Anybody been to the Pantanal?

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Considering a trip to Brazil to do some wildlife photography, especially leopards.

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We were there on a Field Guides birding tour back in 1996–didn’t see any jaguars, but did see a giant anteater, plenty of capybaras and caimans, and 296 species of birds. It was quite an experience. I think both Field Guides and Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, however, now have tours that make a point of looking for jaguars as well as birds.

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That sounds like an awesome trip!!

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Thanks Randall.

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David, Wings Birding Tours–a good outfit we’ve used, albeit to Iceland, not Brazil–now offers a photographic safari to the Pantanal. Rockhopper is another organization to consider; although we’ve not used them, they have a good rep.

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Of the ones I mentioned, the VENT tours strike me as best from your perspective. I’m a big Field Guides fan, but VENT seems more serious about jaguar viewing. Their leaders–two of whom we’ve traveled with-- are outstanding.

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Thanks again.