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Pantanal Jaguar Tour – 3 days
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Pantanal Jaguar Tour – 3 days

A concentrated Porto Jofre programme with one full day on the rivers and a final morning safari

3 days / 2 nights Mostly easy 1 full day plus a final morning trip
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A short but intensive journey to Porto Jofre, focused on boat safaris for jaguars and giant otters.

This is the most compact option in the range. The road between Cuiabá and Porto Jofre is long, but the programme still includes the Transpantaneira, accommodation in the safari area, one full day on the rivers and another boat trip before the return journey.

It is best suited to travellers with limited time who are comfortable with long transfer days. If you can add another day or two, you gain more time on the water and a less compressed itinerary.

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Highlights

  • One full day of boat safari in the Porto Jofre area
  • Another opportunity for jaguar safari on the departure day
  • Wildlife viewing along the full length of the Transpantaneira
  • Good opportunities to see giant otters, capybaras and caimans
  • English-speaking nature guide throughout
3 days / 2 nights

Day by day

Day 1

Cuiabá to Porto Jofre along the Transpantaneira

After collection at Cuiabá airport or your hotel, meet your English-speaking nature guide and leave the city for Poconé and the Pantanal.

Continue along the Transpantaneira, turning the transfer into the journey’s first wildlife safari. The guide stops when animals are spotted by the road and in the shallow wetlands. Capybaras, caimans, jabiru storks, herons, kingfishers and birds of prey are common sightings.

Lunch is served at a lodge along the way. Afterwards, continue along the southern section of the Transpantaneira to Porto Jofre.

Check in at Jaguar Bay Lodge or similar, followed by dinner and overnight.

Meals: lunch, dinner Overnight: Jaguar Bay Lodge or similar
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Day 2

Full-day jaguar and giant otter safari

After breakfast, board a small motorboat for a full day on the rivers around Porto Jofre. Your guide and boat driver scan riverbanks, sandbanks, vegetation and side channels for jaguars.

Jaguars may be seen resting in the shade, moving along the riverbank, crossing narrow channels or hunting close to the water. Family groups of giant otters are also regularly encountered.

Lunch and a rest at the lodge divide the day’s boat safaris. In the afternoon, return to the river and continue until sunset.

Dinner and overnight in the Porto Jofre area.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: Jaguar Bay Lodge or similar
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Day 3

Morning safari and return to Cuiabá

After breakfast, there is another opportunity to look for jaguars, giant otters and other wildlife on the rivers. Every boat trip brings different conditions, and the route is adapted to recent sightings, water levels and weather.

After lunch, check out and begin the long return journey along the Transpantaneira. This section also serves as a wildlife drive, with stops when time and sightings allow.

Arrival at Cuiabá airport or your hotel.

Depending on flight times, the itinerary can be adjusted so that a first boat safari is made on day 1 and the departure from the Pantanal takes place after breakfast on day 3.

Meals: breakfast, lunch
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Accommodation and facilities

Jaguar Bay Lodge or similar

2 nights · Porto Jofre area

Jaguar Bay Lodge or similar

Jaguar Bay Lodge or similar accommodation is in the Porto Jofre area, close to the rivers used for the boat safaris. The final lodge is confirmed subject to availability, with location and access to the safari area given priority.

Accommodation is comfortable but nature-focused, normally with air conditioning, a private bathroom with hot water, restaurant and common areas for relaxing between boat trips.

Mostly easy

Physical level

The trip is mostly easy physically, with the main wildlife viewing from motorboat and safari vehicle.

There is some getting in and out of boats and vehicles, as well as long road transfers between Cuiabá and Porto Jofre. Days often start early to make use of the best wildlife-viewing hours.

Included

  • Two nights in the Porto Jofre area
  • Meals according to the daily itinerary
  • Transfers from Cuiabá airport or hotel to the Pantanal and back
  • English-speaking local nature guide
  • All transport during the tour
  • Boat safaris according to the programme
  • Wildlife viewing along the Transpantaneira
  • Necessary equipment for included activities
  • Pre-departure information and practical advice

Not included

  • Internationella och inrikes flyg
  • Flygplats-, naturvårds- eller turistskatter som inte uttryckligen anges som inkluderade
  • Reseförsäkring
  • Drycker utöver det som ingår i måltiderna
  • Tvätt, telefonsamtal och personliga utgifter
  • Dricks och valfria aktiviteter som inte anges i programmet

Good to know

The Pantanal is a natural environment where weather, water levels, road conditions and wildlife movements determine the daily programme. The guide may therefore change the order of activities or choose different river sections.

Jaguars and other wildlife roam freely and sightings can never be guaranteed. Porto Jofre is, however, one of the areas where the chances of seeing jaguars are normally highest during the dry season.

Jaguar Bay Lodge is the preferred option in Porto Jofre, but accommodation may be replaced by a lodge, hotel or flotel of similar standard and location.

The tour can be run as a group departure or privately. Private tours are normally booked for at least two travellers unless otherwise agreed.

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What to bring

Lätta, luftiga och snabbtorkande kläder passar bäst i Pantanals varma klimat. Kläder i dämpade naturfärger är att föredra under safariturerna.

Långärmade skjortor och långbyxor ger skydd mot sol och insekter. Ta också med ett par lätta, stängda skor med bra grepp för promenader samt i- och urstigning ur båtar.

  • Solhatt eller keps
  • Solskyddskräm med hög skyddsfaktor
  • Effektivt myggmedel
  • Solglasögon
  • Regn- eller vindjacka
  • Återanvändbar vattenflaska
  • Personliga mediciner
  • Egna hygienartiklar
  • Kikare
  • Kamera och extra batterier
  • Skyddande eller vattentät påse för elektronik
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Short on time but determined to reach Porto Jofre?

We help coordinate flights and timings so the programme gives you as much time on the rivers as possible.

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