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Jungle, 4 days
group tour or private tour, Tacuaral eco lodge

You will depart around 9.00 hrs. in the morning by boat from Rurrenabaque over the River Beni. You will pay your entrance for the National Park Madidi, one of the parks with the biggest biodiversity of the world.
A boat ride of some 3 hrs. will take you to the Tacuaral eco lodge that is located on the bank of the River Tuíchi.
After having lunch you can rest a short while in a hammock.
In the afternoon, you will go for a walk with your guide through the jungle where you will have the possibility to see wild animals as various species of monkeys, deer, wild pigs (peccaries), capybaras and birds.
After dinner you will go on a night walk to appreciate the sounds of the forest and to observe night animals.

On the second day after breakfast you will visit a sector that is called Caquiawara, a natural salt bearing spot (clay-lick) where you can observe parrots and macaws. From a mirador you will have a spectacular view and good possibilities to take pictures of the parrots and macaws that come to eat the loamy and salty earth.
Than you will return to the lodge to have lunch.
In the afternoon you will go fishing in the River Tuíchi or in a lagoon in the forest. Fish species most appreciated by tourists in this area are: surubí, black-spotted catfish, white pacú, mamuri, striped surubí and sábalo.
If you rather take a bath in the River Tuíchi or undertake another walk in the forest that's also possible.
Later on dinner will be served.

On the third day you will visit a Moseten and Chimán community, where you will learn about their customs and traditions.
After returning to the lodge you will have some time to have a short rest or to go swimming in the River Tuíchi before dinner will be served.

On the last day you will go on a morning hike through the jungle and your guide will explain about the medical use of some of the thousands species of plants in the jungle.
You can gather some seeds during your hike out of which you can make a souvenir once that you come back to the lodge.
Than it will be time for lunch followed by a short rest.
After that you will return to Rurrenabaque by boat, where you will arrive around half past five.

  • Included:
    Transfer from and to the airport in Rurrenabaque (only on the private tour);
    Meals from lunch on the 1st day up to and including the lunch on the last day;
    Stays overnight in Tacuaral eco lodge;
    English speaking guide.
  • Not included:
    Transfer from and to the airport in Rurrenabaque on the group tour;
    Entrance fee for N.P. Madidi, about US-$ 29 p.p.;
    All other costs that are not specifically mentioned.