Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Roadrunners guided
(
944-6294; Bolívar)
Visit Olaf and Frank at German- and English-speaking Roadrun-
ners for guided hikes to Amboró's waterfalls, cloud forests and El Fuerte.
TOUR
Sleeping
You're spoiled for choice when it comes to accommodations in Samaipata. From basic
dorms to lush campsites, rustic hostels and organic farms, it's all here. Excellent digs can
be found in central hostels from around B$50 per person. For cabins outside town ask at
Michael Blendinger Tours for a series of options to fit all budgets.
HOTEL
La Posada del Sol $
(
7211-0628;
www.laposadadelsol.net
; Zona Barrio Nuevo; dm/s/d B$60/120/140;
)
With hotel quality and hostel prices this is the best value in town. Modern, tastefully fur-
nished en suite rooms have high-quality Egyptian cotton sheets on every bed. Rooms are
set around attractive gardens and have spectacular views, and there's a great new restaur-
ant, the
Luna Verde
. Owners Trent and Rosario have thought of everything, right down to
the close personal attention they offer guests. Three blocks uphill north of the plaza.
El Pueblito $$$
(
944-6386;
www.elpueblitoresort.com
;
s/d B$210/ 420;
) This four-star resort is ar-
ranged like a little village complete with its own church and plaza. Each room is uniquely
styled after a village shop and positively dripping with creativity. There's a swimming
pool (B$30 for nonguests),
artesanía
shops and the resort is set on a hillside with marve-
lous views of Samaipata in the valley below. There is even an excellent restaurant-bar,
El
Cabildo
(
Thu-Sun)
.
RESORT
RESORT
Finca EcoTao $$
(
7462-6871;
www.ecoato.org
;
per person incl full board B$150)
On a hillside 4km
north of Samaipata, Finca EcoTao is a new ecotourism venture designed to bring man
closer to nature. Besides offering delightful accommodation, it provides courses in skills
as diverse as construction using natural materials, organic agriculture and yoga, as well as
