Amazon Adventure

Madidi National Park: The Richest in the World

Tom Barnett

Check out our family travel diary to the incredible Madidi National Park in Bolivia's Amazon Basin!

It was truly the trip of a lifetime.

“Madidi was put together on the hypothesis that it could be the world’s most biologically diverse protected area,” Dr. Wallace said. And, he said, it is — for mammals, birds, plants and butterflies.
— The New York Times, 22 May 2018

 

iPhone photography and videos by Tom Barnett
DSLR photography by Mariana Costa

  1. Madidi National Park: The Richest in the World

    Madidi in Bolivia's Amazon Basin is the protected area with the world's largest number of birds, mammals, plants and butterfly species ... Read more…

  2. Day 1: La Paz to Rurrenabaque

    We arrived after a very short and scenic 30 minute trip from El Alto airport. Read more…

  3. Day 2: Rurrenabaque to Madidi National Park

    We get collected by our tour guide nice and early for our trip to Madidi Park's entrance, 2 hours drive from Rurre, where we ditch the ... Read more…

  4. Day 2: Activities

    After dropping off our bags we had lunch and then some rest time in the hammocks before the afternoon's planned exploring. Read more…

  5. Video: Day 3: Jungle Alarm Clock

    Although we were late to bed the night before, our guide reassured us not to worry because the 'jungle alarm clock' will get is up ... Read more…

  6. Video: Day 3: Hunting the Mighty Anaconda

    The promise of going on an anaconda hunt was one of the activities we most looked forward to. The chance of finding a snake in the ... Read more…

  7. Day 3: Piranha Fishing

    After the anaconda hunt, we had a couple of hours for lunch and getting cleaned up before a nice afternoon of fishing, which would ... Read more…

  8. Video: Day 4: Squirrel Monkeys, River Dolphins and Goodbye to Madidi

    Our last day at the eco-lodge was much colder so our guide took us for one last trip on the river and we came across an adorable ... Read more…

  9. Day 5: Rurrenabaque Back to La Paz

    We checked out the Sunday markets on the town's riverbank and then got our flight back up to the mountains of La Paz. Read more…