Amboro Tours

From  26th of  April To Mayo 6th of 2012

(The Program for The Festival 2012 is not Done yet)

The Previous Festival of  Music - Grid 2009

You may attend this Festival on the basis of our Estandard Itineraries as fallow :

2 Days 1 Night ----  3 Days 2 Nights ----   4 Days 3 Nights --   5 Days 4 Nights

The Main Concerts are planned for the evening starting at 20:00 Hours, in all the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

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Itinerary of 4 Days 3 Nights -With The Concerts

Includes; Concerts of Barroque and Renaissence Music at each of The Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

• The concert of international groups are usually in the evening, but it possible to modify this itinerary to asist to others concert of your interest

From the City of Santa Cruz

1^th Day

At 8:00 we pick you up to take you to the town of Concepcion located about 295 kilometros from Santa Cruz

During this trip, and about 40 kilometers after leaving Santa Cruz, we passed through several small towns of people from the highlands of Bolivia (Altiplano) and also we pass close by some Mennonite colonies.

This trip is across a vast agricultural area, where the main production is the Soya, sunflower and other grains in smaller amounts.

Here, about 30 km from the city of Santa Cruz, you can see the relentless advance of the agricultural frontier.

During this tour we will stop in San Javier, a town with 12,000 inhabitants and 542 meters on sea level

In San Javier most people are or have large native background.

This town was founded in 1691 by the Jesuits. In this town we visit the mission church and museum in the company of a guide.

He or She will show us different parts of the church, telling us about contruccion of the missions and the methodology used by the Jesuits to implement the changes in the Chiquitania and their area of influence.

The guide will give us also details of the restoration projects for the Jesuit Missions

Lunch at San Javier or perhaps earlier. Depending on how this trip has been developing.

After San Javier we go to the another missional town. Concepcion, which is located about 60 km more on the way. Its elevation is 534 meters. And has about 15,000 inhabitants most of whom also descendants of the Zamucos or others trbes that were brought here against their will, to found this jesuit reduction

Concepcion was founded in 1708, with the Zamucos and ten others different tribes. Each one of these tribes used to worship different gods all of them represented in the nature of the forest.

In Concepcion in company of a guide, we visit the church and the two museums which are larger than the one in San Javier. Here too, the guide will give you a detailed explanation of the exhibiting objects, with an explanation of the restoration work of the Jesuit churches.

It is also  possible we also visit the wooden workshop where the local people make the wood carving.

At evenig you may attend the presentation of the concert or concerts at the local Mission Church

Dinner and overnight in Concepción

2^nd Day

After breakfast, we may stop at the church one more time for some more photos with a different sunshine angle

Continuing our trip to San Ignacio de Velasco, still 171 km away, which means about 3 or 4 hours because the bad road conditions.

Lunch will be at a simple small restaurant on the road, with only one or two meals to choose from, or it could be once we arrive at San Ignacio. Ofcourse it depends on how you feel and on the time.

The visit to San Ignacio will be done after San Miguel in the afternoon or in the evening.

San Ignacio´s church was redesigned and changed  entirety in 1998.  Although still keep some original wood work

San Ignacio de Velasco is the only church of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos that was not declared world heritage by UNESCO.

The trip to San Miguel will be  directly after arriving at San Ignacio  depending on the time available to get to San Miguel before noon.

In San Miguel besides visting the church we may go to the wooden and craft shop of the village, so you can buy some souvenirs right from the woodshop.

At evenig you may attend the presentation of the concert or concerts at the local Mission Church

Dinner and overnight in San Ignacio.

3^th Day

After breakfast and early morning, we start the trip to San Jose de Chiquitos distant 245 kilometers from this town

During this trip we will visit the mission of Santa Ana distant about 40 kilometers of San Ignacio de Velasco.

In village of  Santa Ana we will visit the church and also we will try to listen to some interpretation of Baroque music, if the right people is in town.

After Santa Ana, we go to the jesuit mission of San Rafael, located 35 miles from Santa Ana. In San Rafael we have the oppotunity of visting the church of the  town.

From San Rafael we keep going yo  San Jose de Chiquitos still distant 170 km for  travell this day.

The total time since leaving San Ignacio until we get  to San Jose de Chiquitos can be 6 hours or more, this depends on the conditions of the roads

Once in San Jose de Chiquitos, we check in  at our respective hotels or Hotals. And then about one hour to go and visit the church and the missioncomplex which already has a museum with a tour with a guide.

This is a guided tour   and includes several rooms where the recent restoration works have been discovered paintings of the  Jesuit missionary era and beyond it

A visit to the church of  San Jose de Chiquitos and its museum can be considered a final complement to the history of the Jesuits in the Chiquitos.

This museum was inaugurated on February 26th, 2011

At evenig you may attend the presentation of the concert or concerts at the local Mission Church

Dinner and Overnight at San Jose of Chiquitos

4^th Day

After breakfast, we headed to the city of Santa Cruz distant about 5 or 6 hours away.
Of the 265 km distance from San Jose de Chiquitos to the city of Santa Cruz, approximately 40 kilometers is off road. Because  they are still working paving the last part of this  highway.

The rest of the way is on the  new road already  paved or cemented depending on the stage.

When it rains, the dirt part  can become very muddy and difficult to drive

The return to the city of Santa Cruz will be approximately 16:00 hours.

After arriving in the ciy of Santa Cruz we take to your hotel

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Amboró Tours is the only original source of this Itinerary.

Amboró Tours also offers longer and shorter Tours to this destination.

Adverse climatologic conditions or social unrest can change the original itinerary.

Amboró Tours is the only original source of this Itinerary

Amboró Tours also offers longer and shorter Tours to this destination.

Adverse climatologic conditions or social unrest can change the original itinerary.