PANTANAL JAGUAR TRACKING TOUR / CAMPING ADVENTURE / OFF THE BEATEN PATH
DAY 1 – CUIABA – PANTANAL DE CACERES – WILDERNESS CAMP
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.
After dinner we will go for a night safári with spot lights in search for jaguars, ocelots, and pumas, and other night wildlife. Overnight at wilderness Camp.
DAY 2 – IN THE FOOT STEPS OF THE JAGUAR
Early start, breakfast, pack up, and depart. Full day exploration by open truck, we have great chances to spot jaguars, 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 in the afternoon we arrive at a remote fazenda, we will have the opportunity to savor typical local dishes and sleep in a traditional Pantaneiro family house. 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 a Fazenda Pantaneira.
DAY 3 – IN THE FOOT STEPS OF THE JAGUAR
Early start, breakfast, pack up, and depart. Today we head off the beaten track deeper into the Pantanal where few others go, in fact you will be unlikely to encounter anyone but pantanerios working on isolated farms. Travel by open truck, exploring remote we have great chances to spot jaguars, 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 we set up camp in the wilds. 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. Bush camping. Overnight.
DAY 4 – IN THE FOOT STEPS OF THE JAGUAR
Early start, breakfast, pack up, depart by car, drive 50 km into the Paraguay river, look for wildlife and track Jaguars. Arrive to the Paraguay river and set up camp. In the Afternoon we take a boat trip to start exploring the river system and enjoy the abundant wildlife. After dinner we take a night safári with spotligts by boat in search for Jaguars. Dinner and overnight. Bush camping.
DAY 5 – Jaguar Photo Safári by Boat at TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Early wake up, at around 05 am, will embark our boat and travel downstream along the Paraguay river to the Estação Ecológica do Taiama, the park is one of the best places for jaguar spotting, 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 we set up camp along the shores of the paraguay river, dinner and overnight. Bush camping.
DAY 6 – Jaguar Photo Safári by boat at TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Full day boat tour to explore the Taiama Reserve, we have great chances to spot jaguars, the area has the highest density of Jaguar population in the entire Brazilian Pantanal, we have 90 % chances to see Jaguar, specially from June to November.
Note, this is a particularly good area for giant river otters, tapirs, capybaras, and great fishing (for those who want to fish).
Late afternoon we set up camp along the shores of the paraguay river, dinner and overnight. Night safári with spotlights. Bush camping.
DAY 7 – PANTANAL- CUIABA
Early start, brakfast, pack up, start our journey back to Cuiabá, first we travel upstream along the Paraguay river for about 4 hours then we sawp to our car and drive 270 km into Cuiabá 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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