touring

Amazon, Cerrado & Pantanal with Jaguar Safari (10 days)

The legendary Amazon can only be described in superlatives. Spanning over 5 million square kilometers—80% of which lies within Brazil—it stretches across eight Brazilian states, including Mato Grosso. It stands as the largest and most pristine rainforest on Earth, crisscrossed by a vast network of over a thousand rivers that together hold 20% of the world’s fresh surface water. In the heart of Brazil lies the Cerrado, a savanna covering an area equal to that of Western Europe (around 2 million square kilometers). Renowned as the richest savanna in the world, it boasts an extraordinary diversity of plant life and a high level of endemism. Many of Brazil’s major rivers originate here, and the region is dotted with spectacular natural wonders like the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, located just 55 km northeast of Cuiabá airport, home to a remarkable variety of wildlife, including 837 bird species, 161 mammals, 120 reptiles, and over 10,000 vascular plants—44% of which are endemic.

The Pantanal, one of the last true wildernesses, is the largest continuous wetland on the planet and has been declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Covering an area of 240,000 square kilometers in the heart of South America, the Pantanal serves as a unique ecological crossroads, blending elements of the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforests, the Brazilian Cerrado, and the Paraguayan Chaco. This extraordinary region shelters an astounding diversity of wildlife, including 698 species of birds, 100 mammals, 177 reptiles, 40 amphibians, and more than 250 species of fish. It is South America’s premier wildlife sanctuary and an unmissable destination for nature lovers.