BRAZIL – WOMEN ONLY PANTANAL PHOTO TOUR 2023

US$8,695 / person sharing

FULLY BOOKED

15 – 27 Sep 2023

Penny Robartes ORYX Photo Tours are proud to present a carefully crafted photo tour to Brazil’s captivating Pantanal for women only.

Penny Robartes and ORYX’s product, “Women’s only safaris” have been designed to offer women with a thirst for exploring exotic destinations with camera in hand the ability to travel together. As many women feel more comfortable traveling with other women alone, we decided to craft a set of tours dedicated to women travellers. These tours are designed to allow like-minded ladies to learn, have fun and feel empowered to be creative in an environment of camaraderie and support of fellow women photographers.

Our Women Only Photo Tours cater to photographers of all skill levels. Penny will use her extensive photographic experience to teach you how best to utilise your camera and capture your photographic vision while you are immersed in the spirit of the destination.

Considered one of the ten “mega-diversity” countries of the world, this Brazil photography tour is an adventure to the vast Pantanal, which is an endless mix of backwaters, lakes, rivers, gallery forests and forested islands.

This is the planet’s largest tropical wetland and is home to some of the most spectacular concentrations of wildlife in South America. Birds are abundant, and a fantastic selection of wildlife awaits the avid photographer, however one creature has an aura unlike any other in the region, and that is the mystical Jaguar. With 6 full days of boat excursions to search for these water-loving cats, we really have a fabulous opportunity to come to grips with these huge predators.

Why This Photo Tour Is For You

  • DESTINATION ALLURE

    The Pantanal is the only place on earth where one is virtually guaranteed to encounter a Jaguar, and this hefty cat is the main target of our photo tour.

  • MONTH OF TRAVEL

    Our Brazil Photo Tour takes place in September, when there is little to no rainfall, it is getting hotter by the day and animals cluster around the shrinking lakes and rivers, giving us opportunities to witness superb concentrations of mammals, reptiles and birds.

  • NUMBER OF SPECIES

    The Pantanal is saturated with a diverse array of wildlife and birds! Photographic highlights include the famed Jaguar, Giant River Otter, Yacare Caiman, Brazilian Tapir, Giant Anteater, Capybara, Hyacinth Macaw, Toco Toucan, Jabiru, Greater Rhea, and Seven-banded Armadillo.

  • SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES

    Limited to 6 women, travel to this exotic location with like-minded individuals and share your photographic bucket-list destination together.

  • GUIDED EXPERIENCE

    Local knowledge of the region and its wildlife is key to crafting the ultimate Brazil photography tour experience. Combined with the photographic expertise of Penny Robartes, and you are in for an adventure that will further fuel your excitement for photography and the destination.

  • 1

    Days 1 to 2: Cuiaba To Piuval

    Today marks the start of our incredible Pantanal photography tour as we make our way out of Cuiabá to Pousada Piuval, which is one of the best places for birds and mammals in the Northern Pantanal, where we will spend the next two nights.

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    Day 2: Full Day at Piuval

    This area is also home to one of the photographic highlights of our trip: the Hyacinth Macaw, the largest parrot in the world! The lodge here will give us the opportunity to search for some species that we might not encounter elsewhere on the tour. Most of our time will be spent driving or walking the lodge surroundings and the access road in search of species.

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    Day 3: Piuval to Curicaca

    Today we will make our way north to explore the forest and the savannas along the Claro River of northern Pantanal, where we have 2 nights as we continue our photography tour of Brazil.

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    Day 4: Curicaca Area

    Renowned as a bird paradise among birders and photographers alike, the Claro River takes centre stage as it shows its avian gems available in many shapes, sizes and colours.

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    Day 5: Curicaca to Porto Jofre

    After some final photography near our lodge, we continue our journey along the Transpantaneira to Port Jofre, where we board our floating “home”, a houseboat that will act as our base as we focus our attention on the mighty Jaguar.

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    Days 6 to 11: Pantanal

    Over the next six full days of our Brazil photography tour, we will have the amazing opportunity to search for our main photographic subject, the mighty Jaguar, with a series of early morning and late afternoon boat rides. We also have the fabulous opportunity for intimate encounters with family groups of Giant River Otters, huge Brazilian Tapirs (South America’s biggest land mammal), hundreds of capybara, Caiman and various bird species.

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    Day 12: Pantanal To Cuiabá

    Today we make our way back to Cuiabá, but before we depart, we will incorporate one more photography session in the morning. After lunch we will drive back to Cuiaba where we will spend one more evening together and reminisce together as a group about our amazing time on our Brazil photo tour.

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    Day 13: Cuiabá and Depart

    Today our photo safari sadly comes to an end and we will be transferred to the airport in time for our departing flight home.

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