Brazil – Wildlife Of The Northen & Southern Pantanal Photo Tour 2026

US$12,018 person sharing

Spaces Available

Please note that an extension to the Southern Pantanal is available and can be booked on a private basis, please contact us if you are interested.

Please note that costs & dates for 2026 are subject to change as not all our partner properties and local airlines have released their rates. Should we need to revise costs, we will endeavour to keep fees & dates as close to the original.

15 Sep 2026 – 25 Sep 2026

ORYX is proud to present a carefully crafted photo tour to Brazil’s captivating Pantanal, with Photo Tour Leader Penny Robartes.

Penny will use her extensive photographic experience to teach you how best to utilise your camera and capture your photographic vision while you are immersed in the spirit of the destination.

Considered one of the ten “mega-diversity” countries of the world, our Brazil photography tour is an adventure to the vast Pantanal, which is an endless mix of backwaters, lakes, rivers, gallery forests and forested islands.

This is the planet’s largest tropical wetland and is home to some of the most spectacular concentrations of wildlife in South America. Birds are abundant, and a fantastic selection of wildlife awaits the avid photographer, however one creature has an aura unlike any other in the region, and that is the mystical Jaguar. With 5 full days of boat excursions to search for these water-loving cats, we really have a fabulous opportunity to come to grips with these huge predators.

Why this Brazil Photo Tour is for You

Destination Allure

The Pantanal is the only place on earth where one is virtually guaranteed to encounter a Jaguar, and this hefty cat is the main target of our photo tour.

Month of Travel

Our Brazil Photo Tour takes place in September, when there is little to no rainfall, it is getting hotter by the day and animals cluster around the shrinking lakes and rivers, giving us opportunities to witness superb concentrations of mammals, reptiles and birds.

Number of Species

The Pantanal is saturated with a diverse array of wildlife and birds! Photographic highlights include the famed Jaguar, Giant River Otter, Yacare Caiman, Brazilian Tapir, Giant Anteater, Capybara, Hyacinth Macaw, Toco Toucan, Jabiru, Greater Rhea, and Seven-banded Armadillo.

Small Group Departures

Travel to this exotic location with like-minded individuals and share your photographic bucket-list destination together.

Guided experience

Local knowledge of the region and its wildlife is key to crafting the ultimate Brazil photography tour experience. Combined with the photographic expertise of your ORYX Photo Tour Leader, and you are in for an adventure that will further fuel your excitement for photography and the destination.

ORYXLEADER
Penny Robartes

11 Days

6 Guests + 1 ORYX Leader

Wildlife

Destination

Brazil
Departure
Cuiabá
person sharing
US$12,018
Single Supplement
US$1,428
Photographic Highlights
Jaguar, Hyacinth Macaw, Jabiru, Greater Rhea, Bare-faced Curassow, Brazilian Tapir, Giant River Otter and more
Guide

Penny Robartes

From our gallery

Best of Brazil

Days 1 to 2: Campo Grande to Pousada Aguapé

Pousada Aguapé (around 235 km away), which is located on the edge of the Pantanal. Although it has a long history of farming, having been run by the same family for around 150 years, it has undertaken various ecotourism projects including fishing and wildlife viewing. The property is covered in a mosaic of vegetation from forests and grasslands to wetlands, and as such provides excellent habitat for a variety of mammals and birds. Tonight, we have a chance to find Ocelot, a beautiful Neotropical feline the size of a small dog, and may partake in a night drive this evening to search for these handsome small cats.

Day 2 -4: Full days at Aguapé

You have three full days at Pousada Aguapé. One of your primary reasons for visiting here is the incredible Giant Anteater – a huge insectivorous mammal that can measure over two metres long and weigh up to 40kg! Broad swathes of grassland peppered with termite mounds can be found at Pousada Aguapé – perfect habitat for the anteater, and you will have ample time to photograph these bizarre creatures. Pousada Aguapé has other drawcards, with photogenic Crab-eating Foxes, Yellow Armadillos, Capybaras, Red-legged Seriemas and Toco Toucans providing for many hours of photographic entertainment. You may also get the chance to search for wildlife from a boat, and all in all, this promises to be a fascinating area with many intriguing photographic subjects! In the evenings, you will have a further chance to search for Ocelot while out on night drive.

Day 5: Flight to Cuiaba and overnight

This morning you will depart Pousada Aguapé and head back to Cuiaba where we will overnight.

Day 6: Cuiaba To Porto Jofre

After some final photography near our lodge, we continue our journey along the Transpantaneira to Port Jofre, where we board our floating “home”, a houseboat that will act as our base as we focus our attention on the mighty Jaguar.

Day 7 to 10: Pantanal

Over the next four full days of our Brazil photography tour, we will have the amazing opportunity to search for our main photographic subject, the mighty Jaguar, with a series of early morning and late afternoon boat rides. We also have the fabulous opportunity for intimate encounters with family groups of Giant River Otters, huge Brazilian Tapirs (South America’s biggest land mammal), hundreds of capybara, Caiman and various bird species.

Day 12: Cuiaba and depart

Today our photo safari sadly comes to an end and we will be transferred to the airport in time for our departing flight home.

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