Things to do in The Pantanal
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Joel Souza Ecoverde Tours
Top-notch company with 25 years of service and experienced guides. Working with local pousadas towards an ecofriendly approach, Joel Souza and his son Lauro can guide you in English, German, French, Portuguese or Spanish. You can also contact him at Pousada Ecoverde.
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Pantanal Nature
A new agency run by Ailton Lara that has quickly built up a sterling reputation for its professional tours and expert guides. It also runs a Jaguar Camp near Porto Jofre with excellent success rates in seeing the animal in the dry season. The company has an office in Hotel Ramos.
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Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães
The 33,000-ha (81,545-acre) Parque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães is located in the tablelands that mark the western edge of the Brazilian central plateau. It has several excellent walks to waterfalls and caves, or you can hire guides to lead you on overnight excursions. The two exceptional sights inside the park are the 60m (196ft) Véu de Noiva (Bridal Veil) falls and the Cidade de Pedra (Stone City).
The lookout perched above the impressive, free-falling Véu de Noiva is Chapada's most dazzling place, while the Cidade de Pedra has wonderful vistas and rock formations reminiscent of stone temples. If you don't have a car, your best bet is to take an excursion with Eco T…
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Museu Dom Bosco
Campo Grande is a popular gateway to the Pantanal, and although there's not much to see in the city itself, this museum is worth a look. It has an excellent collection of over 10,000 insects, including 7000 butterflies. There are lots of stuffed animals and interesting exhibits about the Bororo, Moro, Karajá and Xavante Indians. Reasonably priced handicrafts are also available.
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Canaã Viagens e Turism
Canaã Viagens e Turismo is a recommended agency specializing in high-end fishing tours up the Rio Paraguai. It offers trips in two different barco-hotels and travels as far up the river as 300km. Minitours of three days and two nights leave twice a week and start at R$1000 per person, including all meals, fishing, guides and transfers.
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Pantanal Explorer
Owner Andre Von Thuronyi has been working with sustainable tourism in the area for 30 years and fights harmful government interference in the Pantanal with ferocity. He is actively involved in saving the hyacinth macaw and giant otter. Affiliated with Pousada Araras Eco Lodge.
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Museu do Pantanal
Located in Corumbá, the southern gateway to the Pantanal, this museum contains a reasonably interesting collection of stuffed local wildlife, Indian artifacts and modern works by local artists. The city's municipal library also shares the building.
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Pantanal Discovery
Now associated with Fazenda Santa Clara, this is one of the most experienced agencies in Campo Grande. If buying a package it’s worth paying a little extra for private accommodation in the fazenda rather than using the camp.
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Pantanal Viagens & Turismo
A nice agency working mainly with Pousada Passo do Lontra that has worked hard to maintain its excellent reputation.
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