Over one week, you'll explore two beautiful regions of Brazil: the Pantanal and Bonito.
You'll spend the first part of your trip in the Pantanal. Red coloured earth, vegetation everywhere and endless swamps are the elements that best describe the Pantanal. This vast land is flooded half of the year and contains extraordinary biodiversity.
The second part of the trip will be spent in an area between the Pantanal and Iguaçu Falls which is often not visited by tourists: Bonito. This region offers abundant opportunities to observe animals in their natural environment. An experience in Bonito is certainly a unique and unforgettable adventure.
This entire trip will see you observing rare wildlife, floating down marine-life-rich rivers, heading out at night to spot nocturnal wildlife and so much more. You'll have the opportunity to try things like piranha fishing, cattle handling and sunrise treks!
The Pantanal and Bonito are simply incredible places!Over one week, you'll explore two beautiful regions of Brazil: the Pantanal and Bonito.
You'll spend the first part of your trip in the Pantanal. Red coloured earth, vegetation everywhere and endless swamps are the elements that best describe the Pantanal. This vast land is flooded half of the year and contains extraordinary biodiversity.
The second part of the trip will be spent in an area between the Pantanal and Iguaçu Falls which is often not visited by tourists: Bonito. This region offers abundant opportunities to observe animals in their natural environment. An experience in Bonito is certainly a unique and unforgettable adventure.
This entire trip will see you observing rare wildlife, floating down marine-life-rich rivers, heading out at night to spot nocturnal wildlife and so much more. You'll have the opportunity to try things like piranha fishing, cattle handling and sunrise treks!
The Pantanal and Bonito are simply incredible places!
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Itinerary
Day 1
Start your Pantanal Tour!
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Today, you begin your Pantanal tour! You'll be transferred from the airport to Pantanal Lodge. En route, passing through Aquidauana, the scene is set: on and around this track, you'll cross swamps where you'll be able to spot some animals. Alligators bathing in the sun on the shores of the lagoons, capibaras wandering in the wild and multicoloured birds observing your shaking vehicle lifting huge clouds of dust. You will reach your lodge in the afternoon, ready for your photography safari!
Accommodation
Pousada Aguape
Activities
Photography Safari at Pousada Aguape
Transportations
Private Driver from Campo Grande to Pousada Aguape
Meals
Dinner
Destinations
Aquidauana
State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Day 2
Activities Galore at Pousada Aguape
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During your stay in the Pantanal, your guide will organise the excursions to allow you to see as many different things as possible. Your guide's choices will depend on the season as certain animals migrate during the year. However, the activities that may be on offer including sunrise trekking, a boat tour, piranha fishing, a photography safari, nocturnal animal spotting, a horse and carriage ride, a horse riding tour or you can try your hand at cattle handling.
Accommodation
Pousada Aguape
Activities
Horse Riding Tour from Pousada Aguape
Cattle Handling at Pousada AguapeOptional Activity
Night Safari at Pousada Aguape
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Destinations
Aquidauana
State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Day 3
Another Day Exploring the Pantanal at Pousada Aguape
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Today will be another day full of different activities to ensure you get the most out of your stay in the Pantanal. Your guide will organise your activities based on the season as certain animals migrate during the year. However, the activities that may be on offer including sunrise trekking, a boat tour, piranha fishing, a photography safari, nocturnal animal spotting, a horse and carriage ride, a horse riding tour or cattle handling.
Accommodation
Pousada Aguape
Activities
Piranha Fishing from Pousada Aguape
Boat Tour on the Aquidauana River
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Destinations
Aquidauana
State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Day 4
The Pantanal to Bonito
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Today your Pantanal tour comes to an end and you start your journey to Bonito! You'll take yet another excursion in the Pantanal with your local guide to visit the spots most frequented by wildlife. You'll return to the lodge in the late morning and after lunch, you'll get ready to leave the lodge. You'll then take a private transfer to Bonito which will be about a 3.5-hour drive. In the afternoon, you'll arrive at your next lodge and have the evening to relax before exploring tomorrow.
Accommodation
Pousada Olho d' Água★3 star
Activities
Sunrise Trek from Pousada Aguape
Transportations
Private Driver from Pousada Aguape to Bonito
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Aquidauana
State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Bonito
Day 5
Blue Lake Cave & Estancia Mimosa Day Trip
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This morning, a short journey by car will take you to the Blue Lake Cave, covered with stalactites and stalagmites. The cave ends in an underwater lake containing crystal clear water of the deepest blues imaginable. You will begin hiking in the direction of the Estancia Mimosa for lunch. Afterwards, you'll continue on a trail that snakes among orchids and bromeliads, following a stream up-river, from one waterfall to another, in the search of the perfect place to swim.
Accommodation
Pousada Olho d' Água★3 star
Activities
Gruta do Lago Azul & Estancia Mimosa Day Trip
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Bonito
State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Day 6
Recanto Ecologico do Rio da Prata
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Today, you will take a day trip with a local guide to Recanto Ecologico do Rio da Prata. You'll spend the day hiking through the primary forest, spotting toucans or parrots, snorkelling in incredibly clear water and letting yourself be carried by the current over a few miles peacefully floating in the middle of a multicoloured fauna and flora. You'll also visit the Buraco das Araras, a 105-metre deep and almost circular cave where colonies of large parrots live, before returning to Boni.
Accommodation
Pousada Olho d' Água★3 star
Activities
Day Trip to Recanto Ecológico Rio da Prata
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Bonito
State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Day 7
Departure Day
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Today, your wonderful trip in the Pantanal and Bonito comes to an end. When you're ready, you'll depart from Bonito with your private driver to the airport of Campo Grande for your flight from Campo Grande (flight time and number to be confirmed).
Transportations
Private Driver from Bonito to Campo Grande International Airport
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Bonito
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What’s included?
6 nights accommodation
8 activities
6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 3 dinners
Airport transfer
Entrance fees
Ground transportation
Licensed English speaking guides
What’s not included?
Alcohol beverages
Domestic flights
Entry visas / airport departure tax
Gratuities
International flights
Laundry
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Trekking permits
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AU$ 3,579/ per traveller sharing
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Benefits of this trip
Brazil in 7 days
3-star accommodation
24/7 in-destination support from your local designer
