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Exploring around the edge of the treeline at Itatiaia
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Watching a Maned Wolf at Caraça
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Sitting on the porch of our hotel as a pair of Hyacinth Macaws preen each other overhead
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Standing steps away from a family of Giant Otters tearing into freshly caught fish
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Floating a few metres away from a Jaguar as it grooms itself on the beach

Brazil: Pantanal, Atlantic Forest & Cerrado '25

Oct 02-16, 2025

15 days | Brazil | Quest Nature Tours

We’ve designed this tour to provide the essential experience of the most interesting central and southern Brazilian habitats. We start with a jaunt in the savanna-like cerrado and montane habitats at Caraça, a heavenly setting where we have the best chance in Brazil of seeing a Maned Wolf, South America’s signature canine.

At the heart of our tour is the Pantanal, the world’s largest freshwater wetland complex. Here, we find what may be the greatest concentration of conspicuous wildlife on the continent. We get to visit both the North and South Pantanal. Each day, we take drives and boat rides with the hope of seeing some of Brazil’s “Big Five” mammals, including Giant Otters, Giant Anteaters, and Jaguars, which we’ve seen and photographed regularly on recent trips! There’s also a wealth of bird life, including emblematic Hyacinth Macaws and Greater Rheas, South America’s counterpart to Africa’s Ostriches.

We end in the Atlantic Forest at the fantastic Itatiaia National Park near Rio. Here, we explore luxuriant ecosystems, ever on the lookout for monkeys and the over 350 bird species that live amidst elegant tree ferns and orchids.

To augment the experiences on this tour, we are offering a post-trip extension to the fabulous Iguazú Falls, where more great discoveries await. Mark your calendars to join us in 2025 for what promises to be an experience of a lifetime!
 
 
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Tour Cost (per person):
US$7895 including all taxes and gratuities
Group Size:
10 – 12 participants

What’s included: Airport transfers on tour start and end dates, accommodation based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar ground transportation; all activities as described in the itinerary; park entrance fees; three internal flights as detailed in the itinerary, meals as specified in the itinerary; gratuities for guides; driver, and included meals; all taxes; services of your quest leader Glenn Barrett; fully escorted by an expert English-speaking Brazilian naturalist

"[Our local guide was] so knowledgeable and such a nice person. A gem." - Valerie S.
"We saw 10 jaguars and the maned wolf 2 nights in a row!" - Past Traveller

Itinerary at a Glance

DayActivity
1Arrive in Belo Horizonte
2To Caraça
3Trails of Caraça
4Caraça / Fly to Cuiabá
5To Porto Jofre / Transpantaneira
6North Pantanal
7To Piuval
8To Cuiabá / Fly to Campo Grande
9To South Pantanal
10South Pantanal
11Boat trip on the Aquidauna River / Fly to São Paulo
12 - 13Itatiaia National Park
14Itatiaia National Park, the higher elevations
15To São Paulo / Depart
Optional Extension: Iguazú Falls

Your Tour Leader

Past-President of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, Glenn Barrett has a degree in Wildlife Biology and has worked in outdoor education programming for educational institutions and as a Wildlife Technician for Environment Canada since 1994.

Quest Nature Tours
Tour Cost (per person):
US$7895 including all taxes and gratuities
Group Size:
10 – 12 participants

What’s included: Airport transfers on tour start and end dates, accommodation based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar ground transportation; all activities as described in the itinerary; park entrance fees; three internal flights as detailed in the itinerary, meals as specified in the itinerary; gratuities for guides; driver, and included meals; all taxes; services of your quest leader Glenn Barrett; fully escorted by an expert English-speaking Brazilian naturalist

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