DAY 1 - CUIABA / PANTANAL ( CACERES )
Reception at Cuiaba/Varzea Grande airport and transfer to the
Pantanal by car, drive 250 km into the town of Caceres our gateway to
the Paraguay river. Board our Houseboat and travel d Afternoon trip
by boat along the Jauru river, a remote and pristine pantanal area,
full of wildlife, giant river otters, caimans, tapirs, capybaras,
birds and even a jaguar can be spotted. Observation of the sunset,
night time boat trip to look for night animals with spotlights. Dinner
and overnight on board the houseboat.
DAY 2- PARAGUAY RIVER EXPLORATIONS
Morning and faternoon searches for Jaguar spotting , leave the
houseboat and travel by smaller motorized boats, spend most of your
time tracking jaguars. Arrive to the Taiama ecological reserve late
in the afternoon, park the houseboat near the entrance of the reserve.
Observation of the sunset, night time boat trip to look for night
animals with spotlights. Dinner and overnight on board the houseboat
DAY 3 - JAGUAR PHOTO SAFARI AT TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Early wake up, at around 05 am, we will embark in our smaller boat
and explore 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 return to the houseboat
for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4 - JAGUAR PHOTO SAFARI AT TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Early wake up, at around 05 am, we will embark in our smaller boat
and explore 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 return to the houseboat
for dinner and overnight.
DAY 5 - JAGUAR TRACKING AT PARAGUAY RIVER REMOTER REGIONS
Full day river Safári downstream along the Paraguay river, this
great location has the highest density of jaguars and jaguar
sightings in the entire Pantanal. 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 return to the houseboat
for dinner and overnight.
DAY 6 - JAGUAR TRACKING AT PARAGUAY RIVER & TAIAMA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Morning searches for Jaguar spotting , leave the houseboat and travel
by smaller motorized boats, spend most of your time tracking jaguars.
Meet the houseboat for lunch. Today we start our travel back to
Caceres, we will sail the rest of the day, time to rest and enjoy the
scenery. Later in the afternoon we will park the boat and will go for
a night time boat trip to look for night animals with spotlights.
Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 7 - PANTANAL / CUIABA
Morning search for jaguars, sail most of the day,lunch on board,
arrive to Caceres, then travel to Cuiaba by car, drive 220 km, arrive
to the airport, end of our 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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