Amboró National Park
Santa Cruz Department · Jungle and tropics
Amboró is one of the most biodiverse parks on the continent: cloud forests, tree ferns several metres tall, toucans and cocks-of-the-rock. You explore it on foot with a guide from Samaipata. It feels like walking through a prehistoric landscape.
1,800 maltitude
1 to 2 daysto spend there
Things to do
- Giant fern trail (La Yunga sector)
- Refugio Los Volcanes
- Birds: cocks-of-the-rock, toucans
What to eat
- MajaditoRice cooked with charque or chicken, served with a fried egg and fried plantain. The dish of Santa Cruz and the Beni.
- Tropical fruitMangoes, pineapples, papayas, achachairú (a small tangy fruit) and fresh juices everywhere for a few bolivianos.
Tip. Access from Samaipata with a guide.
How to get to Amboró
Samaipata 4x4 tour or excursion · 1 h by 4x4
Guided trip from Samaipata.
Photos of Amboró National Park
More places in this region
Santa Cruz de la SierraThe big, modern tropical city of the east, with an international airport (Viru Viru).
CotocaThe sanctuary of the Virgin of Cotoca and its potters, 20 km from Santa Cruz.
Lomas de ArenaWhite sand dunes and lagoons south of Santa Cruz.
EspejillosNatural pools and waterfalls on a river near Santa Cruz.
Laguna VolcánA lake hidden in a bowl of forested mountains.
SamaipataA bohemian village between the Andes and the forest: El Fuerte (UNESCO) and Amboró park.
Buena Vista (northern Amboró)A small village at the foot of Amboró park, on the rainforest side: rivers, birds and coffee.
VallegrandeA small colonial mountain town at the heart of the Che Route.
La HigueraThe hamlet where Che was executed in 1967, now a place of memory.