About the overall size of Washington state, the Pantanal (the world’s largest tropical wetland) is mostly located in Brazil’s Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states. Through my long tenure at Holbrook, I first learned about this magical place and these photogenic jaguars nearly 25 years ago! I’ve always loved wildlife and landscape photography, and last June I got to share this dream with nine amazing travelers on our special 50th Anniversary Holbrook Explorer trip. In addition to 16 sightings of jaguars, numerous Jabiru, giant otters, Brazilian tapirs, and ocelots, we were very lucky to see the odd-looking and beautiful giant anteater from the Transpantaneira Road. Much of the trip was on rivers in small boats, making it easy to capture incredible bird and wildlife images from a vantage point that does not disturb the animals. Unforgettable..

Photos and story by Debbie Jordan
Brazil's Pantanal | A Holbrook Travel 50th Anniversary Trip