Bolivian Amazonia Tour

Welcome to Bolivia! Take a flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, where you’ll be welcomed at the airport and then free to enjoy your day as you please. Relax in the fabulous weather or grab a drink at a local restaurant and get excited for the adventure ahead.

Start your Amazon adventure by taking a boat ride to Madidi National Park. Bring your camera, there are fantastic views from the boat! Then, you’ll be able to admire the impressive Bala Canyon on your way to meet the Villa Alcira people, who are excited to tell you about how they live out here. You’ll learn how to press sugarcane and enjoy a locally-sourced lunch before your departure down the Dry Creek Trail. This will give you the chance to learn about local plants and their use in medicine. Keep an eye out for monkeys and birds!

Begin the third day of your Amazon adventure with a breakfast of local foods, and then pack up your tent- you’ll be camping in the jungle the next two nights! You’ll take a walk to the Patujusal refuge, where lunch cooked over a wood fire is waiting for you. Then, begin to hike the Spider Monkey Trail, where Spider and Capuchin monkeys swing through the treetops above you. Enjoy dinner in the refuge, and then head out for a night walk to spot armadillos, snakes, tapir, monkeys, and birds. If you’re lucky, you’ll even hear the jaguars roar!

Today, you’ll have breakfast on the trail before exploring the Caquiahuara Macaw Cliff, where you can relax under the sun and watch parabas build their nests. Enjoy lunch at the Arenalito refuge, and then walk to the Tuichi river for a special afternoon building log rafts traditionally used by the indigenous peoples of the area for transportation. You’ll raft downriver to the jungle lodge to spend the warm evening relaxing.

The next adventure in your Amazon tour begins with a boat ride to Rurrenabaque and then a car ride to Santa Rosa. Sloth lovers, today is your day! Keep your eyes on the trees for these cuties, as well as anteaters, birds, and more. Then, you’ll be whisked by boat to tonight’s lodge, where lunch is waiting. Hop back on the boat for a tour of the Yacuma river, where you can fish for piranhas. Keep your eyes on the water and shore- there are alligators, turtles, and capybara around. After dinner, enjoy a night river tour, where your flashlight will illuminate the eyes of the caiman in the water around you.

Get up early today to catch the sunrise and hear the howler monkeys wish you good morning, then enjoy breakfast before hopping on the boat and setting off down the Yacuma river. Today, you’ll jump into the waters to swim with the pink river dolphins, an unforgettable moment. Dry off during lunch before setting off on a nature walk to spot anteaters, coatis, porcupines, and other Amazon animals. Then, you’ll enjoy a fine sunset at the lodge before an optional nighttime walk to find some nocturnal animals.

It’s the last day of your incredible Amazon adventure in Bolivia. Enjoy a few more moments on the Yacuma river before touring the swamp to spot anacondas. Stop for lunch, and then you’ll be driven to Rurrenabaque. Fly to La Paz and then depart for home. See you next time!