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Pantanal Wildlife Photography

Pantanal · Piuval · Transpantaneira · Porto Jofre
Duration
11 Days · 10 Nights
The route
Pantanal · Piuval · Transpantaneira · Porto Jofre
Style
The Pantanal's wildlife, with extra boat time
Best season
May – October · best
The route

10 nights, 4 stops — the pantanal’s wildlife, with extra boat time.

Pantanal → Piuval → Transpantaneira → Porto Jofre.

Round trip · returns to Pantanal

PantanalPiuvalTranspantaneiraPorto Jofre
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Jaguar
On the riverbanks.
Giant otter
On the rivers.
Hyacinth macaw
In the gallery woodland.
Capybara
Across the wetland.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Pantanal

Arrive Pantanal

The journey begins.

Arrive in Pantanal, met and transferred to your accommodation. The Pantanal offers the highest chance anywhere on earth of seeing a wild jaguar — the great draw of this immense wetland.

02Pantanal → Piuval

To Piuval

On to the next.

Transfer to Piuval. Open-country safaris for anteaters and hyacinth macaws. A full day of Pantanal mammals and birds.

03Piuval

Piuval

A full day in the field.

A full day of Pantanal mammals and birds. Piuval's open country is superb for anteaters, hyacinth macaws and general Pantanal wildlife.

04Piuval → Transpantaneira

To Transpantaneira

On to the next.

Transfer to Transpantaneira. Drive the Transpantaneira for capybaras, caiman and macaws. Roadside ponds and bridges full of Pantanal wildlife.

05Transpantaneira

Transpantaneira

A full day in the field.

Roadside ponds and bridges full of Pantanal wildlife. The Transpantaneira is one of the world's great wildlife drives, alive from end to end.

06Transpantaneira → Porto Jofre

To Porto Jofre

On to the next.

Transfer to Porto Jofre. A full day of jaguar boat safaris on the rivers. Search the banks for jaguars, with giant otters besides.

07Porto Jofre

Porto Jofre

A full day in the field.

Search the banks for jaguars, with giant otters besides. Morning and afternoon boats for jaguars and river wildlife. Nowhere offers more reliable wild-jaguar viewing than the rivers around Porto Jofre.

08Porto Jofre

Porto Jofre

A full day in the field.

Morning and afternoon boats for jaguars and river wildlife. Long days on the water in the heart of jaguar country.

09Porto Jofre

Porto Jofre

A full day in the field.

Long days on the water in the heart of jaguar country.

10Porto Jofre

Porto Jofre

A full day in the field.

A full day of jaguar boat safaris on the rivers.

11Depart Porto Jofre

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Porto Jofre — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

May – October

Peak season

The dry season — peak jaguar viewing and the best wildlife access.

July – September

Peak season

Prime jaguar season on the Cuiabá river.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds Jaguar

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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