Just Jaguars in Brazil's Pantanal

Fly from London to Sao Paulo Guarulhos overnight.

This morning you will catch a short flight from Sao Paulo Guarulhos to Cuiabá where you will picked up and taken by private transfer to Hotel Deville Prime Cuiaba where you will stay in a Deluxe Room with breakfast.

Today your adventure really begins! You will be transferred to the Northern Pantanal and along your route, it is possible to spot lovely sights of the local flora & fauna.

Araras Eco Lodge where you will spend four nights is set in the heart of the largest floodplain on the planet and built in perfect harmony with the environment.

In the afternoon, you will take a hike to the Mirante da Garça, a 12 m / 39.5 ft. high observation tower that offers an unequalled view of the sunset. After dinner, you will take a stargazing trek with the darkness magnifying the sounds of the Pantanal.

This morning, you will head to Rio Clarinho river for a rowboat ride where you will explore the banks of riparian forest and mangroves. Here you spot many different species of otters and, with luck, they can be seen playing. It is also possible to go piranha fishing, a fun and challenging activity, as they have the ability to steal the bait from the hook, away from the eyes of the fisherman.

A barbecue-style lunch will be prepared at the campsite by the river and you will have a chance to rest in hammocks.

In the late afternoon, you will take a walk to the Torre do Bugio, the tallest observation tower - 25 m high - that offers a spectacular view of the Pantanal plains. After dinner, you will hop into a safari truck, in search of nocturnal animals.

Today is a long, but very exciting day as you take the Jaguar Express® in search of jaguars and other wildlife along the Cuiaba River banks and within the Meeting of the Waters State Park, 112 km south of Araras Eco-Lodge. This is the most popular place to spot Jaguars in Brazil.

After an early morning breakfast at Araras Eco Lodge, you will head south in an air-conditioned vehicle, to a region known as Porto Jofre. Here you will board an outboard motorboat for an exciting river safari in and around the Meeting of the Waters State Park, docking on river shores and beaches in search of wildlife, with the special possibility of spotting jaguars. You'll stop for a light picnic lunch, before continuing your hunt.

At 6pm you will be transferred back to the lodge and will be back in time for dinner.

After breakfast, you will have a chance to stretch your legs as you explore another of pousada's areas on foot along the Ronco Trail which takes you to a stud farm.

In the afternoon, you will go on a photography safari in a specially designed truck, looking for animals along the Transpantaneira Park Road. After dinner, you will have the chance to ask your guide more about the animals you saw.

After breakfast, you say goodbye to Araras Eco Lodge and head to Baiazinha Lodge (approx. 5h30.). Hotel Baiazinha where you will spend three nights has large apartments with balconies and is in a more remote area of the Pantanal, it is one of the best places in Brazil to spot jaguars.

In the late afternoon, you will take a river safari to spot jaguars. Baiazinha Lodge offers a more private, immersive jaguar safari than many others in the country.

On both days you will have the opportunity to take a half-day river safari along the channels and banks of the Paraguay River and the vicinities of Taiaman Reserve in search of jaguars.

After breakfast at Baiazinha Lodge, you will be transferred to Cuiabá (approx. 5h30) to catch your flight to from Cuiaba to Sao Paulo Guarulhos, and from here you will take an overnight flight to London Heathrow.

This morning your flight will land at London Heathrow.