Other tourist attractions are the following areas:
Bella Vista and Volcanes mountain ranges Sandstone mountains with different types of forest, rivers and jungle in canyons and valleys
Cuevas - easy to visit waterfalls with a beautiful area to discover on your own.
Condor Mountain, to visit on clear days. The hike will take a long day with 4 hours car driving and six hours spectacular hiking. A perfect alternative to the Colca Canyon in Peru. Condors almost always appear around midday.
La Pajcha waterfall, close to the condor mountain, great for camping
There´s some great but simple canyoning through spectaculair canyons, self guiding hikes but not in rainy season December-February
Other destinations are Vallegrande, Pucará and La Higuera where Che Guevara was killed and Laguna Quirusillas. The highway from Santa Cruz city to Samaipata is very scenic.
El Fuerte
This unesco world heritage site is not really a fuerte but a holy place the pre-inca and incas used to stand on ceremonies. if you can see the incas in one's mind's eye, the place would be very impressive.
Amboro Park
Offering hikes in the cloud forest. you can hire a guide from one of the agencies downtown. this is more of a must, because there are no trails and you won't be able to hike by yourself.