Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Cuiabá/Pantanal Wildlife Center
In Cuiaba a guide will pick you up at the airport and depart to the Pantanal at 13:30, driving for about 2 hours to reach the famous Transpantaneira Road. This is one of the best wildlife viewing areas in the world. Here you can admire the flora and fauna along the Transpantaneira and make several stops on the way to film or take photographs. Arrival at Pantanal Wildlife Center late in the afternoon, check-in and dinner will be served. Pantanal Wildlife Center was once called Fazenda Santa Tereza. The “Fazenda” was a traditional cattle ranch. Today, it is an eco-lodge on 3,500 hectares of flooded lands situated at the end of Rio Pixaim River. Here you are deep into the Pantanal where you can take boat safaris on the rivers; see monkeys, many bird species, capybaras, caymans, and giant otters. You can also explore the marked trails through the forest surrounding the Pantanal Wildlife Center. Canopy towers are strategically located at fruiting and flowering trees. Overnight at Pantanal Wildlife Center. Includes: (D).
Day 2: Pantanal Wildlife Center
After breakfast there is the opportunity for an early morning walk in the surrounding area. Return prior to lunch in time to relax and explore some on your own. After lunch, in the afternoon you will take a boat tour of the Rio Pixaim. Pantanal Wildlife Center is an excellent location for bird watching. It is also one of the best sites for predictable viewing wild Giant Otters from a distance of only 3 to 16 feet away. Often they will come close to the boat, craning their necks, and snorting loudly. Overnight at Pantanal Wildlife Center. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Pantanal Wildlife Center
Today you can go horseback riding in the Pantanal and in the afternoon take a hike. We are the only lodge in the Pantanal offering mobile canopy towers near fruiting trees and electric catamarans for longlens photography on the intimate, wildlife-rich river that flows next to the lodge. These floating blinds are designed to allow you to sneak up silently on mammals and birds along the banks of the river. Overnight at Pantanal Wildlife Center. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: Transfer to Jaguar Research Center
After breakfast at PWC you will be driving south along the Transpantaneira to the Jaguar Research Center. The Tranpantaneira Highway provides some of the best opportunities to see a great variety of birds and wildlife. It is a photo safari in and of itself. We will continue to the very end of this famous road, at km 140, to Porto Jofre. Here we find the 250-m-wide (820-foot-wide) Cuiabá River, which is the border between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. We will complete the journey to Jaguar Research Center by boating 1-1.5 hours upstream on the Cuiaba River and then to Three Brothers River. The 270,000-acre Meeting of the Waters State Park begins about a third of the way up the river to the Jaguar Research Center. The Jaguar Research Center is in the very heart of this remote, wild park, and is composed of five 12-by-14-foot, walk-in tents made of thick canvas. The roof of the tent reaches more than 8 feet high, allowing even the tallest guests to walk around most of the tent. Each tent also features electric light, an electrical socket for charging cameras and other equipment (both 110 volt and 220 volts available), and a bathroom. Lunch and dinner at the Jaguar Research Center.
Day 5: Exploring the Meeting of the Water’s State Park
The Jaguar Research Center is a tented camp, as no buildings can be erected in the pristine core of the park. It is located on a key piece of riverbank terrain in the center of the park, and that is where we anchor the house boat. In addition to the jaguars, there are two groups of Giant Otters. One group is near the mouth of the Piquiri River and the other near the 330-acre island that lies seven minutes by boat upstream on the Three Brothers River. Overnight at Jaguar Research Center. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: Full Day Search for Jaguars by Boat
After an early breakfast, we leave the Jaguar Research Center for a full day boat trip to observe the diversity of the animals in the region. We will watch for jaguars, tapirs, anteaters, giant otters, birds and other animals common to this region. We’ll use small motor-boats to explore narrow and wild rivers in the core of this huge park. Recent guest have seen several of these huge predators, during the day, many of them at very close range for extended periods. Return to the Center at the end of the afternoon in time for dinner. Overnight at Jaguar Research Center. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 7: Jaguar Research Center/ Cuiabá. After breakfast 1.0 h boat and 2 h (non stop) drive back to PWC. After lunch drive 1.5 h along the Transpantaneira back to the town of Poconé and then 1:15 on asphalt to Cuiabá hotel. Includes: (B), (L).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Reception in hotel or airport in Cuiaba (CGB)
- Road transfer to Pantanal Wildlife Center at scheduled time (consult the fixed departures for transfers for the SIB program)
- Overnights at Pantanal Wildlife Center from day 1 to day 4
- Land transfer to Porto Jofre in/out and fluvial transfer in/out to Jaguar Research Center
- English bilingual guide
- 3 nights at Jaguar Research Center Camp with all meals and outings included
- Outings include intensive Jaguar search involving up to 10 boat-h per group with customized support from special scout boats
- Forest walks, and photo-safaris for capybaras, caimans, and water birds, and search for Giant Otters.
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