parque nacional torotoro

The Umajalanta cave is defenitely worth going there for! It was an amazing experience to climb around for hours in the cave. Me and an american guy was alone with our guide Marion. He worked together with Bolivia Cultura and was great. Dont remember his business though and unfortunately he speaks only spanish.

This was definitely an amazing park to visit. However, a word of warning is warranted. I don't think the agencies, guides, and reviews are clear enough about how exhausting this is going to be unless you're young and fit. If, like me, you're approaching middle-age and hold a demanding job that doesn't allow for much exercise but lets you put on a few extra pounds, you can still do this, but you will feel it. My muscles still ache two days later.First, I highly recommend doing an organized tour, and 3 days is probably best so you can enjoy the place. The regular bus, unlike what some guides and reviews are saying, does travel every day at 6:00 pm to, and 6:00 am from (that alone is a nuisance). Some companies will also offer to arrange accommodation, which is a plus. I went with Bolivia Cultura (Calle Ecuador between España and 25 de Mayo in Cochabamba) and was pleased with them. Pretty much everything is included. Shared accommodation with shared bath, basic food (I don't need to eat rice for a few weeks after this), all transportation, which is a big deal, and guided tours, which are also highly recommended. Mario, our guide, has been doing these tours for 40 years. He is very knowledgeable of the archeology of the place, and somewhat of the geology. However, he's been here all his life, and he doesn't really understand that not everybody can or wants to march through the park as fast as he does. Not only did it add to the exhaustion, I missed some great pictures because we had to keep hiking. And he doesn't necessarily caution you enough. For instance, he said we didn't need water in the cave. I sweated like a lot and was feeling really dehydrated when we get back, which I thought was unnecessary. Because of the crazy pace, I also ended up spraying my ankle at the bottom of the canyon, and really felt like I was a nuisance to him. All this to say, be careful, know your own body and metabolism, and don't necessarily listen to their advice.That said, even with the sprayed ankle, I'd to it all again in a heartbeat. I agree with other reviews that the dinosaur tracks are a must, and I also thought the blind fish at the bottom of cave Umalajanta were amazing. The views, of course, are breathtaking, and if you're into geology, you'll have a blast. You'll see for real all kinds of things you hear in class or see on TV. I also agree that comparisons to the Grand Canyon are ridiculous. They give the wrong idea of the place, for no good reason whatsoever. Don't expect the Grand Canyon. Expect something entirely new and unique.A final note, there is one place in town where you can get something beyond the basic Bolivian diet. It's called "Como en Casa." They serve international food, beer, wine, and rum-based cocktails in a cosy interior. They speak English and French.

Don't be put off by the Jurassic Park meets Disneyland kind of advertising they are publishing!! I don't know what they are aiming for with all that. The main attraction of the park is the beauty of the nature.Apparently it is getting more popular over the years so in high season you can find 100/150 more people going for the same day hike (we were told). In February however everything was dead quiet. The canyon is gorgeous as is the walk to the Maja city (of whatever they call it. Don't expect a Maja city though. In stead, expect nice vistas and mountain tops as far as the eye can see).Torotoro itself (the village) is uneventful. You can have a Bolivian style meal at the market place (a few block from the main square). Other than that there is nothing.Absolutely worth 2 or 3 days!

Torotoro is accessible by a long long bumpy bus ride from Cochabamba, or for the truly master drivers you can rent a wreck of jeep in Cochabamba and drive yourself, but I'd recommend you have some knowledge of Spanish if you try this. The dirt roads are extremely narrow winding and often one way on the edge of a cliff. Bring water. We went for hours without seeing one person anywhere. The geological formations in the river bed are astounding. There are rock hills that have been tilted from horizontal to nearly vertical showing the many layers in the rocks.Torotoro is a very small town with a few decent hotels. The small plaza in town has a statue of one of presidents of Bolivia who is also the founder of one of the newspapers of Bolivia. Walking around town you might see old men sharing a drink, young boys playing with tops or yo-yos, a few small shops selling canned milk and other food items, and the constant stream of backpackers that arrive and go on the buses.Bring your head lamp if you plan on going into the cave. Local tour guides use the old miner's lamps. I found nylon pants quite useful in sliding over the rocks. It's deep and absolutely black inside. We went to the bottom which took about an hour of sliding over rocks in the dark to the pool of water at the bottom where there are blind fish. Nearly another hour to get back up.The Dinosaur tracks are the real thing. I sat in one dinasaur footprint in the rocks over the stream and that one footprint was bigger than me when i was lying flat.

This place seems unknown, nevertheless, it is one of my highlight in Bolivia! Incredible landscapes, amazing rock colors (yellow, purple, red, blue...), nerverseen before rock formations! its only 5h drive from Cochabamba and the scenery on the road is worth the journey. There are heaps to do there: hiking, seeing dinosaurs footprints, seeing fossiles, caving (amazing 2h walk in a cave), walking in an impressive canyon. The people in the village are very kind too. To get there, order a tour from Cochabamba (3days recommended but 2days available). I went there with Dorbigny travel agency (pasaje fidelia sanchez) and i was very happy with their work. Its owned by a very nice couple. It will cost you 1500bol for 2 persons for the 3day tour or cheaper if you are more people (only probs is that our driver called Cyrillo Pastor took additional persons on the tour to get extra cash for himself despite we paid high price for private transportation, so we felt a bit screwed. Im quite sure the agency doesnt know about this) Cheaper option is to get to Torotoro by your own. There are one bus a day at 6pm from the cochabamba terminal but it takes 6h... On thursday only, there is one bus leaving at 6am which I will recommand to take cause you can enjoy the landscapes. Once in Torotoro, you will find easly a guide at the office guide at the main plaza. Its cheap 100bol for a tour for a group of 6 people.but you ll have to add transport (most of the time you ll be add to a organised tour). Again, be careful cause our "private" guide who we paid for the 3days made two other couple paid 100bol to be on our group despite the official price is 100bol for 6 people! Make sure you form a small group with other tourists before asking for price. If you managed to hire your own vehicule 4WD from Cocha, it will be perfect for you!

