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ITINERARY

Day 1 - Cuiabá - Pantanal

Transfer to Pantanal by land from Cuiabá. The first 100 km of paved road crosses a disturbed cerrado transition ecosystem, featuring examples of cerrado vegetation, gallery forests and a unique tall cerrado forest. The pavement stops in Poconé and we continue on dirt road another 17km to the beginning of the Transpantaneira raised dirt highway.  The wildlife picks up suddenly as the roadside fills with herons, storks, Roseate Spoonbills, kingfishers, ibises, Limpkins, cormorants and caimans.  We may see our first Capybara, the world's largest rodent (more like a guinea pig than a rat), and possibly a rare Marsh Deer.  Continue south another 110 km into the richest and lowest area of the Transpantaneira, all the way to the Jaguar Ecological Reserve. We will probably arrive after dark, perhaps having spotted a jaguar en route!  On arrival check into our lodging and enjoy a tasty meal.  The Jaguar Ecological Reserve is a community-based ecotourism project of the Focus Conservation Fund, which is dedicated to the preservation of the Pantanal.

Meals Included: lunch and dinner

Day 2 - Pantanal

Wake up early to the sounds of birds and Black & Gold Howler Monkeys roaring in the distance.  Today is dedicated to exploring this incredibly rich area on foot and by vehicle. Several areas of different types of forest are found alongside lakes, seasonally flooded fields and rivers. Look for the Purplish Jay, Chestnut-eared Araçari, the fascinating Red-billed Scythebill, Sunbittern, the clown-like Toco Toucan with its huge orange bill, Bare-faced Currasow, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Great Rufous Woodcreeper, Rufescent Tiger-heron, Blue-crowned Trogon, Black-tailed Tityra, Mato Grosso Antbird and a number of other bird species. Black-and-Gold Howlers and a black-capped race of the Brown Capuchin also live in the forests we explore today, and we often see them both. Tonight we will go out again to look for owls, nightjars, anteaters, Jaguar, Margay, Ocelot, Brazilian Tapir, Little Brocket Deer and a number of other crepuscular and nocturnal animals with a spotlight. At the end of the day start out into the field again, spotlighting all the way to the Pixaim River and our lodge for one night.  Check into our nice accommodations, complete with swimming pool, on the water's edge. 

Meals Included: full board

Day 3 - Pantanal /Cuiabá

An early morning walk and/or boat ride introduces the bird species of the area, the most elevated of the Transpantaneira.  Look for the Plumbeous Ibis, Long-tailed Ground-Dove, Campo Oriole, Greater Thornbird, Rufous Cacholote, White-naped Xenopsaris and Pygmy Kingfisher, among other species.  With a bit of luck, the resident Giant River Otter will pass by our hotel as we are enjoying breakfast. Leave the hotel after lunch, land transfer to Cuiabá. 

Meals Included: breakfast and lunch

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NOTE:  During the rainy season, November through April, we may change the itinerary as the high water often washes out the road or bridges.  In such case, high water also causes many of the mammals and other animals to move to the higher edges of the Pantanal.  We would expect to be able to see much of the same species noted in the itinerary above.

SERVICE DETAILS

Included Services

02 nights in Hotel or Pousada (Inn). Standard Room, including room and government taxes 
02 breakfasts

03 Lunches

02 Dinners

Land transfers as detailed in the itinerary, including bilingual guide
Guided Tours as detailed, including bilingual guides and National Park taxes and Naturalist Guide accompanying the group. Tours can change due to operational, safety or weather condition. 

Not Included   

Flights  

Optional Tours  

Meals not included in the itinerary.  

Travel Insurance

Drinks, Laundry, Tips, Telephone calls, and any other personal expenses etc….  

Meals
Meals included in the program are detailed in the following chart.

Accommodation:

Double rooms can have separate beds or not. A third person depending on the hotel has the possibility of using a sofa bed. Consult for children policy.  

Payment:

Deposit of 30% to guarantee your reservation. The remaining amount must be paid a minimum 30 days before start of the tour. If reservation is made within 30 days of the tour full payment required to make a reservation.   

Cancellation:

Up to 30 days before full refund is given unless the flight tickets have been emitted. In this case there will be a penalty due to the cancellation of the tickets. This depends on the rules of the airline used.  No refund is given when a cancellation is made within 30 days of departure.  

Operation of tour:

Minimum of 1 pax to operate. 

Responsability:

Brasil Travel / Melchior & Hodson Ltda and/or agencies involved with the packages, flights and tours shall act only as agents of the tour members in making arrangements for hotels and any other services and do not assume any liability what so ever for any injury, damage, death, loss, accident or delay to persons or property due to an act of God, default by any hotel, company or person rendering any of services included on the tours or flights. Furthermore, no responsability is accepted for quarentine, government restrains, weather or other causes beyond control. No responsability is accepted for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, re-routing or acts of government authority.

Insurance:

Not included (optional)