Embark on an extraordinary journey combining Brazil’s renowned eco-tourism capital with its premier wildlife haven with Discover Brazil’s exclusive Bonito & Pantanal Vacation Package. This unique Brazil Travel Package is meticulously designed for large and small groups of 6 or more, offering an unparalleled blend of crystal-clear river adventures, pristine nature, and incredible wildlife encounters. With 25 years of expertise, we ensure your custom Brazil Itinerary is seamless, thrilling, and utterly unforgettable.

Crafting Your Custom Bonito & Pantanal Brazil Tour

Connecting Bonito’s aquatic wonders with the Pantanal’s vast wetlands seamlessly requires expert precision and intimate local knowledge. Our dedicated consultants work closely with your group to design a bespoke Custom Brazil Itinerary, balancing eco-adventure and wildlife immersion. Leveraging 25 years of local knowledge, we integrate all domestic flights (to Campo Grande), handpicked accommodations, and private tours/transfers, so your group can simply focus on experiencing the best of both incredible regions, maximizing your adventure and minimizing transit time.

What’s Included in Your Bonito & Pantanal Brazil Travel Package for Groups

Seamless Domestic Flights & Overland Transfers

Our Brazil Travel Packages for this dynamic journey include all necessary domestic flights (and international, if needed) to Campo Grande. From there, we meticulously coordinate private ground transfers between Campo Grande, Bonito, and your Pantanal lodge, ensuring efficient and comfortable logistics for your entire group.

Diverse Accommodations: Bonito Pousadas & Pantanal Lodges

Your group’s comfort is paramount. We partner with a range of trusted Brazil hotels, from charming eco-pousadas in Bonito to immersive eco-lodges or traditional fazendas in the Pantanal. We select accommodations that perfectly match your preferences and enhance your experience in each unique locale. For larger groups of 6 or more, we specialize in securing suitable capacity accommodation.

Private Tours & Transfers with Multilingual Expert Guides

Experience both Bonito and the Pantanal intimately with our exclusive Private Brazil Tours for Groups. All your tours and ground transfers are private, ensuring flexibility and personalized attention. We provide experienced English, Spanish, Chinese, or any other specially requested language-speaking guides to enrich your cultural immersion and enhance every moment of your Brazil group travel.

Discover the Highlights of This Premier Bonito & Pantanal Brazil Vacation Package

Bonito: Crystal-Clear Rivers & Aquatic Adventures

Explore Bonito, renowned for its crystal-clear rivers, stunning underwater caves, and vibrant aquatic life. Our Brazil Vacation Packages include unique activities like snorkeling (flutuação) in rivers like Rio da Prata, visiting Blue Lake Cave (Gruta do Lago Azul), and enjoying refreshing waterfalls, offering unparalleled eco-adventures.

Pantanal: The Open-Air Zoo & Wildlife Safaris

Journey into the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and Brazil’s premier destination for wildlife viewing. Our Brazil Tours focus on jaguar spotting, horseback riding, jeep safaris, and boat trips to encounter capybaras, caimans, and a spectacular array of birds.

Best Time for Bonito & Pantanal Group Travel

The dry season (roughly May to October) is generally best for both Bonito (clearer river waters) and the Pantanal (more concentrated wildlife). However, both regions offer unique experiences year-round. Our consultants will advise on the optimal time to balance both destinations for your group’s desired experience, ensuring an optimal Brazil Travel Package.

Why Choose Discover Brazil for Your Bonito & Pantanal Group Travel Package?

With 25 years as Brazil’s travel experts, Discover Brazil ensures your Bonito and Pantanal journey is flawlessly executed. Our deep local knowledge, trusted partners in both eco-tourism and wildlife sectors, expertise in managing complex logistics, and proactive 24/7 WhatsApp-accessible support provide unparalleled peace of mind. We specialize in seamless Brazil Group Travel Packages for large and small groups of 6 or more, delivering authentic, safe, and truly unforgettable experiences that capture Brazil’s incredible natural beauty.

Content: Ready for Eco-Adventure & Wildlife in Brazil?

Contact Discover Brazil today to design your custom Bonito & Pantanal Vacation Package or Brazil Tour for your group of 6 or more!

