Very remote and with a very difficult access, the Noel Kempff is very seldom visited. It offers, nonetheless, a rich and complete display of Amazonian ecosystems, which gives it an ecological wealth impossible to reproduce.
In light of these facts, it became the one and only Bolivian national park to receive the World Heritage Site nomination from UNESCO. It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful parks in South America.
An unforgettable experience, for the lovers of true Nature!

Departure from the hotel, in our private vehicle at 8:30 a.m. for San Javier, first stop of our trip (3-hour trip on a paved road). This is the first Jesuit Mission, founded in 1691, also hosting the first music school, as well as a workshop dedicated to the fabrication of violins, harps, harpsichord…
After lunch, we get back on the road and head towards the village of Concepción, 70km to the East (1 1/2-hour).
On the way, we stop at the “Piedras de Paquió”, interesting geological formations or balanced rocks.
End of the day open.
Lunch and dinner included. Hotel **.

After breakfast we leave for Noël Kempff Ntional Park, via the village of Santa Rosa de la Roca. It takes 6 to 8 hours (depending on the conditions of the dirt roads) including a lot of stops to visit different areas of the “bosque seco chiquitano”; the local dry endemic forest.
We are welcome by the local inhabitants of the community La Florida, located on the shores of Río Paraguá, at the limit of theMational Park. At the end of the day, to relax from our long day in the 4WD vehicle, we embark on board a handcrafted canoe (emptied out tree trunk, the only means of transport in the area) for a tour of the meanders and baies made by Río Paraguá, shelter of a very varied wildlife.
After dinner (piranhas are delicious), option to do a night stroll on the path made by the community.
Cold lunch. All included. Night with host (huts equipped with mosquito nets).

We leave at dawn to observe birds in the company of our naturalist guide. We then cross Río Paraguá on a barge, to enter Noël Kempff Park. A 2 hour safari, between Amazon forests and Savana, takes us to Los Fierros camp.
After lunch, excursion to the waterfall of “El Encanto” (the charm), perfectly named, then before dinner we go searching for nocturnal birds and great mammals.
All included. Nuit in a lodge (http://www.fan-bo.org/losfierros.html)

We depart early in the morning –to enjoy the cool air- for the ascent on foot of Meseta Caparuch (also named serranía de Huanchaca). Its steep and impressive cliffs and the scenery between rain forest and enchanted waterfalls inspired Sir Conan Doyle to write its novel “The lost world”. We hike through meseta, thus, discovering its particular ecosystems. We have lunch under the shade of giant ferns and palm trees and then descend to Lajas Fall, where we eat dinner. In the evening, a 4WD excursion through the Savana, unables some surprising encounters with the curious wildlife inhabiting this area.
All included. Night in the lodge.
Tout compris. Nuit en lodge.

In the morning, visit of the church and the Mission’s museum, located in the house in which was born General Hugo Banzer (dictator then President of Bolivia in the 70th and the 90th). Lunch in Concepción. Then return to San Javier and to Santa Cruz at the end of the afternoon.
Lunch included. Dinner open. Hotel ***.

At 8 a.m., our private transport takes us to the Trompillo airport where a private plane awaits us. A 30-minute flight takes us to San Javier where we visit the mission. Another short hop to Concepción (20 min) where we visit the church and the Missions museum, located in the birth home of General Hugo Banzer (dictator then President of Bolivia in the 70s and 90s). Lunch, then visit of the church and of the surrounding complex.
Last flight (30 min) towards San Ignacio at the end of the day. Transfer to the hotel.
Lunch included. Dinner open. Hotel ****.

In the morning, a private vehicle awaits us to depart for the loop (about 4 hours of driving total) that will successively take us to discover the Missions of Santa Ana, San Rafael and San Miguel before returning to San Ignacio de Velasco and its church, at the end of the day.
Lunch included. Dinner open. Hotel ****.

We get back into our twin engine and head to the Noël Kempff Park. On the way we fly over the Ríos Grande and Paraguá, as well as over the Meseta Caparu on the Brazilian border, with its falls: Alfred and Rainbow. We land at the touristy eco center of Flor de Oro, located at the Northern extremity of the Noël Kempff Park, on the shores of Río Itenez..
After lunch, we can take a walk in the park and at sunset, a 2-hour excursion in a barge that will allow us to observe some caimans, is scheduled.
All included. Night in Eco Lodge Flor de Oro (http://www.fan-bo.org/flordeoro.html)

This day is dedicated to the visit of the park, located in the middle of an old growth forest. The pak is cut by thousands of canals. Then, a cruise in a barge will allow us to appreciate the fauna and the exuberant flora encountered in this area.
At the end of the afternoon we return to the small airplane that will take us back to Santa Cruz.
Cold lunch (included). Dinner open. Hotel ***