BIRDWATCHING - 7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS

DAY 1 – CUIABÁ AIRPORT - PANTANAL

Arrival at Cuiabá/Várzea Grande Airport, reception and transfer to Poconé (105 Km), following on the Transpantaneira up to Araras Eco Lodge (32 Km).

Bird watching along the way to the lodge. Welcome drink and accommodation. Afternoon trekking on the Rondon path. Dinner and overnight at Araras Eco Lodge.

DAY 2 - PASSO DA EMA - ARARAS LODGE TOWER - PASSO DA EMA

Early morning birding at the “arapacu” trial, (white-eyed parakeet, monk parakeet, rufous hornero, yellow-browned tyrant, purplish jay, sayaca tanager, saffron finch, red-crested cardinal, etc.).

Lunch at Araras followed by a visit to the observation tower with possibilities of spotting herons, sun bittern, little blue heron, whistling heron, bare-faced ibis, snail kite, purple gallinule, yellow-billed tern, Amazon kingfisher, pygmy kingfisher, barred ant shrike, etc.

Return to Araras Lodge in adapted vehicle for bird watching with possibilities to see black-crowned night-heron, nacunda nightjar, pauraquee, great horned owl, common potoo, etc. Dinner and overnight at Lodge. (B, L, D)

DAY 3 - PASSO DA EMA - SAFARI - PASSO DA EMA

After early breakfast, departure towards Pixaim River (34 Km) in an open car. Birding along the Transpantaneira (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus, Amblyramphus holosericeus, southern screamer, lesser yellow-headed vulture, savanna hawk, black-colored hawk, roadside hawk, laughing falcon, greater rhea, Jabiru stork, American wood stork, etc.).

Lunch at local lodge then hiking thru the forest with possibilities of spotting species such as Heliornis fulica, the rare Agamia agami, Chloroceryle aenea and others, after trekking motor boat trekking at Pixaim river.

Dinner at local lodge then return doing a nocturnal birding along the Transpantaneira road (Bubo virginianus, Cochlearius cochlearius, Nyctibius griseus, Nyctidromus albicollis and others) return to the lodge and overnight. (B, L, D)

DAY 4 - PASSO DA EMA - SENTINELA - PASSO DA EMA

Early morning birding at the lodge ground, (white-eyed parakeet, monk parakeet, rufous hornero, yellow-browned tyrant, purplish jay, sayaca tanager, saffron finch, red-crested cardinal, Sturnella superciliaris, Polistictus pectoralis, Psarocolius decumanus, etc.).

After breakfast trip to the “Sentinela-camp” by the margins of Clarinho river for further birding in kayaks and paths

Lunch by the campfire. Further birding on the savannah on the way back to the lodge.

Night tour to look for the night birds (black-crowned night-heron, nacunda nightjar, pauraquee, great horned owl, common potoo, etc.); return and overnight at Lodge.
(B, L, D)

DAY 5 - PASSO DA EMA - CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES

Early morning birding at the lodge ground. After breakfast departure to Chapada dos Guimarães (170 Km). (Melanopareia torquata, Nystalus chacuru, Thamnophilus torquatus, Schistchlamys ruficapillus and others).

Lunch at local restaurante in front of a beautiful high waterfall. Birding in its surroundings and on the Hummingbird trail, followed by the transfer to Chapada City. Stop at the Hell’s Gate and walk its trail. Overnight at Lodge. Dinner

DAY 6 - CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES

Early morning birding at the lodge ground. After breakfast departure through Água Fria road sppoting birds as Melanopareia torquata, Nystalus chacuru, Thamnophilus torquatus, Schistchlamys ruficapillus and others.

Lunch at Morro dos Ventos restaurant followed by a visit to the look out view and geodesic centre. In the afternoon a visit to Vale da Benção.

Return to the lodge for dinner and departure to observe nocturnal habits birds. Overnight at Lodge. (B,L,D)

DAY 7 - CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES - CUIABÁ

Breakfast and departure to Cuiabá airport.