Ecological Tours
03 Days | 02 Nights Ecological tour
Includes car, driver/guide, meals, lodging, and activities roughly as described below. The activities may vary depending on the pousada at which we are able to book you.
Day 1
Departures from Cuiabá at about 7:30a.m. for Poconé 100 km from Cuiabá via the paved BR 070 highway. At around 9:00a.m. we arrive at the town of Poconé, which is considered the gateway to the Northern Pantanal. About ten kilometres after Poconé, we reach the gate of entry into Pantanal National Park, at which point the Transpantaneira, a packed dirt road, begins and we partake in a photo safari of such animals as giant otters, deer, capybaras, alligators, anacondas, savannah hawks, black-collared hawks and crested caracaras. We will arrive around 11:30a.m. at your chosen lodge to check into our rooms. A typical regional lunch will be served at 12 noon. In the afternoon, around 3:30p.m., we will board a boat so as to enjoy a photo safari on the river for three hours and observe the wildlife. In the early evening we will return to our lodge and after dinner, we will take a night safari by car to observe the behaviour of the fauna and flora and to spot nocturnal animals such as raccoons, foxes, tapirs, deer, capybaras, the pauraque bird (nightjar) and other wildlife in the Pantanal in the dark. Return to lodge and overnight.
Day 2
At 5:00a.m, before the sunrise, we will take a hike into the jungle to look for more nocturnal and diurnal animals, such as monkeys, tapirs, deer, South American coatis, agoutis, rabbits, capybaras, yellow armadillos, frogs, Jabiru storks, maguari storks, great ibis, limpkins, roseate spoonbills, toco toucans, parrots, muscovy ducks and hyacinth macaws. Then we will climb a tower to watch the sunrise. We will return to the lodge for breakfast and then drive on to our second lodge, arriving around 10:00a.m. to check into our rooms. We will have lunch at 12:30p.m. At around 3:30p.m., we will have a three-hour horse ride over the open grasslands and woodlands to places that are difficult to reach on foot. We will be looking for anteaters, tapirs, iguanas, golden tegu and plants used in the Pantanal such the yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia aurea benth). Its Portuguese name paratudo means “for everything” and stems from the fact that, in herbal medicine, it is used, literally, as an all-encompassing remedy for fever, malaria, diabetes, worms, and gastric problems. The Pantanal is rich in medicinal plantlife. After sunset we will return to our lodge for dinner, after which we will enjoy another night safari and look for ocelots, tapirs and other animals.
Day 3
At 5:00a.m, before the sunrise, we will take another hike into the jungle to see more animals and birds. We will return to the lodge for breakfast, after which we will carry out a dawn marsh safari by car on the Transpantaneira to observe the behaviour of Pantanal fauna in the morning. We will return to the lodge, where you can take a swim in the swimming pool (if available). Lunch will be around 12:00 noon. Around 3:30pm we will return to Cuiabá arriving around 6:00p.m. If you have a flight in the afternoon, we can return from the Pantanal sooner
One-day ecological tour
(lodge day-use only)
Includes car, driver/guide, lunch
and activities as described below.
Departures from Cuiabá at about 7:30a.m. for Poconé 100 km from Cuiabá via the paved BR 070 highway. We arrive at the town of Poconé, which is considered the gateway to the Northern Pantanal, at around 9:00a.m. About ten kilometres after Poconé, we arrive at the entry gate to Pantanal National Park, at which point the Transpantaneira, a packed dirt road, begins and we partake in a photo safari enjoying the flora and fauna. It will be possible to see alligators (caimans), capybara, giant otters, great egrets, crested caracara, parakeets, ringed kingfishers, black-collared hawks, rufescent tiger herons and jabiru storks. At 11:00a.m., we will arrive at your chosen lodge for lunch and a rest. In the afternoon, around 1:30p.m. we will board a boat and enjoy a photo safari on the Rio Claro (river). During the three hour trip, we will see a variety of animals and birds, such as caimans, tapirs, black-collared hawks, monkeys, savanna hawks, snail kites, common potoo and piranhas. After an evening and night safari along the Transpantaneira, we will return to Cuiabá at 6:00p.m. arriving around 9:30p.m. For explanations and photos of any of the birds and animals mentioned above, please see our Pantanal Wildlife page.
04 Days | 03 Nights Ecological tour
To provide you with a sumptuous experience of the Pantanal, our most popular ecological tour is our Four Days and Three Nights Tour. During the three nights in question, you will stay at three different lodges. At these lodges you will be able to enjoy all the activities on offer, such as hiking trails, horseback riding and cart rides, boat trips, piranha fishing, sunset boat trips, night safaris and sunrise safaris. The landscapes at each of the three lodges are varied and spectacular, and dozens of different walking tracks are available for your exploration. Around three hundred species of birds and other animals can be seen in their natural habitat. In order to capture images of such rare beauty, we recommend you bring your zoom lenses.
DAY 1
Departure from Cuiabá at about 7:30am for Poconé 100km from Cuiabá via the BR 070 highway, at around 9:00am , we arrive at the town of Poconé, which is considered the gateway. to the Pantanal, about ten kilometres after Poconé, we reach the gate of entry into Pantanal National Park, at which point the Transpantaneira, a packed dirt road, begins and we partake in photo safari of such animals as capybaras, alligtors and a lot species birds, 11:30am at your chosen Lodge to check into our rooms. A typical regional lunch will be served 12:00pm. In afternoon, around 3:30.pm, we will board a boat so as to enjoy photo safari on the river to observe the wildlife. In the early evening we will return to our lodge dinner, we will take a night safari by car to observe the behaviour of the fauna and flora and to spot nocturnal animals such as raccoons, foxes, tapir, deer capybaras and the pauraque bird (nightjar). Overnight Lodge.
DAY 2
At 5:00a.m. before the sunrise, we will take a hike in the jungle to look for more nocturnal and diurnal animals, such as monkey, tapir, deer, South American coatis, agoutis and lot birds. We will return to the lodge for breakfast and then drive on to our second lodge. Arriving around 10:00am to check into our rooms. After we walking around the lodge to appreciete a wonderful place and photograph birds. A typical regional lunch will be served 12:00am. In afternoon, around 3:30 horseback riding in the lodge or motorboat ride. we will return to our lodge, dinner, we will take a night safari by car. to search, Tapir, oncelot, anteaters, deer, raccoons and other wildlife in the pantanal in the dark. Overnight Lodge.
DAY 3
At 5:00am before the sunrise, we will take a hike in the jungle to look for more nocturnal and diurnal animals such as monkey, armadillos, jabirus storks, toco toucans, parrots, coatis and agoutis. We return to our lodge to breakfast and after we will to other lodge, arriving around 10:00am to check into our rooms, after we will walking around the lodge to appreciate the fauna and flora. A typical regional lunch will be sered 12:00am. In afternoon, around 3:30pm motorboat rides with piranha fishing or horseback riding. We return to our lodge, dinner, we will take a night safari to serch of Tapir, giant anteaters, fox, puma and oncelot. Overnight Lodge.
DAY 4
Early morning, walking around the lodge to appreciete a wonderful sunrise and photograph monkey, alligator,deer,agout, South Coati, Woodpecker, paradise jacamar,sunbittern, Rufescent Tiger Hero, We returnto our lodge to breakfast, we take a safari by car on the Transpantaneira road to see more wildlife on the nature. The lunch will be around 12:00 noon 15:00pm. We will return to Cuiabá, arriving around 6:00p.m. If you have a flight in the afternoon, We can return from the pantanal sooner.
Just let us know the dates you would like to travel and the number of people and we will organize the transportation, guiding and accommodation for you.