A WUZZR trip · Wildlife
🇧🇷 Pantanal Jaguars
The best big-cat odds on earth
6–14 September 2026
8 nights · 2 travellers · Cuiabá, Brazil
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Travellers
Accommodation level
Pace
Budget shape
CHF 3,035 per person · CHF 674 per day
Getting thereTransport+
Long-haul to São Paulo, domestic to Cuiabá, then a long drive
From Switzerland: CHF 640–1350 return, per person.
Once you're there: Lodge transfers along the Transpantaneira
Where you sleepAccommodation+
Porto Jofre floating hotel
Northern Pantanal
River-moored rooms, boats leave from the deck
Check availability ↗Alternatives in Brazil: Selina Lapa, Rio (~CHF 55/night) · Copacabana Palace (~CHF 950/night) · Airbnb around Ipanema / Santa Teresa (~CHF 90/night).
Day by day9 days in Cuiabá+
Day 1 · Sun 6 Sept
Arrive · Full-day safari
Land in Cuiabá, Brazil · check in · Dawn start
Day 2 · Mon 7 Sept
Walking safari
On foot with a ranger · tracks and plants · siesta after
Day 3 · Tue 8 Sept
Water day
Boat safari · hippos and birdlife · sundowner on the bank
Day 4 · Wed 9 Sept
First game drive
Afternoon loop · waterhole at dusk · dinner under the stars
Day 5 · Thu 10 Sept
Conservation day
Sanctuary or research camp visit · night drive for nocturnals
Day 6 · Fri 11 Sept
Full-day safari
Dawn start · picnic in the park · big cats in the last light
Day 7 · Sat 12 Sept
Walking safari
On foot with a ranger · tracks and plants · siesta after
Day 8 · Sun 13 Sept
Water day
Boat safari · hippos and birdlife · sundowner on the bank
Day 9 · Mon 14 Sept
Departure
Slow morning · last coffee · travel home
Booked inActivities+
Eat hereFood & drink+
- Lodge churrascoGrilled beef and river fishFind & book ↗
- Cuiabá pastelMarket snack before the transferFind & book ↗
What it costsCost breakdown+
- Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 640–1350 per personCHF 2,000Estimated
- Accommodation · Boutique8 nights · 1 room · about CHF 103/nightCHF 825Estimated
- Food & drinkCHF 1,080Estimated
- Local transportCHF 270Estimated
- Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 1,895Needs confirming
Estimated total · 2 travellers
CHF 3,035 each · CHF 674 per day
These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.
Good to knowUseful travel information+
- ✦ September is peak sighting season at shoulder-season lodges
- 🕐 America/Sao_Paulo (UTC−3 (no DST since 2019)) · 💬 Portuguese · 💱 Brazilian Real (BRL)
- 💡 Rio's Santa Teresa tram and Corcovado cog railway are transport, not tours.
- 🩺 Yellow fever strongly recommended by BAG for most of the country.
- 🗺️ Cuiabá, Brazil on the map
WUZZR recommends
- 🐾 Jaguars on the Cuiabá river
- 🐾 Giant otters and caiman
- 🐾 Hyacinth macaws at dusk