Brazil & Argentina - Bird Photography Tour 2025

20 Sep 2025 - 03 Oct 2025 (14 days)

BRL46,000 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Alexander Alvarado

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): BRL46,000 * USD8,217 * GBP6,256 * EUR7,409 * AUD12,319

Brazil & Argentina - Bird Photography Tour 2026

17 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 (14 days)

BRL48,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): BRL48,500 * USD8,664 * GBP6,596 * EUR7,812 * AUD12,989

Brazil, one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, is a dream destination for general naturalists, photographers, and birders alike. Home to swathes of Amazon Rainforest, the vast majority of the continent's savannah and endemic-rich Atlantic Rainforest, and the highly celebrated Pantanal, few destinations can offer such great variety and abundance in such a short space of time.

Combining a visit to two of these great regions - the Pantanal, weighing in as the world's largest freshwater wetland, and the Cerrado, a true icon of Brazil's fascinating habitats - our main tour packs in an incomparable mix of superb photography opportunities, productive birding, and great wildlife-viewing. Indeed, sampling a fantastic cross-section of the Pantanal's 250 000km² (96 500mi²) of woodland, swathing rivers, and shallow wetlands, on top of the bird rich Cerrado in the Chapada dos Guimarães area, our 14-day itinerary is quite simply an unbeatable foray into the photographic wonders of this prolific area.

Highlights

  • Seeing and experiencing Iguazú Falls and exploring the grand network of trails and viewpoints that criss-cross this incredible protected area
  • Visit feeders that provide fabulous opportunities to photograph many of the regions endemic and special birds
  • This itinerary offers the very best chances of photographing one of South America’s most iconic big cats - the Jaguar
  • Exploring one of the greatest wetlands on the planet - the vast Pantanal
  • Opportunities to see and photograph a variety of Brazil’s most celebrated wildlife including South American Tapir, Giant Anteater, Giant River Otter, Hyacinth Macaw, Red-legged Seriema, and Sunbittern
  • Boat trips along various rivers, backwaters and oxbow lakes where the photographic opportunities are exceptional.

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Top Birds

Sunbittern; Hyacinth, Red-and-green & Golden-collared Macaws; Red-legged Seriema; Black-fronted Piping & Chestnut-bellied Guans; Agami Herons Surucua Trogon; Greater Rhea; Southern Screamer; Jabiru; Maguari Stork; Black-collared Hawk; King Vulture; Nanday Parakeet; Swallow-tailed Hummingbird; White-eared & Caatinga Puffbirds; Toco Toucan; Campo Flicker; Pale-crested Woodpecker; Great Rufous Woodcreeper; Black-bellied Antwren; Mato Grosso Antbird; White-rumped Monjita; Rufous Casiornis; Band-tailed, Blue & Helmeted Manakins; Collared Crescentchest; Purplish & Curl-crested Jays; Fawn-breasted Wren; Shrike-like, Green-headed & Chestnut-headed Tanagers; Coal-crested Finch; Scarlet-headed Blackbird; Black-throated Saltator; Blue Finch.

Top Mammals

Jaguar; Giant Anteater; Giant River Otter; South American Tapir; Capybara.

Habitats Covered

Forest trails, grasslands, rivers and Pantanal wetlands, dry Cerrado scrub, deciduous forest, primary and secondary interior Atlantic Forest, bamboo-dominated forest, Araucaria forest patch.

Expected Climate

Warm to hot and humid

Max Group Size

10 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

Moderate. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels and mobility capabilities. Our Bird Photo Tours are a hybrid between our Classic birding tours and dedicated photographic tours. You don’t have to be a professional photographer or have the biggest lens; this is for everyone with an interest in photography and birding. Whether you’re using a bridge camera or the latest body and prime lens, our aims are the same. • These tours are not aimed at seeing the most species possible on the route, rather taking time to photograph key targets and any other interesting species we may find. Naturally, the overall species list will be lower than a comparable birding focused tour. • Whilst we may use blinds, feeders and hide setups on some of these tours, we will not be spending an entire day nor even several hours fixed in one spot. • These tours are suitable for photographers who prefer opportunistic photography over entire days in a hide. • Our leaders will assist in helping everyone secure good photographic opportunities and advise as much as they can on camera setup. However, they are not professional photographic tour leaders.

Accommodation

Comfortable to very comfortable.

Ease of Birding

Most species provide good visuals in open conditions. Slightly more challenging on the Iguazu Ext.

Other Attractions

Jaguar search by cruising the waterways of the Pantanal, night spotting for birds and mammals, scenic waterfall, visiting the Geodesic centre of South America, Argentine Black-and-white Tegu; Broad-snouted Caiman.

Photographic Opportunities

Good to excellent. Lots of feeders & opportunities by boat.

What our clients say about us

xCarlos Sanchez
NC, Brazil 2023

Fabulous trip! Accommodations, food and wildlife were all wonderful. Our leaders made special effort to not only get us views of the birds, but to get us opportunities for photography. I have already recommended this trip to all of my friends

Robert Wilcox
JG & AS - Pantanal 2022

We really appreciated our trip. Our Rockjumper guide, Bobby Wilcox, and the local guides were awesome; always on the lookout for new birds and other animals, even on the long drives. The organization was flawless, the lodges were great and perfectly located. Our triplist and lifers goals were exceeded! The group was great and always well controlled by Bobby. Very well done! Our long sighting of a female jaguar was certainly the peak of this trip !!!

Dušan Brinkhuizen
PE, Brazil 2023

This was my second trip with Dusan and like the first trip, he made sure everyone was looked after to the best of his abilities and was always attentive to peoples differing needs. He worked extremely well with our local guide, who himself was attentive to everyone, and they both tried hard to get everyone onto the birds. No complaints to them whatsoever. I would be very happy to bird with Dusan again and probably will.

Robert Williams
JH, Brazil 2018

Rob Williams was helpful above and beyond the call by going out of his way to make it an enjoyable tour.

xCarlos Sanchez
JK - Pantanal 2022

"The whole tour was perfectly organised: the transportation to the lodge, the accommodation itself, and of course the different trips incl the local guide. Our tour guide Carlos was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Everything went perfect. As this was my first experience with Rockjumper, I was pleasantly surprised about how effortless the whole trip was. I will for sure travel with you again!"

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