BRAZIL - North Pantanal - Cuiaba
Porto Jofre - Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso (or Mato Grosso do Norte) is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the western part of the country.
Mato Grosso contains three main ecosystems: the Cerrado, the Pantanal and the Amazon rainforest. Open pasture vegetation covers 40% of the state.
To visit Pantanal, the best airport is Cuiaba and many excursions are starting from Porto Jofre, generally for few days as wildlife is very impressive.
Today, Porto Jofre attracts probably too much tourists and it's common to see 20 boats for a jaguar sight. Also the birds aren't plenty like few years ago, probably disturbed by many speed boats on rivers and channels.
BEST TIME to VISIT NORTH PANTANAL
BEST TIME toTRAVEL to BRAZIL
Pantanal : July to September
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jacana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Kiskadi bird - the back is brown when the belly is yellow
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Black-collared hawk
Cruise from Porto Jofre - a new tree a growing on a fallen tree
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Trees along the river
Cruise from Porto Jofre - The roots of the trees are very visible as boats are eroding the edges with their waves, and finally fall in the river
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Trees along the river
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Ringed kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - may be a dove
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Screamer (female)
Cruise from Porto Jofre - small heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter eating a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Tiger Heron (juvenal)
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Tiger heron (juvenal)
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Tiger Heron (adult)
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Roadside hawk
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - green parakeet
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Green parakeets
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jabiru
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Black vulture
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jabiru
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Great egret
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Black-collared hawk
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Black hawk (female)
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Skimmer
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Caracara
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otters
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter with a fish in its mouth
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter with a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jabiru, snow egret and great egret
Cruise from Porto Jofre - skimmer
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Black hawk (female) has an incredible camouflage
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - tree and have a look on the level of the last flood
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Green kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - sunset
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar sitting on the edge of the river
Cruise from Porto Jofre - deer
Cruise from Porto Jofre - capybaras
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter feeding on a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter swimming
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Roseate spoonbills
Cruise from Porto Jofre - hyacinth macaw
Cruise from Porto Jofre - ringed kingfisher with a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jacana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Lineated pecker
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguars during mating season - the male is bigger and more impressive
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguars during mating season
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguars during mating season
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - southern eatanter
Cruise from Porto Jofre - swamps
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Rainbow
Cruise from Porto Jofre - roseate spoonbills
Cruise from Porto Jofre - brown capuchin monkey
Cruise from Porto Jofre - iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman - impressive jaws
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman babies
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Local fishermen boat
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Tree and its roots
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Anhinga also called snakebird
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Too many boats are cruising on the Pantanal rivers
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - trees
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otters
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Impressive jaws and mouth
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar sleeping
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - capybaras
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - landscape
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - landscape
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - male deer
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar almost invisible in the long grass
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Hyacinth macaw
Cruise from Porto Jofre - pretty bird
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter eating a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otters eating a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter eating a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otters relaxing
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar sleeping.. or not
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar sleeping
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar sleeping
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar heading to the dark forest
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda entering in the swamp
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda entering in the swamp
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda entering in the swamp
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda entering in the swamp - here just the tail is visible
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda entering in the swamp - here just the end of the tail is visible
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda on the road
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda on the road
Cruise from Porto Jofre - young anaconda entering in the swamp - here just the end of the tail is visible
coati
Giant Anteater
Cruise from Porto Jofre - sunset
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguars during the mating season
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguars during the mating season
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguars during the mating season
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Capybaras
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Boats on the river
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Skimmer
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguars during the mating season
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - The otters have seen a jaguar and shout loudly
Cruise from Porto Jofre - The otters have seen a jaguar and shout loudly
Cruise from Porto Jofre - The otters have seen a jaguar and shout loudly
Cruise from Porto Jofre - The otters have seen a jaguar and shout loudly
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Vulture on a caiman corpse
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Vulture on a caiman corpse
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jabiru fishing
Cruise from Porto Jofre - sunset
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter eating a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar hunting
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar in the water
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - male Jaguar marking its territory
Cruise from Porto Jofre - capybara swimming
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Iguana
The Transpantaneira road is sometimes dangerous - Here in 2019, our driver is moving the planking to secure our passage. The government replaced many bridges but many are still in poor condition
Cruise from Porto Jofre -Jacamar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Try to find the female black hawk on this picture - very good camouflage
Cruise from Porto Jofre - iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre -Black-collared hawk
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Anhinga
Cruise from Porto Jofre - screamers male and female
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter swimming
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Anhinga
Cruise from Porto Jofre - capybaras
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman with a big fish in its mouth
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman with a big fish in its mouth
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman swallowing a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Trees and roots
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - caiman
Cruise from Porto Jofre - green iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - green iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - capubaras swimming
Cruise from Porto Jofre - small heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - green iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Female great black hawk
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - female of the small green kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - male of the small green kingfisher
Ringed kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - brown swallow
Cruise from Porto Jofre -Tiger heron (juvenal)
Cruise from Porto Jofre -Anhinga (femaie)
Cruise from Porto Jofre -Anhinga (maie)
Cruise from Porto Jofre -brown swallow
Cruise from Porto Jofre - small bird
Cruise from Porto Jofre - female of the small green kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre -Tiger heron (juvenal)
Cruise from Porto Jofre -blue swallow
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jacamar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jacamar - they are looking like hummingbirds but they aren't
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jacamar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - pretty bird
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Ringed kinfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Limpkin
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Brown swallows
Cruise from Porto Jofre - black-collared hawk
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Ringed kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar in the tall grass
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar in the tall grass
Cruise from Porto Jofre - cormorant
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - cocoy heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Ringed kingfisher
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Cocoi heron
Cruise from Porto Jofre - two great black hawks
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter eating a fish
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Anhinga
Cruise from Porto Jofre - Giant otter eating
Cruise from Porto Jofre - iguana
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - jaguar
Cruise from Porto Jofre - cardinal bird
Cruise from Porto Jofre - small green fisher (female)
Cruise from Porto Jofre - swallow