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Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park
Pantanal, Brazil
Wild Jaguar, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Central Western Brazil.
Photo: SouthWild Jaguar Camp. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Never before have Jaguars and humans lived in such peace and harmony...
-- Dr. Charles A. Munn, Founder, SouthWild Jaguar Camp
Land price (Private)
SouthWild Jaguar Camp: 3 nights US$ 4,460 4 nights US$ 5,435 5 nights US$ 6,410 per person
SouthWild Pantanal: 3 nights US$ 1,060 4 nights US$ 1,310 5 nights US$ 1,565 per person
The land price includes escorted transfers, private excursions with a naturalist guide, entrance fees, air-conditioned guest room with a private bath in SouthWild Pantanal, luxury walk-in tent with wooden floors and a private bath at the SouthWild Jaguar Camp, gourmet cuisine (see details), all land and water transportation, and travel insurance for guests through the age of 59 years (over that age, there is a supplementary fee). All prices are per person based on two people sharing a guest room. For a detailed description of our services, see Opulent Itineraries.
Video: SouthWild Jaguar Camp in the Pantanal
Video: Quest for the Jaguar
Air fares are in addition to the land price.
Mobile observation tower, SouthWild Pantanal, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
The Pantanal
The Pantanal is the world's largest freshwater wetland, a seasonally-flooded plain fed by the tributaries of the Paraguay River. At 68,000 square miles, it is almost 10 times the size of the Everglades. The Pantanal is also one of the world's most productive habitats. Annual floods, fed by tropical rains, create a giant nursery for life. As the waters recede in the dry season, the Pantanal attracts a great influx of birds and other animals. The seasonally-flooded savannahs and tropical forests offer some of the finest wildlife viewing in Latin America. This area harbors a world-record 82 species of large birds, 3,000-5,000 of which can be seen during a 1 hour car ride on the raised Transpantaneira Road, the only all-year route that penetrates the heart of this enormous wild land. This uniquely fauna-rich route starts only 75 minutes by car from Cuiabá.
Lounge, SouthWild Pantanal, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
SouthWild Jaguar Camp
Location: Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park, Pantanal, Brazil. Reserve size: 270,000 acres. Wildlife it protects: Jaguars, Brazilian Tapirs, Giant Otters, Brown Capuchin Moneys, Black and Gold Howler Monkeys, Silvery Marmosets and 82 species of large birds, including Agami Herons, Black-collared Hawks, Sunbitterns, Sungrebes, Bare-faced Curassows, Great Potoos, Jabiru Storks and a profusion of other water and forest birds.
At the end of the Transpantaneira Road winds a labyrinth of rivers on which our specially-trained trackers and boatmen have shown Jaguars to guests 397 times in 220 guest days in the 2007 and 2008 dry seasons. This location is the site of the 270,000-acre Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park, one of the three largest protected areas in the entire Pantanal. No other location in the world can offer anything like this number of Jaguars per day. Most of our clients also saw Tapirs and Giant Otters. Never before, anywhere, in the history of the world have Jaguars and humans lived in such peace and harmony. Come see our Jaguars and make history. Most of the Jaguars in this huge "Jaguar park" appear over and over again, and we now have both a complete face dossier of the 15 most frequently-seen cats and a growing number of data points that allow us to map the overlapping territories of these mighty cats.
The SouthWild Jaguar Camp is on the forested banks of the Three Brothers River in the very heart of the 270,000-acre Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park. It is composed of ten enormous, elevated, 20-by-30-ft (6x9m), African-style, walk-in tents made of thick canvas. Each tent has hardwood floors, 2 queen beds, 2 stand-up, moveable fans, electricity for 5 hours per day, an en suite bathroom with a dry ecotoilet and warm shower, and electrical sockets for charging cameras and computers. Both 110-volt and 220-volt electricity are available at the camp. Our dining room/lounge is an even larger, elevated tent with hardwood flooring and excellent fans. Both the dining room tent and the sleeping tents are nestled in the shade on the wooded banks of the 70-meter-wide Three Brothers River. The SouthWild Jaguar Camp is the only lodging inside this enormous Jaguar preserve. The "big three" mammals of the Pantanal clearly are the Jaguar, the Tapir, and the 70-pound (30-kilo), pack-living Giant Otter. Our itineraries offer very high probabilities of seeing all three on a 6-night stay at the Pantanal Wildife Center and SouthWild Jaguar Camp. Giant Otters normally are seen at PWC during the June through November period, but also are seen on most days at JRC. A number of the 3-4 Giant Otter groups that live near our two lodges are quite habituated, permitting superb photo opportunities of these hyperactive, entertaining "river wolves". No other lodges in South America can offer almost certain viewing of the Big Three of the South American rainforests.
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Interior of a walk-in tent, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
SouthWild Pantanal
SouthWild Pantanal is an outstanding ecolodge located only 2.5 hours by road from the jetport of Cuiabá. The lodge is situated on the banks of the wildlife-rich Pixaim River. The Transpantaneira is the only raised road that penetrates the core of the Pantanal, thus allowing all-season access. The Pixaim is the only navigable body of water on the Transpantaneira until its end at the Cuiabá River.
The lodge consists of one large, fully-screened living room/dining room with many overhead fans, outdoor sitting areas, and a library on Brazilian nature. Each of our twelve screened guest rooms has private bathroom with hot showers, overhead fans, air conditioning and one queen or two twin beds. To eliminate plastic bottle waste, the lodge now offers complimentary, chilled drinking water dispensed in unlimited amounts from dedicated water coolers. Bring your own durable Nalgene bottle to refill.
