Day 1 Cuiaba / Porto Jofre / Panoramico Ship
Arrival in Cuiaba airport, meet your guide at the domestic arrival gate. Departure from Cuiaba would be no later than 11:30 am. Lunch is included on the way to the small town of Poconé. Afterwards we follow the Transpantaneira road, the only all-year route that penetrates the heart of this enormous wild land. We will observe abundant fauna along the way, such as capibaras, wood storks, jabirus, parrots, and possibly even a large cat. Continue to the end of the road reaching the river port and small town of Porto Jofre, where we embark small boats and do the transfer to the Panoramico Ship. It is also possible to see this beautiful cat during the transfer to the ship so do not forget to have always ready your camera gear. Dinner is served on the boat.
After dinner, have an introduction to the fauna of the Pantanal and a review on photographing wildlife.
Dinner and overnight on the Panoramico ship (L,D)
Breakfast at 7 a.m . Morning outing in the speedboats to explore the Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park on the Tres Irmaos river. This is the area with the highest sightings of Jaguars. We return for lunch to the Panoramico. After a rest and to avoid the hottest part of the day we wait until about 3 pm to keep scouting until dusk.
Sundowner on the Panoramico ship.
Evening presentation about the Jaguars of the Pantanal.
Dinner and overnight on the Panoramico ship (B,L,D)
Early morning outing to see the sunrise in the river. After that , we return to the ship for breakfast , around 7 a.m. We continue our activities in the river using the small speedboats to explore the Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park on the Tres Irmãos river . We return for lunch to the Panoramico. After a rest and to avoid the hottest part of the day we wait until about 3 pm to keep scouting until dusk.
Sundowner in the river before return to the ship.
Dinner and overnight in the Panoramico ship (B,L,D)
Morning and afternoon outings in the speedboats to explore the Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park on the Tres Irmãos river. Lunch is served at the Panoramico ship.
Dinner and overnight in the Panoramico ship (B,L,D)
We spend the day looking for jaguars and other local fauna on our small speedboats. We return for lunch to the Panoramico. After a rest and to avoid the hottest part of the day we wait until about 3 pm to keep scouting until dusk.
Evening talk about the Biodiversity of the Neotropics and great wildlife destinations.
Farewell Dinner. (B,L,D)
Day 6 Panoramico Ship / Porto Jofre / Cuiaba
Morning check-out and breakfast followed by a slow boat trip/outing to Porto Jofre. We start our road transfer back to Cuiabá. Lunch is included in one of the lodges along the Transpantaneira road. Arrival in the city and transfer to the airport. Domestic flight to your next destination. (B, L)
