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Porto Jofre

The end of the Transpantaneira and the jaguar capital of the world — wild cats on the riverbanks, by boat.
Getting there
The southern end of the Transpantaneira; jaguar boat safaris on the Cuiabá river
Best for
Wild jaguars, giant otters, river boat safaris, capybaras, caiman
The land
The river system at the southern end of the Transpantaneira, in the heart of the Pantanal
Good to know
Porto Jofre is the most reliable place on earth to see wild jaguars
What it is
Porto Jofre is the jaguar capital of the world — at the end of the Transpantaneira, where boat safaris find wild jaguars on the riverbanks.
At the southern end of the Transpantaneira, Porto Jofre sits on the rivers where the Pantanal's jaguars hunt. From small boats, you search the banks for the world's most reliable wild-jaguar sightings — often watching cats rest, swim or hunt caiman — alongside giant otters, capybaras and a wealth of waterbirds.
PhotoPorto Jofre — jaguar capital.
The reason to come

The jaguar rivers

Porto Jofre offers the best wild-jaguar viewing on the planet.

Jaguar boat safaris

Searching the riverbanks for wild jaguars by boat.

Giant otters

Boisterous otter families fishing the rivers.

River wildlife

Capybaras, caiman and waterbirds along the banks.

Worth knowing

The best jaguars on earth

Nowhere offers more reliable wild-jaguar viewing than the rivers around Porto Jofre.
PhotoA wild jaguar on the riverbank near Porto Jofre.
When to come — honestly

A dry-season jaguar base.

July – October
Best
The dry-season peak — the prime months for jaguar sightings.
June & November
Good
Shoulder months with good jaguar chances and fewer boats.
December – March
Good
The wet season — flooded, lush, with harder jaguar viewing.
Jaguar viewing peaks in the July–October dry season, when cats hunt the exposed riverbanks; book the prime months well ahead.
Context

The jaguar heart

Porto Jofre is the climax of any Pantanal trip — the world's best wild-jaguar viewing.

It anchors every jaguar itinerary at the end of the Transpantaneira.

We base Porto Jofre for the jaguars, with the boat time that reliable sightings demand.

Beyond the obvious

More to Porto Jofre.

PhotoJaguar boat safari

Jaguar boat safari

Searching the rivers for wild jaguars.

PhotoGiant otters

Giant otters

Otter families on the water.

PhotoRiver safari

River safari

Capybaras, caiman and birds.

Why Wild Voyager

We get you the jaguars and the endemics.

From Porto Jofre's jaguars to the Atlantic Forest's endemics, we time and base your trip around the wildlife that matters, with the specialists who find it.

Handpicked lodges

We choose the lodge and guides that fit your goals, not whatever is left.

We time it right

We build your visit around the season and the wildlife that delivers.

Wildlife you may see
Jaguar

Plan your Porto Jofre trip.

Search the rivers by boat for wild jaguars. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.

Plan a Porto Jofre trip

Field notes, now and then.

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