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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

  • Highlight: The wildlife at Mutum - tapir, caimans, anteater, capybara, massive range of birdlife

    DL, London Nov 2016
  • The Iguazu falls were amazing.  Brazilia was also a real experience and is undersold - it is a really singular place to visit - the parliament and other buildings are…

    AB, Reading Feb 2016
  • Highlights?: Ouro Preto and Paraty.

    CE, Barnett Sep 2017
  • 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
  • Highlights: Sambadrome and Iguacu

    RB, Reigate Feb 2016
  • Highlight: Pousada Rio Mutum, the sun rise trip and evening sunsets. 

    IS, Crowthorne Sep 2016
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Charlotte
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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    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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    Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tour sales team.

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    Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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