Jungle and Pampas Combined Tour

Day 1

• Departure at 09:00 a.m. from the meeting point in Rurrenabaque town towards the port to board a boat on the Beni River.
• Entrance to Madidi National Park: a true wilderness and impressive natural area in the Bolivian Amazon basin.
• Boat ride of approximately three hours on the Tuichi River. The tourists will have the opportunity to watch animals and enjoy the jungle landscapes from the river.
• Arrival to Tacuaral Ecolodge located on the Tuichi River bank and lodging.
• Lunch.
• After lunch a hiking activity along the natural rainforest trails for wildlife observation. Opportunity to observe capybara, monkeys, dears, wild pigs, wild peccaries and several bird species.
• Return to the lodge and dinner.
• After dinner the tourists will take a night walk in the jungle to discover nocturnal wild life (night birds, bats and more).

Day 2

• Early morning breakfast.
• Boat trip towards Caquiawara: a clay cliff where macaws and parrots nest and feed.
• Walk on a natural path where the guide will explain briefly about the rainforest. The tourists will continue the walk towards a view point for bird watching.
• Return to the lodge and lunch.
• During the afternoon there will be fishing activities in the Tuichi river or in a rainforest lagoon.
• At the sunset the tourists will enjoy a short time to swim and get refreshed in the Tuichi River.

Day 3

• Early breakfast.
• The tourists will take a boat ride towards Rurrenabaque town where they will arrive at 08:30 approximately.
• Short break in Rurrenabaque town to later continue the trip, this time towards Santa Rosa de Yacuma.
• After a 3 hour transfer, the group will be arriving to Caracoles Ecolodge situated on the Yacuma river shore.
• Lunch at the Ecolodge.
• Free time to relax in the hammocks.
• In the afternoon, the tourists will take a boat trip to observe the native fauna: caimans, anacondas, turtles, capybaras, pink dolphins, different monkey and bird species.

Day 4

• This day starts with a morning hike of the pampas to look for anacondas, black caimans and alligators.
• Return to the lodge and lunch.
• In the afternoon after a short break the tourists will take a piranhas fishing trip by the river. With luck and if the river waters are high, it will also be possible to swim with pink dolphins.
• Return to the lodge and dinner.
• After dinner the tourists will take a night boat trip to observe the black caiman eyes shine in the dark.

Day 5

• Breakfast.
• During the morning a boat will take the tourists on a trip to observe yellow monkeys or Chichilos gathered in troops in the trees.
• Return to the lodge and lunch.
• Return trip by jeep to Rurrenabaque town.
• Arrival to Rurrenabaque town at approximately 17:00.
• End of the services.