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Andes-Amazon birding · Bolivia

Amboro

A birding superpark where the Andes meet the Amazon — a vast bird list, spectacled bears and cloud-forest endemics.

Getting there

From Santa Cruz de la Sierra, on the edge of the eastern Andes

Best for

Birding, cloud-forest endemics, spectacled bears, Andes-Amazon transition, photography

The land

A vast park where the eastern Andes drop into the Amazon basin

Good to know

Amboró's range of habitats gives it one of the highest bird counts of any park on earth

What it is

Amboró is a birding superpark where the Andes meet the Amazon — an immense bird list, spectacled bears and cloud-forest endemics.

At the meeting of the eastern Andes and the Amazon basin, Amboró National Park holds one of the highest bird counts of any protected area on earth. Its range of habitats — cloud forest, foothill and lowland rainforest — shelters endemic birds, the horned curassow, spectacled bears and a wealth of wildlife, reached from comfortable forest lodges near Santa Cruz.

PhotoAmboró National Park — andes-amazon birding.

The reason to come

Where Andes meet Amazon

Amboró is a birder's paradise of staggering diversity.

A vast bird list

One of the richest bird counts of any park, across many habitats.

Endemics & rarities

Cloud-forest endemics and the rare horned curassow.

Bears & wildlife

Spectacled bears and Andes-Amazon wildlife on the trails.

Worth knowing

A birding superpark

Amboró's habitat range gives it one of the greatest bird lists of any park on earth.

PhotoCloud forest in Amboró National Park.

When to come — honestly

A year-round birding park.

May – October

Best

The dry season — the best trails and birding conditions.

Year-round

Good

Productive year-round; the dry season is easiest.

November – March

Good

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

Foothill weather is changeable; the dry season gives the best access and trails.

Context

The Andes-Amazon park

Amboró is Bolivia's birding jewel, where the Andes drop into the Amazon.

It anchors the birding and photography itineraries from Santa Cruz.

We base Amboró from forest lodges near Santa Cruz, working its many habitats for birds and wildlife.

Beyond the obvious

More to Amboró National Park.

PhotoCloud-forest birding

Cloud-forest birding

Endemics and rarities.

PhotoLowland trails

Lowland trails

Amazon-edge wildlife.

PhotoSpectacled bears

Spectacled bears

In the foothills.

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 Amboro

8 Days · 7 Nights

Ultimate Bolivia Wildlife

Where to stay

Where you’ll stay in Amboro

Signature Collection

PhotoRefugio Los Volcanes

Signature

Refugio Los Volcanes

A spectacular lodge in a sandstone valley on Amboró's edge, superb for birding.

Classic Collection

PhotoAmboró Ecolodge

Classic

Amboró Ecolodge

A simple forest lodge well placed for Amboró's birding trails.

Wildlife you may see

Birds

Plan your Amboró National Park trip.

Bird the Andes-Amazon forests of Amboró. 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