PANTANAL

Dates: August 2 – 10, 2025

Duration: 9 days / 8 nights

Number of participants: 7 – 12

Cost per person (in lodges based on double accommodation):
– 3 290 USD subject to 11 – 12 participants, or
– 3 390 USD subject to 10 participants, or
– 3 490 USD subject to 8 – 9 participants, or
– 3 690 USD subject to 7 participants.

10% early booking discount (in case you book before February 2, 2025)

Everything is included except for:
- international flight to Cuiaba roundtrip.
- international medical insurance,
- visa of Brazil (not required for Russian citizens)
Estimated cost for the flight Moscow – Cuiaba – Moscow is 1700 – 2200 USD (Bought on your own with our assistance).
Estimated cost for the flight Istanbul – Cuiaba – Istanbul is from 1200 USD (Bought on your own with our assistance).
Estimated cost for the flight Paris – Cuiaba – Paris is from 1400 USD (Bought on your own with our assistance).
Estimated cost for the flight Madrid – Cuiaba – Madrid is from 1300 USD (Bought on your own with our assistance).

Single supplement: 460 USD (it is provided along the entire itinerary).



TRAVEL PROGRAM: tour to Pantanal Brazil


Day 1. August 2, 2025 (Saturday). CUIABA

Cuiabá is the capital of the state of Mato Grosso, the third largest state in Brazil. It is also considered the capital of the Pantanal, as it is the gateway for those who enjoy Pantanal wildlife.
Arrival of the participants at Marechal Rondon airport, our team will be waiting to make the transfer to the hotel, free afternoon and in the evening, we will meet for a welcome dinner, boarding and pass all the information regarding our expedition.

Meals included: lunch, dinner
Accommodation included: Paiaguás Palace Hotel

* Recommended flights:
– Ethiopian Airlines from Moscow via Addis Ababa (4 hours 20 minutes stopover) and Sao Paolo (5 hours 35 minutes stopover), departure from Moscow on August 1 at 21:30, then departure from Addis Ababa to Sao Paolo at 9:50 am on August 2, then departure from Sao Paolo to Cuiaba at 21:55 on August 2, arrival in Cuiaba at 23:20 on August 2, or
– Qatar Airways from Moscow via Doha (9 hours 35 minutes stopover) and Sao Paolo (6 hours 5 minutes stopover), departure from Moscow on August 1 at 17:05, then departure from Doha to Sao Paolo at 8:05 am on August 2, then departure from Sao Paolo to Cuiaba at 23:50 on August 2, arrival in Cuiaba at 1:10 on August 3, or
– any other flight arriving in Cuiaba at any time on August 2.


Day 2. August 3, 2025 (Sunday). CHAPADA DOS GUIMARAES

In the morning we go to the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, where the beauty of the place will welcome us along the way with the orange walls that border the highway.
That day we will make some stops for contemplation along the way and also some waterfalls such as the majestic Véu de Noiva, with its almost 85 meters of waterfall.
Today we will also take a short walk of approximately 5 km inside the national park and at the end of the day, we will admire the entire landscape from the top of the walls.
Free night to discover the city of Chapada dos Guimarães.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation included: Pousada Penhasco or Pousada do Parque


Day 3. August 4, 2025 (Monday). AROE JARI

On our third day of expedition, we will visit a preservation area that has a circuit of caves, where one of them called Aroe Jari, with approximately 1550 meters of greetings and ­at, is considered as the largest sandstone cave in Brazil. Within this preservation area we will visit caves with crystal clear waters, such as the Blue Lagoon, noisy caves and we will walk over a natural stone bridge.
During the visit to the cave region, we will have the option of one-way or round-trip transportation and take a walk of approximately 8 km. Or option to do the entire route also of transport, with the exception of some short accesses to the caves. At the end of the day, we will contemplate the sunset at one of the viewpoints of the region.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation included: Pousada Penhasco or Pousada do Parque


