JAGUARS OF THE PANTANAL PHOTO TOUR

JAGUARS OF THE PANTANAL PHOTO TOUR

10 Days

Brazil

6 Pax
Easy
Easy

Ethical Jaguar Photo Tour

Photograph jaguars from the river and the land



Experience the unique opportunity to photograph wild jaguars from boats in Brazil's northern Pantanal as well as from safari vehicles in the southern Pantanal. This tour combines visiting the highest jaguar density areas on the Cuiabá River near Porto Jofre, as well as the intimate settings of the Refugio Caiman where no more than three cars are ever at a sighting. In fact for most jaguar sightings, we will be totally by ourselves.
Jaguar and Cuiaba River Pantanal

PHOTOGRAPH JAGUARS ALONG THE RIVERS OF THE NORTHERN PANTANAL

JAGUAR HUNTING A CAIMAN
HIGH CHANCE OF SEEING A JAGUAR HUNT A CAIMAN
HAVE INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS WITH JAGUARS ON LAND
HAVE INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS WITH JAGUARS ON LAND
Jaguar Mother and Cub
HIGH CHANCE OF SEEING JAGUAR CUBS
Giant River Otter Pantanal
SEE GIANT RIVER OTTERS BEING CUTE AND SOCIAL
Pantanal Ranching Jaguar Conflict Mitigation
LEARN HOW JAGUARS AND CATTLE CAN CO-EXIST

Why we love this jaguar safari



We have created a jaguar photo tour for you that is unique, while still putting you into the best position to encounter jaguars and make award-winning images. This is why we came up with our two location approach. The northern and southern Pantanal both have different opportunities for jaguars.

In the northern Pantanal, one of the highest density of jaguars in the world, we will utilize one large boat to find jaguars as they rest along the colder Cuiaba River. This is also where we have our best chances of seeing jaguars hunting caimans or capybara. Since 2021 jaguar cubs have even been seen.

In the southern Pantanal, your encounters with the cats will be from safari style vehicles. Compared to the northern Pantanal, these encounters will be more intimate as we will have the cats to ourselves most of the time. This means you will get unique photographs as we can follow the jaguars on land, and will remember those encounters with great fondness.

Our accommodations are the highest end options available in both locations. In the southern Pantanal, we will in fact have the entire beautiful Baiazinha Lodge at the Caiman Ecological Refuge to ourselves. It is surrounded by a beautiful lagoon where jaguars can sometimes even be seen.


Jaguars of the Pantanal photo tour testimonials



"Cat Expeditions provides superior big and small cat viewing travel opportunities, with excellent travel logistics and guiding, and superb wildlife viewing and photography moments. Sebastian (and Rachel!) are outstanding people, friends, conservationists, guides and conversationalists with high ethics and great personalities!"

- Lisa Antell