SouthWild takes you in comfort to the wildest places in South America to marvel at the most spectacular wildlife of the continent. Our original specialties are the Amazon rainforest of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, and the Pantanal of Brazil, but now SouthWild has full-time operations not only in a dozen of most wildlife-rich parts of Brazil, but also in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecua
dor. We are the first in history to guarantee quality viewing of the following iconic wildlife species:
Jaguars in the Pantanal
Mountain Lions in Patagonian Chile
Ocelots in the Pantanal
Giant Otters at eight different sites in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru
Maned Wolves in Northeastern Brazil
Tool-using Bearded Capuchins in NE Brazil (we discovered this in 2002)
Giant Anteaters in special locations near Bonito, Brazil
Harpy Eagles in the Brazilian Amazon
Spectacled Bears
Andean Cocks-of-the-Rock displaying
Here are the distances from which we show you these exciting animals:
Jaguars at 25 m, from small motorboats
Mountain Lions at 30-50 m (walk next to them in rolling, grassy hills)
Spectacled Bears at 20-40 m
Giant Otters at 3-10 m
Giant Anteaters at 3-15 m
Maned Wolves at 2-3 m
Pink Dolphins at 30 cm (1 foot) as you swim in transparent, tinted, warm waters
Hyacinth Macaws at 7-10 meters
Ocelots at 4-9 meters
Capybaras at 1-3 meters
Harpy Eagles at 30-40 meters at eye level from towers with walk-up stairs
Macaw and Parrot Clay Licks at only 28-45 m
Red-and-Green Macaws at 3-10 m, perched and in flight
Blue-and-Gold Macaws at 15-25 m at their nests in dead palms
Guanacos at 5-20 m
Vicuñas at 10-30 m
Andean Condors at 10-20 m
Magellanic Penguins at 3-8 m
King Penguins at 50-80 m on a day trip from mainland Chile
Humboldt Penguins at 20-40 m within 2hd of the metropolis of Lima, Peru. Orcas killing baby sea lions on the beach at 30-50 m
Golden Lion Tamarins at 4-9 meters
Golden-headed Lion Tamarins at 3-7 meters
Gray Woolly Monkeys at 4-20 meters
White-whiskered Spider Monkeys at 2-10 meters
Woolly Spider Monkey at 30-60 m
Emperor Tamarin at 20-40 m
Tufted-eared Marmoset at 3-10 m
Brazilian Tapirs at 8-15 m
Andean Cocks-of-the-Rock displaying at 8-15 m near Machupicchu
Guianan Cocks-of-the-Rock displaying at 12-20 m, only 3-4 h from Manaus
Southern Sea Lions at 5-20 m
Southern Fur Seals at 20-40 m
Elephant Seals at 10-20 m
Black Caimans at 7-20 m
Hoatzins at 5-10 m
Inca Terns at 2-10 m
Peruvian Pelican at 2-10 m
The four species of flamingoes of the Americas at 20-80 m
And these lists do not even mention the famous penguins, tortoises, iguanas, sea lions, sea birds, and Darwin's finches of the Galapagos Islands. We are the only company with the knowledge and reach to guarantee viewing of all of these elusive, charismatic species. In addition to our encyclopedic knowledge of the fauna of South America, SouthWild has four lodges of its own, and they are the best lodges in their respective habitats. They are:
1) SouthWild Pantanal, which is an intimate, air-conditioned, 15-room lodge situated on the banks of the wildlife-rich Pixaim River,
2) SouthWild Jaguar Suites, a 12-room, air-conditioned floating lodge that is the finest lodge in the entire Pantanal, as it is located right in the middle of Jaguarland, the most Jaguar-rich spot on Earth,
3) SouthWild Amazon, an 8-room, air-conditioned lodge that is located three hours by car from Alta Floresta in the southern Amazon rainforest of Brazil. SWA is the most accessible and most comfortable, wildlife-rich lodge in the entire Amazon basin. and
4) SouthWild Wolf Camps, a set of two, 7-room lodges that are located in tropical dry forest at a stunning, 1.7-mm-acre national park in NE Brazil that harbors more Hyacinth Macaws, Maned Wolves, and tool-using capuchin monkeys than any other site on Earth. In addition to our four SouthWild Lodges, we also have carefully chosen 100 other partner lodges and hotels in South America that meet our rigorous standards for wildlife and comfort. This unique collection of nature lodges allow us to design and operate spectacular wildlife adventures like none offered by any other company. Many of the best lodges and hotels in our wildlife tourism system are quite small and sell out 2-3 years in advance, so contact us right away to secure your spaces.
