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Find the right tour for you through Rurrenabaque. We've got 9 adventures going to Rurrenabaque, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 22 days. The most popular month to go is May, which has the largest number of tour departures.

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Bolivian Amazon Pampas Adventure 3D/2N (from Rurrenabaque)

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3. Madidi & Pampas 4 days from Rurrenabaque - Native community run

4. 5-Day Madidi and Pampas Amazon from La Paz

5. Canopy in the Jungle

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Whether tourists wish to discover the ancient survival skills of the jungle, visit the astonishing wildlife of the pampas, explore daily life on a Bolivian ranch, challenge themselves on a jungle tour adventure, or simply relax by a swimming pool after a day of craft shopping in the tropical sunshine, we offer all the resources needed to plan a perfect trip to Rurrenabaque.

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Pampas Tour

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Discover the natural wonders of the Madidi National Park, located in the Northwest region of La Paz department.

Jungle Tour

This 3 Day tour of the amazing Bolivian Amazon is a unique experience that will take you to the heart of the Madidi National Park. Learn the secrets of the rainforest and be amazed by its distinctive fauna!

Jungle and Pampas Combined Tour

5 Days, 4 Nights

This combined experience takes the best of the traditional tours in Rurrenabaque and the Madidi National Park. Observe wild animals such as caimans, monkeys, capybaras, pink dolphins, dears, piranhas and more.

Penena Tour Rurrenabaque

This tour takes you to the heart of the Madidi National Park, close to the San Jose de Uchupiamonas community in the Tuichi valley.

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This expedition tour will take you on a discovery of the remote Madidi National Park's natural wonders, rainforest and rivers.

Chalalan Eco Lodge and San Jose de Uchupiamonas Community Tour

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The tour takes place in the heart of the Madidi National Park, near the indigenous community of San Jose Uchupiamonas.

Tapacare Programme - Chalalan

Enjoy the beauty of the wild nature of Rurrenabaque. This adventurous tour includes plenty outdoor activities always including contact with the stunning nature of the region. Discover the wild jungle and have the experience of you life at Chalalan.

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Discover the Magic of Rurrenabaque and the Pampas

Welcome to Rurrenabaque, a hidden paradise in the heart of Bolivia! This charming Amazonian corner awaits you to offer a unique experience. Getting here is easy; simply take a short flight from La Paz, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by the stunning natural beauty of the region.

3-Day, 2-Night Tour in the Pampas of Rurrenabaque

Ready for an unforgettable adventure? Our thrilling 3-day, 2-night tour in the pampas of Rurrenabaque will take you on an immersive journey through the jungle, where you’ll have the opportunity to marvel at the rich biodiversity of the Amazon. From sighting pink dolphins to close encounters with caimans and exotic birds, each day will be filled with exciting surprises.

Our experienced english speaking guides will accompany you on this safe and captivating journey, ensuring that every moment becomes a memorable experience. Nights will be spent in comfortable accommodations amidst nature, allowing you to relax and enjoy the tranquility of the jungle.

You’ll head to the Pampas for a unique glamping experience. Here, our concept cabins will offer you comfort amidst nature.

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Rurrenabaque is located in Jose Ballivian Province in Beni department, Bolivia. Rurrenabaque is a small town in the north of Bolivia on the Beni river. Every year on February 2 the people remenbers the Rurrenabaque's holiday in honoring to the Virgen of Candelaria, the cultural activities  that this holiday includes it is a representative  of the región; Cockfight, bullfight, career of horses, etc. In recent year it has come popular with international tourism (ecotourism) as it is an aesy gateway for visits  to Madidi National Park (Bolivian rainforest) as well as the surrounding Pampas.

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At 09:00 am we will depart from Rurrenabaque by wagon to the town of Santa Rosa del Yacuma which is about 100 km away, during this journey of 2 and a half hours you can see herons, sloths and a variety of flora own of the area. At noon we will be arriving at Santa Rosa where we will enjoy a delicious lunch. After lunch we will sail on board our motor boat on the Yacuma River to our lodge. The boat trip lasts approximately 3 and a half hours and we will be able to appreciate a great variety of animals including a great variety of reptiles, amphibians and birds. We can also appreciate several species of monkeys such as whistling monkeys, spider monkeys and nocturnal monkeys. We will arrive at the hostel around 6:00 p.m., they will have a welcome drink and they will be able to leave their things in their respective rooms and then we will go to a part of the hostel from where we will be able to appreciate the sunset. At 20:00 dinner will be served and then we can sail in canoe in search of alligators and other nocturnal animals.

