Kaa Iya National Park Tour

Is your dream to see a Jaguar, Puma or Tapir in the Wild? If so this is your best opportunity, our Bolivian Jaguar and Big Mammal Tour is a must for wildlife enthusiasts who aim to photograph these incredible species in their natural habitat.

Our Bolivian Jaguar and big mammal tour takes you deep into the internationally famous yet rarely visited Kaa Iya National Park in search of the elusive Jaguar, Tapir and Puma, this trip offers a combination of, Evening, Morning and Night Spot lighting 4WD trips into the heart of the Bolivia Chaco, setting up and checking our camera traps, bird watching, Bush Hikes, observing wildlife at remote lagoons with viewing platforms and more…

4 Days

4 Days

08:30 AM Hotel pick up and depart Santa Cruz, the drive is 260km or three and a half hours to the town of San Jose. Here we have lunch at one of the local restaurants and have sometime for photographic opportunities of the famous Jesuit Church that lies in the main plaza. We then drive a further 90 km off road to enter the park, please note, Pumas, Peccaries, Toucans, Jaguars and more have been seen on this drive so have the cameras ready.

Once inside the park, we sign in with the Park rangers and Gas Company set up bedding and equipment then in the peak time of 4:30 pm we set out for a trek along the pipeline in search of Jaguars and more, Big cat and tapir tracks and scat are extremely common and a excellent indication of how many large mammals live in the park.

8:00 PM dinner.

After dinner we will do a night spotlighting drive or a night walk.

Early rise of 05:00 AM for a peak hour drive or walk around the Tucavaca area in search of wildlife and we will also set a camera trap in an ideal location and will check in the end of the tour.

08:00 AM Breakfast

After Breakfast we head to one of the only water sources in the area, its an 1600 meter trek and one can expect to see a lot of tapirs tracks and scats, also Bolivian Titi monkeys can be seen here with some frequency.

A fresh lunch will be provided around 12:30 PM

After lunch we rest as the heat of the day normally means most of the animals are sleeping, around the camp is an excellent place for birding. Deer and resident foxes are common in this area.

We set out on an afternoon night drive covering most of the Tucavaca area with spotlights in the hope of big mammal sightings.

Dinner/Rest (Night walk / Drive Option)

At 05:00 AM leave with all our belongings for a 120 km drive along the pipeline to the Izozog Pumping Station and home to the Famous Jaguar Kaiyana, along the way its an excellent chance to see Mammals, we have had excellent Jaguar and Tapir sightings at very close range during this drive. The drive will take up to 6 hours due to driving slowly to maximize wildlife viewing. We can have breakfast along the way.

13:00 PM lunch.

Once signed in with the Izozog Park Rangers of this camp we take an afternoon walk around the Airfield, this is the area of the park with the best recorded Jaguar sightings. We also check a camera trap we placed so fingers crossed for pictures and videos.

Rest and wait till 04:30 pm here we return to the Tucavava station with a peak hour evening / night drive.

21:00 PM Dinner

Early Morning we depart to leave the park, there are excellent areas where we have seen many Jaguars and other species so have the cameras ready, lunch in San Jose de Chiquitos before we return to Santa Cruz around 18:00 PM.

End of service.

The difference is that we only take small groups in search of these species, which insures comfort, minimal impact on wildlife and the environment and maximum wildlife viewing opportunities. Our expert guides are extremely experienced in the area and work day and night to have the best wildlife viewing opportunities.

TOUR DURATION
3 to 5 days
WILDLIFE TARGET SPECIES
Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Jaguarundi, Brocket Deer, 3 Banded Armadillo, Lowland Tapir, Black Tailed Marmoset, Crab Eating Fox, White Eared Titi Monkey And Solitary Peccary
TRAVEL SEASON
May- early December
SUITABLE/ NOT SUITABLE FOR
Adventure seekers, wildlife enthusiasts, small groups/ Not suitable for children under 12 years of age, large groups.

Night/Evening/Morning Spotlighting Wildlife Drives
Setting up and checking Camera traps
Peak Hour Bush Walks

Bird watching
Jesuit Mission Photographic Opportunity

We could have not chosen a better option for our trip to Bolivia. Nick it's not only very professional and passionate about what he does, and about animals and nature, but he is also a great partner for a trip. We (my boyfriend and I) went to Kaa Iya (4 days) and Refugio Los Volcanes (2 days) with him, and it was a great experience. Not only we had a great time, but we were able to see the most beautiful wildlife!!! We saw 2 jaguars, one from really near and for a long time (aprox 30 min.) and we were able to take pictures and make videos, it was awesome! Nick's skills for tracking animals are great. We also saw a puma, foxes, an ant eater (Tamandua), monkeys, owls, huge toads, rabbits, ... He also organize our trip to Madidi, and help us with recommendations and the booking of the hotels in the cities where we had to travel before getting in the natural parks. We feel we got more than what we expected for our money. Nick (and Carolina) offer you the best mix of adventure+wildlife+good service+fun time, always taking care of all the details, making sure you feel good at all times. We super recommend them!!!

Luz Helena C

Medellin, Colombia

I recently did a 3 night/4day tour to Kaa Iya national park with Nick's Adventures Bolivia. I couldn't recommend the experience enough. Saw heaps of animals in their natural environment which was amazing. I was lucky enough to see a jaguar close up which is an experience I will never forget.

Nick was great, very professional and passionate about the animals and the area. We had our own cook who was a legend. Great quality and diversity in the food and I was never short of a bloody mary or screwdriver!

Overall an incredible experience which I would highly recommend to people of any age!

Tom W

Perth, Australia

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