Activities in The Southeast
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Ben Verhoef Tours
Ben Verhoef Tours, run by Dutch couple Ben and Susanne, can organize a variety of tours around Samaipata, such as a six-hour 'Condor Hike'. It also offers a Ché Guevara tour.
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Güembe
A great place for a day out of Santa Cruz, Güembe has a butterfly farm, orchid exhibitions, 10 natural pools, fishing and trekking in the surrounding forest. There’s a restaurant with international cuisine, so you won’t go hungry, and cabins if you wish to stay the night. The best way to get here is by taxi from Santa Cruz; expect to pay around B$30.
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Ruta Verde
Great for local information and tours to the Pantanal, Jesuit missions, Amboró and Noel Kempff Mercado national parks, plus Amazon riverboat trips and more.
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Aqualand
For a real splash, dive into this water park near the airport, north of the city center. The best way to get here is by taxi (around B$30).
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Centro Cultural Franco Alemán
Houses the Alliance Française ( [tel] 333-3392) and Goethe Institut ( [tel] 332-9906; icbasc@sccbs-bo.com), and offers courses in French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. Facilities include a trilingual multimedia library, the outdoor Kulture Café and an art exhibition gallery; it also sponsors lectures and screens foreign films.
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Neblina Forest
Bird-watching and natural-history tours to Noel Kempff Mercado, Amboró and Madidi National Parks, along with the Beni region and the Pantanal.
Numerous companies offer organized tours, but it's hard to vouch for quality in many, particularly those with cheap rates. This agency is recommended.
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Uimpex Travel
A long-established agency that runs tours to the Bolivian Pantanal, Jesuit missions and imaginative city sights.
Numerous companies offer organized tours, but it's hard to vouch for quality in many, particularly those with cheap rates. This agency is recommended.
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Michael Blendinger Tours
Based in Samaipata, biologist Michael Blendinger specializes in tours to the southern Amboró and surrounding region. Also does birding tours as well as trips along the Ché Trail and all around Bolivia. English and German spoken.
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Forest Tours
English-speaking and extremely helpful, offering tours in the Santa Cruz region and elsewhere, including Samaipata, the Ché Trail, and Amboró and Noel Kempff national parks.
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Roadrunners
Visit Olaf and Frank at German and English-speaking Roadrunners for self-guided hikes with GPS, and guided hikes to Amboró's waterfalls and cloud forests, and El Fuerte.
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Boliviajes
In addition to Amboró adventure tours, the recommended Boliviajes offers several exciting hiking, horseback and 4WD trips into wonderfully remote places south of Samaipata.
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Jucumari Tours
Jucumari Tours is an excellent locally run agency; in addition to the local attractions it offers packages to the Ruta del Ché and Mission circuits.
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Don Gilberto
Spanish-speaking Samaipata native Don Gilberto lived inside what is now the national park for many years and runs tours to his own simple encampment inside the park.
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Bird Bolivia
Professional birding and wildlife tours with expert guides for those with a special interest in nature.
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