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Bolivia Endemic Macaw Birding Expedition

Duration
10 Days
Price
$5,700
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Bolivia Endemic Macaw Birding Expedition

Two critically endangered macaws and 300 other species across canyon and savanna Bolivia

Duration
10 Days
Price
$5,700
Difficulty
Moderate
Best Time
Late July – Mid September

Ten days in Bolivia focused on the country’s two endemic macaws: Red-fronted Macaw in the sandstone canyons of the Inter-Andean Dry Valleys, and Blue-throated Macaw in the motacú palm savannas of the Beni lowlands. The trip runs in partnership with Asociación Armonía, Bolivia’s leading bird conservation organisation, with multiple sessions at their purpose-built photographic hides at Paraba Frente Roja and Barba Azul. Total count across the 10 days is 250 to 300 species including all four Bolivian endemics, plus maned wolf, giant anteater, and jaguar on the Barba Azul camera traps. Between the two reserves: a yatiri blessing in La Paz, an afternoon with a charango luthier in Aiquile, camba cooking in Trinidad, and a final dinner in La Paz at Gustu.

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Bolivia Endemic Macaw Birding Expedition

Your Bolivia Tour Itinerary

Route Overview 10 Days · Bolivia
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Day 1
Arrival La Paz and Yatiri Ceremony
Arrival at El Alto International Airport and private transfer down into La Paz, descending roughly 500 metres of elevation to the Sopocachi district. Check-in at Hotel Anami, a restored 1920s residence, and a brief rest at 3,650 metres before the first activity. Late afternoon yatiri ceremony in the hotel garden conducted by an Aymara spiritual practitioner, who prepares a mesa, a ceremonial offering of coca leaves, llama fat, sweets, and herbs burned as a gift to Pachamama and the mountain spirits for the safe passage of the expedition ahead. Light welcome dinner at Anami and an early night before the dawn flight north to Cochabamba.
Your Accommodation
Hotel Anami, La Paz
Restored 1920s residence in La Paz's quiet Sopocachi district, family-run and furnished throughout with contemporary and colonial Bolivian art. Garden courtyard, small library, and an in-house kitchen serving contemporary Paceña cooking.
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Day 2
La Paz to Cochabamba to Aiquile to Omereque
Early BoA flight La Paz to Cochabamba (45 minutes). Private 4x4 transfer south through the Valle Alto, the high valleys that have supplied Cochabamba with grain and fruit since Inca times. Lunch in Aiquile of uchuku aiquileño, the town's festival dish of chuño, charque, eggs, and locoto pepper in a rich broth, paired with chicha de maní, a cold peanut-based drink. Afternoon at the Museo Nacional del Charango and a workshop visit to Nelson Claros Trujillo or the Torrico family in Común Pampa, where guests can commission a bespoke charango. Continue south to Omereque, arriving at the Frente Roja lodge in time for the evening cliff session as the Red-fronted Macaws return to roost.
Your Accommodation
Paraba Frente Roja Community Lodge
Seven-room community-run lodge operated by the Quechua villages of San Carlos, Perereta, and Amaya in partnership with Armonía since 2006. Shared bathrooms, outdoor dining with views of the canyon cliffs, and a small telescope and library for the field.
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Day 3
Frente Roja Photography Day
A pre-dawn session in the purpose-built hides at the base of the Frente Roja nesting cliffs, where the Red-fronted Macaw can be photographed at close range without being detected. This is the only site in the world that offers this kind of access to the species. Late-morning return to the lodge for breakfast and a rest break through the hot midday hours when the canyon goes still. Afternoon choice between two cultural sites: Tunas Mok'o, the pre-Hispanic defensive structure above the Mizque valley with visible Omereque-culture pottery fragments, or Pucará, a ridge-top rock-art site with pre-Inca petroglyphs. Evening cliff session at the main viewpoint. Dinner at the community lodge.
Your Accommodation
Paraba Frente Roja Community Lodge
Second night at the community lodge, anchored for the dawn hide sessions and the evening cliff roost.
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Day 4
Frente Roja Community and Landscape Day
Dawn cliff observation at the main viewpoint for the Red-fronted Macaw flight pattern as pairs leave the roost and disperse to feeding grounds. Late morning visit to one of the three partner communities (San Carlos, Perereta, or Amaya) for a textile and dryland-farming walk with Quechua families who have managed the reserve with Armonía since 2006. Afternoon hide session for photography, or a guided dry-forest birding walk for the other 180-plus species of the area: Bolivian Blackbird, Cliff Parakeet, Andean Condor, and Peregrine Falcon at the viewpoints. Optional night walk for owls, nightjars, and the pampas cat recorded in recent camera-trap surveys. Dinner at the lodge.
Your Accommodation
Paraba Frente Roja Community Lodge
Third and final night at Frente Roja before the overland return to Cochabamba and the onward flight to Trinidad in the morning.
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Day 5
Omereque to Cochabamba to Trinidad
