Situated just 20 minutes outside of the City of Santa Cruz is the incredible Bio Centro Guembe Eco Resort. This 24 hectare paradise is famous for having the world’s largest butterfly park which has to be seen to be believed, in addition to the butterfly collection this eco resort has 15 giant swimming pools, guided nature treks, a huge walk through aviary full of rescued native birds, orchid house, monkey beach and more which makes for an excellent day out in Santa Cruz.
Biocentro Guembe Tour
WORLDS LARGEST BUTTERFLY HOUSE AND AMAZON WATER LILLY TOUR
BIO CENTRO GUEMBE AND LA RINCONADA ULTIMATE DAY TOUR
Situated just 20 minutes outside of the City of Santa Cruz is the incredible Bio Centro Guembe Eco Resort. This 24 hectare paradise is famous for having the world’s largest butterfly park which has to be seen to be believed, in addition to the butterfly collection this eco resort has 15 giant swimming pools, guided nature treks, a huge walk through aviary full of rescued native birds, orchid house, monkey beach and more which makes for an excellent day out in Santa Cruz.
The 2nd part of this tour is an afternoon visit to the home of the world’s largest Queen Victoria Amazon Water Lilly – La Rinconda, this restaurant/Eco house has some of the most beautiful gardens in Bolivia, with a lake full of giant Amazonian Lilly’s some of which will go close to breaking the Guinness record in years to come. Here we learn about the history of this location and how a small little Eco Garden became the place with the Guinness world record.
1 DAY Tour
TOUR ITINEARY
08:30 AM Hotel pick up and we drive towards the new and ever expanding suburb of Urubo, home to the most wealthy people in Bolivia, here million dollar houses are the norm and we will also learn the history about how this area changed from a largely pristine forested area a few years ago to a mega real estate development zone, we pass over the Pirai River and cross the Foini bridge of Urubo which is steeped in tragic history. Keep your eyes on the surrounding forests if you are lucky you might catch a glimpse of resident monkeys or Sloths. After 20 minutes or so we reach our first destination Bio Centro Guembe, here we explore the area, enter the world largest butterfly house and partake in a guided trek of the area, we can also swim , look for wildlife and enjoy the parks many facilities. Lunch and we depart for the 2nd part of the day tour which is the La Rinconada.
Once we have entered into the park we will learn the history about the Guinness world record holding Queen Victoria Amazonian Water Lilly (3.2 metres) which was only recently discovered here. After exploring this park we leave in the evening back to your hotel.
TOUR INFORMATION
- Tour Availability
Year Round
- Tour duration
Day Tour
- Suitable for
Families, Large Groups, Photographers, Nature Lovers and Butterfly enthusiasts
- Meeting Point
Santa Cruz