Bellavista village in El Beni Bolivia
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Bellavista village in El Beni Bolivia
Bellavista village in El Beni, Bolivia, is a hidden gem for tourism, offering a unique blend of natural beauty and cultural heritage. Nestled in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Bellavista is a paradise for eco-tourists and adventure seekers alike.
Visitors can explore the lush tropical forests, take boat tours along the tranquil rivers, and observe a diverse array of wildlife, including exotic birds, monkeys, and pink river dolphins. The village is also rich in indigenous culture, with local communities welcoming tourists to experience their traditional crafts, music, and cuisine.
Bellavista provides a serene and authentic escape, making it a perfect destination for those looking to immerse themselves in the natural and cultural wonders of Bolivia.
Bellavista village in El Beni Boliva
Ecotourism Destination
El Tucunare Lodge
Bellavista in el Beni Bolivia, almost all the ecotourism destinations are off the beaten tracks. One of these is the village of Bella Vista located on the banks of two Amazon rivers. This area has the purest air in the world according to many specialists in climatologist and ecologic sciences. An example, the Tajibo tree is responsible for most of the oxygen generation in the world.
In Bella Vista visitors can find a very nice touristic lodge called El Tucunare. It is owned by a french guy named Claude he invites us to discover this destination where you can be in touch with the wildlife, in the amazon rivers San Martin and Rio Blanco, and at the same time be in touch with the local culture.
To travel to El Tucanare lodge or to Bella Vista is possible to do it by a private plane » Aero taxi» or by land from the city of Trinidad in el Beni Bolivia.
Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia, is part of a natural reserve called Itinez.
Itineraries
Bellavista village in El Beni Bolivia
From Santa Cruz City by land in Public Transportation
Five Days and Five Nights – Bolivia El Beni Bellavista
From Santa Cruz City by land in Public Transportation – Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia
1st Night
At 20:00 hours we pick you up from your hotel to take you the Bus Terminal (Bi-Modal) in the City of Santa Cruz.
The bus is timed for 21:00 hours to start the trip to the City of Trinidad
At approximately 06:00 next day the bus is planned to Arrive at the bus terminal of the Trinidad city.
1st Day
Transfer from the bus terminal of Trinidad to main plaza for some breakfast and bathrooms.
After about 1 hour we head towards the place where the public vehicles start the trip to San Ramon and Magdalena. Towns along the way to Bella Vista.
The first part of this trip will take about 3 ½ hours until San Ramon. All the trip of today is on a off road with the exception of a few kilometers after Trinidad city.
This road has been raised above the level of the flat low lands all around.
On the sides of the road we can appreciate the immense private properties of people dedicated to the cattle grow business. In some parts near by the main road there small or / and huge lakes with fish, yacares and other mammals as well as many birds very similar to the Pantanal
On the road we will have real chances of wildlife observation, like Capibara families Hydrochoerus hydrouchaeris ) Yacares among others animals.
Lunch is programed in the village of San Ramon or Magdalena, typical little towns with very kind native inhabitants of these hot and flat lands in the north of Bolivia.
After lunch we keep going on the same road in similar conditions During rain season almost all the highway that start in Trinidad is under water. Nowadays the local government of Trinidad is working to make it about 80 centimeters higher.
During the dry season this road is very dusty.
After Crossing two rivers; Xiama River and Rio Blanco, on a flat boat and about 7 hours of traveling we get to Bella Vista Village.
The streets of Bella Vista during the dry season look dry also
We are supposed to be at Bella Vista about 17:00 hours. After a warm welcome at El Tucunare lodge we set up in ours rooms.
Dinner and overnight in Bellavista Beni Bolivia at El Tucunare lodge (second Night)
2nd Day
After breakfast, we go on small engine boat towards Rio Blanco.
During this first ride on rio Blanco we will try to see some pink dolphins and birds.
If the visitors want to do some sport fishing it is possible to do it. In the area you can find; Surubis, General and many others.
Please check out our list of fish for more about it
This tour can take about 2 or 3 hours. It will depends on how it is scheduled
Lunch in Tucunare lodge.
In the afternoon hours we take a short brake in the rooms of El Tucunare or in the hammocks of its restaurant, while the day cool down a bit.
We wait the afternoon hours to go out again in the motorboat to some different places down or up San Martin River or Blanco River. Always paying attention to see wildlife like iguanas, birds and some other animal
When you are back in the lodge a great dinner will be waiting for you.
