We start the tour in Barreiras (Bahia State) where an expert naturalist guide will be waiting for you at the airport. Continue on a 3.5 – 4 hour drive on asphalt into the southern part of Piaui State. Lunch is included on the road in a local restaurant. The last hour of that drive is quite scenic, with a number of dramatic 1,000-foot-tall, red-rock cliffs and mesas. We arrive in São Gonçalo de Gurgueia (the last town on the road to the camps) and from here drive about 40 minutes more on an unpaved road to the first lodge, the Wolf Valley Camp. Check in in your basic but confortable rooms with hot shower (solar heated shower) Dinner is included and served at the camp. Electricity for lights and camera charging stays on until 900 pm so please check with your guide in case any special assistance is needed. Overnight Hyacinth Valley Camp
We start early this morning to make a short drive from the camp to the special blind to observe and photograph macaws. The Hyacinth Macaw purpose built blind is located 2 km from the camp. There is enough space to accommodate small groups up to 10 people. At the blind, you will have different angles for shots while the macaws forage for palm nuts on the ground. A morning and afternoon visit offer two different lighting.
Go back to the camp, have lunch and rest a bit before to continue exploring the surroundings. In the late afternoon, we drive about one hour towards the heart of the national park to enjoy the cliff scenery. We arrive to the next camp, check into bungalows and get ready to our encounter with one of the most tamed Maned Wolf that often show up very close to the camp by the end of the day. Overnight at Hyacinth Valley Camp
This morning we have a second chance to see the wolves and the other fauna around the camp. In the mid-morning, you will be transfer to the Wolf Valley Camp for lunch. In the afternoon you can either go back to the blind or observe birds and Marmosets before to return to the camp. At night, second encounter with the wolves around the camp. Dinner and overnight at Hyacinth Valley Camp.
Today, we do a short drive to a different location in order to see from a close range the called “Einstein Monkeys” or “Nutcracking Monkeys”. Bearded capuchin monkeys were the first non-ape primates to be discovered using tools in the wild. They crack tough nuts by placing them on pitted stone anvils and then hitting them hard with other large rocks. Some scientific studies have revealed that Nut-cracking monkeys not only can use tools but to use them with skills similar to humans. Both (monkeys & humans) start the process of cracking a nut by placing the nuts in the most stable position on a stone (“anvil”) keeping them from rolling away.
After the visit, we return to the camp for lunch. In the afternoon, we have a final chance of either view the Hyacinth Macaws, take a walk in the forest or do some birdwatching around the camp. If you were no lucky enough to watch the wolf properly we may organize a visit in the late afternoon/early evening. Dinner and overnight at Hyacinth Valley Camp.
This day you either visit for the last time the Wolf Valley Camp or the Wolf Cliff Camp. Our local team will help you organizing the best option for this day. Dinner and overnight at Hyacinth Valley Camp.
Right after breakfast, we need to pack our things and leave the Wolf Valley Camp. We drive back to São Gonçalo and from here to Barreiras´s airport. Flight back to Brasilia.
