Rurrenabaque is a small town in the Beni Department of Bolivia, in South America. It serves as the main gateway for travellers heading into Madidi National Park and the Amazon jungle, and many visitors know it simply as Rurre.
What the town offers
Because it sits at the edge of the lowland forest, Rurrenabaque is organised around its role as a starting point. Much of the town's activity relates to planning trips into the surrounding jungle, and the pace is unhurried, suited to people who have come for the wilderness rather than the streets.
Visiting Rurrenabaque
- Madidi National Park: The town is the usual departure point for trips into this large protected area of forest and river.
- Amazon jungle tours: Visitors come here to join guided excursions into the rainforest that surrounds the town.
- A base for the journey: Its position makes it a practical place to rest, prepare and organise onward travel before or after time in the jungle.
Rurrenabaque suits travellers who want to reach the Amazon with the town as a simple, small-scale base. Those interested in the jungle itself will find it the natural place to begin.