Also the restaurant has a bar where you can choose some drinks from ( It is not included in the package price )
Dinner and overnight in El Tucunare (Third Night)
3er Day
After the breakfast and early in the morning we start our trip on the motor boat to try to see some Giant River otters ( Pteramura brasiliensis ), big black Caiman o Anacondas
This day we will go on San Marin River or some of its many oxbow lakes.
Also today we can program a short walk to a hill to have the chance of a view the landscape with the river, lakes and its natural pampas. Which is the typical landscape of El Beni.
Lunch in El Tucuanare
In the afternoon hours some walking aroung the village is possible to know a few things more about the activities of its inhabitants and about this part of Bolivia.
Bella Vista is a Village located inside of a regional nature reserve called Itenez.
At about 17:00 we take another tour in the boat. This time we will stay until night for a few hours in a small stream with flashlights and on a paddle boat trying to see caimans or others animals.
Dinner and overnight At El Tucunare (4th Night)
4th Day
After breakfast we say good bye to the people of El Tucunare and to Bella Vista. Then we start our trip back to the city of Trinidad.
We will be arriving at Trinidad about 17:00 hours.
5th Night
Once in the city we go to a restaurant to have dinner and about 20:00 hours take a taxi to go to the bus terminal.
At about 21:00 hours we board the bus with destination to the city of Santa Cruz.
We may be getting at the city of Santa Cruz at 06:00 in the morning.
The service of public bus usually is with a cold air conditioned , so please take with you yur sleeping bag or a blanket.
Once in the city we take a taxi to your hotel
End of the tour to Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia
From Santa Cruz City by land in Public Transportation
Bellavista Beni Bolivia
From Santa Cruz City by land in Public Transportation – Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia
1st Night
At 20:00 hours we pick you up from your hotel to take you the Bus Terminal (Bi-Modal) in the City of Santa Cruz.
The bus is timed for 21:00 hours to start the trip to the City of Trinidad
At approximately 06:00 next day the bus it is planned to Arrive at the bus terminal of Trinidad city.
1st Day
Transfer from the bus terminal of Trinidad to main plaza for some breakfast and bathrooms.
After about 1 hour we head towards the place where the public vehicles start the trip to San Ramon and Magdalena. Towns along the way to Bella Vista.
The first part of this trip will take about 3 ½ hours until San Ramon. All the trip of today is on a off road with the exception of a few kilometers after Trinidad city.
This road has been raised above the level of the flat low lands all around.
On the sides of the road we can appreciate the immense private properties of people dedicated to the cattle grow business. In some parts near by the main road there small or / and huge lakes with fish, yacares and other mammals as well as many birds very similar to the Pantanal
Also we will have real chances of wildlife observation, like Capibaras ( Hydrochoerus hydrouchaeris ) Yacares among others animals.
Lunch is programed in the village of San Ramon or Magdalena, typical little towns with very kind native inhabitants of these hot and flat lands in the north of Bolivia.
After lunch we keep going on the same road in similar conditions
During rain season almost all the highway that start in Trinidad is under water. Nowadays the local government of Trinidad is working to make it about 80 centimeters higher.
During the dry season this road is very dusty.
After Crossing two rivers; Xiama River and Rio Blanco, on a flat boat and about 7 hours of traveling we get to Bella Vista Village.
After a warm welcome at El Tucunare lodge we set up in ours rooms.
Dinner and overnight in El Tucunare. (second Night)
2nd Day
After breakfast, we go on small engine boat towards Rio Blanco hoping to see some pink dolphins and many birds.
If the visitors want to do some sport fishing it is possible to do it. In the area you can find; Surubis, General and many others.
Please check out our list of fish for more about it
This tour can take about 2 or 3 hours. It will depends on how it is scheduled.
Lunch in Tucunare lodge.
In the afternoon hours we take a short brake in the rooms of El Tucunare or in the hammocks of its restaurant, while the day cool down a bit.
We wait the afternoon hours to go out again in the motorboat to some different places down or up the rivers always pay attencion to iguanas or some other animal
When you are back in the lodge a great dinner will be waiting for you.
Also the restaurant has a bar where you can choose some drinks from ( It is not included in the package price )
Dinner and overnight in El Tucunare (Third Night)
3er Day
After the breakfast and early in the morning we start our trip on the motor boat to try to see some Giant River otters ( Pteramura brasiliensis), big black Caiman o Anacondas
This day we will go on San Marin River or some of its many oxbow lakes.
Also today we can program a short walk to a hill to have the chance of a view the landscape with the river, lakes and its natural pampas. Which is the typical landscape of El Beni.
