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Most Recent Trip:
Join the Friends of the Maritime Museum As We Explore the Brazil Pantanal,
the Largest Wetland in the World and Home to the Greatest Concentration of Wildlife In South America!
September 17 to October 2, 2024

The Friends of the Maritime Museum, in partnership with EcoQuest Travel of Four Oaks, NC, invites you to travel to the Brazilian Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world, stretching out over 230,000 square kilometers in three countries: Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Often called the Serengeti of the Americas, it is home to the greatest wildlife concentrations in South America.

Traveling at the end of the dry season when the wildlife gathers in extraordinary numbers in and around shrinking pools of water, you are likely to see caiman and huge numbers of water birds, Capybara, Marsh Deer and Anacondas, along with Giant Anteater, Giant River Otter, Tapir, Ocelot, and even the elusive Jaguar. The birdlife is no less spectacular with flightless ostrich-like Rheas, giant Jabiru Storks, colorful Toco Toucans, and the symbol of the Pantanal, the endangered Hyacinth Macaw.

This trip itinerary includes both the northern and southern sections of the Pantanal as well as the fantastic crystal clear rivers of Bonito. This will help us maximize our chances of seeing the greatest diversity of wildlife and spotting the rarer denizens of these fantastic ecosystems.

We invite you to join the Friends of the Maritime Museum and other adventurous travelers as we explore the bounty of the Pantanal – Brazil’s wetland jewel!

Contact JoAnne Powell, the tour leader and former Curator of Education for the Museum,

for more information at joannepowell1208@gmail.com