Jul 24: Arrival in Cuiabá around midday, welcome lunch at a churrascaria and transfer to our first lodge in the Pantanal, Piuval Lodge. Afternoon on a safari vehicle to photograph varied wildlife. [Incl.: lunch, dinner]

Jul 25: Early morning drive to look for Giant Anteater. Return for breakfast and afterwards another drive for varied wildlife. We return for lunch and some free time around the lodge for resting. At 15:00 we will do our special session to photograph horses and pantaneiro cowboys with the late afternoon light. [Incl.: brkfst, lunch, dinner]

Jul 26: Morning visit to an observation tower above the canopy where we often find interesting birds to photograph and a fantastic landscape.  After lunch drive to the end of the famous Transpantaneira Road, all the way to the edge of the Cuiabá River, where we stay at the Porto Jofre Hotel for the next few days. The hotel gardens is an excellent place to photograph Hyacinth Macaws and Toco Toucans in the afternoon. [Incl.: brkfst, lunch, dinner]

Jul 27 to 30: Four full days of Jaguar photography. Our days here start with an early breakfast for a 06:30 departure with the boat for the best Jaguar areas inside the Meeting of the Waters State Park. During these boat rides we often find other varied wildlife too, such as lots of Caimans, Capybaras, Giant Otters, etc, and of course many birds. We return for lunch and some resting before going out again around 14:00. [Incl.: brkfst, lunch, dinner]

July 31: After breakfast and some photography around the hotel gardens, we drive to our next lodge, Aymará. After lunch we will go on a safari drive around the property to photograph varied birds and maybe a few mammals. [Incl.: brkfst, lunch, dinner]

Aug 01: After breakfast drive back to Cuiabá for flight to São Paulo. [Incl.: brkfst]

PIUVAL LODGE

This lodge is located at the beggining of the Transpantaneira Road. It has a large property inland for our explorations by vehicle. The gardens also receive a fair amount of wildlife and, recently, even Jaguars at night, that come here after the Capybaras around.

Rooms are spacious and clean. Food is very good and varied, served on a buffet.

HOTEL PORTO JOFRE

The best hotel on the Porto Jofre region, located on the edges of the Cuiabá River. The hotel is ample, with very good, large rooms and gardens. Food is excellent and with many options.

The boat where we go out on river cuises is large and spacious, very stable. It is equipped with modern and fast 4-stroke engine and radio to communicate with other boats on the river. The boat drivers are very competent at positioning the boat for photos and excellent Jaguar spotters.

AYMARÁ LODGE

A nice lodge located at the first half of the Transpantaneira Road. Accommodations are very comfortable and the restaurant serves excellent local food. The lodge is surrounded by a forest habitat with a good variety of birds and some water next to it, which always attract wildlife.

TRILHA DOS TUCANOS LODGE (OPTIONAL ATLANTIC RAINFOREST EXTENSION)

A simple small family-run lodge fully devoted to bird photography and birdwatching. This is the most simple accommodation during our tour. The rooms are basic but clean. Food is home-made and excellent. The hospitality of the owners make the place special, not to mention the great numbers of birds and even some mammals that come to the lodge.

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