Lunch in El Tucuanare
In the afternoon hours some walking aroung the village is possible to know a few things more about the activities of its inhabitants and about this part of Bolivia.
Bella Vista is a Village located inside of a regional nature reserve called Itenez.
At about 17:00 we take another tour in the boat. This time we will stay until night for a few hours in a small stream with flashlights and on a paddle boat trying to see caimans or others animals.
Dinner and overnight At El Tucunare (4th Night)
4th Day
After breakfast we say good bye to the people of El Tucunare and to Bella Vista. Then we start our trip back to the city of Trinidad.
We will be arriving at Trinidad about 17:00 hours.
Once in Tinidad we take you to you hotel
End of the tour to Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia.
Activities
Bellavista village in El Beni Bolivia
Beach - Relax
Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia
Like in many communities of the bolivian amazon rivers, here you can relax on the beach next to the River Baures and watch the local people swimming, fishing, playing and bartering their produce.
Laguna Gérard
20 minutes upriver we enter the forest to reach a lagoon 100 meters from the riverside. We will be able to see crocodiles, capybaras and different varieties of birds. The fishing is good but difficult here but we can catch tucunares, piranhas, bentones and surubies. In the lagoon outlet we can fish for curubinas, piranhas and palometas. And then have a good lunch!
Some activities are better at certain times of the year as much depends on the height of the river. From December to April the water can rise up to 7 metres and begin to recede in May.
The Amazon flora of the Forest of Bella vista
The forests contain trees of all types, such as: Itahuba, Caricari, Tajibos, Cedar, rust-coloured Cuta, Almandrillo and others. 50% of the woods are exotic.
Medicinal plants exist and are used to cure ailments such as: ulcers, asthma, blood disorders, appendicitis, cardiac diseases, respiratory problems, snake bites, digestive problems and others.
On some lagoons we can appreciate a variety of the Queen Victoria lilies, which can measure up to 2 meters in diameter – the largest in the world, Wild flowers of incredible beauty and colours can be found throughout the zone, from the rivers to the forest.
Nocturnal Activities
Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia
Nocturnal Activities in Bella Vista Community
Bellavista village in el Beni Bolivia- Nocturnal Activities – Amazon Rivers Communities
We will visit the town and be able to enjoy the pretty riversides around Bella Vista.
Piranhas, Crocodiles and River Otters
From June to December. We start sailing the Baure River. According to the level of the water, we will be able to enter a called stream “Trinidadcito «, where we can Lastd a lot of piranhas, crocodiles and amazon rivers otters. If the level of the water is very low, we head to the border of the river and thus we have the possibility to take good photos of various animals and fish.
By the evening, we have a trek that lasts three hours to the mount. There you will discover the wonders that the nature presents to us, listening to the sounds of the Amazon and taking photos.
The house of the freshwater dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) and a walk
In the Baure River, near the village we will take a walk to see the pink and blue river dolphins. Carrying on up the river we will go to the Salitral and into the forest to a small lagoon; home to many animals and giant trees.
Monkey and Parrot Island
After crossing the San Martín river on horseback we shall go for an hour and a half through the pampas to an island where there is a troupe of monkeys, flocks of parrots, wild turkeys, small deer, etc.
Sensation and emotion
After an hour by boat, at nightfall, we come to the rocks of Verdún to listen to the sounds of the large fish in search of food, the crocodiles and the river dolphins. In the jungle by the side of the river you can hear birds singing, and at night, the growling of a jaguar. Guaranteed to get your heartbeat going!
A night of typical music
A local group will come to entertain you with traditional music, dancing and song and the dancers from the village will show off their beautiful typical dress.
The animal kingdom of Bella Vista - Amazon Rivers
The fauna makes up 80% of the diversity in the world according to some scientists.
A total of 643 species has been identified each with a family of their own: 326 birds, 185 fish, 67 mammals, 37 amphibians and 28 reptiles.
(Panthera onca) jaguar (Felis yagouaroundi) jaguarundi (Felis pardalis) ocelot (Felis wiedii) margay (Felis species) panther (concolor Felis) cougar(Cyclopes didactylus) silky anteater (Mymecophaga tridáctyla) bear flag (Tamandua tetradáctila) anteater (mazama guasoubira) roe-deer (mazama American) guazo small roe-deer (blastocerus dichotomus) marsh deer Monkeys (Cebubus aplla) (Ateles paniscus) black spider monkey (Aotus chance) owl monkey (Alouatta caraya) howler monkey (Saimiri sciureus) squirrel monkey
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