DAY 1 – CUIABA – WILDERNESS CAMP / PANTANAL OF CACERES
Reception at Cuiaba airport, depart for the pantanal. First we travel 250 km on an asphalt road, then we drive along a hidden trail for another 80 km, we will have a pick nick lunch style along the way. Stop when we see interesting wildlife for photos. The travel time until we reach the Wilderness Camp will take approximately 6 hours, the Camp is located in a remote region totally off the beaten path. Arrive to the Camp in the afternoon, this secluded Fazenda is cattle ranch owned by a local pantaneiro family. Time to rest, or just enjoy the scenery, there are a lot of birds and other wildlife that come around the lodge, including hyacinth macaws,( in this Farm we can see this incredible specie for sure, they come to sleep in the trees surrounding the lodge). Later in the afternoon we go for a walk in the forests in search of monkeys, rodents, and birds. We will also spend time in an observatory hide, waiting for tapirs that come to swim at a hidden lake. After diner we will go for a night safari by car in search for nocturnal wildlife, looking for foxes, crab eating raccoons, owls, pumas, ocelots, and other night wildlife. Overnight at wilderness Camp.
DAY 2 – Jaguar Photo Safári by Boat at TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Full day boat tour to explore the Taiama Ecological Reserve, the reserve is located along the Paraguay river, the area has the highest density of Jaguar population in the entire Brazilian Pantanal, we have great chances to spot jaguars, we have 95 % chances to see Jaguar, specially from mid June to mid November. Early start, breakfast, pack up, depart by car, drive 20 k into the port, embark in our motorized boat and travel downstream along the Paraguay river to the Estaçao Ecológica do Taiama, along the way we will also see other wildlife including giant river otters, caimans, capybaras, and many bird species. We will explore small channels and lakes, quite often we find the jaguars on the river banks, recent guest have seen several of these huge predators, during the day, many of them at very close range for extended periods.
Late afternoon return to wilderness camp. After dinner we take a night safari with spotlights by boat in search for Jaguars.
DAY 3 – Jaguar Photo Safári by Boat at TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Full day boat tour to explore the Taiama Ecological Reserve, the reserve is located along the Paraguay river, the area has the highest density of Jaguar population in the entire Brazilian Pantanal, we have great chances to spot jaguars, we have 95 % chances to see Jaguar, specially from mid June to mid November. Early start, breakfast, pack up, depart by car, drive 20 k into the port, embark in our motorized boat and travel downstream along the Paraguay river to the Estaçao Ecológica do Taiama, along the way we will also see other wildlife including giant river otters, caimans, capybaras, and many bird species. We will explore small channels and lakes, quite often we find the jaguars on the river banks, recent guest have seen several of these huge predators, during the day, many of them at very close range for extended periods.
Late afternoon return to wilderness camp. After dinner we take a night safari with spotlights by boat in search for Jaguars.
DAY 4 – In the foot steps of the Jaguar / Hidden Trails
Early start, breakfast and drive into another interesting area for wilderness and jaguars explorations. We have a variety of explorations by horse, on foot, and jeeps to continue our wildlife tracking, this is a particularly good area for tapirs, mane wolf, giant anteaters, armadillos, howler monkeys, hyacinth macaws, toucans, capybaras, lizards, anacondas, deer’s, and other elusive wildlife. Late afternoon return to Wilderness Camp.
DAY 5 – PANTANAL DE CACERES - CUIABA
Early start, breakfast, pack up, start our journey back to Cuiabá, drive 370 km into Cuiabá. We will have a pick nick lunch style along the way. Stop when we see interesting wildlife for photos. Arrive in Cuiba late in the afternoon, transfer to a hotel or to the Airport, end o four services.
Please note: This itinerary should be used as a guide only and may vary from day to day depending on road and river conditions, weather, group decisions & desires, and circumstances beyond our control
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