5 REASONS WHY SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA IS THE BEST WILDLIFE WATCHING DEPARTMENT IN BOLIVIA

5  REASONS WHY SANTA CRUZ DEPARTMENT IS THE BEST WILDLIFE WATCHING REGION IN BOLIVIA

Santa Cruz department is the forgotten wildlife watching paradise of Bolivia. While millions of travellers visit Uyuni, La Paz and Sucre , most skip the most wild areas of Bolivia. The below examples are why Santa Cruz Department should not be missed.

1: BIRDWATCHING PARADISE

If you like birding then Santa Cruz department is the perfect destination, from the countries best Condor watching, though to seeing rare species like Harpy Eagles, Military Macaws and more. Amboro National Park alone boasts over 900 species of birds.

2: JAGUARS 

Want to see a Jaguar ? Santa Cruz department is the best option by far. Kaa Iya National Park, San Miguelito Jaguar Reserve, Noel Kempff and a new private Reserve in Santa Cruz all offer big cat lovers excellent opportunities to see these majestic felines.

3 : UNTOUCHED NATIONAL PARKS 

Santa Cruz department boast some of the most intact and pristine National Parks on the planet. From Noel Kempff, Otuquis National Park and Kaa Iya National Park, these areas are the ideal destinations for intrepid travellers looking for unique flora and fauna.

4 : ANACONDA WATCHING TOURS

Want to observe and photograph an Anaconda in the wild ? The Bolivian Pantanal in the Santa Cruz Department offers the best oppportunity. Otuquis National Park also recieves less than 300 tourists per year so its an incredible place to observe wildlife.

5: PRIVATE RESERVES 

Not only does Santa Cruz department host incredible National Parks, its also the destination of fantastic private Reserves with incredible wildlife watching opportunities. San Miguelito Jaguar Conservation Reserve is the first of these examples and offers tourists an astounding amount of wildlife and activities which cater to everyone. 

These are just a few reasons why Santa Cruz department should not be skipped. If you are an avid nature lover, want to see wildlife and avoid the crowds then Santa Cruz Department is a paradise.

For information about the best wildlife watching trips in Bolivia contact Nicks Adventures Bolivia today. 

JAGUARS OF BOLIVIA AND WHERE TO SEE THEM IN THE WILD

JAGUARS OF BOLIVIA

Bolivia is a wildlife watchers paradise, especially for those who love big cats. Here are a few of our favourite moments of observing Jaguars during our Bolivian Wildlife watching tours.

Jaguar with cubs in San Carlos Wildlife Reserve Beni Bolivia with Nicks Adventures Bolivia.

A pair of Jaguars in Jaguarland Reserve Santa Cruz. This is the best destination to observe Jaguars in Bolivia

Amazing night time close encounter with a young Jagaur in Kaa Iya National Park Bolivia.

These are just a few of our amazing Jaguar sightings we have had during our wildlife watching tours in Bolivia. For more information about our Jungle trips, Wildlife tours and Photo Safaris in Bolivia just ask and our staff will help
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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS IN BOLIVIA

AMAZING WILDLIFE OF BOLIVIA

( PART 1 )

Bolivia is a wildlife watchers paradise. This landlocked country has Amazon Rainforest, Chaco Dry forests, Pantanal Wetlands as well as pristine Yunga Cloud forests. 

SEE BELOW SOME OF THE WILD AND BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL SPECIES IN THIS AMAZING COUNTRY

Harpy Eagle

The majestic and rarely seen Harpy Eagle is found in pristine Amazon Rainforests, it has talons the same size as a Grizzly bear and is a prolific sloth and monkey eater. Sadly each year it becomes rarer as land is coverted to soya and ranch land.

JAGUAR 

The largest feline of Latin America, this stocky big cat is the king of the Amazon Rainforest , Dry forest of the Chaco and Wetlands of the Pantanal. Its prey includes Capybara, Caimans and sadly cows which are the main reason for this big cats rapid decline.

TAPIR

 

One of our very favorite animals in Bolivia. This gentle giant is the largest land mammal in South America and is extremely important as its a seed dispercer. Like the Jagaur , its rapidly declining due to overhunting and loss of habitat.

ANACONDA

The Anconda is the stuff of legends, and is feared by every local who shares its habitat. In reality the Anaconda is not the killing machine that movies potray and actually does everything it can to avoid people. 

This is just a sample of the amazing wildlife Bolivia has to offer. For the best wildlife tours in Bolivia contact Nicks Adventures Bolivia.  WWW.NICKSADVENTURESBOLIVIA.COM 

REMOTE TRAVEL IN THE GRAN CHACO OF BOLIVIA

NEW EXPEDITION TO PALMAR DE LAS ISLAS IN KAA IYA NATIONAL PARK

From the 29th June  - 4 July we partook in an expedition to explore remote areas of the rarely visited Kaa Iya National Park. During the tour we would visit regular areas of Kaa Iya National Park where we have frequent sightings of Jaguars and Pumas, however the aim of the trip was to explore new routes in the Gran Chaco for tourism.

From the first drive we had incredible moments with a sighting of a large Puma, in additon we also saw multiple Tapir , Armadillos and Two Ocelots.

 Most interesting was the discovery of a freshly killed Tapir by a Jaguar, we waited 11 hours however as the winds were very strong the Jaguar didnt return until after we had departed. We set up a camera trap and will recover the footage in the coming week.

We departed towards Rio Blanco Park Rangers station and along the way had great sighting of a Yellow footed fox and sadly many signs of hunters entering areas of the Park. 

For the next few days we explored new areas of the Park including extremely remote areas of the Park, we were greeting with an amazing Puma sighting, amazing landscapes and many signs of Jaguar in the region.

Overall we had an amazing expedition to new areas of Kaa Iya National Park and are very excited for returning in the near future to explore more areas of this incredible Bolivian Wilderness area.

For more information about our tours to Kaa Iya National Park or other wildlife watching tours in Bolivia visit our webpage today of www.nicksadventuresbolivia.com

Amazing Jaguar sighting in Kaa Iya National Park Bolivia

Kaa Iya National Park Tour with Nicks Adventures Bolivia

Harpy Eagle in the Gran Mojas Protected Area with Nicks Adventures Bolivia