Brazil wildlife holidays focused on Maned Wolf and Jaguars

Our local agents can take care of all the domestic flights for you (cost not included) to ensure the timings are the best available and they can help in real time if you have any issues. Most international flights from Europe arrive early in the morning so we will book an onward flight to Brasilia on the same day. Overnight at the Brasilia Palace on a bed and breakfast basis.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Barreiras. On arrival you will be met and transferred to Wolf Camps for your overnight accommodation. There will probably be some time for an evening wildlife walk on arrival before you retire for the evening.

The habitat around the Wolf Camps is home to the charismatic Maned Wolves, a mammal I remember form my childhood when it was labelled slightly inaccuratly as the second fastest land predator after the cheetah. This is also the  famous as the location to see the famous  ‘Nutcracker Monkeys’, bearded capuchin monkeys who have learnt to use hammer rocks to crack palm nuts they place on sandstone anvil rocks. This is the first documented use of tools by wild monkeys. The beautiful Hyacinth macaw is found here, often in large flocks of 40-100, which look stunning against the backdrop of deep red cliffs. Red and green and blue and gold macaws are also see here, as are howler monkeys, rheas, great potoos, jaguars and burrowing owls.

Connecting the beauty of the Parnaiba Headwaters National Park where the Wolf Camps are located to the north Pantanal where Wild Jaguar magic await you requires some patience, as we have to overnight in Brasilia enroute but it is 100% worth it for what awaits on the famous Cuiaba River. Overnight again at Brasilia Palace.

You can think of the northern Pantanal as consisting of the drier northern region where lodges like Pouso Alegre give you a genuine chance to see species like Ocelot, Crab-eating foxes, Armadillo and both species of Anteater and the wetter southern section, where the Transpanteneria road comes to an abrupt end at Porto Jofre and where the Jaguar is the King of everything it surveys. Firstly, you will spend 2 nights in the drier sector at Pouso Alegre ranch on a full board basis.

Early morning and evening safari drives – also options for gentle horse trekking – looking for wildlife such as Tapir, Ocelot and Giant Anteaters

Morning activity at Pousa Alegre and lunch followed by transfer to the ‘Porto Jofre Lodge’ (a half-day drive) for your overnight accommodation

Four full days of morning and afternoon private boat safaris in one of the best locations in the world to see Jaguars. There is also a chance to see Tapir, Giant River Otters, Black Howler Monkeys, Iguana, lots of Caimans and some beautiful birds.

Sadly, this is the end of your Maned Wolf and Jaguar safari in Brazil and today we retrace our route to Cuiaba to connect with the afternoon flight to Sao Paulo. We can of course add extensions to locations like Iguazu Falls and Rio to extend your time in this beautiful country