WHY YOU MUST VISIT SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA WHEN TRAVELLING IN BOLIVIA

WHY THE SANTA CRUZ DEPARTMENT MUST BE PART OF YOUR BOLIVIAN ITINEARY

( PART 1 )

Sadly many new age travellers and bloggers only visit places to boost their instagram or readers likes, this means only visiting the same old tired places with little to no imagination of exploring new destinations. We would like to show the more intrepid travellers out there the magical locations of the department of Santa Cruz.

1: JARDIN DE LAS DELICAS WATERFALLS

Just 3 hours from the city of Santa Cruz, these spectacular waterfalls are a must visit attraction in Santa Cruz

SAN MIGUELITO JAGUAR CONSERVATION RESERVE

This amazing private Reserve is just 3.5 hours from Santa Cruz and offers one of the most exciting Jungle trips in Bolivia. Activities include hiking, night walks, setting up and checking camera traps, boat rides, community visits, fishing, 4WD safaris and much more. This area has some of the highest density of Jaguars on the planet.

LOMAS DE ARENA PROTECTED AREA 

  Just 14km from Santa Cruz, this amazing protected area provides travellers one of the best attractions of Bolivia. With over 3000 hectares of dunes and close to 9000 hectares of savannah and forests this Protected area is a nature lovers paradise. Here you can go birdwatching, hiking, swimming in lagoons, sloth watching or even Sandboarding.

In Part two we will explore other amazing tourist attractions and hidden destinations of the Santa Cruz department.

WHY YOU MUST TRY SANDBOARDING IN BOLIVIA

SAND BOARDING AND WIlDLIFE IN LOMAS DE ARENA

Adventure trips in Bolivia

Like most of Santa Cruz , this incredible desert is largely unknown by tourists, however those who do visit are often spoilt with incredible views, wildlife watching opportunities and Sandboarding adventures of this spectacular Protected Arena.

The 13, 353 hectare Lomas de Arena is just 14km from the City of Santa Cruz and is the perfect escape from the city , whats even more magical is that you often have the entire desert and surroundings to yourself !!

In addition to the San Boarding and amazing views, the wildlife especially birdwatching is incredible, this park hosts over 286 species of birds which is 21 percent of all of the birds found in Bolivia.

For those who dont want to go sandboarding there are plently of other options, some of the treks take you to incredible views such as this !! If you are lucky you can see the Caybara, Toucans and even the Iconic Sloth !! 

For adventure seekers, Sandboarding is a MUST and these dunes offer excellent sandboarding fun for people of all ages.

If lucky you can see the Iconic Sloth in Lomas de Arena

If you are a photographer then Lomas de Arena is a must visit destination, the views especially in the evenings are something out of this world !! 

IF YOU LIKE ADVENTURE, WILDIFE , BIRDWATCHING OR PHOTOGRAPHY then Lomas de Arena is a MUST VISIT destination in Santa Cruz Bolivia