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Bolivian Amazon Rainforest Expedition

An 11-day expedition from La Paz through Madidi National Park to the Moseten communities of Pilon Lajas: shoeshine guides, suspended jungle camps above Mashi Lagoon, and three nights with the people who have protected this Amazon for generations

Duration
11 Days
Price
$3,000
Difficulty
Moderate
Best Time
May – October

This 11-day expedition moves through three distinct ecosystems and two indigenous communities: two days in La Paz with local shoeshine guides, Andean shamans, and living street markets; three days deep inside Madidi National Park, one of the world’s most biodiverse protected areas, sleeping in suspended tents above Mashi Lagoon; and three nights with the Moseten and T’simane peoples of Asuncion del Quiquibey inside the Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve, one of the Amazon’s least-visited indigenous territories. Nights are split between a boutique La Paz hotel, rustic jungle bungalows, and a candlelit community lodge with no phone or internet, deep in primary rainforest.

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Bolivian Amazon Rainforest Expedition

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Route Overview 11 Days · Bolivia
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Day 1
Arrival in La Paz: Shoeshine Guides & Street Markets
Your expedition begins with an arrival transfer to Hotel Anami, a beautifully restored 1920s house in La Paz's Sopocachi neighborhood at 3,600 meters, the highest capital city in the world. Meet your lustrabotas guide from the Hormigon Armado association, shoeshine workers who have walked the popular districts since 2005 and know them like no conventional guide can. Walk through the General Cemetery, then through the surrounding street markets: fish vendors, artisanal hat makers, medicinal plant stalls, hardware stores of every kind. The day closes with a welcome dinner of traditional Bolivian cuisine. Meals: D
Your Accommodation
Hotel Anami
Restored 1920s boutique house-hotel in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz, featuring Bolivian art and personalized family service.
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Day 2
La Paz: Teleférico, Musef & a Shaman
Board the teleférico and glide over La Paz's canyon neighborhoods, looking down into courtyards where polleras and dance costumes hang to dry while the Cordillera Real rises in the distance. Lunch among the Paceños with grilled meat, aji sauce, and spicy soups. The afternoon is spent at the Musef, Bolivia's national ethnography and folklore museum, where feather headdresses, carnival masks, and a reconstructed Tsimane shaman trace the country's layered history from the Altiplano to the lowlands. The day closes with a yatiri ceremony: an Andean shaman invokes the Pachamama to guide and protect the expedition ahead. Meals: B / L / D
Your Accommodation
Hotel Anami
Restored 1920s boutique house-hotel in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz, featuring Bolivian art and personalized family service.
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Day 3
La Paz to Rurrenabaque & the Yacuma Pampas
An early morning transfer to El Alto Airport for the 40-minute domestic flight to Rurrenabaque, the gateway to the Bolivian Amazon, situated at the foot of the last Andean foothills where the jungle begins. From Rurrenabaque, private transport takes you to Santa Rosa on the edge of the Yacuma Pampas: the pre-Amazonian wetland savannahs of the Beni region. Keep eyes open on the road. Capybaras, sloths, and dozens of bird species are common before you even reach the water. Board a motorboat and navigate the Yacuma River to the lodge, where the sounds of the Amazon replace everything else. Meals: B / L / D
Your Accommodation
Yacuma River Lodge
Simple riverside lodge on the Yacuma Pampas, base for wildlife excursions into the Beni savannahs.
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Day 4
Into Madidi: Bala Canyon & Mashi Lagoon Camp
The day starts at 5am with the sound of red howler monkeys. A morning excursion through the Yacuma lagoons, where in the dry season anacondas, caimans, and pink river dolphins are all possible. Then board a motorboat up the Beni River through the dramatic Bala Canyon and onto the Tuichi River, four hours upstream to the trailhead. A 30-minute walk along the Wabu trail leads to Mashi Lagoon camp, where tents are suspended above the jungle floor. Afternoon walk along the Lucachi trail to macaw nesting grounds. After dark, a night walk in search of tarantulas and sword-nosed bats. Meals: B / L / D
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Day 5
Madidi National Park: Primary Forest & Piranha Fishing
A full day in Madidi National Park, one of the most biodiverse protected areas on Earth. Morning walk through primary forest where some trees are over 300 years old, including the threatened Mara and bitter mahogany, with your guide explaining the ecology and conservation stakes of the park. Macaws, toucans, and crested hoazins fill the canopy. After lunch and the traditional afternoon siesta, paddle out on Mashi Lagoon and try piranha fishing. A good catch becomes the evening meal. As night falls, the guide shares tales and legends of the region. Meals: B / L / D
Your Accommodation
Madidi Jungle Ecolodge
Rustic conservation ecolodge inside Madidi National Park, founded by Amazonian activist Alex Villca.
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Day 6
Madidi: Medicinal Plants & Return to Rurrenabaque
Wake at 5am for a final hour at the Tuichi River. The jungle at sunrise, the sky shifting color, and the red howler monkeys calling for their mates as the bird orchestra signals a new day. After breakfast, the guide leads a session on medicinal plants used by the Amazonian communities: what they treat, how they are harvested, and what the outside world has taken from this knowledge without acknowledgment. After lunch and siesta, board the motorboat for the downstream return to Rurrenabaque, arriving in the late afternoon with time to shower and rest at Hotel Maya on the riverside. Meals: B / L / D
Your Accommodation
Hotel Maya
Comfortable 3-star riverside hotel in Rurrenabaque with pool and garden views across the Beni River.
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Day 7
Into Pilon Lajas: Asuncion del Quiquibey
Leave the Beni River and navigate upstream on the Quiquibey into the Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve, one of the most biodiverse areas in the entire Amazon. Asuncion del Quiquibey is home to the Moseten and T'simane peoples, who consider themselves children of the rainforest. Welcomed with a few words in Moseten, settle into basic candlelit bungalows perfectly adapted to this environment. In the afternoon, a local guide leads a walk through the community's hunting and fruit-picking trails, sharing the forest's medicinal plant knowledge. Dinner at the lodge under a canopy of stars. Meals: B / L / D
Your Accommodation
Mapajo Community Lodge
Basic candlelit bungalows run by the Moseten and T'simane communities inside Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve, with no phone or internet.
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Day 8
Caimans, the Mapajo Tree & Life on the River
The most common surname in the community is Caimani, and you understand why on a pirogue trip up the Quiquibey, where these reptiles are everywhere. The river is rich with parrots, monkeys, capybaras, and not rarely in the dry season, jaguar pawprints freshly pressed into the riverbank mud. After fishing with your guide, the afternoon highlight is a visit to the Mapajo: one of the largest trees in the Bolivian Amazon, sacred to the Moseten as the protector of all fauna and flora. Standing beneath it, deep in primary forest, is the kind of moment that reframes things. Meals: B / L / D
Your Accommodation
Mapajo Community Lodge
Basic candlelit bungalows run by the Moseten and T'simane communities inside Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve, with no phone or internet.
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Day 9
Community Life & Return to Rurrenabaque
A final morning with the Moseten community: pound rice, harvest coconuts, try archery, and learn to weave natural fibers alongside community members who share these skills not as performance for visitors but as the texture of their everyday lives. Enter a traditional Moseten family home and share a simple meal with your hosts. Then back to the pirogue for the downstream journey on the Quiquibey and Beni rivers to Rurrenabaque, arriving in time for a hot shower and a quiet evening at Hotel Maya. Meals: B / L
Your Accommodation
Hotel Maya
Comfortable 3-star riverside hotel in Rurrenabaque with pool and garden views across the Beni River.
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Day 10
Rurrenabaque to La Paz & the Bolivian Peña
Early morning transfer to Rurrenabaque airport for the domestic flight back to La Paz. The afternoon is free: the craft stalls of Sagarnaga Street, the Witches Market with its Pachamama offerings, or the cable car lines crossing the city's canyon neighborhoods with views to Illimani. The expedition closes at Pena Huari, a traditional Bolivian pena where professional folkloric dancers perform through dinner in full regional costume. Each dance carries its own story: love rituals, battles between good and evil, devotion to the Pachamama. Meals: B / D
Your Accommodation
Hotel Anami
Restored 1920s boutique house-hotel in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz, featuring Bolivian art and personalized family service.
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Day 11
Departure from La Paz
Transfer to El Alto Airport for your international departure. In the words of Apolino, an Amazonian boatman on the Yacuma: todo posible, nada seguro. Everything is possible, nothing is certain. That is Bolivia, and that is exactly what makes it unforgettable. Meals: B

