The incomparable Pantanal and its Hyacinth Macaw. No other destination has so many easily seen birds as our Brazil tour visiting this vast wetland. Combine this with the sublime Itatiaia National Park packed full of Atlantic Forest endemics (some on the feeders outside the hotel dining room!) and this tour is a real winner.

We also have tours to the North-East (Araripe Manakin, Lear's Macaw, Hooded Visorbearer and Seven-coloured Tanager); the Amazon at Carajas (Black-chested Tyrant, White-tailed Cotinga and Jandaya Parakeet); Central Brazil (Brazilian Merganser, Cipo Canastero and Hyacinth Visorbearer); and the South and its Atlantic Forests (Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Pin-tailed Manakin, Hooded Berryeater and Swallow-tailed Cotinga).

Crescent-chested Puffbird, REGUA November 2008

Next tours

BRAZIL – Panatanal Jaguars and the Amazon Rainforest
24th July. – 7th Aug. 2010

CENTRAL BRAZIL– Brazilian Merganser and Cerrado specialities
19 – 26 June 2010

BRAZIL– The Southern Pantanal and Emas National Park
26 June – 6 July 2010

CLASSIC BRAZIL 14 - 27 August 2010 (from São Paulo).

NORTH-EAST BRAZIL - Endemic birds of the Caatinga and Atlantic Forests
5 – 25 February 2011




General information
Brazil is South America's giant, a dazzling land of pristine beaches, steamy jungles and manic metropolises. Music and dancing are as integral here as eating and sleeping, and you'll find as many regional styles as there are shades of people, from samba's sensual rhythms to Bahia's axé -charged beats.

While it may not be the Eden of popular imagination, Brazil is still a country of staggering beauty. There are stretches of unexplored rainforest, islands with divine tropical beaches, and endless rivers. Then there are the people themselves, who delight visitors with their energy and joy.
(text from the lonely planet guide)

2007 report - Read the tour report here

Species seen during the 2007 tour include: Greater Rhea, Southern Screamer, Red-legged Seriema, Hyacinth Macaw, Guianan Red Cotinga, White-tailed Cotinga, Bare-throated Bellbird, Three-toed Jacamar, Pin-tailed Manakin, Blue Manakin, Collared Crescentchest, Green-headed Tanager, Red-necked Tanager and Brassy-breasted Tanager.

On our latest tour we were also treated to the sight of a Puma and a couple of Jaguars.

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