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BO07 · Bolivia · Highlands & Rainforest

Bolivian Andes & Amazon

La Paz · Sajama National Park · Madidi National Park · Pampas del Yacuma
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
La Paz · Sajama National Park · Madidi National Park · Pampas del Yacuma
Style
From the high Altiplano to the Amazon
Best season
May – October · best
The route

11 nights, 4 stops — from the high altiplano to the amazon.

La Paz → Sajama National Park → Madidi National Park → Pampas del Yacuma.

Round trip · returns to La Paz

La PazSajamaMadidiPampas del Yacuma
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Andean gull
On the Altiplano lakes.
Andean condor
In the surrounding mountains.
Vicuña
On the puna.
James's flamingo
On the lagoons.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive La Paz

Arrive La Paz

The journey begins.

Arrive in La Paz, met and transferred to your accommodation. La Paz's setting — a city in a canyon beneath the Andes — is one of South America's most dramatic.

02La Paz

La Paz

A full day in the field.

A day in La Paz before the flight to the Amazon.

03La Paz → Sajama National Park

To Sajama National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Sajama National Park. High-Andes scenery, vicuñas and flamingos. Altiplano birding beneath the Sajama volcano.

04Sajama National Park

Sajama National Park

A full day in the field.

Altiplano birding beneath the Sajama volcano. Sajama's volcano, vicuñas and high-altitude forests are the essence of the Bolivian Andes.

05Sajama 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.

06Madidi 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.

07Madidi 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.

08Madidi National Park → Pampas del Yacuma

To Pampas del Yacuma

On to the next.

Transfer to Pampas del Yacuma. A boat safari for dolphins, caiman and capybaras. Wildlife-packed river days and an anaconda search.

09Pampas del Yacuma

Pampas del Yacuma

A full day in the field.

Wildlife-packed river days and an anaconda search. Waterbirds, monkeys and dolphins on the Yacuma. The open Pampas reveals caiman, capybaras and dolphins with a clarity the rainforest rarely allows.

10Pampas del Yacuma

Pampas del Yacuma

A full day in the field.

Waterbirds, monkeys and dolphins on the Yacuma. A full day in the flooded savannah.

11Pampas del Yacuma

Pampas del Yacuma

A full day in the field.

A full day in the flooded savannah.

12Depart Pampas del Yacuma

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Pampas del Yacuma — 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 — clear Andean skies and easy travel.

Year-round

Good season

A year-round high-altitude capital and hub.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Primates

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

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