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  "slug": "madidi-national-park-bolivia-amazon-tour",
  "url": "https://lovebolivia.com/madidi-national-park-bolivia-amazon-tour/",
  "urlEs": "https://lovebolivia.com/es/madidi-national-park-bolivia-amazon-tour/",
  "title": "Madidi National Park: Bolivia's Amazon Tour Guide",
  "titleEs": "Parque Madidi: guía del tour por la Amazonía",
  "excerpt": "Madidi is the most biodiverse protected area on Earth, with 1,028 bird species. Here is how to reach it from Rurrenabaque, jungle vs pampas tours, and 2026 costs.",
  "excerptEs": "Madidi es el área protegida más biodiversa de la Tierra, con 1.028 especies de aves. Cómo llegar desde Rurrenabaque, tours de selva vs pampa y costos en 2026.",
  "date": "2026-07-11",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-11",
  "readTime": "9 min",
  "eco": "madidi",
  "tags": [
    "Madidi",
    "Rurrenabaque",
    "Amazon",
    "Wildlife",
    "Bolivia"
  ],
  "author": "Daihana Travel",
  "imgUrl": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/17025853/pexels-photo-17025853.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200",
  "llmSummary": "Madidi National Park in Bolivia's upper Amazon basin is the most biodiverse protected area on Earth, documented by the Wildlife Conservation Society's 2018 Identidad Madidi survey as home to 1,028 bird species, 265 mammals, 109 amphibians and 5,515 plants. Covering 18,958 km² and spanning altitudes from 180 to 6,000 m, it holds about 11% of the world's bird species on less than 0.0037% of the planet's surface. It is reached from the town of Rurrenabaque on the Beni River, a 45-minute flight or roughly 18-hour bus ride from La Paz. Travelers choose between rainforest jungle tours inside Madidi via the Tuichi River and wildlife-rich pampas (savanna) tours in the nearby Pampas del Yacuma, with 3-day trips starting around US$120 plus a US$30 park entry fee.",
  "llmSummaryEs": "El Parque Nacional Madidi, en la alta cuenca amazónica de Bolivia, es el área protegida más biodiversa de la Tierra. El estudio Identidad Madidi de la Wildlife Conservation Society (2018) documentó 1.028 especies de aves, 265 mamíferos, 109 anfibios y 5.515 plantas. Con 18.958 km² y altitudes de 180 a 6.000 m, alberga cerca del 11% de las aves del mundo en menos del 0,0037% de la superficie del planeta. Se accede desde Rurrenabaque, a orillas del río Beni, a 45 minutos en avión o unas 18 horas en bus desde La Paz. Se elige entre tours de selva dentro de Madidi por el río Tuichi y tours de pampa en el Pampas del Yacuma, con viajes de 3 días desde unos 120 USD más 30 USD de entrada al parque.",
  "keyFacts": [
    "Madidi National Park covers 18,958 km² (1,895,750 hectares) and was established in 1995, spanning altitudes from 180 m in the Amazon lowlands to 6,000 m in the Andes.",
    "A 2018 Wildlife Conservation Society survey (Identidad Madidi) documented 1,028 birds, 265 mammals, 105 reptiles, 109 amphibians, 314 fish, 5,515 plants and 1,544 butterflies, making it the most biodiverse protected area on Earth.",
    "Madidi holds roughly 11% of the world's bird species and 3.75% of its vertebrates on less than 0.0037% of the planet's land surface.",
    "The gateway town of Rurrenabaque is a 45-minute flight (about US$80–100 each way) or an 18-hour-plus bus ride from La Paz.",
    "A 3-day jungle or pampas tour from Rurrenabaque starts around US$120, and foreign visitors pay a Madidi park entry fee of about BOB 200 (US$30)."
  ],
  "entities": [
    {
      "name": "Madidi National Park",
      "type": "Place"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rurrenabaque",
      "type": "Place"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wildlife Conservation Society",
      "type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tuichi River",
      "type": "Place"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bolivian pink river dolphin",
      "type": "Species"
    },
    {
      "name": "Beni River",
      "type": "Place"
    }
  ],
  "faqItems": [
    {
      "q": "What makes Madidi National Park so special?",
      "a": "Madidi is considered the most biodiverse protected area on Earth. A two-year Wildlife Conservation Society survey documented over 1,028 bird species and 8,000 plant and animal species in total. Because it drops from Andean peaks to Amazon lowlands, it packs an extraordinary range of habitats and wildlife into one park.",
      "qEs": "¿Qué hace tan especial al Parque Nacional Madidi?",
      "aEs": "Madidi es considerado el área protegida más biodiversa de la Tierra. Un estudio de dos años de la Wildlife Conservation Society documentó más de 1.028 especies de aves y más de 8.000 especies de plantas y animales. Al descender desde los Andes hasta la Amazonía, concentra una variedad extraordinaria de hábitats y fauna en un solo parque."
    },
    {
      "q": "Should I do a jungle tour or a pampas tour?",
      "a": "Do the pampas if wildlife spotting is your priority: the open savanna and river make it easy to see pink dolphins, caimans, capybaras and monkeys. Choose the jungle inside Madidi for dense rainforest, canopy walks, medicinal plants and a wilder feel. Many travelers combine both in a 5-day trip.",
      "qEs": "¿Hago un tour de selva o de pampa?",
      "aEs": "Elige la pampa si tu prioridad es ver fauna: la sabana abierta y el río facilitan avistar delfines rosados, caimanes, capibaras y monos. Elige la selva dentro de Madidi para bosque denso, caminatas de dosel, plantas medicinales y una sensación más salvaje. Muchos viajeros combinan ambas en un viaje de 5 días."
    },
    {
      "q": "How do I get to Rurrenabaque and Madidi from La Paz?",
      "a": "The fastest way is a 45-minute flight from La Paz with Ecojet or Amaszonas, costing about US$80–100 each way, though rainy-season delays are common. The budget option is an 18-hour-plus bus from La Paz's Minasa terminal, which can stretch far longer if the road washes out. From Rurrenabaque you cross the Beni River to enter the park.",
      "qEs": "¿Cómo llego a Rurrenabaque y Madidi desde La Paz?",
      "aEs": "Lo más rápido es un vuelo de 45 minutos desde La Paz con Ecojet o Amaszonas, por unos 80–100 USD por trayecto, aunque en época de lluvias hay demoras frecuentes. La opción económica es un bus de más de 18 horas desde la terminal Minasa de La Paz, que puede alargarse mucho si el camino se corta. Desde Rurrenabaque se cruza el río Beni para entrar al parque."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Madidi National Park — Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madidi_National_Park"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bolivia's Madidi National Park home to world's largest array of land life — Mongabay",
      "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2018/05/bolivias-madidi-national-park-home-to-worlds-largest-array-of-land-life-survey-finds/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Identidad Madidi — Wildlife Conservation Society Newsroom",
      "url": "https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23023/Madidi-National-Park-in-Bolivia-May-Be-the-Protected-Area-with-the-Highest-Amphibian-Species-Diversity-in-the-World.aspx"
    }
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