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July 11 — July 21, 2026
11 days
Core dry season with reliable flights and strong wildlife viewing
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From $2,900 per person
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August 8 — August 18, 2026
11 days
Peak season with post-Independence Day energy in La Paz
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From $2,900 per person
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September 5 — September 15, 2026
11 days
Late dry season for best wildlife concentration and warmest jungle temperatures
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Prefer your own dates and itinerary? Our private expeditions offer full flexibility with the same expert guides, exclusive access, and conservation partnerships, tailored entirely around your group.

Starting From
$3,000
Based on group of 4
Single Supplement$250
Deposit$750
CurrencyUSD

Private Group Rates

Group SizePer PersonNotes
2 travelers$3,150Per personDouble occupancy
4 travelers$3,000Per personGroup rate
6 travelers$2,900Per personGroup rate
8 travelers$2,850Per personGroup rate
10 travelers$2,800Per personGroup rate
12 travelers$2,750Per personBest value

What's Included

  • All accommodations as indicated in the itinerary (double occupancy)
  • All breakfasts throughout the expedition
  • All lunches and dinners as indicated in the itinerary
  • Arrival and departure transfers in La Paz and Rurrenabaque
  • Domestic flights La Paz – Rurrenabaque – La Paz
  • All private vehicle and boat transport as indicated in the itinerary
  • English-speaking guide throughout the full expedition
  • Local guides in La Paz, Madidi National Park, and Asuncion del Quiquibey
  • La Paz guided city tour including General Cemetery, popular street markets, and the Musef
  • Yatiri (Andean shaman) ceremony in La Paz
  • All Madidi activities: guided jungle walks, macaw nesting grounds visit, piranha fishing, night walk
  • Suspended tent camp equipment (tents and sleeping bags) at Mashi Lagoon
  • All community activities at Asuncion del Quiquibey
  • All entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary
  • Farewell dinner at Pena Huari traditional Bolivian peña
  • 24/7 assistance during your stay

Not Included

  • International airfare
  • Travel insurance (required)
  • Personal expenses and personal laundry
  • Visa fees (if applicable)
  • Gratuities for guides, drivers, and community hosts
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks (beyond water provided)
  • Madidi National Park entrance fee (~$18 USD per person)
  • Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Single supplement ($250)
  • Medical evacuation costs
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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.

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