We will start this day appreciating the beauty of the whole Pampa, at 07:30 am in the morning breakfast will be served at the lodge and then start with a walk through the Pampas to reach small lakes and rivers where we can hopefully appreciate some Anaconda and other snakes. We can also see some eagles that hunt in the area to small vibes that inhabit the place. We will return to the lodge for lunch and then rest for a moment. At 14:30 hrs we will sail over the Yacuma River to appreciate some pink dolphins (optionally you can swim with them, this activity is safe since they are very friendly animals). After a couple of hours we will return to the lodge to enjoy a small snack and to see once again the sunset from another viewpoint.

Pampas - Santa Rosa - Rurrenabaque

After a delicious breakfast, we will navigate the Yacuma River in search of eagles, toucans, sloths and local flora among which stands out the Queen Victoria, tapores, bibosis among others.Later we will enjoy fishing in the river, you can fish piranhas and other fish which will be returned to the river in order to preserve and to awaken the nature.

At 11:30 a.m. we will return to the lodge to enjoy a delicious lunch and then sail back to Santa Rosa by boat and then board the ground transportation that will take us to Rurrenabaque where we will arrive approximately at 5:00 p.m.

Tour Includes:

• Local guide
• Cook (vegetarian and non-vegetarian food available)
• Boots for walks only up to size 44.
• Bottled mineral water
• Complete feeding
• Land and river transport
• Camping equipment (blankets, blankets, sheets)
• Bathrooms and showers
• Guide in English

Not Included:

• The cost of the entrance to the Municipal Protected Area 150 Bs. (21 USD)
• Transfer in / out of the airport or bus terminal.

Recommended for this tour:

• Clothing appropriate for humidity, tropical climate for walks through afforestation and for navigation.
• 4-6 pairs of socks
• 2 cotton pants (or any other thin material)
• 1 long-sleeved shirts (to cover the sun and mosquitoes)
• Tennis or sandals (for boating)
• A rubber poncho
• A swimsuit to swim with the dolphins
• Sleeping clothes

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Rurrenabaque located 229msnm north of the department of La Paz and west of the department of Beni, average annual temperature 27°C. It has a population of 14 thousand inhabitants. Rurrenabaque is the gateway to the Madidi National Park, Pilón Lajas Reserve and the Bolivian Pampas. Access roads

• Airway: 45 minutes duration / La Paz - Rurrenabaque
• Land route: duration 10 hours / La Paz - Rurrenabaque
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3-DAY PAMPAS TOUR (BALA TOURS ECOLODGE)

This is our 3 day pampas tour operated by Bala Tours.  Carocoles Lodge is located in the wildlife rich Pampas area near to Rurrenabaque. This tour provides quality English speaking guides, accommodations and services at a good value price. Run by our partner agency Bala Tours this is a good value recommended option.

This is our 3 day pampas tour operated by Bala Tours . Carocoles Lodge is located in the wildlife rich Pampas area near to Rurrenabaque. This tour provides quality English-speaking guides, accommodations and services at a good value price. Run by our partner agency Bala tours this is a good value tours and highly recommended. This is the tour we recommend for people wanting to see the pampas area with a quality of service above that of the budget tours. We consistently get good reports from our customers returning from these tours. This tour can be done as a shared tour or a private tour (price difference applies). You can see a cool video about this tour HERE .

