Madidi Park and the pampas of the Yacuma River

National Park and Natural Area of integrated Management “Madidi” is a destination of incomparable natural beauty where 3,235 species coexist in perfect harmony with humans and Mother Nature.

It is a breathtakingly beautiful park which allows visitors coming back repeatedly as bewitched by the charm of the Bolivian Amazonian tropics.
To strengthen the attractiveness of the Bolivian tourist area and in coordination with community projects of the Tacana and Makawa Ethnic groups, in partnership with the Enterprise Mashaquipe, it is proceeding with the implementation of ecotourism hotels in Madidi, Ixiamas and Pampas del Yacuma. That way the government is supporting communities to seize the natural reserves of our country.

Moreover, the Municipal Reserve Pampas del Yacuma is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bolivia, for its unique fauna and flora in the world. In this place it is supporting the hostel Las Tortugas, unique in the world for its direct relationship with the animal species of the Bolivian Amazon.

You can access to these adventure destinations of ‘Jungle and Pampas’ through the town of Rurrenabaque which is 50 minutes away from La Paz by plane.

Best Places to Visit

Few cites are as close to nature as Trinidad. A ten minute walk in any direction from the downtown will put you in the midst of it.

The Bufeo´s Route - The Bolivian Pink Dolphin (Inia Boliviensis)

This activity allows the observation of the "bufeo" (Inia Boliviensis), an endemic and unique species in the world, this cetacean lives in the Ibare and Mamoré rivers, belonging to the Amazon basin of Bolivia.

During the tour you will be able to visit towns near the Amazon rivers such as Puerto Ballivián, which is only a few minutes far from the city of Trinidad on the Ibare River, from this point you will enter the Ibare - Mamoré Protected Area.

The motorized boat ride across the Ibare River, it is a fascinating experience of observing the local fauna, until reaching the Mamoré River, the largest river in Bolivia.

In this area you can see the "bufeos", if you want you can dive into the river and swim near them!

Another small town to visit is Loma Suarez, which has a Historical Center, and finally we will visit the indigenous community of San Carlos where the largest forest monument in the Park is located: El Mapajo, the giant tree of the Amazon.

Ichthyology Museum: This museum holds more than 400 samples of species from the Bolivian Amazon. It is considered the third major South American museum of kind.

Moxos Handicraft Center: Here you will find different types of local hand-made fabrics, wood carving, native seeds necklaces and typical clothing.

Pantanal Park – (Serpentarium): The Swamp Park (Pantanal) is a green area, specially constructed to appreciate the Benian landscape on a small–scale. There are ponds to admire the beautiful and unique Victoria Regia, an aquatic plant. This urban park holds a serpentarium, where you will find an enormous nine-meter anaconda (eunectes murinus).