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Brazil Custom Group Vacation Package – Bonito and South Pantanal (4 Nights)

With this Bonito and the South Pantanal Personalized Group Vacation Package you will visit this vast wetland, measuring 230,000 sq km (143,000 sq miles), in the central west of Brazil, one of the worlds greatest wildlife preserves that includes spectacular canyons and waterfalls in stunning sceneries. The Pantanal is home to 700 species of bird, around 240 varieties of fish, giant anteaters, armadillos, marmosets, monkeys, wolves, pumas, anacondas, capivaras, and the impressive cayman, to name but a few species. With this package you will also stay in Bonito, which has breathtaking mountain and forest scenery and whose main attractions are wildlife, rivers and caves with crystal waters and amazing stalagmite and stalactite formations. This package includes comfortable lodging in pousadas and nature tours with a private English-speaking guide.

Observations

Transportation:

  • Transfers and tours in private vehicles with English-speaking guide. Due to nature of some tours the vehicles might not be air-conditioned.

Adventure:

  • Easy to moderate. The nature tours have a moderate adventure rating. All ages are welcome. Tropical weather and direct sunlight demands sun protection and plenty of fluids.

Group Size:

  • Any group size.

Staff:

  • English-speaking guides will help you better understand and enjoy your Pantanal experience.

This is a Sample Bonito and the South Pantanal Travel Itinerary that we have created for customers in the past.

Day by Day Itinerary

This is a Sample Vacation Package that we have created for customers in the past.

Day 1 – Bonito
You will be met at the Campo Grande airport and driven to your hotel in Bonito. This trip will take about 3-4 hours. At hotel you will check in. The afternoon is free to relax. Dinner is at the hotel

Day 2 – Bonito
Today you will have a full day of tours – Blue Lake Cave /Snorkeling and Scuba-Diving in the Rio Prata/Hole of the Macaws.

After Breakfast, transfer to the Gruta do Lago Azul (Blue Lake Cave). It is undoubtedly the most visited attraction in the region, being known and admired by people all over the world. It is an immense cave which has in its interior a lake of crystalline and blue turquoise waters. The trail to reach the lake is steep, down stairs made with cave stones (approximately 290 steps) and without handrail support. The cave has a unique look, formed by stalactites, stalagmites, travertines and several other calcareous formations. The lake attracts visitors by the blue color and the transparency of the water with more than 80 meters of depth.

In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the town of Jardim, about 55km from Bonito. Taking advantage of the aquatic beauty of the region, the tour is carried out at the Cabeceira do Prata Farm. Upon arriving at the farm, you will test out the necessary equipment and then be taken to the beginning of the trail. Along with a local guide, you will walk through a forest for about 2,000 meters passing by large trees such as the aroeira, peroba, balm, angico, and ipes trees. You can also come across monkeys, cotia, tapir, peccaries, mutum, and other animals. You will finally reach the river to begin the adventure of 1,800 meters down the river to enjoy a great diversity of fish, aquatic vegetation, and unforgettable scenery. At the end of the route, there is also the option to use a support boat. There is a reception area near the river with a small shop, bar, and restaurant, where you can find delicious regional cuisine.

This scuba-diving tour program is composed of basic instructions for diving and equipment adaptation. A fascinating dive, ideal for those who want to experience a water so crystalline that it impresses even the more experienced divers. The whole tour is accompanied by instructor / Dive master and lasts approximately 40 minutes at a depth of up to 7 meters. The beauty of the river makes the activity relaxing by the beautiful visual of several species of fish and aquatic vegetation.

Afterwards, a short hike on a trail around South America’s largest sinkhole, known as the Buraco das Araras (Macaw’s Hole) 124 meters (407 ft) deep with a diameter of 500 meters (1640 ft), enabling a panoramic view of its interior where red and green Macaws along with other birds build their nests. It is possible to see a lagoon inside and some caimans that live there. The birds offer a spectacle flying all around at the end of the day and It is best to visit during early in the morning or late in the afternoon, before sunset.

Return back to Bonito.