Early departure by road from Omereque back to Cochabamba, roughly five hours through the Inter-Andean Dry Valleys. Lunch in Cochabamba at a local restaurant known for its saltadito and sillpancho. Afternoon BoA flight north to Trinidad, capital of the Beni lowlands. Transfer to Hotel Boutique del Rey in the town centre. Late afternoon walk to Plaza Ballivián, where sloths live in the mango trees around the square and the evening bajón fills the plaza with families circling on motorbikes. Dinner at La Terraza del Club or Churrasqueria La Estancia for camba cooking: majadito with shredded jerky, sonso de yuca, and grilled surubí or pacú from the rivers.
Your Accommodation
Hotel Boutique del Rey, Trinidad
Small family-run boutique hotel four blocks from Plaza Ballivián in central Trinidad, ten minutes from the airport. Old-world charm, restrained colonial decor, and the hotel where the Beni's cattle ranchers and NGO staff stay when they come to the city.
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Day 6
Trinidad to Barba Azul Nature Reserve
Morning transfer from Hotel Boutique del Rey to Trinidad airport for the one-hour charter flight north to Barba Azul's grass airstrip. Transfer by 4x4 to the lodge and lunch at the open-sided dining hall overlooking the palm savanna. The four double cabins sit along the gallery forest above the Omi River, each with a private bathroom, hot shower, and a veranda facing the flooded grassland. Afternoon trail walk with the reserve ranger, orientation to the five habitat types of the 12,200-hectare reserve, and the first look at the Blue-throated Macaw flight line. Late afternoon at the monitoring point where 20 to 50 macaws arrive at sunset to roost. Family-style dinner at the dining hall.
Your Accommodation
Barba Azul Biological Station
Four private double cabins along the gallery forest above the Omi River, each with private bathroom, hot shower, and a veranda looking out over the flooded palm savanna. Family-style meals in the open-sided dining hall with Armonía's reserve manager when on-site.
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Day 7
Barba Azul Full Savanna Day
Dawn walk into the savanna-forest mosaic with the specialist guide, listening for the pre-sunrise chorus and watching Orinoco Geese lift from the wetlands. The morning target list is the Beni grassland specialists: Cock-tailed Tyrant, Sharp-tailed Tyrant, Black-masked Finch, Buff-breasted Sandpiper on its austral summer stopover, and Greater Rhea in the termite-mound country. Mid-morning breakfast and a rest through the midday hours in the hammocks along the main dining hall. Afternoon boat trip on the Omi River, the clear-water channel winding through gallery forest where Cocoi Heron, Horned Screamer, and capybara sit close to the banks. Second sunset at the monitoring point.
Your Accommodation
Barba Azul Biological Station
Second night at the Armonía biological station, building on the previous day's orientation with deeper trail coverage and the river boat trip.
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Day 8
Barba Azul Varied Wildlife Day
Dawn ride across the open savanna on horseback through the termite-mound country, the traditional way the Beni's ranchers move through the grasslands. Late morning at the wetland hide for Jabiru stalking the shallows, Plumbeous Ibis along the water's edge, and Southern Screamer on the pond margins. Rest through the midday heat. Afternoon walk into a different forest island from the one worked on Day 6, targeting understorey mixed-species flocks. Final sunset roost at the monitoring point, typically with higher macaw counts than Day 6 as more pairs return. Optional post-dinner camera-trap check with the ranger where jaguar, maned wolf, giant anteater, and ocelot have all been recorded.
Your Accommodation
Barba Azul Biological Station
Final night at Barba Azul before the morning charter back to Trinidad and the onward flight to La Paz.
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Day 9
Barba Azul to La Paz and Gustu Farewell
Early morning charter from Barba Azul's grass airstrip back to Trinidad. Commercial BoA flight TDD to CBB to LPB, the routing via Cochabamba being the more reliable same-day schedule. Arrive La Paz in the afternoon with time to rest at Hotel Anami, freshen up, and shed the dust of the Beni savanna. Evening farewell dinner at Gustu, the ten-course tasting menu built around native Bolivian ingredients by the kitchen Claus Meyer founded, paired with Bolivian wines and singani, the country's national grape brandy distilled from white Muscat of Alexandria grown above 1,600 metres in the Tarija and Cinti valleys. Late return to the hotel.
Your Accommodation
Hotel Anami, La Paz
Closing night at Hotel Anami after the Gustu farewell dinner. The same restored 1920s residence that opened the trip, now a familiar place to settle the dust of the savanna.
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Day 10
Final Morning and International Departure
Morning transfer from Hotel Anami to El Alto International Airport for the international departure. Hotel check-out is 12:00 and late checkouts can be arranged in advance on a space-available basis. For guests connecting through Lima, Panama City, or Bogotá, outbound international flights typically depart between 07:30 and 13:00, so the airport transfer is timed to match each guest's individual onward schedule.

