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BO06 · Bolivia · Wildlife

jaguars-macaws

santa-cruz · amboro · madidi
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
santa-cruz · amboro · madidi
Style
Amboró's birds and Madidi's rainforest
Best season
May – October · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Toco toucan
On the city outskirts.
Blue-and-yellow macaw
In the nearby forests.
Horned curassow
In the foothill forest.
Spectacled bear
In the cloud forest.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Arrive Santa Cruz de la Sierra

The journey begins.

Arrive in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, met and transferred to your accommodation. Santa Cruz is the springboard for Amboró and Bolivia's eastern wildlife.

02Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

A full day in the field.

Prepare in Santa Cruz for the eastern forests. A lowland city night before Amboró.

03Santa Cruz de la Sierra → Amboró National Park

To Amboró National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Amboró National Park. Cloud-forest and foothill birding for endemics. A full day on Amboró's bird-rich trails.

04Amboró National Park

Amboró National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day on Amboró's bird-rich trails. Lowland and montane birding where Andes meet Amazon. Amboró's habitat range gives it one of the greatest bird lists of any park on earth.

05Amboró National Park

Amboró National Park

A full day in the field.

Lowland and montane birding where Andes meet Amazon. Photography and birding across Amboró's habitats.

06Amboró National Park

Amboró National Park

A full day in the field.

Photography and birding across Amboró's habitats.

07Amboró National Park → Madidi National Park

To Madidi National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Madidi National Park. Rainforest trails for monkeys, peccaries and birds. A river safari and a macaw clay lick.

08Madidi National Park

Madidi National Park

A full day in the field.

A river safari and a macaw clay lick. Deep-forest wildlife by day and night. Madidi's altitude range gives it a species richness matched by almost nowhere else on earth.

09Madidi National Park

Madidi National Park

A full day in the field.

Deep-forest wildlife by day and night. A full day in one of the world's most biodiverse forests.

10Madidi National Park

Madidi National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day in one of the world's most biodiverse forests.

11Madidi National Park

Madidi National Park

A full day in the field.

Rainforest trails for monkeys, peccaries and birds.

12Depart Madidi National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Madidi National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

May – October

Peak season

The dry season — the best window for the eastern parks.

Year-round

Good season

A year-round lowland hub.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
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