Pocone, State of Mato Grosso 78175-000 Brazil

Avenida Republica do Libano s/n, Pocone, State of Mato Grosso 78175-000 Brazil

The Pantanal is one of the largest continuous wetland expanses of the planet and is located in the center of South America, in the basin of the Upper Paraguay. Its area is 150,000 square kilometers, with 65% of its territory in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and 35% in Mato Grosso. The Pantanal is formed by extensive wetlands that serve as shelter for many fish, such as painted, gold, pacu, and also for other animals, such as alligators, capybaras and otters, among other species. Many endangered animals in other parts of Brazil still have vigorous populations in the Pantanal region, such as the marsh deer, the capybara, the Jabiru and the alligator. The Pantanal fauna is very rich. There are 650 species of birds (over Brazil are cataloged about 1800). The most spectacular is the hyacinth macaw, an endangered species. There is still storks (the bird symbol of Pantanal), toucans, parakeets, egrets, hummingbirds (minors may weigh two grams), herons (species of heron brown color), jacanas, emus, seriemas, parrots, spoonbills, hawks, caracara and ibises. In the Pantanal have been cataloged more than 1,100 species of butterflies. They are more than 124 species of mammals, the main ones being the jaguar (reaching 1.2 m in length, 0.85 cm tall and weighs up to 150 kg), capybara, cub, pampas deer, veado- brocket, maned wolf, monkey, marsh deer, howler the marsh (monkey that makes a scary noise in the morning), tapir, peccary, giant anteater, dog-eating fox, tapir, silkworm sloth, otter, puma, coati, armadillo etc. The region is also extremely fishy, ​​having already been cataloged 263 species of fish: piranhas (carnivorous and extremely voracious fish), pacu, painted, gilded, cachara, curimbata, piraputanga, jau and piau are some of the species found. There are plenty of reptiles, the main one being alligator (alligator-swampland and smooth-fronted caiman), snake-mouth sapo (Jararaca), anaconda, Boa Constrictor, Snake moorhen, water-snakes and other ), lizards (iguana, lizard-green) and turtles (turtle and tortoise).

Aeroporto Inacio Tolentino de Barros 1474 Bairro São Benedito, Pocone, State of Mato Grosso 78175-000 Brazil

All of our highly experienced and passionate guides grew up and live in the Pantanal. We specialize in Pantanal wildlife tours and Jaguars photography tours. For more than 19 years we guide both nature lovers, professional photographers and work for intertnational broadcasting agencies such as; National Geographic, NHK Tokio and Smithsonian. For many years we guided several filmcrews in the Pantanal on documenting the Pantanal wildlife and especially the jaguar.Our keen eye for photography and experience to read the behaviour of animals allows us to position our clients for the best possible photographic opportunities. Our expeditions take you to remote destinations, far away from the crowds, and the majority of your time is spent in the wilderness enjoying all that nature has to offer.We offer a variety of Pantanal wildlife, birdwatching and jaguar photography tours. All our tours and activities are led by our experienced guides .

Pocone, State of Mato Grosso Brazil

I'm a tour guide with 30 years’ experience guiding in the Pantanal. I take a different view of eco-adventure tours than other guides and that's why I decided to set up my own agency. As the grandchild of a native Brazillian Indian raised in the Pantanal, my main goal is to share my love of the region with others. My grandfather Julio taught me the secrets and knowledge about the fauna, flora (medicinal plants), animal tracking and being a peao (cowboy). I aim to diversify the Pantanal tour experience by not only observing and sharing my knowledge about plants and animals but also bringing you into contact with local people and peoes (cowboys). I'm also a freelance airplane pilot, licensed in the USA where I used to work as pilot during the Pantanal's flood season. If you want to see the beauty of the Pantanal from a different point of view, I would love to take you on a sightseeing flight Julinho Monteiro

Rua San Diego Jardim Califórnia, 350, Pocone, State of Mato Grosso 78070-420 Brazil

Wild Jaguar Safaris is a Brazilian tourism agency located in Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso and gateway to the Pantanal. We focus our tours on the wonders of the Pantanal, home to a huge variety of iconic species, including the majestic jaguar and the endangered giant otter.