Important to know

In general:
  

Period of rain: October to April

The dry period: May to September (the temperature can drop below 10°, so do not forget to bring clothes for winter).

No black clothing for the walks in the woods, because dark clothes attract mosquitoes.

A lightweight raincoat must be part of the baggage at any time of year in the Pantanal.

Vaccines: Your doctor may give you the appropriate information.

Distances

Cuiaba Airport   - UeSo-Cerrado	60 km	1h 10 min
Cuiaba Airport   - UeSo-Pantanal	135 km	2h 10 min
UeSo-Cerrado  - UeSo-Pantanal	170 km	2h 30 min
UeSo-Cerrado  - Chapada	140 km	2h
UeSo-Cerrado  - Nobres	130 km	2h 30 min

We bring and/or pick up our guests at any time (24-hours service)                      
Money

On every change of Traveller-Checks at a bank they charge US$ 20.-Bank notes in US$ will be accepted everywhere. Money exchanger give better exchange rates than  banks. The most convenient creditcard in Brasil is VISA.

Languages

We accompany our guests in the following languages:German, english, portuguese, french and spanish.

Weather:

In the dry season (June – September) there are a lot more wild animals to observe.

In the rain season (Oct. – May) it`s flooding-time in the Pantanal. You won`t see that many animals but you will enjoy a beautiful green vegetation which makes the trip special as well..

 

What you need for the Pantanal:

One pair of good hiking shoes, a pair of  trousers, a raincoat, a hat, mosquitospray, suncream, sunglasses and a flashlight.

Very important:  the colours of your clothes should be bright, because the mosquitos prefere dark clothes.

You know why ...

A) use dark clothes in the woods is disadvantage?

B) the ant loader takes the sheet listed in the anthill?

C) the ant carregdeira produce antibiotics?

D) the coatis can eat poisonous toads?

E) the emu is found only in your offspring from 30 to 40 finhotes?

F) is common to find butterflies around the eyes of alligators?

G) the bine always find your way back to the hive?


because ...

A) dark clothes attract mosquitoes.

B) they use the leaves to grow a fungus, from which they feed.

C) supplying the ants cut the leaves with bacteria to prolong its storage.

D) the washer coatis and hits the frog until it is certain that the poison has left whole.

E) several female rheas bring their eggs in a nest made by male and he is shocked eggs and takes care of the pups.

F) the secretion of the eyes of the alligator is like the nectar of flower.

G) they have an internal clock and is guided by the sun. Come visit us in UeSo-Hostels here in the Pantanal we have more information for you.

Come visit us in UeSo-Hostels here in the Pantanal we have more information for you.

UeSo-Pousadas,
Cx.P. 21 78490 000 Jangada M.T., Brasil
Fone: 0055 65 3391 13 95 / 0055 65 9968 60 37
Natel 0055 65 99 81 36 09
e-mail : ueso@terra.com.br
website: www.pantanal.ch