It does not include:

****International Airfare Not Included. Available Upon Request****

What to Bring:

Sport clothes, two pairs of tennis shoes or boots, jeans, light sleeved shirts, swimming suit, liquid, paste or cream repellent, binoculars, sun glasses, rain coat and lantern, jackets and pullovers between the months of July and September. The outings are always accompanied by bilingual researches and are defined in accordance with weather conditions of the season. Mainly they allow the observation of mammals during the dry season. During high season reservations will only be accepted from Thursdays to Sundays or from Sundays to Thursdays.

Itinerary

Day 1 Cuiaba-Pantanal Lowlands

Reception upon arrival at the Cuiabá airport by a bilingual guide. Transfer to Pousada do Rio Mutum passing through the small village of Mimoso, where Mal. Candido Rondon was born. On the way, observation of many kind of birds, small mammals and typical landscapes. The transfer takes about 3 hours and a half. After check-in, introduction to the lodge and area around it. In the evening a delicious piranha soup is served just before dinner. After dinner, introduction to the activities of the following days. Overnight.

Day 2 - Pantanal – Pousada do Rio Mutum

After breakfast, ecological walk through the jungle and open fields to observe animals and birds. Having the largest diversity of bird species in the world, the Pantanal is specially interesting for bird watching. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, boat ride for a photographic safari in Mutum River. In its crystal clear water it is possible to see giant otters, stingrays and shoals of small fish. At the Mutum river banks, a large variety of birds can be observed. Return to the lodge for dinner, then nocturnal animal spotting by jeep in the lodge surrounding area. Overnight.

Day 3 - Pantanal – Pousada do Rio Mutum

4:30am – Canoeing in the Mutum river to observe the sunrise and the beauty of wildlife at the break of dawn in the Pantanal. Return for breakfast, then boat ride to Cuiabá Mirim, a small village of fishers located at the Cuiabá river banks. Return for lunch. In the afternoon, jeep ride through a road to observe birds and animals, where there is a great chance to observe many macaws. On the way back, spotting of animals. Dinner and overnight. (Between July to October these activities may be changed to a visit at the largest sanctuary of birds of the Pantanal).

Day 4 - Pantanal – Pousada do Rio Mutum

After breakfast, horseback trail riding in the jungle, up to the edge of the Siá Mariana bay. During the whole year, a big variety of birds, animals and reptiles can be observed. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, boat trip down the Mutum river banks, Siá Mariana bay and Chacororé bay. Return by boat to the lodge, stopping to see the sunset at the Siá Mariana bay and do piranha fishing*. In the evening, cayman feeding with the piranhas fished from Siá Mariana bay and nocturnal animals spotting. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 -Pantanal/Cuiabá airport- Cuiaba

Walking through the area around the lodge at the sunrise, then breakfast and check-out. Transfer to Cuiabá airport