Pantanal Araras Eco Lodge + Jaguar Express | 5 Days and 4 Nights from 3.835 €

Description

Get ready for an unforgettable river safari through the Northern Pantanal, the best place in the world to observe jaguars in their natural habitat. Recognized by UNESCO as a Natural World Heritage Site, the Pantanal is the world's largest continental wetland, home to a stunning diversity of wildlife. Its dynamic ecosystem transforms with each season, revealing different and impressive characteristics: floods, dry seasons, flowering, birdsong, and wildlife cycles unfold before the eyes of those who venture along its lush trails and rivers. The Jaguar Express experience is part of a complete 5-day, 4-night program, with accommodation at a charming lodge along the Transpantaneira Highway. The adventure begins with a transfer from Cuiabá Airport, with departures at 1:20 PM or 5:00 PM, depending on your flight.

Along the way, you will feel as if you are already on a photographic safari. Breathtaking landscapes and frequent wildlife encounters accompany the journey until the asphalt gives way to dirt roads and your immersion in the Pantanal truly begins. Get your camera ready, as the guide will make strategic stops for wildlife and nature observation.

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4Nights

2Destinations

1Planned accommodations

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Trip summary

2 Adults

Nights 4

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Destinations 2

Accommodations 1

Day 1 | Cuiabá - Pousada Araras Eco Lodge

Reception at Cuiabá Airport. Brief introduction to the region and the journey. Departure at 1:20 PM or 5:00 PM, depending on the arrival flight, to the Pantanal. Part of the journey is along paved roads through rural areas. The “km 0” of the Transpantaneira Highway begins in Poconé (108 km from Cuiabá). Traveling along the Transpantaneira Park Road is, in fact, a true photographic safari, with frequent stops for wildlife observation and to admire the unusual landscape. Upon arrival at Pousada Araras, reception and accommodation. Introductory walk around the lodge, with an explanation of our various conservation projects. Continue to the Garça Lookout, a 12-meter-high observation tower, to enjoy the sunset. After dinner, a walk under the starlit sky to observe the wildlife and nocturnal habits of the Pantanal. Overnight stay.

Day 2 | Pousada Araras Eco Lodge

After breakfast, departure for the Clarinho River. Rowboat trip along the Clarinho River, exploring the banks of the riparian forest and mangrove areas. Giant otters live here and, with luck, may be seen playing with their families. There is also the possibility of fishing for piranhas, a fun and challenging activity, as they are skilled at stealing the bait from the hook without the angler noticing. After a pleasant rest in hammocks set up at the campsite, return to the lodge. We end this enriching day with a hike to the Bugio Tower, our highest tower, standing 25 meters high and offering a spectacular view over the Pantanal plains. After dinner, nighttime wildlife spotting by safari truck, in search of nocturnal animals.

(*) Depending on weather and terrain conditions, the boat trip may take place at another location, with a return to the lodge for lunch.

Day 3 | Pousada Araras Eco Lodge

After a very early breakfast, depart on a photographic safari towards the end of the Transpantaneira Park Road, Porto Jofre. Upon arrival, board our speedboat for a safari along the Cuiabá River, navigating its banks, beaches, and bays, where you may have the opportunity to spot hundreds of birds, giant otters, capybaras, or jaguars. The probability of encountering the largest feline in the Americas in this region and during the jaguar season is over 90%. Picnic lunch. Return to the embarkation point in Porto Jofre in the late afternoon. Enjoy the photographic safari on the return journey at sunset. Dinner at the lodge.

Day 4 | Pousada Araras Eco Lodge

Right after breakfast, discover another one of our areas by hiking along the Ronco Trail. After afternoon tea, enjoy a 2- to 3-hour photographic safari in a specially equipped safari truck, in search of wildlife along the Transpantaneira Park Road. After dinner, take the opportunity to check with your guide the list of animals you had the opportunity to encounter during your visit.

Day 5 | Pousada Araras Eco Lodge - Cuiabá

Early-morning walk through the Pantanal to enjoy the awakening of this incredible ecosystem. Breakfast and departure for Cuiabá at 7:30 AM or 12:30 PM, depending on your flight. Stops will be made along the Transpantaneira Highway for photographs.