• Transportation in jeep and motor canoe
• Guide - English and Spanish-speaking
• Cook and meals, bottle of water for the pampas walk
• Accommodation in lodges - mosquito nets, beds, sheet/cover
• Rubber boots (wellies) for walk in pampas marsh land area
• Pickup at the accommodation if a shared tour
• Santa Rosa Municipal Park entrance fee - 150 Bs
• Travel Insurance - recommended 
• Water / extra beverages
• Breakfast on first day, dinner on last day
• Sunglasses and sun cream 
• Insect repellent 
• Others not mentioned
• This tour starts in Rurrenabaque and DOES NOT include the cost of transport for getting there.  We can arrange flights for getting to Rurrenabaque. We cannot be responsible if you book a tour and then you cannot find a transport to Rurrenabaque on time - please make sure you know how to get to Rurrenabaque before booking this tour  (you can also book flights through us together with the tour and we will confirm the tour only if flights are available too). There is a minimum group size of 2 people for this tour to be confirmed (you can make a booking of one person and we can check to see if there are others booked for that date).
• Groups are usually from 4 to 8 people in size and there will also be other groups in the lodges.
• Malaria is extremely rare in the pampas and jungle near Rurrenabaque and there has not been any cases contracted locally for many years.That said, there are plenty of mosquitos in the area so it is considered a possibility. Other insect bourne diseases such as yellow fever and dengue are in the area so a good insect repellent and long sleeve shirt plus long trousers are essential.

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You will read various reports about how rainy season affects Bolivia and traveling there - many of these will contradict each other simply because Bolivia is a large country, with different conditions throughout and also people experiences with weather will vary from place to place and also from year to year. In general (although there are various opinions on this) rainy season is considered to be from Oct/Nov through to Mar/April. Rain can occur outside these months of course especially in lowland and jungle areas but the rainfall is definitely more during these months. Usually up until December there is not too much and we tend to get periods of a few days when it rains and periods of a few days when it does not. From Jan onwards until Mar/Apr there is more frequent and heavier rain and this can cause some problems  but it is still perfectly possible to visit Bolivia during this time as long as you take some possible delays into account (which you should do any time of year anyway due to the chance of protests and roadblocks!). 

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Rurrenabaque Bolivia & Choosing An Ethical Amazon Tour

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We were so excited to go to Rurrenabaque Bolivia and it didn’t disappoint. Wild pink dolphin spotting, huge caimans chilling by the water edge, piranha fishing, searching for anacondas, our trip into the Bolivia Amazon was epic and then some.

Of course most people come to this part of the country because it’s the gateway to the Bolivian Amazon, but there are also quite a few other things to do in Rurrenabaque if you have time.

In this Rurrenabaque guide we’re going to run you through the different types of Rurrenabaque tours and perhaps most importantly how to choose an ethical tour company.

Plus how to get to Rurrenabaque from La Paz or elsewhere in the country, the best places to stay in Rurrenabaque and also give you some ideas for where to go next in Bolivia.

So Where Is Rurrenabaque?

Rurrenabaque is a small town, situated alongside the Beni River in the north of Bolivia. Nicknamed ‘Rurre’ for short, it’s right on the edge of the vast 18,958 square kilometres of Madidi National Park and the surrounding pampas region of Bolivia’s Amazon basin.

Despite its close proximity to the La Paz Department, Rurrenabaque Bolivia, is pretty remote and not the easiest place to get to. Saying that, due to the country’s, shall we say… below par, transport infrastructure, not many places are.

Best Time To Go To Rurrenabaque

The best time to visit Rurrenabaque Bolivia is from June – September during the dry season when rainfall is at a minimum. Outside of that it rains a lot. Especially December – March which is the peak of the rainy season.

We visited during early February and although we did get super lucky with the Rurrenabaque weather for most of our trip, there were some days where it was just full on monsoon time.

Aside from getting soaked, the main thing to note when planning Rurrenabaque Amazon tours is that during the wet season the water levels are much higher than in the dry season.

This means that spotting animals is harder because there’s a much larger volume of water for them to be knocking about in. And unfortunately on our Rurrenabaque tour we didn’t get to see any Anacondas or catch any Piranhas.

Our guide told us that during the dry season it’s pretty much guaranteed. And there’s way more caimans and monkeys hanging around too.

Having said that, if it is wet season when you happen to be in this part of Bolivia during your travels you should definitely still go because we still had an absolutely magical time.

