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TOUR OPERATORS
America Tours Ground floor office 9, Edificio Avenida, Av 16 de Julio 1490 02 2374204,
america-ecotours.com . Veteran operator with a track record in conservation and sustain-
able tourism; they're the main booking agent for Albergue Ecologico Chalalán in Parque Na-
cional Madidi, and are a good place to book internal flights, as well as trips to the Pampas del
Yacuma and the Salar de Uyuni if you want the limited security of booking in advance.
Andean Summits Muñoz Cornejo 1009 and Sotomayor, Sopocachi 02 2422106, an-
deansummits.com . Professional and much respected adventure tour operator with an ex-
cellent reputation that runs “off the beaten track” mountaineering and trekking expeditions
throughout Bolivia, led by experienced and highly qualified English-speaking guides.
Climbing South America Linares 940 02 2971543 or 7910 3534, climbing-
southamerica.com . Sharing the same colonial space as Café Illampu and run by affable Aus-
tralian Jeff Sandifort, this professional and dedicated company offers trips to all the Bolivian
peaks, as well as those further afield such as Aconcagua in Argentina, along with pioneering
two-week treks from the Cordillera Apolobamba to Rurrenabaque.
Deep Rainforest Corner of Murillo and Sagárnaga, inside Shopping Dorian 02 2150385,
deep-rainforest.com . The original boat-to-Rurrenabaque operator, and an attractive altern-
ative to flying if you have the time and cash. The boat tours last three days and two nights,
spending a half-day on the road to Caranavi, from where you take the 230km/two-and-a-half
day river trip to Rurrenabaque. They also offer a “no noise” rafting alternative, slightly more
expensive at five days and four nights.
Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking Av 16 de Julio 149, Edificio Avenida, ground-floor of-
fice 10, 02 2313849, gravitybolivia.com . The original, and still widely regarded as the
best, downhill mountain-bike operator in Bolivia, with a sterling safety record, high-spec
equipment and highly experienced and trained, rope rescue and first aid-certified guides. As
well as the media-saturated Death Road jaunt (which now finishes up at the gorgeous La
Senda Verde animal refuge), there are other, more tantalizing trips, including a ride to the
supposedly haunted, Chaco POW-built El Castillo del Loro and, for the experienced, hard-
core single-track expeditions around both Sorata and La Paz.
Huayna Potosí Travel Agency Sagárnaga 398 02 2317324, huayna-potosi.com .
Friendly and long-established agency run by the inimitable Dr Hugo Berrios, specializing in
climbing and trekking expeditions in the Cordillera Real. While most operators use the pub-
lic refugios , Hugo accommodates expedition members in several of his own privately owned
ones, including one at 5400m. He also offers ice-climbing courses at beginner, intermediate
and advanced levels.
Kanoo Tours Illampu 832 02 2460003, kanootours.com . Operating from shiny, modern
premises on Illampu, this English-owned place has established itself as one of the principal
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