Tour 8 (for Birdlover):

11 day/10 nights arr./dep. Cuiabá

Gebbrust Ara

We 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.

Großer Spießhiersch

Cocoi Reiher

Kanincheneule

3rd-5th day: 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.

Callithrix Penicillata

Brüllaffe

Kleiner Tukan

You do from here a tour after Porto Jofre (40 km with the vehicle after that with the boat), the end-point of the Transpantaneira, at a stay from 2 nights 1-2 times to track down jaguars living free from here. You have the biggest chances here to see jaguars living free. A single experience and adventure (probability: 75 %, no guarantee however). The Pantanal is as well as not developed by the tourism at all, experience the single, untouched nature of the Pantanal with all its facets here behind the kilometre item 67 of the Transpantaneira, direction Porto Jofre.

Mönchsittiche	Marmorreiher	Rabengeier
mönchsvogel	Orangen Trupial	Pfeifenreiher

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.

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)	Tocu toucan (Ramphastos toco)	Amerekanischen Scherenschnabel
Halsband Wehrvogel	Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)	Guira Kuckuck

Riesen urutau

Rotbrusttukon

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).

9^th to 11^th day: Pousada Pouso Alegre (2 nights)
Go to the Pousada Pouso Alegre with many stops at the Transpantaneira. This Fazenda is preferred by ornithologists 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!

After dinner night journey to the surroundings: Caymans, possible Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in all cases but rust night Swallow (Caprimulgus Rufus), Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) and perhaps the Urutau Day Sleeper (Nyctibius griseus!)

Rotstirn Blatthünchen

Schopf Karakara

Drive near situated Lodge and substantial excursion to one on a Trail up to an observation tower. Next to brown ear Arassari (Pteroglossus. Castanotis is), fork tail King Tyrant (Tyrannus savana) and palm Pit Foreman (Berlepschia rikeri), one has many bird ways of the tower from here to see depending on time of day, in addition a splendid panorama. In the afternoon excursion to woods islands with Tabebuia trees.

Day next the morning excursion to the Rio Pixaim with boat 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.

Spötterzaunkönig

2 Füchse

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Roserlöffler

Giant Water Platter (Victoria amazonica) and Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

Hyazinth-Aras (Andorohynchus hyacinthinus)

Included in the journey price:
2 overnight stay on the Pousada Piuval.
2 overnight stays on Fazenda Santa Tereza.
2 overnight stays on the Pousada Pouso Alegre.
2 overnight stays on the Fazenda Rio Claro.
2 overnight stays on the Pousada Baguari.
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.
1 hour Sightseeing flight about the Pantanal.
The tour does every group one by one, no strange groups are mixed together.

Are included not in the price:
Drinks, tips, personal expenditure.

Travel guides:
Our travel guides know about the flora and fauna of the Pantanal very well, know also many species of bird. Of course our guidebooks cannot know all 600 to 690 species of bird in the Pantanal with name Latin since these are not trained ornithologists.
Can on request we, however, provide you with an English-speaking, trained biologist with additional subject ornithology. These guidebooks trained especially are more expensive, however, and ask a higher price. The surcharge amounts to 1100.00 euros (100.00 euros per day) per group at this journey (not per person). Please indicate at booking whether you wish such a guidebook!

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