We still saw all of these; toucans, macaws, herons, kingfishers, woodpeckers, owls, bufeos, cayman, turtles, capybaras, howler monkeys, yellow squirrel monkeys, anteaters, dragonflies, fireflies, bats, frogs, and sloths.

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How To Get To Rurrenabaque

There are basically two directions that you’ll be coming at Rurrenabaque from, La Paz in the west, or the east of Bolivia. The majority of visitors to Rurrenabaque Bolivia arrive from La Paz, just because the east of the country is less visited.

And the majority of those take flights from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. But that’s not the only way you can get there and also not the cheapest way either.

La Paz To Rurrenabaque

Now there are Rurrenabaque tour packages like this one that include flights and transfer from the airports. Or you can arrange everything separately yourself which is what we did.

The company running flights from La Paz to Rurrenabaque is Amaszonas Línea Aérea and you can generally get return flights for around $150-170USD/£120-130GBP.

Top tip, keep the language in Spanish if you can as sometimes changing booking sites to English in South America puts the price up.

La Paz To Rurrenabaque Bus

The alternative to taking a La Paz to Rurrenabaque flight is to catch the bus. There’s some bad reviews about the La Paz to Rurrenabaque bus online. About how dangerous the road is and how shoddy the buses are.

We did this journey in the opposite direction taking the Rurrenabaque to La Paz bus but it was fine. We had a bit of the bumpy start when the driver reversed into a massive pothole in the bus station in Rurrenabaque, but other than it wasn’t half as bad as what we’d read.

Although, the bus did look like it really wasn’t roadworthy. But if you’ve already travelled in Bolivia a bit you’ll know that’s pretty common.

The road directly in and out of Rurrenabaque is a muddy, bumpy one, but it’s relatively flat with no imminent death drops over the side. That we saw anyway. It’s a 20 hour overnight journey so we were asleep for at least parts of it.

I think it might feel different coming in the other direction from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, just because you’re going down rather than up on the steepest section of road near La Paz. This is the bit that freaks most people out and gets likened to the ‘real’ death road in La Paz.

But as we were going uphill into La Paz there was zero chance for the bus to be speeding. In fact we genuinely wondered if it was going to make it up some sections.

We met plenty of travellers who had come that route on a La Paz to Rurrenabaque bus though too and had no problems or near death experiences. I think it’s recently been tarmaced too so some reviews online probably predate that.

And if you can look past the fact that if the bus did fall off the road you would be a goner, there are some absolutely cracking views as you wind your way through the clouds.

The bus company running this route that we used is called Trans Totai and we just purchased the tickets directly at the bus station in Rurrenabaque. But Turbus Total also runs a service.

Just be aware that the buses leave from their private offices and not the main bus terminal in La Paz so make sure you turn up at the right one. Jumping in a cab is the easiest option.

Trinidad To Rurrenabaque

If you’re travelling to Rurrenabaque from the east of Bolivia from Santa Cruz for example, it’s a good idea to break the mega journey up with a couple of nights in Trinidad. You will have to stop there anyway, as there are no direct buses from Santa Cruz through to Rurrenabaque.

From Trinidad to Rurrenabaque there’s only a bus that runs one day a week. However, there are collectivos running the route everyday. Which given the poor quality of the road, being smaller vehicles with better control is a better option anyway.

You’ll also need to cross a few different rivers on wooden ferries which again – we’re going to suggest are safer with as little weight as possible. Although having said, we did see huge lorries coming across them so we’re sure you’ll be right.

There’s a few different bus terminals in Trinidad so make sure you go to the right one. The collectivos from Trinidad to Rurrenabaque run from Parada a San Borja on Calle Beni y Calle Romulo Mendoza.

Unless it’s raining cats and dogs, in which case they won’t be running. For the most part the road is basically just made of mud so they won’t go if the rain is lashing down.

The cost of a collectivo from Trinidad to Rurrenabaque is $50B’s each ($7.25USD/£6GBP). It’s not the most comfortable of journeys and we had quite a long wait in a few towns along the route but there were no dramas.

In Rurrenabaque they just kind of dropped us near the central plaza and we jumped on a moto taxi to our hotel for 5B’s.

