North Pantanal

The North Pantanal is renowned for its exceptional jaguar sightings, particularly during boat tours in Porto Jofre. This region boasts the highest concentration of jaguars worldwide. During our stay, our accommodation was situated just a few hundred meters from the main lodge, and we were advised against walking at night due to the high density of jaguars in the area. Indeed, we spotted some of them near our lodging. Compared to the South Pantanal, this northern region is more preserved and offers a higher probability of jaguar encounters, especially in the Porto Jofre area. It is usually a little more expensive than the South Pantanal and the activities more focused on boat safaris and thus less diverse. But you can also combine it with some Lodge along the Transpantaneira and combine with other tours they offer, like night & day walks, fishing, birdwatching, etc. to have a little more variety.