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| Pantanal |
| Under the water cycle an explosion of life and colours. |
| Duration: 5 day(s) / 4 night(s) |
| We Prepare Your Dream Trip Tailor-Made All Over Brazil |
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The Pantanal has the greatest concentration of fauna in the Americas.
In the center of the South American continent, south of the Amazon basin and east of the Andes, lies an immense landlocked river delta where annual floodwaters regularly rise several meters and then recede. For the abundant and diverse plants and animals living there, the flood pulse in normal and life giving. The Pantanal is one of our planet's most spectacular wetland systems.
The Pantanal of South America is one of the most immense, pristine and biologically rich environments on the planet. Often referred to as the world’s largest freshwater wetland system, it extends through millions of hectares of central-western Brazil, eastern Bolivia and eastern Paraguay. With its extraordinarily concentrated and diverse flora and fauna, and a landscape spanning a variety of ecological sub-regions, the Pantanal stands as one of the world’s great natural wonders.
This area is an unparalleled wildlife sanctuary of spectacular beauty, an ecological paradise containing hundreds of species of birds, thousands of varieties of butterflies, myriads of brightly colored flowers, and shoals of fish. Capuchin and Howler monkeys, capybaras, toucans, anacondas, caimans and tapirs help create an aquatic and sylvan theater of sights and sounds. The endangered jaguar, and increasingly rare Hyacinthine macaws and giant river otters, all make their home in the Pantanal. |
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| Detailed programs |
1st day: Campo Grande - Pantanal
Arrival at Campo Grande, reception at the airport and leaving for the Pantanal. Arrival, snack and presentation of our Farm. We take a stroll to observe the sunset in the Pantanal; dinner and information about next days activities.
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2nd day: Pantanal
After breakfast we take a boat looking for wild animals as well as for different features of the local landscape. This is the best way to get to know the Aquidauana River and the beauty and exuberance of its gallery forest. It is the natural habitat of birds, mammals and reptiles that lie out on river banks or simply hear the songs of the birds. This tour takes about 02 hours, and it is necessary to use a life jacket (provided by the lodge).
After lunch horseback riding to get to know various aspects of the Pantanal landscape. All the tours in the lodge go through unique areas, but the horseback tour is one of the main attractions of the lodge, because it’s the best way to know the Pantanal. Riding in its open pastures with patches of stunted vegetation, lakes, lowlands, and pond outlets, you can see a rich variety of flora and exuberant fauna, typically of a region that is well protected. The horses are calm and well trained and even a person that has never ridden before can make this tour. There are different trails, with long and short routes, that you can go on during the dry or the rain season, always with experience of local guides.
After dinner walking in the neighborhood, to focus the caimans and to observe the stars. This is an activity that is done in a 4X4 vehicle or in a boat, to observe the night animals like anteaters, foxes, capybaras and caimans. Also to hear the sounds of frogs and insects at night and to see the beautiful sky of the Pantanal.
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3rd day: Pantanal
After breakfast it's time to do the Piranha Fishing. The piranha fishing is made in a bay of Aquidauana River, that it is located near the lodge. The piranha is mainly used to prepare a typical dish of the region, piranha soup. It is also good way to see the caimans who watch the fishers to steal their piranhas.
After lunch we leave again either to take a walk or horseback riding; Trekking is done in dense bush, open fields and gallery forest. It’s in this tour that you will have a better contact with the flora and fauna of the region learning about their function and importance in Pantanal ecosystem. It is a good opportunity to see the animals more closely. There are different routes that you can go on that take between 1h30 to 03h.
Option: During the morning or afternoon, Cattle Handling; you can accompany the cowboys in their work routine with the cattle. Move the cattle to other parts of the farm (cattle drive), take care of the calves or see the cowboys working at the corral. It is also a good opportunity to learn a little bit more about the culture and habits of the people from Pantanal.
Dinner.
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4th day: Pantanal
Breakfast; right after, let's do a Photographic Safari. The photo safari is done in a 4x4 open vehicle. This tour gives the opportunity to cover more territory of the farm going through different landscapes like cerrado (patches of stunted vegetation), open grasslands, “vazantes” (low-lying areas that are often seasonally flooded), “brejos” (swamps) and bays which are permanently flooded areas. It is also a perfect tour to see and observe the wild life of the Pantanal.
After lunch, an interesting option is the Horse Carriage: a pleasant tour through the fields of the farm and also a good choice for those who don’t like or can not ride on horseback. With the horse carriage it’s possible to do the same route of the horseback tour giving the access to different trails even during the rain season. In addition to the comfort of the horse carriage, the silence is an advantage of this kind of tour.
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5th day: Pantanal - Campo Grande
Breakfast, transfer to Campo Grande.
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| We suggest to take with you |
| A small rucksack, walking boots or anti-skidding tennis, bathing suit, canteen, rain-coat (anorak), a small towel, insect repellent, shorts, headgear, sun-filter, sunglasses and a camera.
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| *Fazenda Rio Negro: Additional fee for air transfer.
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| * All kinds of ecotourism activities depend on adequate weather conditions and accessibility. So, the above mentioned program is subject to modification, if the conditions could endanger the security or the comfort of the travellers.
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