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Choosing An Ethical Rurrenabaque Tour

There are a number of Amazon tour operators in Rurrenabaque and with that a range of quality. Both in terms of the standard of accomodation, but also more importantly the ethicalness of the tour.

We personally saw a guide with another tour operator handing out bananas which the tourists were then feeding to monkeys, encouraging them to come onto their boat.

Our guide explained to us how it changes the behaviour of the monkeys and affects their ability to feed themselves. He told us that such close contact with humans also puts them more at risk of being caught by poachers who operate an illegal wildlife trade in this area.

We also read reviews of some tour companies who have their guides catch anacondas and keep them captive so as not to disappoint tourists. Really not cool.

The Rurrenabaque Pampas Tour that we did was with a company called Dolphins Travel Ecolodge and we wholly recommend them.

However! Don’t just take our word for it, when it comes to choosing an ethical Amazon tour please make sure you do your own research and read the most recent reviews.

Also check with the tour company how many people will be in your group. There were 7 people in our group with one guide. Some have larger tourist to guide ratios and as such are not as safe.

The river dock is controlled by the Bolivian Navy who ensure boats aren’t overloaded with weight and have a maximum of 10 people in each.

Not all Rurrenabaque tour companies have 4×4’s too, some just use normal taxis.

So that’s also something to bear in mind when choosing which Rurrenabaque tour company – especially if visiting in the rainy season. We saw lots of vehicles seriously stuck in the mud.

Which Rurrenabaque Tour To Choose?

The consideration you will have when booking Rurrenabaque Amazon Tours is that there are two types; Rurrenabaque Pampas Tours and Rurrenabaque Jungle Tours. They both have programs that vary in length. And if you can’t choose, you can do a combination of both.

On the whole, you should generally see more animals on the ‘Pampas tours’, but that’s just because you are in a much denser landscape on the jungle tours. But you have time to take things in because you are hiking and not on a boat.

People that did both told us that they didn’t prefer one over the other, that they were just different experiences.

Rurrenabaque Pampas Tour

This is the option that we chose with Dolphins Travel Ecolodge. We went with the most popular option of a three day, 2 night Pampas tour and loved every second of it. Even during the torrential downpour we had on our last day.

The cost of our Rurrenabaque Amazon tour was $1350B’s ($195 USD/£156GBP) each for a private lodge with double bed & bathroom. Plus the cost of the entrance to Madidi National Park which was 150B’s ($22USD/£17GBP).

By the way, by law, tour companies in Rurrenabaque should charge a min of $1200B’s per person. That the minimum you should expect to pay.

You can watch our experience of our Rurrenabaque Pampas Tour here:

Pampas Rurrenabaque Itinerary

Pampas tour day one:.

• Leave Rurrenabaque at 9am.
• Arrive in a town called Santa Rosa, near the boats to have lunch.
• Boat trip along the Yacuma river for wildlife watching.
• Arrive at the lodges late afternoon.
• Sunset boat trip and night time caiman spotting.

Seeing their eyes glowing orange and purple in the pitch black was epic. Don’t forget a torch.

Pampas Tour Day Two:

• After breakfast, head out into the savannah to search for anacondas and cobras.
• Lunch and rest at the lodges.
• Boat trip to see pink dolphins (or bufeos as they are locally known in Spanish).

You are allowed to get in the water to swim with them and some of our group did. We chose not to, not only because the water was black and contains things other than dolphins, but because we just didn’t feel like we needed to touch them in order to appreciate them.

Pampas Tour Day Three:

• Sunrise boat trip
• Back to the lodge for breakfast
• Head out on the boat again for piranha fishing.
• Lunch at the lodge then back to Rurrenabaque.

Rurrenabaque Packing List

When it rains it rains & you gotta be prepared to do the activities anyway. Only take what you need, you can leave your big backpacks at either the tour office or hotel/hostel back in Rurrenabaque.

