Pantanal Wildlife Tour from Cuiabá
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Pantanal Wildlife Tour from Cuiabá

Brazil
3 Nights·4 Days
Northern PantanalSafari & WildlifeComfort Adventures

Overview

Do you love animals and the outdoors? Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime on our Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso in Brazil! With qualified guides, you set out on night tours, boat trips, and a photo safari to spot capybaras, giant anteaters, caimans, jabiru storks, and other incredible species.

Another highlight of this Pantanal wildlife tour is trekking through the forest and flooded areas, perfect if you enjoy hiking and discovering the mysteries of nature. After the excitement, you rest in beautiful accommodations in Poconé, a town in northern Mato Grosso blessed by nature, with cozy air-conditioned rooms, private bathrooms, swimming pools, and tasty Brazilian dishes.

  • Full itinerary: photo safaris, night tours, boat tours, horseback riding, and hiking.
  • Frequent sightings of capybaras, caimans, giant otters, anteaters, exotic birds, and other Pantanal animals.
  • Horseback riding through open fields and floodplains.
  • An exciting boat tour on the Aquidauana River.
  • Activities guided by English-speaking local experts.
  • All-inclusive: round-trip transfer from Cuiabá, accommodation, full board, and local guides.

  • Custom tour: extend your adventure by adding more days, or combine with the Southern Pantanal for a deeper Pantanal experience. Contact us for more information!

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival / Night Pantanal Wildlife Tour

  • Pick-upMarechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), Cuiabá
  • TransferCuiabá → Poconé · ~100 km
  • Night tour4x4 with spotlight · owls, caimans, ocelots, maned wolves
  • Departure from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso: PlanetaEXO’s local partner will pick you up at the airport or your hotel in the morning, at a time aligned with your arrival flight. The drive to Poconé takes over 1.5 hours (~100 km).

After settling in and a dinner of delicious Brazilian dishes, you join expert guides in 4×4 vehicles for a night tour, using a spotlight to look for Pantanal animals such as owls, caimans, ocelots, and maned wolves under the starry sky.

Meals included: Dinner

A group of ecotourists aboard an open 4x4 safari vehicle on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, with a guide pointing a spotlight beam toward a bare white tree under a brilliant Milky Way sky
A caiman's armored head rises just above the dark water surface on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, its golden-scaled snout and alert eyes caught in warm light with a perfect mirror reflection below

Day 2

Photo Safari / Boat Tour

  • Photo safariopen vehicles · giant anteaters, tapirs, blue macaws, jabiru storks
  • Boat touron the river

After breakfast, a morning photo safari in open vehicles covers greater distances to spot animals hidden during the night tour.

Jaguars are among the most beloved animals of the biome, but sightings here are unlikely; even so, you can see giant anteaters, marsh deer, tapirs, blue macaws and the symbol of the Pantanal, the jabiru stork. A boat tour adds another perspective on the wetland’s birds and wildlife.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

A male marsh deer with large antlers tangled in vegetation stands in shallow water on a Pantanal wildlife tour, a small yellow-bellied songbird perched on its neck
View from a small boat gliding past floating water hyacinths on a calm wetland channel at sunrise, with pink and orange clouds reflected in the still water and dense gallery forest silhouetted along the horizon — a defining scene on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá
A large raptor with wings fully spread hovers low over a calm dark river during a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, talons extended as it strikes at the water's surface, with lush green aquatic vegetation glowing in warm golden light behind it
Two jabiru storks standing together on a large stick nest atop a bare dead tree, their black heads and vivid red throat pouches glowing against a rose-pink sunset sky — a classic sighting on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá
Two hyacinth macaws perched on a weathered dead tree stump during a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, their cobalt-blue plumage and vivid yellow eye-rings gleaming in the sunlight
A giant anteater walks through dry open grassland on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, its long snout lowered and distinctive black-and-white shoulder stripe clearly visible

Day 3

Horseback Riding / Pantanal Trek

  • Horseback ridingopen fields & floodplain (beginner-friendly)
  • Pantanal trekforest · flora & fauna

Enjoy some horseback riding with docile horses and comfortable saddles so even first-timers can explore the open fields and floodplain like the local cowboys.

After lunch and a break for resting, the next adventure is a Pantanal trek in the forest, where you spot animals and insects and admire the vegetation, ferns, bromeliads, orchids, water lilies, and colorful ipês (Brazil’s national flower).

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

A group of smiling riders on grey horses moves through a lush green corridor on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, a couple in the foreground holding hands in the saddle
Two yacare caimans basking with open mouths on a muddy riverbank during a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, their reflections mirrored in the calm blue water below
A large wading bird perched on a stick nest atop a bare dead tree, silhouetted against a blazing orange sunset sky on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá
A yellow-headed caracara perches on the back of a tapir browsing green shrubs on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, showcasing a rare moment of inter-species wildlife behaviour
A cowboy on a white horse leads a galloping herd through a flooded wetland at golden hour on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, water exploding in every direction
A group of six capybaras standing alert on a muddy bank beside a shallow, vegetation-covered pool on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá

Day 4

Final Trek in the Pantanal / Departure

  • Easy trekfarewell walk
  • TransferPoconé → Cuiabá
  • Departure from the lodge: PlanetaEXO’s local partner will drive you back to Cuiabá after lunch, according to your preferred schedule. The drive to the airport or your hotel takes around 1.5 hours (~100 km).

The last day begins with a hearty breakfast, followed by a final, easy trek to say goodbye to the Pantanal. You return to the accommodation by lunchtime, then check out.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch

Three visitors pause on a Pantanal Tour from Cuiabá, gazing up through sun-drenched forest canopy as golden light bursts between the treetops
Seven hyacinth macaws perched across the bare branches of a tall tree on a Pantanal tour from Cuiabá, set against a dense green forest canopy

What is Included

  • Private, round-trip transfer (Cuiabá ⇌ Pantanal)
  • 3-night accommodation at your selected lodge
  • Meals (full board)
  • Guided activities (photo safaris, night tours, boat tours, horseback riding, and hiking)
  • Private local guides (English and Portuguese)

Not included

  • Flight tickets
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses (laundry service, phone calls, etc.)
  • Beverages (water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks)
  • Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Accommodation in Cuiabá
  • Personal expenses & tips: personal expenses and gratuities
  • Any services not previously mentioned

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