Day 3 – South Pantanal
After breakfast you will go on an interpretive trail through the gallery forest of Mimosa River, reaching eight waterfalls of various sizes and shapes. Along the way, there are places suitable for swim under waterfalls or in natural pools. Along the trail, there are small caves, suspended wood trails, observatories, a small boat ride and a 6-meter high diving board. The tour is an unforgettable adventure for all ages and a unique opportunity to find rest and relaxation. To ensure quality, safety and nature respect, the groups are size limited to a maximum of twelve visitors and are always accompanied by a specialized local guide.

After the tour, pick-up and transfer-out of Bonito to your South Pantanal lodge. Upon arrival and accommodation at your lodge you will be given a lodge tour to learn the daily routine of the lodge. Dinner. After dinner, a nighttime safari will follow.

SOUTH PANTANAL:

The Pantanal area of Mato Grosso do Sul State is the largest continuous wetland in the world. It has an area of 140.000 square kilometers of floodplain in Brazil and it also spreads through Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. It was formed between 02 and 05 million years ago as a large sedimentary basin and now is an isolated plain surrounded by several mountain areas. It is considered as a world heritage site.

Most lodges offer 2 activities per day. Usually one in the morning and the second after lunch in the afternoon. The activities will be coordinated by the lodge and will be schedule upon arrival. The activities offered can vary however, most include:

  • Horse riding
  • Boat tour
  • Trekking
  • Piranha fishing
  • Photographic Safari
  • Nocturnal Animal spotting – Horse carriage
  • Cattle handling

NOCTURNAL ANIMAL SPOTTING:

This tour is done in the dark in order to see some of the nocturnal animals of the region and the starry sky of the Pantanal. The trip will be done in car with a flashlight to make it easier to locate the animals.

HORSEBACK-RIDING:

All the tours pass through unique landscapes, but horse-back riding is one of best ways to see the marshes of the region. You will have the opportunity to ride through open fields, swamps, ridges, coves, and bays, all while coming across a rich variety of flora and fauna typical of the region. The horses are very calm, and even those who have never ridden can do this tour without problems.

What to bring:

  • Long pants
  • Closed shoes

BOAT TOUR ON THE AQUIDAUANA:

During this tour, you will see the Aquidauana river in all its beauty with its century-old trees, birds, mammals, reptiles, and other wildlife along the banks of the river during the route.

What to bring:

  • Sunscreen
  • Repellent
  • Hat
  • Life jacket (provided by Pousada)

TREKKING:

Trekking is done in a closed forest and open field and this tour allows you the most contact with the flora and fauna of the region. There are several paths and tracks around the farm and the tour can last anywhere from 2-4 hours. At certain times of the year, trails can pass through places with water, so your clothes and shoes may get wet.

What to bring:

  • Long pants
  • Closed shoes
  • Repellent
  • Sunscreen

Day 4 – South Pantanal
On your second day at the South Pantanal you will go on a morning tour after breakfast. Lunch is back at the lodge and in the afternoon you will be taken on a different tour. Tours will vary according to trail conditions and weather. See options above on day 3. Dinner is back at the hotel.

Day 5 – South Pantanal
On your third day at the Pantanal Sul you will go on a morning tour after breakfast. Lunch is back at the lodge and in the afternoon you will be taken on a different tour. Tours will vary according to trail conditions and weather. See options above on day 3. Dinner is back at the hotel.

Day 6 – South Pantanal
On your last day in the Pantanal you will check out of the hotel and be driven to the Campo Grande airport (~4 hour drive).

Contact us for a Custom Bonito and Pantanal Vacation Package created just for you.

Pantanal Hotel Options

Bonito Hotel Options

Bonito Tour Options

  • Boat tour in Formoso River
  • Trip to Blue Lagoon Cave
  • Snorkeling the Crystal Clear waters of the Sucuri River
  • Tour to Buraco das Araras (Macaw hole) – macaw nesting site

Pantanal Tour Options

(All tours in the Pantanal are designed to see the maximum amount of wildlife and flora – take a good camera with telephoto lens)
You have a choice of some or all of the following:

  • Walking trails
  • Horseback riding tours
  • Boat tours
  • Safari tours day and night time in an open-top vehicle

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