Brazil 2024 - independent with non birding wife (1 Viewer)

[bonxie birder]

So after over a year of preparation we are on our way to Brazil. Family holiday with occasional bird guides hired privately.


4 nights Rio - and a day with a local bird guide
2 nights Iquacu - and a day with a local bird guide
1 night São Paulo
4 nights Aymara in the pantanal - and a day on a jaguar trip down in Porto jofre (seriously expensive)
2 nights Chapada - and a morning with a local bird guide
3 nights Cristalino (obviously expensive)
1 night São Paulo

 

[bonxie birder]

Brazil Trip part 1. Rio

https://ebird.org/tripreport/258659

 

[temmie]

Your wife is probably convinced it's better if you watch the birds in the forest, instead of the birds on the beach?

 

[bonxie birder]

Brazil trip part 2. Iquacu

https://ebird.org/tripreport/259877

 

[bonxie birder]

Brazil trip part 3. Pantanal

https://ebird.org/tripreport/259987

 

[bonxie birder]

Brazil trip part 4. Chapada

https://ebird.org/tripreport/260917

 

[bonxie birder]

Brazil trip part 5. Cristalino

https://ebird.org/tripreport/262677

 

[SandraBirdlover]

Brazil trip part 2. Iquacu

https://ebird.org/tripreport/259877

Judging by your eBird checklist, you saw some great birds in the end. Iguaçu Falls wasn't that great a trip for me as it's so darn touristy (pre-birding days as a Brazilian-Brit) but I imagine with the right bird guide, there's a much to see. Thanks for sharing these Brazil trip reports. Glad the Rio part worked out. Looking forward to reading about the rest of the trip.

 

[davholla]

An interesting post - I am thinking about going to the Pantanal one year on my own. (I speak ok Portuguese) - why did you go in the UK summer was it just convenient or is it a good time of year for there?

 

[Steve Babbs]

An interesting post - I am thinking about going to the Pantanal one year on my own. (I speak ok Portuguese) - why did you go in the UK summer was it just convenient or is it a good time of year for there?

I'm not sure if it's the best time of year, as I didn't really have a choice, but it is a good time of year.

 

[bonxie birder]

An interesting post - I am thinking about going to the Pantanal one year on my own. (I speak ok Portuguese) - why did you go in the UK summer was it just convenient or is it a good time of year for there?

School holidays (my wife is a teacher). I think we were particularly unlucky to get a very cold wet spell that followed us from east to west.