At SouthWild Pantanal, we are constantly improving both the quantity and quality of our amazing wildlife sightings. We access field, forest, and river variously with horseback riding, boat outings, trail walks, mobile observation towers, electric photo catamarans, and night spotlighting from our dedicated truck with special photo logistics. The last three are unique to our lodges -- no other lodge in the Pantanal offers them. Surprisingly, we have the world's only observation tower at a Jabiru Stork nest. This 12-meter-tall platform is accessed by a user-friendly spiral staircase. The top of the tower is at the level of the nest, which is only 15 meters away. Our specially-trained naturalists have habituated these storks for years so that the birds now completely ignore guests and carry out all their most intimate nesting behavior in full view.
Balcony of a walk-in
tent, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury
Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 1: Cuiabá - SouthWild Pantanal
In Cuiaba, a guide will pick you up at the airport and depart to the Pantanal at 13:30, driving for about 2 hours to reach the famous Transpantaneira Road. This is one of the best wildlife viewing areas in the world. Here you can admire the flora and fauna along the Transpantaneira and make several stops on the way to film or take photographs. Arrival at SouthWild Pantanal late in the afternoon. SouthWild Pantanal was once called Fazenda Santa Tereza. The "Fazenda" was a traditional cattle ranch. Today, it is an ecolodge on 3,500 hectares of flooded lands situated at the end of Rio Pixaim River. Here you are deep into the Pantanal where you can take boat safaris on the rivers -- see monkeys, many bird species, capybaras, caymans, and giant otters. You can also explore the marked trails through the forest surrounding SouthWild Pantanal. Canopy towers are strategically located at fruiting and flowering trees. Dinner and overnight at SouthWild Pantanal.
Rio Pixaim, SouthWild Pantanal, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 2: SouthWild Pantanal
After breakfast, there is the opportunity for an early morning walk in the surrounding area. Return prior to lunch in time to relax and explore some on your own. After lunch, in the afternoon you will take a boat tour of the Rio Pixaim. SouthWild Pantanal is an excellent location for bird watching. It is also one of the best sites for predictable viewing of wild Giant Otters from a distance of only 3 to 16 feet away. Often, they will come close to the boat, craning their necks, and snorting loudly. Dinner and overnight at SouthWild Pantanal.
Responding to a Jaguar sighting, Cuiabá River, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 3: Transfer to SouthWild Jaguar Camp
After breakfast at PWC, you will be driving south along the Transpantaneira to the SouthWild Jaguar Camp. The Tranpantaneira Highway provides some of the best opportunities to see a great variety of birds and wildlife. It is a photo safari in and of itself. We will continue to the very end of this famous road, at Km 140, to Porto Jofre. Here we find the 250-meter-wide (820-foot-wide) Cuiabá River, which is the border between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. We will complete the journey to the SouthWild Jaguar Camp by boating 1 - 1.5 hours upstream on the Cuiaba River and then to the Three Brothers River. The 270,000-acre Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park begins about a third of the way up the river to the SouthWild Jaguar Camp. The SouthWild Jaguar Camp is in the very heart of this remote, wild park, and is composed of five 12-by-14-foot, walk-in tents made of thick canvas. The roof of the tent reaches more than 8 feet high, allowing even the tallest guests to walk around most of the tent. Each tent also features electric light, an electrical socket for charging cameras and other equipment (both 110 volt and 220 volts available), and a bathroom. Dinner and overnight at the SouthWild Jaguar Camp.
Spotting Jaguars, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: Mario Friedlander. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 4: Exploring the Meeting-of-the-Waters State Park
The SouthWild Jaguar Camp is a tented camp, as no buildings can be erected in the pristine core of the park. It is located on a key piece of riverbank terrain in the center of the park, and that is where we anchor the house boat. In addition to the Jaguars, there are two groups of Giant Otters. One group is near the mouth of the Piquiri River and the other near the 330-acre island that lies seven minutes by boat upstream on the Three Brothers River. Dinner and overnight at the SouthWild Jaguar Camp.
Wild Jaguars on a riverbank, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: SouthWild Jaguar Camp. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 5: Full Day Search for Jaguars by Boat
After an early breakfast, we leave the SouthWild Jaguar Camp for a full-day boat trip to observe the diversity of the animals in the region. We will watch for Jaguars, Tapirs, Anteaters, Giant Otters, birds and other animals common to this region. We'll use small motorboats to explore for Jaguars in narrow and wild rivers in the core of this huge park. Recent guest have seen several of these huge predators, during the day, many of them at very close range for extended periods. Return to the Center at the end of the afternoon in time for dinner. Dinner and overnight at the SouthWild Jaguar Camp.
Giant Otter, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: SouthWild Jaguar Camp. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 6: Transfer from SouthWild Jaguar Camp to SouthWild Pantanal
After breakfast, boat transfer back to Porto Jofre and a wildlife road safari along the Transpantaneira on your way back to SouthWild Pantanal. We will arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon of bird watching on the trails surrounding the lodge. Dinner and overnight at SouthWild Pantanal.
Brazilian Tapir, SouthWild Jaguar Camp, Pantanal, Brazil.
Photo: SouthWild Jaguar Camp. Brazil Luxury Travel & Brazil Luxury Tours.
Day 7: Pantanal - Cuiabá
After breakfast, drive 1.5 hours along the Transpantaneira back to the town of Poconé and then 1.25 hours on asphalt to the Cuiabá airport, arriving about 9:30 am for your flight out.
Extraordinary explorations.
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