārak ho) سنة جديدة سعيدة (Sana Jadida Saeeda) Καλή Χρονιά! (Kalí Chroniá!) Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Gott Nytt År! Mutlu Yıllar! o Yeni Yılınız Kutlu Olsun!

Dirección

Quinta GALEON Lodge
Jardín
11702

Teléfono

+50683210081

Página web

https://quintagaleon.com/, https://hummingbirds-costarica.com/

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