Over the next few weeks I will be doing a series on our historical travels to the Panatanal in Brazil.  The first trip to the Pantanal was to the southern section accessed from Campo Grande and took place in July 2007.  It was an organized 3 night 4 days tour staying at Caiman Ecological Refuge with a very special day spent with the volunteers of Projeto Arara Azul. I had posted about it on Feathered and Free shortly afterward so I do have information I would have otherwise struggled to remember!

The second trip was to the northern section of the Pantanal accessed from Cuiaba and took place in 2012.  This was a DIY trip using miles and points as much as possible and we drove ourselves part way down the Trans-Pantaniera in a rental car.  Two completely different ways to experience the magnificent Pantanal!

Since I was concentrating on birds, I didn’t see many mammals so here’s a realy nice video I found on Youtube showing some amazing footage of jaguars, monkeys, capybaras and more!  There are a few bird clips and a finale at Iguazu Falls at the end.  So for today, relax and enjoy the video, then I will start showing you how to organize your own trip!