We spent four days in Torotoro, and stayed at Las Hermanas with Lily, who was the best hostess we had in Bolivia. I can't recommend going to Torotoro enough, the bus ride is bumpy and basic but once you get there the views are staggering, there is a lot to do, including seeing dinosaur footprints, spending a day at the bottom of a canyon with huge waterfalls, and exploring the caverns. Definitely worth a visit.

I almost don't want to write a review of Torotoro. There were very few tourists there and it's a unique experience. Dinosaur tracks everywhere, rock city was amazing, El Vergel canyon very pretty at sunrise. 4.5 hours to get there by 4WD from Cochabamba, primarily on unpaved roads, and it was completely worth it. Make the effort and pay the extra expense - you won't regret it. You have to hire a licensed guide to take you around the national park and they are very knowledgable and it provides employment for locals, which is terrific.

My boyfriend and I have just come back from 3 days at Torotoro. It is am amazing place and at this stage there are very few other travellers there so most of the time you have the amazing locations to yourself. The park has 2 main draw cards - the beautiful rock formations, caves and canyons and the dinosaur footprints. We took a private tour run by El Molino lodge. It made it much more comfortable as they pick you up from Cochabamba, in a private car the ride is only about 4 hours rather then 7 on the bus.Well worth the effort, the place is amazing!

村に一つのツーリスト・オフィスでガイドを雇うことが出来るので、色々なツアー会社を回ったりしなくていいので大変楽チン。ガイドはその日に一緒に同じ場所に行く人たちをまとめてツアーを組んでくれるので、一人旅でもツアーメイトを探す必要がないのはすごく助かりました。プライベートでガイドを雇いたければそれももちろん可能。ツアー内容もフレキシブルに対応してくれる。料金はオフィスが空いている時間であればオフィスで支払い領収書も出してくれるが、ガイドとの話のノリで行き先を追加した場合などはガイドに直接払うので少し注意が必要。どこへ行くのにいくら、何人で割って一人当たりいくらとガイドが提示する額はかならず確認した方が良い。一度払うと払い過ぎていてもまず戻って来ないと思った方が良い。少しずつ観光地化が進んできているので、お金に汚いガイドも増えています。ツアー代金を多く請求する村に戻ってから食事代を出してもらおうと一緒に食事に行くなど、ご自身の判断でなさってください。ガイド料はボリビアの物価を考えると十分すぎる程です。

Lugar de extraordinaria belleza. Cañadones para caminar (entre ellos, El Vergel), huellas de dinosaurios, fósiles marinos, pinturas rupestres, la cueva de Umajalanta (la mas grande de Bolivia), cascadas, ciudad de itas, etc.

Le parc national est juste magnifique! La rando qui descend dans le canyon et la baignade qui suit à "el vergel" sont vraiment top! Les paysages sont dingues et notre guide (demandez gregori) était super sympa! L aprem on est descendu dans la grotte. Claustrophobes s'abstenir. .. Les autres foncez!

100% recomendado, es un lugar mágico, lleno de pisadas de dinosaurios, cañones, y restos paleontológicos. Además de los paseos que puedes hacer, se recomienda ir a la caverna más grande de Bolivia Umajalanta, donde puedes hacer espeleología.

Muy buena opción para practicar deporte de aventura, conocer el cañón de Toro toro se aprecia una vista increíble, El Vergel es una cascada pequeña no fue tan llamativa para mi gusto, Cueva de Umajalanta donde hay estalactitas que al entrar en ella en ciertos tramos se tiene que pasar reptando, el guía que nos llevó fue muy amable y conversador nos ayudo en toda ocasión, antes de entrar a esta cueva, entregan los implementos de seguridad, como un casco y linterna; hay zonas en las que uno cree no caber pero al final si se logra y fue muy divertido.También se encuentra la Ciudad de Ita que son bloques de piedras con formas de tortugas.El cementerio de tortuga, donde de muestran fósiles pero sólo son réplicas, en realidad no había mucho por ver, ya que falta más infraestructura ya que se encuentra dentro de un museo y aún falta implementar. Por todo lo demás quedé fascinada además de ver como iba cambiando el paisaje, se ve mucha geologia en cuanto a sus estructuras de formación.En general es buen lugar para desconectarse de la ciudad y pasarla increíble.

Din duda uno de los mejores parques naturales de Bolivia. Los recorridos, la naturaleza en su máxima expresión, la caverna es una experiencia extrema. Las debilidades en infraestructura de caminos y de alimentación, es ampliamente recompensada con la experiencia de los recorridos, se aconseja disponer de dos días mínimamente, para recorrer todos los atractivos. Ideal para compartir en familia.

Apesar de esta localizado em Potosi,o parque nacional torotoro é simplesmente lindo,a melhor maneira de conhecer é saindo de Cochabamba distante cinco horas de ónibus.