Arrive to the CGB CUIABÁ airport or meet at the hotel with our guide, who will take you to a travel of 3 hr until the region/city of CÁCERES, where we continue driving other 75 km (1.5h) on a dirt road through mountains (the rare gem found in the lowlands) or, depending on the condition of the road, and your preference for a most comfortable transfer, we could take a boat for 2 h to the lodge down the majestic Paraguay river. This river receives the water of all the other rivers in the World’s largest Wetland. Arrival and accommodation at the Baiazinha Lodge – a nice and comfortable resort on the river banks with some rooms built on the top of the rocks, with a view to the river and others to the swimming pool. Enjoy the swimming pool for a rest or simply walk around to feel nature on your own.

These days are devoted to the mission of observing the elusive Jaguars. After long time seriously endangered, due to the trust that they were responsible for the killing of cattle (which is the only economic activity before tourism), the largest cat in Americas have found peace and tranquility for their survival with the creation of the Tayamã Ecological Station. This magnificent place is an island with many other little rivers protected, with fishing forbidden all over the island.  Due to the remoteness of the area, Jaguars there are less used to the human beings, so, in spite of being harder to observe them, this is compensated with the pleasure of not having other dozen of boats surrounding you, allowing us to have private sights. The large diversity of aquatic environments has as its only inhabitants the innumerous species of wildlife that include the Giant-river Otters – the ‘wolves of the rivers’ as well as Tapirs and many Capybaras and Caimans. Taking a fast motor boat equipped with radio-communication is the best and most guaranteed way to see Jaguars. The Jaguars could be hidden, just resting on the river banks, or playing on the beaches, or hunting Caimans and Capybaras. For exploring the Tayamã station, we must be during the whole day in the boat ride, carrying our lunch in box and return to the lodge just during the sunset. Or we do shorter boat rides on the smaller rivers and tributaries around the area of the lodge, having lunch there.

In the morning we start our journey from the aquatic Pantanal of Cáceres to visit huge pieces of land at the Pantanal of Poconé. Hopefully we would have seen Jaguars on the days before and be also able to see another huge variety of animals, including birds and reptiles, like the Herons, Oropendulas, Toucans, Troupials, Jacamars, etc. After driving about 5h with lunch on the way, arrival to the lodge in time for taking a boat ride in a small river, changing the environment and enriching the variety of wildlife seeing on this only water resource in a 35 km of diameter. Dinner and accommodation.

Wake up in the first hours of the day for a breakfast and departure down the Transpantaneira until its end, on the Cuiabá River banks, in Porto Jofre. Arrival for lunch and, in the afternoon, we already have our first chance to see the elusive Jaguars, doing a boat ride along the many rivers of the Meeting of Waters Park.

In the morning, after breakfast, we leave Porto Jofre for an overland safari along the Transpantaneira, to see another huge variety of animals, including birds and reptiles, like the (Tiger, Capped or Boat-billed) Herons, Oropendulas, Toucans, Troupials, Jacamars, etc. After having lunch on the way, arrival to the lodge in time to enjoy a walking on one of the many mound-hills, in order to see a varied examples of the wildlife at sunset. After dinner, we do a night safari, having the car equipped with flashlights for observing the nocturnal fauna that includes Foxes, Raccoons, Deer and, with luck, some Ocelots or Jaguars.

An early morning rise to feel nature awaken We leave the lodge with a little black coffee and some biscuits for a silent walk to a place with many termite hills – our best chance to see the incredible giant-anteater and many birds in chorus greeting the day. Return for breakfast, having the rest of the morning for a horse ride –the most versatile way to explore places that aren’t reached neither by feet, nor by a vehicle. Animals are so used to them that they don’t perceive the rider on its top, which makes a very good way to approach wildlife. This sightseeing includes a walk on some mound-hill for making it easier to photograph the Haycinth Macaws and many other birds that nest there, together with other mammals, such as primates, rodents and carnivores. Lunch and departure to Cuiabá, with drop-off at the airport or hotel at the convenient time.