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11 Days Pantanal & Iguazú Falls Tour Package

Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
Priced From: $4,198 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Mar - Oct

Day 1 • U.S. / Rio de Janeiro

Depart the U.S. on an overnight flight to Rio de Janeiro. (Meals Aloft)

Day 2 • Rio de Janeiro

Arrive in Rio early this morning and transfer to the Ipanema Plaza Hotel. There's time to relax and enjoy lunch on your own before a tour of Old Rio. This evening, enjoy a special welcome dinner at Rio Scenarium, complete with samba dancing. (B Aloft, D)

Days 3 & 4 • Rio de Janeiro / Iguazú Falls National Park

This morning, we fly to Iguazú Falls and transfer to the Bourbon Cataratas Resort, near spectacular Iguazu Falls. From Brazil and neighboring Argentina, we explore the scenic wonders of Iguazú Falls, one of the largest waterfalls on Earth, with over 275 cascades cutting through rich rainforest. We explore the trails that surround the falls, and walk along rainforest paths in search of wildlife, including hundreds of species of butterfly, grey brocket deer, capuchin monkeys, and great dusky swifts which nest behind the falls. (B,L,D Daily)

Day 5 • Iguazú Falls / São Paulo

This morning, join our naturalist for a visit to the hummingbird gardens. Later, we fly to São Paulo and overnight at the Marriott. (B,L,D)

Day 6 •São Paulo / Campo Grande / Refúgio Ecológico Caiman

We depart São Paulo and fly to Campo Grande, continuing overland to Refúgio Ecológico Caiman. This afternoon, we explore the Pantanal during an orientation hike, where we’ll watch the sunset and see the landscape come alive with hyacinth macaws, black-hooded parakeets and other wildlife. We return to the lodge for dinner. (B,L,D)

Days 7 & 8 • Refúgio Ecológico Caiman

We spend two full days exploring the Pantanal, encountering a large variety of wildlife. Brown capuchin and howler monkeys frequent the forests, along with raptors such as great black hawks and king vultures. We enjoy afternoons canoeing on the lake, optional horseback riding and cruising the Rio Aquidauana, seeing Amazon kingfishers, capybaras and Paraguayan caimans. At the ranch we’ll enjoy a special barbecue prepared by the pantaneiros. (B,L,D Daily)

Day 9 •Refúgio Ecológico Caiman

We visit the local village, the Center for Hyacinth Macaw Research. In the afternoon, we take a safari where we may encounter greater rheas, giant anteaters and several species of macaws. We stop at the pantaneiros’ (cowboys’) barn, where we learn about their way of life. After dinner, we take a spotlight safari in search of tapirs, crab-eating foxes, ocelots and other wild cats. (B,L,D)

Day 10 • Refúgio Ecológico Caiman / São Paulo / En Route

After breakfast, we take a safari through four of the Pantanal’s habitats: open savannas, cordilheira (high-ground) forests, marshes and a beautiful field with scattered patches of forest, where we may see white-lipped peccaries, bare-faced curassows, red-footed tortoise and many other animals. We then return to Campo Grande and fly to São Paulo, with a late connection on to the U.S. (B,L,D Aloft)

Day 11 •U.S
Arrive in the U.S. and connect with flights home. (Meals Aloft)

• Encounter myriad wildlife species including giant anteaters, giant otters, ocelots and other wild cats.
• Observe spectacular birds — hyacinth macaws, toco toucans and jabiru storks.
• See spectacular Iguazú Falls and explore from both Brazil and Argentina.
• Enjoy great opportunities for wildlife photography.
• Stay in luxurious accommodations on a private ranch.
• Experience the romance of Rio de Janeiro on our extension, and explore the surrounding environs, including Poço das Antas, the last stronghold of the rare and beautiful golden lion tamarin.

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