Discovering wildlife of the Chaco
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
The Great Chaco offers impressive wildlife, with good chance of seeing some of South America’s charismatic big mammals like jaguars, pumas and tapirs. It also hosts reptiles and birds in abundance, many of which are restricted to this ecoregion. You will enjoy a unique landscape with salt lakes that hold great concentrations of water birds and the dunes of Médanos del Chaco National Park (7 days tour) with its arid vegetation and the palm savannahs of the Humid Chaco. This tour will give you a chance to see Chaco endemic birds like Quebracho Crested-Tinamou, Black-legged Seriema, and Black-bodied Woodpecker. Lowland Tapir, Puma, Giant Anteater and Chacoan Peccary are amongst the mammals we may encounter: the last of these was presumed extinct when it was described from fossils in 1930. It came as a surprise when it was rediscovered in 1972, to become the (then) third and largest peccary species known! Today, the Paraguayan Chaco holds the main population of this species.
Inclusions
What's included
- Beverages with meals
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Meals as per itinerary (B = breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch
- Snacks
- 2 nights accomodation
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Transport by private vehicle (4WD)
- Driver/guide fees
What's not
- travel and medical insurance;
- visa, passport and vaccination costs;
- beverages over those stated as included;
- optional excursions as defined by the itinerary or excursions not included in the itinerary;
- Telephone calls, laundry and other items of a personal nature;
- Gratuities to Tour leader and local guides;
- Gratuities for hotel/restaurant staff, porters, drivers.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Wildlife Paraguay
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Meals: Please advise specific requirements
- Walking: Moderate amount;
- Weather: Subject to conditions
How it compares in Asunción
- Its from-price is 258% above the median of the 40 experiences we list in Asunción.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 40.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Asunción
Asunción is Paraguay's capital on the Paraguay River, founded in 1537, with a riverside palace, a domed pantheon and colonial houses.
Asunción stands on a bend of the Paraguay River, with Argentina on the opposite shore, and was founded in 1537, becoming a base from which Spanish colonists set out to found other cities in the region. The Palacio de los López, a white neoclassical palace on the riverfront, is the centre of government, and the Panteón de los Héroes, a domed pantheon, holds the tombs of national heroes.
