I was there in 2015 and booked a tour with a company called Pantanal Eco Explorer. I managed to find the tour details in my inbox. Here you go:
1 – we confirm that you have reservation for a 3 days – 2 night pantanal tour on February 9 – 11 for 03 people based in one Triple room, operated by Pantanal Ecoexplorer.
2 – your guide will meet you at your hotel in Cuiaba on February 9 at
07.30 ready to depart for the Pantanal, and he will bring you back to Cuiaba on February 11 at 4 pm, with plenty of time for your reteurn flight to Sao Paulo.
3 – Check the trip Itinerary below:
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
DAY 1: CUIABA / TRASNPANTANEIRA ROAD / POUSADA PIUVAL – PANTANAL LODGE In Cuiabá a guide will pick you up at your hotel at 07.30 am and depart for the Pantanal. First travel 100km along a paved road, pass through the town of Poconé, and then enter the Transpantaneira Highway, one of the best wildlife viewing areas in the entire world.
Drive another 10 km on a dirt road in the direction of Fazenda Pouso Alegre. Stops along the way to film or take photographs, excellent opportunities to spot a variety of birds, including egrets, herons, storks, ibises, lapwings, hawks, toucans, and kingfishers, as well as other wildlife. Arrive at Pousada Piuval in time for lunch. The lodge is located 3 km off the main road, is a traditional cattle ranch converted into an eco-lodge on 3,500 hectares of open lands, marshy areas, and forested islands that are great for birding and wildlife viewing. Later in the afternoon your guide will lead you on a horseback ride to explore the forest and grasslands to spot animals and birds, including rheas, marsh deer, armadillos, storks, coatis, capybaras, hyacinth macaws, howler monkeys, and dozens of other animals and birds. After dinner take a night safari with spotlights along one of the lodge's private roads. Watch for tapirs, foxes, raccoons, owls, spiders, snakes, nocturnal birds and other animals common to this region. Overnight at Pousada Piuval.
DAY 2 – Nature & wildlife encounters
Morning walk for bird and wildlife viewing, search for howler monkeys, capybaras, toucan and hyacinth macaws, visit an observatory tower and enjoy fantastic views of the pantanal, return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, depart for our next accommodation, the Pousda Rio Claor. We will drive by open truck further 35 km along theTranspantaneira road, search for marsh deer, South American coati giant anteater, toco toucans, tapirs, armadillos, hyacinth macaws, and a host of other animals and birds. Arrive to Pousada Rio Claro and check in. After dinner take a night safari with spotlights along one of the lodge's private roads. Watch for tapirs, foxes, raccoons, owls, spiders, snakes, nocturnal birds and other animals common to this region. Overnight at Pousada Rio Claro.
DAY 3 – pantanal – Cuiaba
Early morning take a canoe trip for bird and wildlife viewing, return to lodge for breakfast. After breakfast take a motorized boat tour along the Rio Claro, look for giant river otters, capybaras, caymans, holwer monkeys, storks, herons, and more. Take some time for piranha fishing. Return to the lodge for lunch. later in the afternoon drive back to Cuiaba, arrive at around 4 – 5 pm, drop off at your hotel or airport, end of our services.
Please note: This itinerary should be used as a guide only and may vary from day to day depending on river conditions, weather, group decisions & desires, and circumstances beyond our control.
TOUR COST US $ 750 per person based in one triple room with private facilities. The price is in US dollar, and you can pay in Brazilian Real at the exchange rate of the day.
The price includes: land transport to and from the Pantanal, English speaking guide, excursions mentioned in the itinerary, all meals while on tour, 2 night accommodations in the pantanal, mineral water during outings. We will pick you up at your hotel in Cuiaba on day 1 at 07.30 am ready to depart for the Pantanal, the last day of the tour we will drop you off at Cuiaba airport.