Pampas del Yacuma
Área Protegida Municipal Pampas del Río Yacuma
Seasonal wetland grasslands along the Yacuma River, where boat trips bring you close to caimans, capybaras, pink river dolphins and flocks of waterbirds.
Pampas tours usually last 3 days and 2 nights. From Rurrenabaque, you drive about 3 hours to Santa Rosa de Yacuma, then continue by boat along the Yacuma River to a camp in the wetlands. During the day, boats take you to see caimans, capybaras, squirrel monkeys and screamers. Evenings are for sunset views, and at night you shine a flashlight to spot caiman eyes. In river bends you can watch pink Amazon river dolphins, and some tours also search for green anacondas. A protected-area entry fee of about 150 bolivianos is required. Please refuse irresponsible activities such as snake handling or feeding wild animals.
Opening hours
Year-round (group tours only)
Nearby sights
- San Miguel del Bala
- Rurrenabaque Town & Río Beni
- Mirador La Cruz
- San Buenaventura
- Angosto del Bala
- Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve
- Chalalán Ecolodge
- Madidi National Park