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Pousada Aguape

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Charming, homely lodge on a working cattle ranch, offering wonderful wildlife-viewing opportunities in Brazil's Pantanal.

This working fazenda (country farm) is deep within the Pantanal wetlands, three hours’ drive from Campo Grande. Pousada Aguape has been in the same family for 150 years, and retains its homely atmosphere.

Rooms are comfortable if simple, with few adornments but all the essentials. The prime motivation for staying here is of course the magnificent wildlife-spotting opportunities. Even within the hotel grounds you will be presented with a theatre of animal and bird life, from toucans and parrots displaying their plumage in the branches to the occasional armadillo, capybara or anteater roaming through the gardens. Included in your stay is a well-organised programme of excursions to show you the natural environment as you go in search of its exotic wild inhabitants.

Also included are all meals at the restaurant, which places an emphasis on tasty local food. There’s also a swimming pool, sand volleyball court and hammocks to relax during breaks between excursions. The property is involved in several community and conservation initiatives.

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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
  • Highlights?: The sighting of Fera the jaguar, and the giant otter sighting at Rio Mutum.

    MM, Ascot Sep 2017
  • Where to start? The World Cup match in Salvador, the old town of Salvador itself, swimming with wild dolphins in Praia de Pipa, watching monkeys play at breakfast, piranha fishing…

    LM, London Aug 2014
  • Too many highlights - standing at the base of Christ the Redeemer, canoeing in the Amazon rainforest and sitting at the Cococabana Palace beach club on Cococabana beach........A fantastic holiday…

    AL, London Feb 2017
  • Most memorable was the approach toward the Falls on impossibly built metal walkways you could not have imagined the spectacle laid out before you.  Our guide who sat on the…

    AC, Saffron walden Mar 2018
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