3-Day Bolivian Amazon Pampas Adventure from La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 3 days
Realize your dreams of visiting the Amazon jungle on an exhilarating 3-day excursion to the Pampas from La Paz. including a professional guide. Experience the native culture and spectacular wildlife that makes the region so unique. See an abundance of exotic wildlife during a canoe trip on the Yacuma River; take an exciting night tour in search of nocturnal creatures like alligators; and spend two nights in a comfortable jungle eco lodge surrounded by the ambient noises of the Amazon. Gain fascinating insight into the culture of indigenous villages and the science behind the majestic rainforest during this educational tour.
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Realize your dreams of visiting the Amazon jungle on an exhilarating 3-day excursion to the Pampas from La Paz. including a professional guide. Experience the native culture and spectacular wildlife that makes the region so unique. See an abundance of exotic wildlife during a canoe trip on the Yacuma River; take an exciting night tour in search of nocturnal creatures like alligators; and spend two nights in a comfortable jungle eco lodge surrounded by the ambient noises of the Amazon. Gain fascinating insight into the culture of indigenous villages and the science behind the majestic rainforest during this educational tour.Day 1 - Flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque and Arrival at the Amazon Jungle (L/D)
Early flight at around 6am from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. Please make your own way from the airport to Rurrenabaque city center and start your adventure there at 8:45am.
Travel by car from Rurrenabaque to Santa Rosa. During the trip you will be able to see heron families, sloths and a lot of flora and fauna in the steaming lowlands of the Bolivian Amazon. At 12pm, lunch will be served in Santa Rosa. Then you will board a motorized dugout canoe in Santa Rosa and cruise the Yacuma River. You will be able to observe a large variety of reptiles and amphibians, lagartos, turtles, alligators, toads, lizards. Mammals like night monkey, red howler, brown capuchin, black spider monkeys, capybaras, storks, kingfishers, falcons, hawks and eagles can also be found.
Arrive at the jungle Eco-lodge at dusk. Upon arrival, check in while coffee and herbal teas are served. Then go to observe a superb sunset of the Bolivian Amazon. A buffet dinner will be served upon return. Typical dinners include rice, lentils, pasta, salads, fresh vegetables, and bread. After dinner, we will discover the Pampas at night on a canoe trip, in search of alligators whose eyes shine at night (bring a flashlight). We can also appreciate some other nocturnal animals.
Day 2 - Activities in the Amazon Jungle and Return to Rurrenabaque (B/L)
At 7am enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast before leaving at 8am for a canoe ride on the Yacuma River for a fishing trip. Try your luck at sport fishing; catching carnivorous piranhas among other varieties of Amazon fish (most of which are released back into the river). Later search for eagles, toucans and sloths. Observe the lush tropical vegetation (flowers and plants) such as orchids (like the one called “Reina Victoria”), bibosis and more.
Then, head back to the lodge for a buffet lunch that will be served before our departure back to Santa Rosa. After a 1.5-hours boat ride along the Yacuma River, a car will bring us back to the town of Rurrenabaque, arriving at approximately 5pm (depending on the conditions of the highway). Tonight sleep in Rurrenabaque. Enjoy a last evening with your new friends before returning to La Paz the next day.
Day 3 - Flight back from Rurrenabaque to La Paz (B)
Today you will make your own way to the airport and take your flight back to La Paz. The flight times depend on the day, but usually there are 4 flights daily: 7:20am, 12:45pm, 4:20pm and 6:25pm.
Important: Since flights can be unreliable returning to La Paz, we recommend that you to plan to leave La Paz at least two days after the trip ends in case flights from Rurrenabaque are delayed 24 hours.
Early flight at around 6am from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. Please make your own way from the airport to Rurrenabaque city center and start your adventure there at 8:45am.
Travel by car from Rurrenabaque to Santa Rosa. During the trip you will be able to see heron families, sloths and a lot of flora and fauna in the steaming lowlands of the Bolivian Amazon. At 12pm, lunch will be served in Santa Rosa. Then you will board a motorized dugout canoe in Santa Rosa and cruise the Yacuma River. You will be able to observe a large variety of reptiles and amphibians, lagartos, turtles, alligators, toads, lizards. Mammals like night monkey, red howler, brown capuchin, black spider monkeys, capybaras, storks, kingfishers, falcons, hawks and eagles can also be found.
Arrive at the jungle Eco-lodge at dusk. Upon arrival, check in while coffee and herbal teas are served. Then go to observe a superb sunset of the Bolivian Amazon. A buffet dinner will be served upon return. Typical dinners include rice, lentils, pasta, salads, fresh vegetables, and bread. After dinner, we will discover the Pampas at night on a canoe trip, in search of alligators whose eyes shine at night (bring a flashlight). We can also appreciate some other nocturnal animals.
Day 2 - Activities in the Amazon Jungle and Return to Rurrenabaque (B/L)
At 7am enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast before leaving at 8am for a canoe ride on the Yacuma River for a fishing trip. Try your luck at sport fishing; catching carnivorous piranhas among other varieties of Amazon fish (most of which are released back into the river). Later search for eagles, toucans and sloths. Observe the lush tropical vegetation (flowers and plants) such as orchids (like the one called “Reina Victoria”), bibosis and more.
Then, head back to the lodge for a buffet lunch that will be served before our departure back to Santa Rosa. After a 1.5-hours boat ride along the Yacuma River, a car will bring us back to the town of Rurrenabaque, arriving at approximately 5pm (depending on the conditions of the highway). Tonight sleep in Rurrenabaque. Enjoy a last evening with your new friends before returning to La Paz the next day.
Day 3 - Flight back from Rurrenabaque to La Paz (B)
Today you will make your own way to the airport and take your flight back to La Paz. The flight times depend on the day, but usually there are 4 flights daily: 7:20am, 12:45pm, 4:20pm and 6:25pm.
Important: Since flights can be unreliable returning to La Paz, we recommend that you to plan to leave La Paz at least two days after the trip ends in case flights from Rurrenabaque are delayed 24 hours.
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