Tailor-made offers · Fortaleza · Cumbuco · Jericoacoara · São Miguel do Gostoso
Six friends, one 4x4 and 300 km of wind: a self-drive kitesurf trip along the Ceará coast in the trade-wind season, from Cumbuco via Jericoacoara to São Miguel do Gostoso. Upscale beach pousadas, kite-school partners at every stop and a private buggy day in the dunes.
Sample itineraries · Paraty · Ubatuba · Porto Jofre · Northern Pantanal · Serra dos Órgãos (REGUA and Itororó)
A 20-day bird-watching itinerary through three of the richest bird regions of Brazil: the Atlantic Rainforest of the Costa Verde, the Northern Pantanal with Porto Jofre, and the REGUA reserve and Itororó valley in the Serra dos Órgãos. It starts with a self-drive from Rio de Janeiro to Vila Mont Lodge near Paraty, where a local bird guide is included, and to the birding lodge Ninho da Cambacica in Ubatuba. After a flight to Cuiabá you spend three nights at Porto Jofre for jaguars and river birds and three nights at SouthWild Pantanal Lodge on the Pixaim river. The trip ends with three nights at Guapi Assu Bird Lodge (REGUA) and four nights at Eco Lodge Itororó, known for its hummingbird feeders and Atlantic Forest endemics. Pantanal and Serra dos Órgãos stays are full board with excursions; the start date is free and the programme is tailored to your interests.
Sample itineraries · Manaus · Amazon · Bonito · Southern Pantanal · Salvador · Chapada Diamantina · Praia do Forte · Maceió · Maragogi
Four weeks of Brazil in one route. This 27-day itinerary starts in Manaus with a three-night jungle programme at the Amazon Turtle Lodge, then flies to Campo Grande for the crystal-clear rivers and caves of Bonito and a full-board lodge stay in the Southern Pantanal. The second half is set in the Northeast: historic Salvador, the table mountains and waterfalls of the Chapada Diamantina, and a self-drive along the coast of Bahia and Alagoas via Praia do Forte, Barra de São Miguel and Maragogi to Recife. Pantanal and Amazon stays are full board with daily excursions; city and beach hotels include breakfast. Between July and October humpback whales can be seen off Praia do Forte.
Sample itineraries · Bonito · Southern Pantanal · Cuiabá · Porto Jofre
A 10-day self-drive through Mato Grosso do Sul combined with a jaguar package in the North Pantanal. With a rental car (automatic, insurance included) from Campo Grande: two nights in Bonito with river snorkelling on the Rio da Prata and a visit to the Buraco das Araras sinkhole, then three nights in the Southern Pantanal on the full-board programme of the Pantanal Hotel and its fazendas near Miranda. After returning the car in Campo Grande and a flight to Cuiabá, a private transfer along the Transpantaneira leads to Porto Jofre for three nights and two full days of jaguar safaris by boat with local guides. Best travel period June to October.