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Brazil & Argentina - Bird Photography Tour

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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 * USD7,427 * GBP5,928 * EUR7,141 * AUD11,901

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 * USD7,830 * GBP6,250 * EUR7,529 * AUD12,547

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

Forrest Rowland
BM, Brazil 2018

A Fantastic experience!! Considerably better than I had expected. Guides were fantastic!! And the inclusion of local Brazilian guide - Leo - was a real plus. He worked great together with Forrest Rowland, and his knowledge of the country and the vegetation was a real plus. The mammals and other critters were a real plus to the tour. The facilities, driver, and van were also great! Overall, this tour ranks among the top of the 7-8 birding tours I have ever taken, and Rockjumper is certainly a company I would highly recommend to others!!!

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.

Tuomas Seimola
IS - Manaus 2022

Guides - in addition to Tuomas we a great local guide - whose bird-finding skills were fully up to Rockjumper standards, so had all the resources needed to get us onto the birds. Highlight of the trip was undoubtedly birding in comfort and style on the river cruise section. Being paddled in a canoe through flooded varzea forest must be the height of birding luxury. Land-based sections of the tour were also rewarding despite the inevitable heat and chiggers (fortunately minimal rain). Overall a very satisfying tour, with more lifers for me than on a longer trip to Colombia in 2019 that also included Amazonian habitat on the Vaupes River. A great bunch of people too.

Lev Frid
LW - Pantanal 2022

The tour was fantastic and both of our guides were excellent. We enjoyed traveling with Lev. He is so enthusiastic! He is an excellent birding guide and also very knowledgeable about the natural history of the animals we saw. That made the experience even more enjoyable. He worked very hard to enable us to see some of the trickier birds, like the Zigzag Heron that was hiding in the trees. It turns out, he even speaks 'zigzag', as he carried on a 10 min conversation (back and forth calls) with the heron, trying to coax him into a better view. It was wonderful having a local guide, Leo, on this trip as well. He added a lot to the birding experience, was essential for dealing with logistics, and had a wealth of knowledge about the history of Brazil and the places we visited, that made it an even more interesting trip. Well Done Rockjumper!!

Lev Frid
PJ - Pantanal 2022

Lev was a well kept secret from Rock Jumper ....incredible birder , bird guide, and overall naturalist . Would book another trip with Lev

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