The best wildlife watching destination in Bolivia

JAGUAR LAND RESERVE BOLIVIA

(The best wildlife watching experience in Bolivia )

Located just 5 hours drive from Santa Cruz is the wildlife watching paradise of Jaguarland. This incredible property is a mix of agricultural land as well as rivers, tropical forest and Pampas. As most of the region has been coverved to soya this reserve is a refuge to an incredible amount of species , most notably the Jaguar. 

Since our first visit in July, we have now returned 6 times and have a 100 percent success rate for seeing Jaguars. In addition we also have the same with Ocelots, Marsh Deer and Pink Dolphins. Other species frequently seen include Sloth, Tapirs, Armadillos, Coatis, Macaws, Puma, Capybara, Giant Anteaters, Toucans , Peccaries , Neotropical Otters and more.

Nicks Adventures Bolivia is the only company in Bolivia to offer this incredible Reserve and our clients have the chance to view a huge amount of wildlife with no crowds in sights. 

Our exclusive tours to Jagaurland Reserve range from 3-5 days and can be combined with our other wildlife watching trips such as Maddi National Park, Kaa Iya National Park , San Miguelito or the Pantanal. 

For more information about visiting Jagaurland Reserve or any of our other travel packages in Bolivia contact us today. 

THINGS TO DO IN SAMAIPATA BOLIVIA

Just 3 hours drive from Santa Cruz Bolivia is the spectacular Inter Andean Town of Samaipata, here a whole range of world class destinations await which include the following attractions :

LAS CUEVAS WATERFALLS

AMBORO NATIONAL PARK GIANT FERN TREK

THE CONDOR TREK

  WORLD HERITAGE LISTED EL FUERTE RUINS 


Any trip to Bolivia is not complete without spending a few days in this amazing área and it remains a highlight of many travellers worldwide. Tours to this destination and more can be arranged by contacting Nicks Adventures Bolivia who are specialists in this región and beyond.

Best Tourist attractions in Santa Cruz Bolivia - Lomas de Arena Natural Desert

LOMAS DE ARENA SANDBOARDING/ NATURE TOUR IN SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA
                 

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Just 20km outside the city of Santa Cruz Bolivia is the spectacular and rarely visited Lomas de Arena Protected Area, this 14,000 hectare reserve is home to over 187 species of birds, abundant wildlife and provides nature lovers some of the most spectacular views in all of Bolivia. There are many attractions in the park , the Dunes provide excellent Sand boarding for adventure lovers, if you are a bird watcher then this is one of the best places in Bolivia to see a huge variety of species, At certain times of the year there are spectacular colored lagoons which host thousands of birds and are great to swim in after a days trekking and sand boarding.

Getting here is not easy and is recommened by a local Tour Company , the roads entering the Park are in very poor condition and a strong 4WD is recommended. Some people do catch public transport to the front gate and then walk 7km each way to the Dunes however this is not recommended especially for women as attacks on lone travellers have occasionally happened.

One of many Iconic Sloths which have been seen here !! 

Wildlife which has been recorded in the Reserve include Capybara - the worlds largest Rodent, Ocelots, Jaguarundi Cats, Marmosets, Spectacled Caimans Armadillos, Tayra, Agoutis and much more !! 3 Toed Sloths are common here however only the most trained guides usually see them, Pumas or Mountain Lions have also been recorded here too.

Sand boarding in Santa Cruz Bolivia

Touca Toucans , 187 species of birds have been recorded here.

Spectacular views of the Jungle, look out for Monkeys, Sloths and more.

Where Jungle meets desert !! 

The desert of Lomas de Arena

Exploring the 14,000 hectare protected area 

Excellent Wildlife viewing in Lomas de Arena

KAA IYA NATIONAL PARK - JAGUAR SIGHTING with Nicks Adventures Bolivia

Jagaur Sightings in Kaa Iya National Park

A dream acomplished !! 

  19th -22nd of November 2015 

On the 19th of November we departed Santa Cruz towards the Kaa Iya National Park, the aim was to see the Jagaur which was the dream of one of our two lovely French Canadian Tourists. Kaa Iya National Park is internationally famous for its populations of Big Cats and we were hoping to repeat our success of the past in having more sightings of this incredible Ghost Cat.

Our first few days in the Park we were treated with sightings of Brocket Deer,Lowland Tapir, Pumas ,Titi Monkeys and numerous Jaguar tracks yet the Jaguar still remained unsighted, even worse our other group had an amazing sightings of a large Male Jaguar for over 30 minutes which we missed by just an hour. 

The Jaguar which our other group saw and we missed by less than 1 hour !!

We decided that on the last day of the tour we would get up even earlier than normal and try and area on the outskirts of the park where we had seen numerous fresh tracks and Jaguar Scat , we drove for over an hour with no luck and were just about to give up when we turned the corner and saw a beautiful young Jaguar sitting in the middle of the road just 30 metres in front of us, As we got the cameras out another Jaguar a large male which was previously unsighted ran across in front of us and with a lot of luck we were able to take pictures of this Jaguar as well. As Jaguars only come together to breed it was great news and we hope that in a few months the female will give birth to new Jaguar cub which hopefully will be the future of this incredible Big Cat.

The first sighting of this beautiful female Jaguar

NOT ONE BUT TWO JAGUARS !!!

Our final photo before she entered the thick forest for the final time

Over all it was a spectacular trip and we are very happy to have helped our tourists achieve a life long dream of seeing not only a one Jaguar in the wild but a breeding pair !!