For more than 20 years, we have been guiding our guests through the northern Pantanal. Our lodge is located about 38 km from the entrance to the wetlands, directly along the famous Transpantaneira — the dusty road connecting Poconé and Porto Jofre.
As soon as you enter the Transpantaneira just outside Poconé, you are surrounded by the extraordinary wildlife and vegetation of the Pantanal. It feels like being inside a vast open-air wildlife park — with no fences, just endless wetlands, forests, and horizon.
Caimans rest along the water’s edge, capybaras cross the road in groups, and an anaconda can occasionally be spotted near the waterways. Water lilies cover the ponds, while large Jabiru storks search for fish. The impressive termite mounds, some up to two metres high, are one of the region’s iconic sights.
Our tours cover the entire region: the Pantanal wetlands, the Chapada highlands, the jaguar area around Porto Jofre, and river snorkeling in Nobres. All excursions can be combined.
Accompanied by our local guides, you will ride gentle horses through the savannah. Have you ever seen an armadillo digging its burrow? Or, at dusk, a tapir swimming in the river in the light of your flashlight?
On the high plateaus of the Chapada you can enjoy sweeping views over the lowlands and savannah forests in complete silence. Did you know this is the geographical centre of South America? Take a swim in a river with small waterfalls and discover the bizarre rock formations.
On the riverbed of the crystal-clear 25°C water, you can often see small freshwater stingrays. Let yourself float and swim eye to eye with harmless black piranhas. Near the lodge, you may also spot flocks of blue-and-yellow macaws in the palm trees as well as capuchin monkeys.
These graceful big cats are often seen along the riverbanks. Unfortunately, many animals were hunted in the 1960s, and the population is still slowly recovering today. Jaguars hunt deer, otters, agoutis, capybaras, and even caimans across large areas of dense forest.