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The Pantanal, Luxury Holidays to Brazil

The Pantanal
The Pantanal
The Pantanal
The Pantanal is the world’s largest area of wetlands, a flat landscape, with gently sloping and meandering rivers. The region, whose name derives from the Portuguese word “pântano” (meaning “swamp” or “marsh” ), is mostly within the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. There are also small portions in Bolivia and Paraguay. About 99% of the land in the Pantanal is privately owned for the purpose of agriculture and ranching in particular. There are some 2500 fazendas in the region, with up to 8 million head of cattle.

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Imagine a flat area extending over 75,000 square kilometres, the size of Holland, Switzerland and Belgium put together. Now imagine this vast plain inhabited almost exclusively by birds, animals and fish and preserved almost instinctively by a small population which lives in perfect harmony with all of it.

The Pantanal is this incredible combination of beauty, with an enormous variety of flora and fauna bursting into life before you. You might be lucky enough to see the landing and take off of the Tuiulu, a bird with a wing span of over three metres.

The Pantanal is often overshadowed by the Amazon Rainforest, but is as vital and as interesting a part of the country to visit. Birds are all around, but the Pantanal is also a sanctuary for giant river otters, anacondas, iguanas, jaguars, cougars, crocodiles, deer and anteaters.

Refugio da Ilha is a converted farmhouse in the south of the Pantanal about 145 miles west of Camp Grande on a river island and totally surrounded by lagoons and marshes. There are seven very comfortable en suite rooms for guests. More…

Refugio Caiman
is one of the Pantanal's best equipped lodges - mosquito screening, air conditioning and a private bathroom are a given. The lodge is a four hour drive from the airport at Camp Grande. More…

Pousada Xaraes Lodge
is situated in one of the most beautiful geographic regions of the Pantanal, the Abobral Pantanal, by the river Abobral. More…

Barra Mansa Lodge is a family run lodge catering both to fishing and eco tourism. The lodge is located at the confluence of the Vazante do Castelo and Negro rivers, 225km from Campo Grande. More...

Pousada Araras Eco Lodge
is south of Cuiaba, about three hours along the Transpantaneria Park Road and through some very typical swamplands. More…

 
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