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Guide languages

English (USA)

Portuguese

Meeting point

Cuiabá Airport

Itinerary

Day 1: Cuiabá, Poconé

Day 2: Poconé

Day 3: Poconé

Day 4: Poconé

Day 5: Poconé, Cuiabá

Included

04 nights of accommodation at Pousada das Araras Eco Lodge;
Full Board: Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner + drinking water available (non-mineral water);
Assistance from an accredited bilingual naturalist guide (Portuguese/English) - Guides in other languages available upon request at an additional cost;
Transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle;
Lunch Box - Sandwiches, fruit, cakes, cereal bars, and assorted non-alcoholic beverages (juices and water);
Transfers IN and OUT - Cuiabá Airport / Araras Lodge / Cuiabá Airport.

Excluded

Alcoholic beverages;
Dessert;
Travel insurance.

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Possible accommodations

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Poconé, Brazil

Pousada Araras Eco Lodge

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Remarks

Does not include:

* Tips.

* Personal expenses.

* No other services not specified in the previous section.

* We inform you that in some countries there is a local tax known as "stay tax", "municipal tax", "tourist tax" (or similar denomination) that is not included in the price of the reservation and must be paid directly by each guest at the corresponding establishment and / or airport. Keep in mind that these taxes can change over time, therefore, it is necessary to check if the country of destination charges this type of tax and the current amount to be paid.

Very important:

* This document, obtained by the User through Compositor Panavisión Tours, does not constitute a confirmation of reservation or a firm reservation of any of the travel services described therein. Such confirmation will only be obtained when Panavisión Tours receives the total price of the reservation through the retail agency selected by the User among those associated with Compositor Panavisión.

* The booking of tourist services and product purchases contained in this document will be governed by the specific contractual conditions with which they have been offered and by the General Conditions applicable to travel services and products sold by Panavisión Tours that are published on this website, a copy of which is attached to this document.

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* The final price obtained in the document generated through Compositor Panavisión Tours www.panavision-tours.com or www.panavision-tours.es may be subject to change at the time of requesting and confirming the reservation as a result of the companies' dynamic pricing policy aerial.

* Likewise, the final price is always conditioned to currency fluctuation, fuel price, taxes and tourist surcharges for airports, accommodation, airline tickets, maintenance services, visas and in general all those that apply to the services included in the travel, which may justify a price change, even after the reservation is confirmed under the terms and limits set by law.

* Confirmed the reservation, cancellation fees will be applied to those services that have previously been indicated in the reservation process, which are "Non-Refundable".

* This trip may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility. Check with your agency about its suitability based on your personal needs.

* Group reservations are considered to be those reservations or blocks made by the agency of 5 rooms or more under the same or several locators with the same creation date, or made on different dates and the dates of stay of the reservations coincide on several of the days or at all. Therefore, in these situations, the wholesaler reserves the right not to accept said reservations, having to confirm the price and availability of said places expressly by it and after the quotation of places and prices through the department of groups.

* In the case of making the reservation, the rates do not allow modifications. You must cancel and make a new reservation. Cancellation expenses according to rate conditions.

INCLUSION INSURANCE IN COMBINED TRAVEL RESERVATIONS

With regard to our inclusion insurance, said insurance exclusively includes those people who have their residence and origin of the trip in Spain or Portugal.

CHAPTER I (Obligations of information and content of the combined travel contract), Article 153 (Pre-contractual information), point 1, section H:

"1. Before the traveler is bound by any package travel contract or corresponding offer, the organizer, and also the retailer, when the package is sold through the latter, will provide the traveler with the form with the standard information regarding to the package trip that appears in annex II, A or B, as well as the following information that is applicable to the package trip:

"h) Information on the subscription of an optional insurance that covers the expenses originated in the event that the traveler decides to terminate the contract or the expenses of assistance, including those of repatriation, in case of accident, illness or death."

Said section refers to the obligation to inform the client of the possibility of contracting insurance, not to the obligation to include insurance on the trip, that is, the client has the power (option) to contract insurance with the agency or not. . The agency has the obligation to inform that it is recommended that the client take out insurance that includes, at least, issues such as repatriation,... which is basically inclusion insurance.

Once the agency informs the client about the recommendation to contract insurance for the trip, it is the client who can contract insurance with the agency, or contract it directly with whoever they want.