Madidi National Park

The tour will start at 8:30 a.m. and our first stop after our pickup will be the community “Villa Alcira”. There the group will be briefed on the way of life inside the jungle. After this preparation we will continue our journey by boat along the Beni and Tuichi rivers enjoying their incredible landscapes. At noon we will arrive to the Eco lodge where hosts will be waiting to welcome you with a refreshing juice of exotic fruits. After settling, we will eat lunch together. In the afternoon, we will take a walk along one of the trails specially designed for the observation of wild animals, where we will get our first first-hand experience with the local fauna and learn more about the nature that surrounds us.

We will have breakfast at 7:30 a.m., and equipped with everything necessary to spend the night outside the lodge (sleeping bag, mattresses and mosquito net), we will start a five hour walk deep into the jungle. During the walk we will encounter spider monkeys, wild boars, marmosets and howler monkeys, as well as learn about the use of local herbs in the traditional medicine. Finally we will arrive at the “Patujusal” refuge, where we will spend the night. After dinner we will take a walk around the refuge to see the jungle nightlife for ourselves: armadillos, snakes, nocturnal monkeys, tapirs, nocturnal birds and even hear the roar of the jaguar.

At 6:30 a.m. the howler monkeys and the great variety of jungle birds will welcome us to the new day. After breakfast we will take our backpacks to continue the trek until we reach “Farallón de las Parabas”, where we can observe different species of the beautiful macaws and other parrots. After taking in the landscape and getting to know the colourful birds, we then we will build a rustic raft, as it is used by the indigenous people of the Amazon, and we will sail during for a couple of hours while we enjoy the breathtaking landscapes before we head back to the lodge. There is also a separate boat for those who do not wish to carry out this activity and for safely transporting our backpacks. Upon arrival at the lodge, we will eat together for the last time and collect our luggage to finally return to Rurrenabaque, where we will arrive around 4:00 p.m.