Country: Brazil

Morning activity at SouthWild Pantanal Lodge

We spend the morning exploring the wetlands around the lodge, including a boat excursion through quiet channels where the reflections and soft light create excellent conditions for photography. Black-collared Hawks are regular sightings here, along with kingfishers, herons, jacanas, and a variety of other wetland birds.

SouthWild Pantanal Lodge

A premier base in Poconé for exploring the wild Pantanal. Expect expert-led jaguar safaris, horseback rides, and exceptional wildlife viewing from a private, riverfront lodge.

Morning activity at Aymara Lodge

An early start around Aymara Lodge, where the gardens and surrounding forest often offer excellent photographic opportunities before the day warms up. Hyacinth Macaws are regular visitors, alongside toucans, parrots, woodpeckers, and a changing cast of Pantanal birdlife. After breakfast, we continue exploring the nearby stretches of the Transpantaneira, stopping whenever wildlife or the light invites us to slow down.

Aymara Lodge

A serene gateway to the Pantanal, this lodge in Poconé offers immersive wildlife encounters and guided safaris through Brazil's vast wetlands.

Long-billed Starthroat

Tropical Royal Flycatcher

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Purple Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus nudus