• Quickdry Towel
• Water Filter Bottle
• Mosquito Spray
• Portable Battery Pack
• Raincoat ( Men | Women )
• 2 x bottoms
• White shirt

We always travel with a filter water bottle. Not only does it stop us getting ill, but it means we’re not killing the planet or wasting money on plastic bottles. The GRAYL Geopress is hands down the best on the market & makes water from virtually any source safe to drink.

Where To Stay in Rurrenabaque

Cheap & cheerful: el curichal hostel.

The best hostel in town. If you’re after making some pals while staying in Rurrenabaque this social place with an outdoor pool is the place to book. Breakfast is included, there’s BBQ’s in evenings, hammocks to chill in during the day and even a small bar if you fancy a cold beer.

Mid-range: Hotel Tacuaral

This Rurrenabaque hotel doesn’t have much of an atmosphere. However, the ensuite rooms are huge. So if you’re after a quiet and seriously comfortable place to get some rest before or after your Amazon tour, this will be right up your street. The staff are great and it’s spotless.

Affordable Luxury: Hotel Maya de la Amazonia

Looking for somewhere more upmarket? Have a gander at this 5 star beauty. Rooms are large yet homely. There’s a huge outdoor pool set in a lovely garden and the breakfast consistently gets rave reviews. There’s a bar, secure baggage storage and onsite parking.

Where To Eat in Rurrenabaque

This small cafe does an excellent and reasonably priced menu del dia with vegan options. The frozen fruit smoothies are also awesome if you need to cool down. The service is great and the wifi was decent too.

Pizzeria La Bella Italia

The best pizzas in town. After being seated you’ll be presented with an ingredient card from which you build your own pizza by ticking off the toppings you want. The staff are so friendly the grub is inexpensive.

The French Bakery

We didn’t actually try anything from here because we had breakfast provided at our hotel. But each time we walked past the treats on offer looked incredible and it was plenty busy enough. There’s both savory and sweet pastries. We heard the chocolate croissants are the best.

Luna Lounge

A restaurant-bar with music and pool tables. If you’re after somewhere to have a few drinks and grab something to eat, this place seemed to have the best atmosphere. The service could have been better, it was pretty slow but the food was nice enough.

Rurrenabaque Bolivia FAQ’s

• How bad are the mosquitos?

In a word, bad.

The lodges do have mosquito nets and screens, but make sure you take plenty of mosquito repellant with you. And don’t miss putting it on your bum and the backs of your legs. The seats on the boats are just elastic foldaway ones so you’re not sat on anything solid. We learnt this the hard way!

It’s recommended you take a long sleeved white shirt as the mosquitos are more attracted to darker colours. We were skeptical about this at first, but it is true. Picking up some Vitamin B Complex can also help ward them off a little too.

• Do the lodges have electricity?

Yes but only from solar power so it is limited. We could only charge phones & cameras and electricity is limited to 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Our lodge did have electric fans but you couldn’t use them overnight, so it was very hot.

• Is there hot water?

No and you don’t need it. Our lodge did provide towels.

• What was the food like?

The food is really good and all diets are catered for. Our cook was knocking out some wicked vegan snap and the lodge also sold beer and wine.

• Are you expected to tip?

I think it was more appreciated than expected. At our last meal the cook put a tips plate on the table and we left 50B’s. We also gave the guide 100B’s, although he didn’t ask for anything.

Where To Next In Bolivia?

• Complete Guide To Santa Cruz de la Sierra
• 13 Awesome Reasons to Visit Sucre
• Guide To Samaipata & Amboro National Park
• Potosi Bolivia: What to Do & Where to Stay
• What To Do In Copacabana, Lake Titicaca
• Why You Should Visit Tarija in the South

Good Reads About Bolivia

Bolivia travel insurance.

Taking an adventure in the Bolivian Amazon doesn’t come without risk, so make sure that you have good quality travel insurance that covers you for all the activities you will be doing.

Our go to travel insurance provider is World Nomads. We’re big fans of their no nonsense approach and bullshit free policies. They cover loads activities as standard and you can even purchase policies after you’ve set off on your travels, just in case you forgot.

Don’t take the risk and get yourself a no obligation quote here:

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I cannot find any flights from La Paz to Rurrenabaque? Have they stopped flying?

