PANTANAL EXPLORER

PANTANAL EXPLORER, pioneer in ecological tourism, offers a variety of safe, comfortable, styled and exciting programs to the best sites of Mato Grosso State, combining charming and nature responsible Lodges under the guidance of naturalist bilingual guides, specialized in ecotourism concepts and with large knowledge on the fauna and flora of the visited areas.

We are a tour operator based in the heart of South America, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil.

Our main attraction is the easy and relatively close access to the three very distinct ecosystems: PANTANAL, SAVANNA and the AMAZON RAINFOREST. This makes the state of Mato Grosso a very interesting destination for nature lovers.

PANTANAL – enormous wetland, situated in the middle of South America. With its exuberant fauna, Pantanal is becoming a very popular holiday destination for nature lovers.

Only 130 km Southwest from Cuiabá airport starts Pantanal main attraction, the TRANSPANTANEIRA PARK ROAD, famous for its exciting wooden bridges surrounded by caimans and all kind of wildlife. The over 600 bird species attracts birdwatchers from all the World corners.

Over the last years, more and more people recognize it as the main South American Wildlife Sanctuary.

SAVANNA – Mato Grosso savanna is best represented by Chapada dos Guimarães National Park only 67 km Northeast from Cuiabá airport. With its average altitude of 760 m above see level, Chapada dos Guimarães, older than the Andes Chain, is the main source of the waters that flows into Pantanal Lowland.

Its numerous waterfalls, crystal clear rivers and intriguing rock formation give an extra value to the beauty of the savanna vegetation and its exotic fauna.

Also Nobres with its calcareous caves and crystal rivers, full of colorful fishes, is an enjoyable region to be included in a visit to this destination.

AMAZON RAINFOREST – Two third of the Mato Grosso State where originally covered by Amazon Rain Forest, nevertheless many regions keep a beautiful reserve of this grandiose ecosystem.

Only 290 km North of Cuiabá, reachable by car, observing the transition from the savanna into the Amazon rainforest and after crossing long extensions of Soya beans, cotton and teca tree plantations we reach São José do Rio Claro, with its over 33.000 ha of preserved forest, along the Claro River.

Further north, about 900 km and reachable by plane we meet Alta Floresta, surrounded by luxuriant Meridional Amazonian Jungle. Also the Valley of the Guaporé River on the border with Bolivia, as well as the National Indian Reserve of Xingu, are some of the Amazonian destinations to be considered.

WE AT PANTANAL EXPLORER WILL BE HAPPY TO ORGANIZE YOU A VISIT INTO ONE, TWO OR ALL THREE MATO GROSSO ECOSYSTEMS, ACCORDING TO YOUR INTEREST AND TIME.

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