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Exploring above the treeline at Itatiaia
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Watching for the Maned Wolf at Caraça
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Sitting on the porch of our lodge as a pair of Hyacinth Macaws preen each other above
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Standing steps away from a family of Giant Otters tearing into freshly caught fish
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Floating just a few metres away, while a Jaguar grooms itself on the beach

Brazil: Pantanal, Atlantic Forest & Cerrado

Sep 28 - Oct 12, 2024

15 days | Brazil | Quest Nature Tours

This trip is now sold out! Please view our second departure here.



We’ve designed this tour to provide the essential experience of the most interesting central and southern Brazilian habitats. We start with a jaunt in the savanna-like cerrado and montane habitats at Caraça, a heavenly setting where we have the best chance in Brazil of seeing the Maned Wolf, South America’s signature canine.

At the heart of our tour will be the Pantanal, the world’s largest freshwater wetland complex. Here we’ll find what may be the greatest concentration of conspicuous wildlife on the continent. We’ll visit both the northern and southern Pantanal. Each day we’ll take drives and boat rides with the hope of seeing more of Brazil’s “Big Five” mammals including the Giant Otter, Giant Anteater, and — although a sighting can’t be guaranteed — Jaguar, which we’ve seen and photographed regularly on recent trips and we think we have an excellent chance of observing again! We’ll also be able to appreciate a wealth of bird life, including the emblematic Hyacinth Macaw and the Greater Rhea, South America’s counterpart to Africa’s ostrich.

We’ll end in the Atlantic Forest at the fantastic Itatiaia National Park near Rio. Here we’ll explore luxuriant habitats and be on the lookout for monkeys and the over 350 bird species amidst wonderful tree ferns and orchids.

To augment the experiences on this tour, we are offering a post-trip extension to the fabulous Iguazú Falls where more great discoveries await. Mark your calendars to join us in 2024 for what promises to be an experience of a lifetime!
 
 
 
Quest Nature Tours Worldwide Explorers Club
Tour Cost (per person):
US$7350 including all taxes and gratuities
Group Size:
10 -12 participants

What’s included: Accommodation, all meals, all activities and entrance fees, all ground transportation, expert local guides, arrival and departure transfers at destination, three domestica flights, taxes and gratuities; accompanied by Quest Nature Tours naturalist-leader and an expert Brazilian naturalist.

"[Our local guide was] so knowledgeable and such a nice person. A gem." - Valerie S.
"We saw 10 jaguars and the maned wolf 2 nights in a row!" - Past Traveller

Itinerary at a Glance

DayActivity
1Arrive in Belo Horizonte
2To Caraça
3Trails of Caraça
4 Caraça, fly to Cuiabá
5To Piuval / Transpantaneira
6 - 7North Pantanal
8Drive to Cuiabá, fly to Campo Grande
9To South Pantanal
10South Pantanal
11Fly to São Paulo
12-13Itatiaia National Park
14Itatiaia National Park, the higher elevations
15Depart São Paulo
Optional Extension: Iguazú Falls
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Your Tour Leader

Chris Earley is the University of Guelph Arboretum’s Interpretive Biologist and Education Coordinator and a self-proclaimed 'nature geek'. He teaches workshops at the Arboretum, and participates in research around the world. Chris has led many previous Quest trips around the world.

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Quest Nature Tours Worldwide Explorers Club
Tour Cost (per person):
US$7350 including all taxes and gratuities
Group Size:
10 -12 participants

What’s included: Accommodation, all meals, all activities and entrance fees, all ground transportation, expert local guides, arrival and departure transfers at destination, three domestica flights, taxes and gratuities; accompanied by Quest Nature Tours naturalist-leader and an expert Brazilian naturalist.

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