Tour 8: Pantanal-Tour for Birdlover or Birdwatcher12 days/11 nights, year-roundly feasible, as of 2 persons  1st - 3rd day: Cuiaba – Pousada Piuval (2 nights)Arrival in Cuiabá. Transfer to Poconé and lunch in a typically Brazilian family (dependent on the time of arrival in Cuiabá.) After lunch journey (approximately 10 km) to the Pousada Piuval which lies directly besides the Transpantaneira. In the afternoon you will conduct a boating trip at the nearby lake Piuval for bird observation. After supper, night safari to trace nocturnal animals.At the next morning at about 5 AM, getting up for a sunrise tour. Experience the awakening of the animal and plant life in the Pantanal. A unique event which you should not let pass. After the breakfast, return trip to Poconé where you can begin a one-hour sightseeing flight from/to Poconé (optional, not inclusive). A great spectacle, the Pantanal from a bird's-eye view.
After the flight, ride back to the lodge and lunch. Should you not book the flight you will get a tour of the lodge's compound after the breakfast on the fourth day. In the vicinity of the lodge the can Capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus), Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus), White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus), White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus), Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola), Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) and many others types meet bird in the surroundings of the Pousada. As a special attraction watching the very rare Hyazinth macaws (Andorohynchus hyacinthinus) offers one's services here. The stay is, are to see a variety of waterfowls, caymans and giant otters at which rounded off by an excursion to the lake Piuval. The next day you drive back to Poconé for starting your 1 hour sightseeing flight around the pantanal (optional, not included in this package). A great experience.
3rd -5th day: Pousada Piuval – Pousada Rio Claro (2 nights)Along breakfast journey the Transpantaneira is this Fazenda to the Pousada Rio Claro as a highlight of the whole tour conceived and a variety of observation possibilities which can be outlined only briefly here offers after this.She lies directly at the river Rio Claro, embedded in an almost untouched, varied landscape. A variety of kingfisher kinds (of Chloroceryle), Agama heron (Agamia agami), fork tail king tyrant (Tyrannus savana), Blue-throated Piping Guan (Aburria pipile), Giant toucan (Ramphastos toco), and giant otter can be observed at the river.
There are gallery woods nearby in which many species of bird, like Blue-corwned Trogon (Trogon curucui), red tail gleam bird (Galbula ruficauda), collar macaw (Macaw auricollis), potter bird (Furnarius Rufus commersoni), Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) red tree pit foreman (Xiphocolaptes major) live.
(Myiopsitta monachus) (Coragyps atratus)
5th-7th day: Pousada Rio Claro – Fazenda Santa Tereza (2 nights)Via the piste of the Transpantaneira with its many wood bridges we go more deeply to the Pantanal to Fazenda Santa Tereza. The possibility Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix), the ubiquitous Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria), Giant toucan (Ramphastos toco), Silver heron (Casmerodius albus), Crake Cranes (macaw mush guarauna) and Black Buzzard (Buteogallus urubitinga) insists to find away.One can with a little luck watch even the Paraguay or yolks anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) when sunbathing on the Transpantaneira in the early morning hours. Also Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) cannot be seldom found.  Highlight is always the boat tour on which we get to see all representatives of the Kingfishers (Chloroceryle/Ceryle), Mangrove heron (Butorides striatus), Blue-throated Piping Guan (Aburria pipile), Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) and many other unusual features a special.One is accompanied of the fish buzzard to be found ubiquitously Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) which only waits to pull fish of the anglers thrown away out of the water in the dive. Even the very shy Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) are with a little luck anxious from the boat to gaze in admiration. Alone her communication by means of whistling lutes is an imposing play! In the twilight night swallows often are to watch like the Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) and the kind (of Chordeiles Minor). Common Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) 7th-9th day: Fazenda Santa Tereza – Curicaca-Lodge (2 nights)Go to the Curicaca-Lodge with many stops at the Transpantaneira. This Fazenda is preferred by ornithologists, birdlovers and pays a visit to biologists since you have a try here especially for macaws and other bird ways within the last few years to produce old day rooms again. In an immediate proximity of the Fazenda whole swarms have to be watched by Hyazinth macaws (Andorohynchus hyacinthinus).Other species of animals like Giant Toucan (Ramphastos toco), Rhea (Rhea Americana), Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), noses, wash and great anteaters (Nasua nasua, Procyon lotor, Myrmecophaga tridactyla), Water Pigs (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Otters (Lontra longicaudis) and great collections of caymans have to be watched frequently here. American Scissor Beaks (Rynchops Niger) can be seen at her raids on fish at a morning ride at rest ponds. They steadily comb through the complete pond for food. This Fazenda is must and offers as described above, various fields of activity, one for nature lovers and photographers!
