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Fazenda Barranco Alto

  • Fazenda Barranco Alto
  • Fazenda Barranco Alto
  • Fazenda Barranco Alto
  • Fazenda Barranco Alto
  • Fazenda Barranco Alto
  • Fazenda Barranco Alto
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This rustic family-run eco-lodge deep in the Pantanal offers an authentic farm experience and wildlife safaris to just a handful of guests.

Set in a wild, remote corner of the Pantanal, family-run Fazenda Barranco Alto is a huge lagoon-side ranch with a small selection of rooms. The wetlands, where the farm is situated, host a mind-boggling 4,791 species of wildlife, viewable on guided tours in 4WD, by motor boat, on horseback, in a canoe or on foot.

Highlights include hyacinth macaws, with gorgeous electric blue plumage, lanky storks, families of giant otters and caiman. You can bird-watch from a hammock, or sit beside a river quietly fishing. At the end of the day, cool down with a dip in the velvety dark waters of the Rio Negro and move on to an ice-cold sunset caipirinha.

This is a genuine farm experience – accommodation is rustic, but you’ll feel part of the landscape, engaging with the authentic Pantanal cowboys who work here. All your meals are home-cooked using traditional ingredients, many of them from the fazenda’s own garden.

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What our clients say

  • Iguacu Falls were spectacular Rio views as per postcards!!

    JM, Callander Jan 2016
  • Highlights: Sambadrome and Iguacu

    RB, Reigate Feb 2016
  • Our trip was most enjoyable particularly because of the wide variety of locations and experiences. Difficult to pick out the most memorable - but the Anavilhanas l Lodge was quite…

    PA, Bourne End Dec 2014
  • Most memorable experience: "The contrast between city, wildlife and the beach."

    JB, Leicester Apr 2015
  • This trip was memorable from start to finish. We will definitely be visiting Brazil again.

    JH, Dorking Mar 2015
  • Most Memorable Moment: Spotting 7 Jaguars in Refugio Caiman and Iguacu Falls.    I also had my photo taken with Ronaldinho  on Copacabana Beach. Ha!

    BW, London Sep 2016
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Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.

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    Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

    Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

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    Heloise Buxton - Travel Expert

    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

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    Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Expert

    After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.

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    Alex Walker - Travel Expert

    A globetrotter since her childhood, Alex spent a year studying abroad in Guadalajara and has returned to Latin America countless times since then.

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    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

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