Hi Tracey, no neither can I right now – that’s so weird! The airport was closed early this year because they just did a big improvement project which allowed for bigger aircraft but it was opened again as far as I’m aware. Hopefully it’s just temporary!

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Bala Tours – Combined Amazon Tours Jungle & Pampas 5 Days / 4 Nights

Day 1: Rurrenabaque – Madidi National Park (Tacuaral Lodge)

Early departure by boat up the Beni River. Entrance to Madidi National Park, one of the most biodiverse protected areas in the world. The boat ride will take around 3 hours until the Tacuaral Lodge, on the Tuichi River. Lunch. Hike along a rainforest trail for wildlife viewing: monkeys, deer, wild peccaries, capybara, and several bird species. Dinner at the lodge. Night walk in the jungle to discover nocturnal wildlife.

Day 2: Madidi National Park (Tacuaral Lodge)

After breakfast, we take a boat up the Tuichi River to Caquiahuara, a clay cliff where macaws and parrots nest and feed. Great photograph opportunities from the observation deck. Interpretative trail. Lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, sport fishing and swimming in the river.

Day 3: Madidi National Park – Rurrenabaque – Pampas del Yacuma (Caracoles Lodge)

Early breakfast and boat ride back to Rurrenabaque, where we will board a confort car for a three-hour trip to Santa Rosa del Yacuma. Lunch at Caracoles Lodge. In the afternoon, boat ride for wildlife observation: pink river dolphin, capybaras, turtles, black caiman, monkeys and many bird species.

Day 4: Pampas del Yacuma (Caracoles Lodge)

Morning hike through the Pampas in search of the mighty anaconda, black caimans and alligators. Lunch at the lodge. After a short rest, boat ride along the Yacuma River for piranha fishing and swimming with pink dolphins. After dinner, night time boat ride for observing caiman eyes with the help of a flashlight.

Day 5: Pampas del Yacuma – Rurrenabaque

Morning boat ride to see troops of squirrel monkeys or chichilos. Lunch at the lodge before heading back to Rurrenabaque. Arrival around 17:00 pm.

Price 2023: $us 440 (shared tour) Price 2023: $us 550 (private tour) Number of people : Minimum 2 people

Price Includes:

• 2 nights accommodation at Tacuarales Ecolodge (Jungle) and 2 nights accommodation at Caracoles Ecolodge (Pampas)
• Transportation by car and comfortable boats
• Mineral water, juices and all meals during your stay at the lodge
• Native and bilingual tours guide

Price not includes:

• Entrance fee to the protected area (Madidi National Park Bs200 per person and Pampas del Yacuma Bs 150 per person)
• Alcoholic and soft drinks
• Hotel in Rurrenabaque

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Madidi Jungle Tour

Rurrenabaque is the gateway to the Bolivian Amazon. In this area, you will find the Madidi National Park , one of the most biodiverse and largest protected areas in the world.

Rurrenabaque tours are especially for those adventurous travellers who are looking for experiences that respect the fauna and flora and support sustainability. Why? Because Madidi National Park is home to thousands of species and also for some endangered species.

Visiting Rurrenabaque will allow you to enjoy them in their natural habitat while respecting their environment.

Something important! ⚠ There are no ATMs in Rurrenabaque, but you can change currency. So take cash with you.

How to get to Rurrenabaque

As with most trips, the quickest and most comfortable way to get to Rurrenabaque is by plane. The journey from La Paz takes 45 minutes and there are daily connections. Be aware of the rainy season, as if you travel during this time it is possible that your flights may be cancelled.

You can also get there by bus from La Paz, but the journey takes between 18 and 20 hours and the road may be cut off during the rainy season. However, if the weather is good, you'll enjoy the scenery.

Rainy season in Rurrenabaque

The climate in this part of the Amazon is warm and wet all year round, with an average annual temperature of 76ºF.

The rainy season in Rurrenabaque runs from December to March . During this time, the paths in Madidi National Park are very muddy and some can become flooded. There are also more mosquitoes than during the dry season. (Don't forget your mosquito repellent!).

The dry season is from July to October, and the experience may be more pleasant, but be aware that more travellers will think the same way.

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