Miraviva

Accommodation

  • Jaguar Wide - Oncafari Project

    Jaguar Wide - Oncafari Project

  • Caiman Ecological Refuge - Baizinha Lodge

    Caiman Ecological Refuge - Baizinha Lodge

  • Jaguar Cub - Onçafari Project

    Jaguar Cub - Onçafari Project

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Living Room

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Living Room

  • Caiman Ecological Refuge - Giant Anteater

    Caiman Ecological Refuge - Giant Anteater

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Ants

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Ants

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Pool deck

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Pool deck

  • Sleeping Jaguar

    Sleeping Jaguar

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Jabiru Stalk

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Jabiru Stalk

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Jabiru Stalk

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Jabiru Stalk

  • Esperenza and cub - Oncafari Project

    Esperenza and cub - Oncafari Project

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Baizinha Room

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Baizinha Room

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - cowboys

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - cowboys

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Baiazinha Lodge

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Baiazinha Lodge

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Sunset canoeing

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Sunset canoeing

  • Caiman Ecological Reserve - Cordilheira Suite

    Caiman Ecological Reserve - Cordilheira Suite

  • Caiman jaguars

    Caiman jaguars

  • Hyacinth Mackaw

    Hyacinth Mackaw

  • Caiman sunset

    Caiman sunset

  • Capybaras

    Capybaras

  • Jaguar Close Up - courtesy of Science Photo Library

    Jaguar Close Up - courtesy of Science Photo Library

Caiman Ecological RefugePantanal, Brazil

Caiman Ecological Refuge is located a three hour drive from the airport at Campo Grande, a drive which takes you into the heart of typical Pantanal wetland scenery.

There are two lodges, Cordilheira and Baiazinha where guests can stay and choose from a number of guided excursions to experience the wonderful diversity of wildlife, including over 650 species of birds.

Our favourite lodge is Baiazinha, which is well positioned on the edge of a wetland lake where you can watch the sun set and listen to nature’s evening chorus at dusk. The lodge is small and comfortable, with a decked swimming pool area overlooking the wetlands.

There are two conservation projects in particular which mark out Caiman as an interesting place to stay.

The jaguar habituation project Onçafari is unique in South America, and was the subject of BBC Two’s classic wildlife series Natural World in 2016. It offers visitors an opportunity to track jaguars in an Africa style jeep safari. A presentation by the Onçafari scientists is included during the high season between June and September. Dedicated jaguar tracking programmes, with a duration of 3 hours to 3 days, can be booked for a maximum of 6 people on a shared or private basis. Other animals you may well see include ocelots, giant anteaters, marsh deer and, of course, caimans!

The Hyacinth Macaw Project was set up in 1990 and has seen the numbers of these endangered birds rise from around 1,600 to over 6,000 today. Guests can spend an afternoon learning about this project and getting close to these beautiful and fabulously charismatic birds.