Tour 2: Chapada dos Guimarães - Fazenda Carandá - Pousada Curicacá6 days/5 nights
Day 1 to Day 2 (1 night):Our travel guide will pick you up from the airport in Cuiabá; then, a drive in an A/C-equipped minivan or passenger car to Chapada dos Guimarães. There, you will spend one night at the Hotel Turismo. The Hotel Turismo is located in downtown Chapada and features 30 rooms - plus a swimming pool. All rooms with bath/shower, A/C, TV, "Frigobar"; furnished modestly, but clean and practical.
Lunch in Chapada dos Guimarães, in a regional restaurant. Followed by a visit to the national park. During the hike through the highlands, one has the opportunity to bathe under one of the many waterfalls. Also, a visit to the cave "Casa de Pedra" (with a sub-terranean river), view from Morro de São Jerônimo; visit to the highest waterfall in the region Véu de Noiva – with a height of 96 m – which falls into a majestic canyon. Day 2 to Day 4 (2 overnights): Fazenda Carandá (Pantanal)After breakfast drive from Chapada dos Guimarães to Poconé in the air-conditioned vehicle (about 170 km). Here you will eat lunch with a typically Brazilian family. Transfer by airplane to Fazenda Carandá (ca. 15 minutes’ flight; comes at a premium).
These accommodations do not offer luxury; however, the simplicity of the fazenda is more than compensated by the beautiful surroundings and the hospitality of our hosts. This establishment consists of 7 comfortably-furnished rooms. All rooms are simply furnished, but clean and practical; they contain a bath with shower and a fan, as well as a wardrobe and storage compartments. Let the caring hosts indulge you and enchant you with the native cuisine. Enjoy the typically regional cuisine of the Pantaneiros.
Here, you can experience firsthand life in a fazenda, extended horseback-riding excursions or trekking tours to observe local flora and fauna – but also on the nearby lake, the program features smaller-scale boat trips and fishing trips. Would you like to experience how beef cattle are branded and herded? You can experience that, too. All tours are conducted individually, based on your requests. Our travel guides are available to you 24 hours a day – and are very familiar with the flora and fauna from the Pantanal. Day 4 to Day 6 (2 overnights): Fazenda Carandá– Poconé - Curicacá-LodgeAfter breakfast, you will say goodbye to the Fazenda Carandá and go by airplane to Poconé. There, you can once again freshen up a bit; after that, you switch vehicles and proceed to the Transpantaneira (Curicaca Lodge). This pousada is located on the Transpantaneira, km 25 (followed by another 3 km of privately-owned roadway). These accommodations were newly renovated in 2008, and feature 10 rooms. All rooms are equipped with a fan and a bath/shower. The pousada also features a very nice swimming pool.
From the pousada, you can start on various tours through the Pantanal; by boat, canal trips (paddleboat) or on foot, to the adjacent forest. Yet also tours along the Transpantaneira are possible – to get to know the diverse flora und fauna in this area of the Pantanal. The Lodge is one of the best points for Birdlovers, but also you can see a lot of other animals in this reserve region of the Pantanal. Day 6: Pantanal – CuiabáAfter breakfast (or according to departure time), drive to the airport in Cuiabá. If your flight (as is typical) does not leave until 17:15 pm from Cuiabá, additional tours will be conducted in the late morning, on horseback or on foot. In this case, lunch at the pousada, followed by the drive to the airport. Extension days or subsequent programs possible.Please note:The tours are adapted to local conditions; program subject to change.
Prices per person:
The following services are included in the above prices:24-hour assistance provided by trained travel guides (english speaking).All transfers, trips in an air-conditioned minivan and pick-up (as described above) – incl. all fuel costs. 2 overnights at the Fazenda Carandá with full-board and transfer by airplane. 2 overnights at the Curicacá-Lodge with full-board. All tours by car, on foot, on horseback and by boat. All accommodations (as described above) in a double or three-bed room with full board, A/C or fan, bath/shower, swimming pool (except in the fazenda Carandá). The following are not included in this price:Beverages. Personal expenses. Gratuities.The photos on this page are on copyright protected: © by Günter Stysch |
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