BIRD WATCHING.PANTANAL TOUR 6D/5N
Remote distance and vastness of Pantanal wilderness, grant this place, the peace, the solitude and the altogether silence this specific type of tour demands. A large seasonally flooded wetland, the Pantanal is renowned among bird watchers around the world as an easy place to excellent views of great number of water birds-storks, egrets, herons, ibises, ducks, cormorants-as well as raptors and many species of parrots, such as hyacinth and golden colored macaw. There are more amazing species including American pigmy king fisher, long tailed ground dove, helmeted manakin, yellow billed cardinal, scarlet headed black bird, great black hawk, black collared hawk, maguari and wood storks, southern screamer, bare faced curassow, common piping guan and limpkin.
The majority of these bird species can be found all year round in Pantanal, with the larger concentration of water birds occurring towards the end of the wet season. All this grants the client, simple the best environment for bird watching. Modesty aside, the Professor in charge for this tour is simple the best bird watching guide for this job; besides to all equipment required such as telescope, play back, binocular and printed birding literature,he is the best for the following reasons:
He was born and raised in the same area; client is going to go bird watching.
He shows birds for several years only in Mato Grosso State, so he has to be the best.
He is highly devoted to his ideal of sustainableecotourism, and he shows it, by hiring locals to assist the tours, so that, your money goes to the maitenence of local Pantanal families.
He advocates respect for the environment by taking only small groups into Pantanal, in order to cause minimum disturbance.
Our Professor has a degree in English Language from the Federal University of Mato Grosso state, so he is able to communicate all his bird knowledge. See how our Professor describes a green king fisher:
“black bill;dark,shiny,oily green above with narrow nuchal collar white; two rows of white spots on flight feathers; outer tail feathers mainly white(flashing in flight). white below with a broad rufous chest band”.
Our Professor employs the following technics in the ecological tours:
Theatricality: Reproducing birds’ voice in the forest is a good way to attract them
Invisibility: you will Learn how to disappear in the forest; we can teach you how to become truly invisible. By wearing the proper color of cargo pants and outdoor clothing which provides good camouflage in Pantanal forest.We understand that invisibility is a matter of patience.
Attention: Always mind your surroundings.
Bird identification: One can identify six birds;we can teach you how to identify six hundred.
These are powerful agents to improve your Pantanal bird watching.
Day1
Pick-up in a Cuiaba hotel of client’s choice, early in the morning, by an English speaking guide born in the area, then right away chauffeuring to the first Pantanal lodge of the tour; Photo safari along the transpantaneira park road and contemplation of bird flocks , while chauffeuring service to the lodge in comfort. Arrival for lunch. Soon after lunch this masterpiece of the nature called Pantanal, will be explored by a quite silent paddle boat,further down the Pantanal river , where for many years, we have been showing many bird species such as five types of king fishers.
After beholding a remarkable fading sun, return to the lodge for dinner. Soon after dinner, client will enjoy his first night photo safari, in which he will enhance his chances to see crepuscular animals such as the tapir, the anteater or even the slender ocelot! Overnight in the lodge.
Day2_Breakfast
After the gleam of the morning’s first beam, this odyssey of wildlife will carry on, through the ever green grass of Pantanal forest, by tracking down Pantanal birds, and also by listening to the explanation of the well informed English speaking guide born in the area; beholding of the local fauna lurking into the bush wood, as the Pantanal wind, waves the leaves of the acori palm trees. Return to the lodge shortly before lunch time. Lunch. After lunch, this journey of wildlife will continue with an enjoyable and peaceful vehicleride over the Pantanal landscape, where storks hover in the air, and capybaras graze on ever green grass; some breaks for footage and photos at the twilight’s gleaming! Dinner and overnight in the lodge.
Day3_Breakfast
After breakfast, chauffeuring to the second pantanal lodge of the tour, as client enjoys, broad day light photo safari on the way to the second lodge, then arrival for lunch. Soon after lunch, the search for birds will take place by motorized boat; through the river we have been finding birds and jaguars for several years.
Altogether silence will allow visitor to hear unique bird sounds while he realizes the glow of a fading sun! Dinner and overnight in the lodge.
Day4_Breakfast
By this time of the tour, the client will have seen plenty of birds, so the morning hours will be shared between bird focus and wildlife focus, such as jaguars, giant otters, capybaras and jacare Caymans; in our well-equipped motorized boat. Lunch in the lodge.
By the afternoon, it will be time to explore some channels beside the main river, in order to enhance chances to behold more birdlife. Dinner and overnight in Pantanal hotel.
Day5_Breakfast
Soon after breakfast, our English speaking guide born in the area, will speed up the boat towards the most remote areas, upwards Cuiaba River, in order to show, brand new bird views, by chartering every single corner of hidden channels along the river, so that, chances to see more birds, and also mammals will be maximized. Lunch in the lodge.
After lunch it will be time to refine the quality of bird views, by taking the visitor right where the great flocks are, until the glistening in the glow of a fading sun. Dinner and overnight in Pantanal lodge.
Day6_Mission accomplished!
Breakfast then after it, chauffeuring back to Cuiaba, but then again, the visitor will enjoy the impressive view of Transpantaneira park road landscape on his way to Cuiaba.
Everything in comfort, politeness, cleanness and friendly environment
