Come for the Adventure of your life time!

Join both Stella and Franci in July 2004 for a week long Ecotour.

Did you know that every second that passes an acre of rainforest is destroyed? It is estimated that more than 100 species tumble into extinction every day. When you hear facts like this you may feel like there is nothing you can do. Now there is, and you can have one of the most amazing experiences of your life doing it! Esperanza de Libertad would like to invite you to join us on a weeklong Ecotour in the jungles of Bolivia. 100% of the money raised from this tour will go to Esperanza de Libertad's Projects. Our current project is to purchase rainforest land in Bolivia. Every acre of land we buy will not only be spared from an enormous amount of logging but it will be used to rehabilitate the many animals that are so adversely effected. Many of the species that we will be able to rehabilitate on this land are close to extinction are in desperate need of our help. Seeing these animals in nature changed my life and I look forward to sharing what I saw with you. This may be the first ever vegetarian womyn run tour to Bolivia!

Preliminary Ecotour Itinerary

Day 1 LA PAZ Airport pickup and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax and acclimatize to the altitude (12,000 ft.). Over dinner you will meet project coordinators for Esperanza de Libertad. They will give you a presentation about the project and where your money for the tour will be going. They will be your tour leaders throughout the next 8 days.

Day 2 LA PAZ - RURRENABQUE Fly to Rurrenabaque and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon to explore this jungle town on the banks of the Beni River.

Day 3 RURRENABAQUE - PAMPAS After an early breakfast, we will meet up with local guides and transfer to the Pampas in a 4x4 vehicle. It takes about 3 ½ hours. From there you will take a moterized dugout canoe on the Yacuma river where you will be able to glimpse pink river dolphins, capybaras and turtles. In the early evening the canoe will arrive at our Lodge for dinner.

Day 04 PAMPAS Early morning rise for breakfast and a canoe ride to observe jungle animals and birds. After lunch we will go on some short walks to look for monkeys and birds. After dinner we will witness one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world, while we listen to the howler monkeys howl in the trees around us. This will be followed by a night boat ride in search for caimans and alligators.

Day 05 PAMPAS - RURRENABAQUE In the morning we will take a walk in the pampas to look for anacondas. We will expect a late evening return to Rurrenabaque and transfer to the hotel.

Day 06 RURRENABAQUE - LA PAZ Departure from Rurrenabaque to La Paz.

Day07 LA PAZ Spend a day shopping and enjoying La Paz.

Day08 LA PAZ Morning transfer to the airport for your international flight (End of Services). Trip extensions to other regions or extra days in La Paz can also be arranged

A note on food:

All food on this tour will be vegetarian. Please let us know about your diet restrictions and we will do all that we can to arrange special foods for you. We have spent a lot of time arranging delicious healthy animal free food for this tour and we look forward to supplying you with many vegetarian versions of traditional Bolivian cuisine. All fruits and vegetables will be cooked or soaked in iodine water. All drinks will be made with purified water.