BOLIVIA · A SNEAK PEEK
Non-stop doves and Amazon giants in Bolivia.
Two resort dove lodges in Bolivia’s Gran Chaco, about an hour from Santa Cruz, surrounded by farmland that draws tens of millions of doves every year. Or head north into the Amazon for arapaima that push 200 pounds.
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THE HUNTS
The dove shooting
High-volume doves
The lodges sit amid roughly a million hectares of cultivated farmland, and an estimated 30 million migrating doves move through each year. Eared doves are considered an agricultural pest here, so the shooting helps local farmers and rural communities.
Hunts are three- or four-day packages, with all the shells you can shoot.
Hosted by a champion
The family that runs this operation has been here since the early 1990s, and the owner is a world-class competitive shooter with 14 World Championships and 2 Olympic Games behind him. Expect great coaching and great birds.
An onsite brewery
This was the first hunting lodge anywhere to open its own microbrewery, with tours and tastings steps from your room. Wine, beer, liquor and soft drinks are all included.
At the lodges
- Five-star suites
- Daily maid service
- Swimming pools
- 12-person jacuzzi
- Spa with dry & steam sauna
- Game room
- Barbecue & fire pit
- Brewery tours & tastings
- All beverages included
Add a night or two at the sister boutique hotel and spa in Santa Cruz.
WHERE YOU’LL STAY
Two resort dove lodges
Both lodges are within about 60 miles of Santa Cruz. One has ten king and double-queen suites, a pool, game room, barbecue and fire pit area, and a spa with dry and steam saunas. The other has twelve suites, a pool, a 12-person jacuzzi and spa services.
The owner’s wife runs both professional kitchens, and her meals and desserts are a big reason 95% of guests come back.
AMAZON FISHING
Giant arapaima in the Bolivian Amazon
Monster fish, wild rivers and a lodge for just 16 guests
A remote lodge inside a 2-million-acre Amazon reserve, where guests usually land five to eight arapaima a trip, many of them pushing 200 pounds. It’s one of the biggest freshwater fish on earth, and hooking one is as close to Jurassic Park as fishing gets.
Between the giants, chase peacock bass, payara (the “vampire fish”), redtail and striped catfish, pacu and more than 30 other species, mostly catch and release. Pink river dolphins, macaws and monkeys keep you company on the river.
The lodge hosts no more than 16 guests, with comfortable rooms, an open-air bar and lounge, great meals and private pickup from the moment you land in Bolivia.
FROM THE FIELD
Recent Bolivia trips
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