(Donacobius atricapillus)
Day next the morning excursion to the Rio Novo with canoa trip. Many species of bird have to be watched in the gallery woods. In the afternoon excursion on the Lodge area and further night journey become offered. 9th-12th day: Curicaca-Lodge - Fazenda Carandá (3 nights)After breakfast you pack your bags and go to the Araras-lodge by car (ride of about half an hour) to mount a raised blind. You walk about 1 km through untouched gallery forest and experience the Pantanal's unique beauty from a bird's-eye view. Following is the ride to Poconé where you will enjoy the hospitality of Dona Dalva and Senhor Antonio (called Toto) for lunch.The highlight of the journey now lies right in front of you, the Fazenda Carandá, a paradise for bird lovers, ornithologists and birdwatchers. Transfer to the Fazenda Caranda by airplane (15 minutse). The vicinity of this accommodation differs from the other lodges because of its vast and nearly untouched and diverse natural landscape. The observations are eased up by the animal's little fleeing distance. An overview over the the rich flora and fauna is best to get with a horse-riding tour. Specially great in number are the Hyacinth macaws, but the Urutau or Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) on his hide as well. Also you cam meet rare kinds of parrots like the Black-hooded Parakeet (Nandayus nenday). The variety of the animal and plant life of this region is just about inexhaustible. Here you experience the original nature, far off civilization and common tourism along the Transpantaneira.
After arrival, moving into the rooms and possibility for resting, taking a shower and relax. First some small hiking trips and riding tours in the vicinity of the Fazenda. At the evening, night safari in order to trace nocturnal animals. In the morning, sunrise tour, that is getting up early before breakfast to observe the awakening of the bird life. While you're staying at the farm, extensive trips by horse, foot and boat can be done to enjoy the unique beauty of the Pantanal, far off civilization. Be charmed by the fazenda owner's kindness and hospitality, which will make your stay unforgettable. The trips and tours will be planed and conducted individually and according to your wishes. For this, our guide is exclusively at your disposal, 24 hours a day.
A vast amount of bird species like Horn-birds, Toco Toucan, Andean Toucanet (Aulacorhychus), White-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leurocephala), Blue-crowned amazon (Amazona aestiva), Blue-crowned Conure (Aratinga haemorrhous), Yellow-collared macaw (Ara auricollis), Peach-fronted conure (Aratinga aurea), Black-hooded Parakeet (Nandayus nenday), Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), Hodgs (Dermophrys hodgs), white-eyed conure (Aratinga leucophthalmus), Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus), Woodpecker and many Hyacinth macaws can be watched in the proximity of the Fazenda Carandá. Like said before: a paradise for bird-liking people. 12th day:Return journey to Pocone by airplane and by car to Cuiabá, airport or connection programme to Chapada dos Guimarães, Nobres or to the Amazon area in the north of Mato Grosso possible for proximity Alta Floresta (on inquiriy).Prices (up to 2 persons):
Included in the journey price:2 overnights at the Pousada Piuval.2 overnights at Fazenda Santa Tereza. 2 overnights at the Curicaca-Lodge. 2 overnights at the Fazenda Rio Claro. 3 overnights at the Fazenda Carandá with Transfer in/out by airplane. Full board service (lunch, dinner and breakfast). All transfers as of/at Cuiabá in the air-conditioned vehicle (accident and third-party insurance available).All tours by horse, boat, car and on foot. 24-hour support by trained, experienced and informed English-speaking guides. The tour does every group one by one, no strange groups are mixed together. After booking you get a bird list via E-Mail with 690 species of birds in pantanal in 4 languages (englisch, german, portuguese, latein). Not included:Beverages, tips, personal expenses.Equipment:Appropriate footwear (light hiking shoes), long jeans or trekking pants, long-sleeved shirt or blouse, t-shirts and shirts for sleeping, hat, cap or head cloth, sunscreen and mosquito protection. No black clothes, since black attracts mosquitoes. Sweatshirt, sweater or fleece jacket from June to September, since the nights can get extremely cold. Jaundice inoculation strongly recommended.Note:Programme changes reserved, due to weather and particularly flight schedules (arrival/departure and order of accommodations). Price changes expressly reserved, due to fluctuating exchange rates and reasons of organisation and security. Timely booking required, since the smaller accommodations are usually fully booked for months in advance.The texts and fotos on this site are protected by copyright: © by Günter Stysch |
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