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Madidi National Park

One of the most biodiverse places on earth — Amazon rainforest of jaguars, macaws and monkeys, reached by river from Rurrenabaque.

Getting there

By boat up the Beni and Tuichi rivers from Rurrenabaque

Best for

Amazon rainforest, jaguars, macaws, monkeys, peccaries, river wildlife, macaw clay licks

The land

Vast Amazon rainforest rising from lowland river to Andean foothills

Good to know

Madidi spans an extraordinary altitude range, making it one of the most species-rich parks on the planet

What it is

Madidi is one of the most biodiverse protected areas on earth — Amazon rainforest of jaguars, macaws and monkeys, reached by river from Rurrenabaque.

Climbing from lowland Amazon to Andean foothills, Madidi National Park packs in an astonishing range of life: jaguars, macaws at riverside clay licks, troops of monkeys, peccaries, capybaras and over a thousand bird species. Reached by boat from Rurrenabaque, its rainforest ecolodges put you deep in the wild, on foot and on the water.

PhotoMadidi National Park — megadiverse rainforest.

The reason to come

The megadiverse rainforest

Madidi is among the richest wildlife forests on the planet.

Rainforest wildlife

Jaguars, peccaries, monkeys and a thousand-plus bird species.

Macaw clay licks

Macaws and parrots gathering at the riverbanks.

River & forest

Boat trips and rainforest trails from remote ecolodges.

Worth knowing

The most biodiverse park

Madidi's altitude range gives it a species richness matched by almost nowhere else on earth.

PhotoMacaws at a clay lick in Madidi.

When to come — honestly

A year-round rainforest.

May – October

Best

The dry season — the best access and forest trails.

Year-round

Good

A year-round rainforest; the dry season is easiest underfoot.

November – March

Good

The green season — lush, wet and bird-rich.

It is humid and remote, reached by river; the dry season gives the best trails and access.

Context

The wild heart

Madidi is the centrepiece of Bolivia's Amazon — vast, wild and astonishingly rich.

It anchors nearly every Bolivia wildlife itinerary.

We base Madidi at remote river ecolodges, with trails and boat safaris into the rainforest.

Beyond the obvious

More to Madidi National Park.

PhotoRainforest trails

Rainforest trails

Jaguars, monkeys and peccaries.

PhotoMacaw clay lick

Macaw clay lick

Macaws at the riverbanks.

PhotoRiver safari

River safari

Caiman and river wildlife.

Why Wild Voyager

We open up a wild, under-visited Amazon.

Bolivia's wildlife lies in remote parks like Madidi and the Pampas. We handle the bush flights and lodge logistics so you reach them smoothly, with the right guides.

Handpicked stays

We choose the lodge and guides that fit your goals, not whatever is left.

We time it right

We build your visit around the season and the wildlife that delivers.

Journeys

Trips through Madidi National Park

5 Days · 4 Nights

Bolivia Birding Expedition

Where to stay

Where you’ll stay in Madidi National Park

Signature Collection

PhotoChalalán Ecolodge

Signature

Chalalán Ecolodge

A pioneering community ecolodge on a lake deep in Madidi, a wildlife classic.

Luxury Collection

PhotoSadiri Lodge

Luxury

Sadiri Lodge

A community lodge in the Madidi foothills, strong on birds and forest trails.

Classic Collection

PhotoMadidi Jungle Ecolodge

Classic

Madidi Jungle Ecolodge

A comfortable community rainforest lodge on the Tuichi river.

Wildlife you may see

Birds Primates

Plan your Madidi National Park trip.

Explore the megadiverse Madidi rainforest. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.

Plan a trip

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season