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The Fly-in jaguar safari provides you with all the comfort and maximizing your time on the river photographing jaguars.
After a first evening at Cuiaba meeting the group we travel the next morning by airplane from Cuiabá to Porto Jofre which is the location of stay for our jaguar safari. The flight time is approx. 45 minutes.
After lunch we embark our boat and start our first session searching for jaguars and enjoying the other wildlife that can be seen in the Cuiaba river and it’s smaller channels.
On the final day we fly back from Porto Jofre to Cuiabá in time for your connecting flight.
All our jaguar tours are scheduled in the dry-season.
From June – November the water levels are low and riverbanks are exposed. The wildlife is concentrated close to the water attracting the jaguars as well. Hence, it is the best time to observe and photograph the jaguars behaviour ranging from crossing rivers, mating and hunting.
Travelling in a small group enables us to comfortably explore nature by boat, ensuring all the space you require as a photographer to move around and have your camera gear close to you.
Our jaguar safari brings you to the prime wildlife location located next to the Cuiabá river, the starting point of our daily jaguar outings.
We host numerous tours throughout the year, please enquire for other tour dates and private tours. Our private tours can be tailored to your specific preferences, including extensions to to stay at other lodges like Piuval for Giant anteater, Chapada or photographing the harpy eagles.
Upon your arrival we will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel where we will be staying for the first night. At diner time we meet with the group and have a traditional Brazilian diner together in Cuiabá (included), before our adventure starts on the 22nd.
After breakfast we check-out and transfer to the airport (5 minutes). Our private flight is ready to take us to Porto Jofre in the Northern Pantanal. During the flight you can see the largest wetland in the world that will be our home for the trip to search and photograph the majestic jaguar.
We arrive at Santa Rosa lodge before lunch and you will have time to check-in and organize. After lunch approx. 2pm we start our first jaguar safari session.
We head back to the lodge during sunset.
We start early morning to begin our search for jaguars. Throughout the day, approximately 10 hours, we navigate the Cuiaba river and it’s tributaries in search of these big cats.
During lunch time, when most of the boats return to the lodge, we will enjoy a lunch in the heart of the jaguar territory.
Our return to the lodge is around sunset. Upon arrival, you have the opportunity to fresh up, relax or review your photographs before our dinner at the restaurant.
Besides jaguars which is our main focus, there are other great wildlife opportunities to encounter. A few to name are the giant river otters, howler and capuchin monkeys, yellow anacondas, Jacaré caiman and various bird species such as Tocu toucans, Hyancinth Macaws, black skimmers and many more.
After breakfast we check-out and our private plane is ready for us to take us back to Cuiabá. In time for your connecting flight or we will bring you to the hotel if you are staying an additional night at Cuiabá.
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