How to get to Aymara
Where Aymara Lodge is located
Located in the Northern Pantanal, one of the regions with the greatest abundance of wildlife on the planet, Aymara Lodge offers its guests an authentic immersion in nature without compromising on comfort.
Transpantaneira
Transpantaneira is an unpaved state highway (MT-060) that connects the Mato Grosso region, starting from Poconé, to the border with Mato Grosso do Sul at Porto Jofre.
It is the gateway to the Pantanal, where along its nearly 150 km and 120 bridges, visitors can begin their wildlife-watching experience.
It is the tourist attraction with the highest biodiversity in the world, where it is possible to navigate by boat and travel by car through fields that become flooded during the rainy season. The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland and one of the regions with the greatest abundance of wildlife on the planet. It is a region of unique beauty and unparalleled richness, with an immense diversity of fauna and flora. Wildlife sightings are frequent, and for nature lovers, there is no other place in Brazil that offers the same opportunity for contact and connection.
The Northern Pantanal is one of the wildest regions of the entire plain, and thanks to the Transpantaneira highway—an unpaved park road stretching 145 kilometers with 120 bridges—it is possible to access the entire region, from Poconé, Mato Grosso, to the Porto Jofre region, on the banks of the Cuiabá River and at the border with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Traveling along the Transpantaneira offers visitors the opportunity to experience a true safari.
Here, at km 25 of the Transpantaneira, lies Aymara Lodge, set within a 238-hectare Private Nature Reserve that hosts a vast array of the region's flora and fauna. The Lodge’s location is strategic for those who wish to better understand this richness and explore the region by car, safari vehicle, horseback, on foot, or by boat.
Accesses
01 BY LAND:
There are three ways to reach the Transpantaneira Highway (Pantanal): in your own car, coming from your region; by rental vehicle; or by hiring transfer services, which we also offer.
The journey is on a paved highway to the municipality of Poconé, and from there along the Transpantaneira Highway (MT-060, unpaved) for 25 kilometers to the Aymara Lodge gate. From the gate to the lodge, it is another 3 kilometers on a private road.
Estimated duration: Airport - Aymara Lodge 2.5 to 3 hours. Access via Transfer: The transfer from the Airport/ Aymara Lodge/ Airport has a maximum capacity of 4 passengers and is carried out in a 4x4 Amarok vehicle with air conditioning and a driver. The transfer is private and requires pre-booking. Prices available upon request.
02 BY AIR:
Nearest airport: Cuiabá Airport code: CGB Main airlines flying to Cuiabá: Azul, Gol, Latam.
Pantanal Curiosities
A biome so rich also possesses several curiosities, ranging from geographical features to the wildlife found within it. Let's look at a few.
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65% of the Brazilian Pantanal is in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and the remaining 35% is in Mato Grosso.
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In Bolivia and Paraguay, the Pantanal is known as the Chaco.
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The symbol bird of the Pantanal is the Jabiru (Tuiuiú).
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During the flood season, up to 80% of the Pantanal plain is inundated. It is the largest flooded plain in the world.
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The presence of the world's second-largest snake, the anaconda (sucuri), which can measure up to nine meters in length, is quite common in the Pantanal.
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Caimans are common in the Pantanal, but they only attack humans if they feel threatened.
UNESCO considers the Pantanal a Natural World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve.
November 12th is considered Pantanal Day, in memory of environmentalist Francisco Anselmo de Barros, an important icon for environmental issues in the Pantanal.
There are more fish in the Pantanal than in all European rivers combined. By Átila Matias Geography Teacher Credits for the Curiosities about the Pantanal to the website brasilescola.uol.com.br