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Avanti Destinations
OFFER ID 1243720
Pantanal North
Declared by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve, the Pantanal is the world's largest wetland area with an area of approximately 200,000 square kilometers. It encompasses a variety of landscapes including rolling hills, lakes, rivers and grassy savannahs. This region is flooded during the rainy season (November through April) and a result there remain only a few islands where you find isolated Fazendas (farms) and Pousadas (lodges). Its biodiversity is so enormous that the Pantanal is considered to have the largest concentration of fauna in the Americas. Alligators, capybaras, Brazilian otters, monkeys, deer, anteaters, blue macaws, herons, cormorants, ibises, curassows, parakeets, parrots, toucans, and wood ibises are an integral part of the Pantanal landscape. You can take excursions on horseback, by boat, or on foot to observe the exuberant wildlife of the Pantanal.
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Avanti Destinations: Pantanal North
Day 1 Pousada do Rio Mutum
Airport meet and greet at the Cuiaba airport. During the 2.5 to 3 hour drive to the Pousada do Rio Mutum you may be able to observe some of the birds and small mammals of the Pantanal. Upon arrival, you will be given an orientation to the lodge and its facilities. Depending upon your arrival time at the lodge, you may have leisure time. After dinner you will be advised about the activities during your stay.
Centrally Located Hotel In Pousada Do Rio Mutum, ()
Day 2 Pousada do Rio Mutum
After breakfast, your morning excursion will be by horseback through the jungle to the edge of Sia Mariana Bay, where you should be able to observe a large variety of birds, animals and reptiles. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a photograph safari on the Mutum River. Return to the lodge for dinner. In the evening, go out in a Jeep to spot nocturnal animals.
Centrally Located Hotel In Pousada Do Rio Mutum, (B)
Day 3 Pousada do Rio Mutum
After breakfast, with your naturalist guide, you will walk through the jungle and open fields to observe the animals and birds. The Pantanal is a region known for its large diversity of bird species in the world, and is popular with bird watchers. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will have a boat trip down the Mutum River, along Sia Mariana Bay and Chacorore Bay. Enjoy sunset at Sia Mariana Bay. You may also try your hand at piranha fishing. As you return to the lodge by boat you may be able to spot caiman and other nocturnal animals.
Centrally Located Hotel In Pousada Do Rio Mutum, (B,D)
Day 4 Pousada do Rio Mutum
Before breakfast (at 4:30 am), you will be able to experience a spectacular sunrise as you canoe along the Mutum River, observing the wildlife at the break of dawn. Return to the lodge for breakfast and checkout. Transfer to the Cuiaba Airport for your flight.
Centrally Located Hotel In Pousada Do Rio Mutum, (B)
All fares are quoted in US Dollars.
4061 NW 43rd Street Suite 20
Gainesville, FL 32606
USA
352.378.1406
800-446-0705