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Pricing & What's Included

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Per Person
$5,700
Based on 4-6 travelers, double occupancy
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Group Rates

Group SizePer PersonNotes
Solo traveler$9,500Per personSingle occupancy
2 travelers$9,050Per personDouble occupancy
3 travelers$7,100Per personGroup rate
4-6 travelers$5,700Per personRecommended
7 travelers$5,400Per personGroup rate
8 travelers$5,200Per personMaximum group

What's Included

  • All accommodation: 9 nights based on double occupancy
  • All meals from welcome dinner Day 1 through breakfast Day 10 as indicated in the itinerary
  • Airport arrival and departure transfers in La Paz
  • Domestic flights La Paz-Cochabamba, Cochabamba-Trinidad, Trinidad-Cochabamba-La Paz
  • Chartered flight round-trip Trinidad to Barba Azul Nature Reserve
  • Private 4x4 ground transportation throughout the Bolivian interior
  • Expert English-Spanish bilingual specialist bird guide for the entire 10-day expedition
  • Paraba Frente Roja Community Natural Reserve access, hides, and local community guides
  • Barba Azul Nature Reserve access, reserve ranger, and all reserve activities
  • Yatiri opening ceremony in La Paz with an Aymara spiritual practitioner
  • Private access to the Museo Nacional del Charango and charango luthier workshop in Aiquile
  • Boat trip on the Omi River at Barba Azul and horseback ride across the savanna
  • Observation hide access and photography sessions at both Armonía reserves
  • Gustu farewell dinner in La Paz (ten-course native-ingredient tasting menu)
  • Bottled drinking water throughout the expedition
  • 5% conservation surcharge donated to Asociación Armonía

Not Included

  • International airfare to and from La Paz (El Alto International, LPB)
  • Travel insurance (required: must cover medical evacuation from remote interior locations)
  • Yellow fever vaccination recommended for travel into the Beni lowlands
  • Malaria prophylaxis recommended for the Beni lowland portion of the itinerary
  • Bolivia visa or reciprocity fee if required for your nationality
  • Personal expenses, laundry, and incidentals
  • Gratuities for specialist guide, local guides, drivers, and lodge staff
  • Alcoholic beverages beyond welcome and farewell drinks included in the programme
  • Optional wine and singani pairings at the Gustu farewell dinner
  • Single supplement if traveling solo or requesting single occupancy on a shared departure
  • Any additional excursions or extensions not listed in the confirmed itinerary
  • Weather-related rerouting costs, particularly Barba Azul charter cancellations
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Deposit & Payment: A 25% deposit secures your place (credit card accepted). 50% balance due 90 days before departure. Final balance due 60 days prior. ACH bank transfer available at reduced fees. Bookings within 60 days require full payment.
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Cancellation: 90+ days: full refund minus $500 admin fee. 60-89 days: 50% refund. Under 60 days: no refund. Comprehensive travel insurance covering emergency evacuation is required for all participants.

Ready to secure your place on this expedition? Spaces are strictly limited to ensure an intimate experience and to protect the conservation partners and community reserves we work with. Contact our team to reserve your place or to discuss custom dates for a private departure.

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