Brazil Holidays
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Its landscape is dominated by two main features, the Amazon River and its surrounding basin which represents almost 60% of the Brazilian land mass, and the Central Highlands, a plateau that rises southward from the great river and which is broken by low mountain ranges and valleys.
Heading west, the Amazon rainforest contains the largest single reserve of biological organisms in the world, with scientists estimating between 800,000 and five million species living there. It is estimated that the forest holds as many as 3,000 plant species alone per square mile. A visit to the Amazon will normally include activities such as alligator spotting, fishing for piranha, jungle hikes or canoe rides along one of the river’s many igarapés (tributaries). Another way to explore the Amazon is by an Amazon river cruise, offering a diverse and different experience.
The Pantanal is Brazil’s other major wildlife reserve lying in the Mato Grosso wetlands, the largest wetlands in the world. This is a plain which covers some 88.803 miles2 (230,000km2) in the central western portion of the country and which becomes submerged during the rainy season. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its unique landscapes represent a vast natural laboratory supporting one of the world’s greatest concentrations of land and marine life forms. An estimated 650 species of bird live here including egrets, macaws and toucans, plus around 80 species of mammal and reptile such as monkeys, lizards, anacondas and caiman, in addition to some 400 species of fish. Not to mention Brazil’s most iconic animal, the elusive jaguar.
Cruises and Voyages in the Amazon
Group Tours
Brazil Jaguars and Amazon Wildlife Tour
Unique insight into culture, conservation and wildlife
Brazil Pantanal Wildlife Tour
Encounter some of the country's most colourful wildlife