Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
Numerous companies offer organized tours, but it's hard to vouch for quality, particularly
for those with cheap rates. Those listed below all have excellent reputations.
Amboró Tours
(
339-0600;
www.amborotours.com
; Libertad 417, 2nd fl)
Trips to Amboró national
park and Jesuit missions.
TOUR
BIRDWATCHING
Bird Bolivia
(
356-3636;
www.birdbolivia.com
)
Professional birding and wildlife tours with expert
guides for those with a special interest in nature.
Misional Tours
(
360-1985;
www.misionaltours.com
; Los Motojobobos 2515)
One of the city's best-or-
ganized and reliable operators, specializing in the Mission Circuit but just as good for oth-
er attractions across Bolivia.
TOUR
Festivals & Events
If you're in Santa Cruz during
Carnaval
, you should most certainly head for the
paintball-plagued streets and join in the collective chaos. Carnaval occurs annually in
February or March, one week before Lent begins.
International Theater Festival
Theater groups from all over the world perform in venues around the city. Held from
April 14 to 24 (odd-numbered years only), it's a great time to be in Santa Cruz.
THEATER
International Festival of Baroque Music
A 10-day festival, held from the end of April to the beginning of May, with concerts in
Santa Cruz and the Jesuit mission towns.
MUSIC
ExpoCruz
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