Day 4. August 5, 2025 (Tuesday). CHAPADA DOS GUIMARAES

On that day we will take a short walk and visit a circuit of small and beautiful waterfalls, in addition to also visiting some rocky regions and contemplating the exuberant landscape of the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park from above a plateau. Where we can see in addition to the vegetation, also some birds and if we are lucky, some felines such as the brown jaguar, jaguatirica and other mammals such as the guara wolf and the ­flag anteater.
The Chapada dos Guimarães National Park houses 659 known species of vegetables, 44 of fish, 242 of birds and 76 species of mammals according to information from ICMBIO.
It is also in the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park that the springs of some of the rivers forming the Pantanal are located, stating even more about the reason of visiting this place during our expedition.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation included: Pousada Penhasco or Pousada do Parque


Day 5. August 6, 2025 (Wednesday). TRANSPANTANEIRA

On this day we will begin our activities very early, to start our journey towards wildlife.
We will follow to Transpantaneira, an elevated dirt road approximately 160 km from Cuiabá and which is a portal for all our activities in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso. Day of walking through forest areas, bird watching, mammals and a night safari.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation included: Rio Claro or Pouso Alegre Lodge or Aymara Lodge Pantanal


Day 6. August 7, 2025 (Thursday). TRANSPANTANEIRA

Right after breakfast, we will have a brief meeting to spend the briefing of the next few days and then we will go out to make records along the Transpantaneira.
With a route of approximately 130 km away from an elevated dirt road over the ­flooded Pantanal, the Transpantaneira is the road that will take us to the encounter of the jaguars.
We will cross more than 120 bridges until we reach our destination, which is the region of Porto Jofre, also known as Alto Pantanal or Pantanal Norte.
Along the road, whenever we are requested and observe some animal on the way, we will make some stops to photograph the fauna of the natural beauties of the Pantanal.
It is not possible to see the most diverse types of birds, alligators, anaconda and maybe even fearless Onça Pintada (Pointed Jaguar).

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation included: Rio Claro or Pouso Alegre Lodge or Aymara Lodge Pantanal


Days 7 – 8. August 8 – 9, 2025 (Friday – Saturday). PORTO JOFRE

Arriving in Porto Jofre, we will check in, we will have a lunch and then we will go out by boat in search of the long-awaited meeting with the Pointed Jaguar.
Let's sail through the rivers Cuiabá, Piquirí, Três Irmãos and ... in search of several ounces in the region, in addition to contemplating landscapes, capybaras, endemic aquatic plants, primates and various types of birds.
The Pantanal is considered the largest ­flooded plain in the world and has a very rich faunal diversity. However, during the dry season, when the waters begin to recede, there are more opportunities to see the most varied types of animals. The Pantanal biome alone has at least 264 species of fish, 652 of birds, 102 of mammals, 177 of reptiles and 40 of amphibians. The fauna is largely derived from the pampas of Cerrado, with Amazonian in­fluences. It is the Pantanal that has the largest jaguars in all of the Americas and also in greater quantities.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation included: Pousada Berço Pantaneiro or Puma Lodge


Day 9. August 10, 2025 (Sunday). JOFRE – CUIABA

On that day we will do more searches for the Onça Pintada crossing different rivers in the Jofre region and at the end of the afternoon we will return to Cuiabá to finish our expedition.
Evening transfer to the flight back home (after 8 pm).

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation included: no

* Recommended flights:
– Ethiopian Airlines to Moscow via Sao Paolo (4 hours 40 minutes stopover) and Addis Ababa (4 hours 5 minutes stopover), departing from Cuiaba on August 10 at 17:50, and then departure from Sao Paolo to Addis Ababa at 1:45 am on August 11, then departure from Addis Ababa to Moscow at 23:50 on August 11, arrival in Moscow at 7:40 am on August 12, or
- Qatar Airways and LATAM Chile to Moscow via Sao Paolo (4 hours 10 minutes stopover) and Doha (10 hours 05 minutes stopover), departing from Cuiaba on August 10 at 17:50, and then departure from Sao Paolo to Addis Ababa at 1:20 am on August 11, then departure from Doha to Moscow at 8:25 am on August 12, arrival in Moscow at 13:50 on August 12, or
– any other flight departing from Cuiaba Airport no earlier than at 20:00 on August 10.