One of the first journalists to visit our new private villa, Cordilheira, Mari Campos describes what it’s like to stay in a home immersed in the landscape and offering a high degree of privacy. From the design to the excursions, the goal is for travelers to make the most of the biome’s charms.
The story of guide Wendel Ribeiro is the focus of this article in the British magazine Suitcase. The team, which visited our ecological refuge, recounts how he left behind his past as a jaguar hunter to join us in our mission to conserve this—and so many other—species of the Pantanal.
Kate Eshelby, a reporter for Country Life magazine, embarked on a journey through Brazilian destinations that have nature conservation as their mission, including Caiman. About our ecological refuge, in addition to the fascination with magical sightings, she reports on how our pioneering model balances livestock farming, ecological tourism, and knowledge generation.
After visiting Caiman and checking out the work done by Onçafari within our ecological refuge, The Economist team details how the reality of the jaguar has been changing in the Pantanal and around the world—thanks to ecological tourism, people have understood that the mammal is worth much more alive than hunted.
In a selection listing three lodges around the world for those who enjoy immersing themselves in nature, National Geographic magazine names Caiman as the best place to see jaguars and other incredible species of Pantanal wildlife. In addition to wildlife, the publication also highlights the stylish and authentic accommodations that make up our Casa Caiman lodge.
After immersing herself in different regions of the Pantanal, journalist Megan Spurrel writes in Condé Nast Traveler about the importance of the biome, as well as the threats to its biodiversity. The reporter, who visited Caiman, also reports on the pioneering role of our ecological refuge in conserving our flora and fauna.
The tourism magazine Circuito Elegante features a moving and exciting account by Roberto Klabin, founder of Caiman, about the reasons that led him to transform part of his family’s farm into an ecological refuge. A childhood dream that would eventually become a pioneering model for conservation in the Pantanal.
The Forbes article, part of a special section dedicated to the Brazilian Midwest, looks at the highlights that make our ecological refuge a unique project in the Pantanal. From our conservation mission to our wildlife experiences and structure, the article gives a complete overview of what it’s like to spend a season at Caiman.
After a season at Caiman, the Forbes journalist tells us how ecological tourism has changed the role of jaguars – and hundreds of other animals – in the Pantanal, as well as its residents, who now understand the importance of preserved nature. The report also shows how the experience is worthy of the most incredible African lodges, with safaris that show far beyond the Big 5 of this unique biome.
Every year, the prestigious British magazine Wanderlust Magazine publishes its Green List, featuring hotels that help preserve the landscape, biodiversity and culture of the place where they are located. And Caiman appears in the 2025 edition, highlighting the fauna and flora regeneration project carried out after last year’s fires.
Caiman inspired an article published in the Meio newsletter, a channel that provides daily information on a variety of subjects – from politics to Netflix premieres. On the agenda was the nature regeneration work carried out in our ecological refuge in August last year, which was responsible for consuming more than 40,000 of the property’s 53,000 hectares. Among the initiatives mentioned by journalist Lia Hama are the supplementary feeding programme for the fauna and the construction of shelters so that the animals can protect themselves from fire.
Our founder Roberto Klabin has written an open letter in Carbono Uomo magazine with a plea for help from readers: we all need to save the planet. In it, the environmentalist, who founded organizations such as S.O.S Atlantic Forest and S.O.S Pantanal, shares his vision of the risks posed by climate change. And he warns: “Regardless of what technology promises, I don’t believe it’s possible to restore natural environments.”
Caiman is on Condé Nast Traveler’s renowned The Gold List for 2025. For more than three decades, the publication has followed the tradition of listing hotels and cruises that are among its favorites for the coming year. More than properties in incredible settings and with impeccable service, the magazine’s editors nominate places they have really connected with. Journalist Sarah Marshall writes: “South America’s answer to the Okavango Delta, without any of the hype or crowds”.
Exame magazine has created a hotel ranking to illustrate the strength of the hospitality industry in the country, in addition to its diversity of destinations, standards, and experiences. And Caiman is among the hotels selected. Over the past two years, journalists, critics, and influencers from the hospitality, tourism, and lifestyle sector made their choices based on the properties they stayed or had some kind of connection with, during industry events or publications.
Having experienced a number of safaris around the world, adventure travel journalist and photographer, Stephanie Vermillion visited Caiman to see why the Pantanal is gaining more and more notoriety among safari enthusiasts. During her stay at our ecological refuge, she was able to learn how an ecotourism project in Brazil turned a private property into the best destination in the world for jaguars sightings.
Travel and Leisure magazine, an international reference in the field of tourism, has chosen three places in Brazil that are fighting to save their biomes and the Caiman is among them. Journalist Stanley Stewart visited the ecological refuge to show how ecological tourism has been a fundamental tool for conserving the Pantanal’s habitats, biodiversity and culture. The report also shows how Caiman has contributed to creating jobs and changing the region’s economy.
The editorial shows a rising trend in the tourism industry: travelers seek accommodations that offer unique, relevant experiences, and preferably committed with their surroundings. Caiman, among other examples, attracts attention precisely because it gives nature and the local culture prominent roles. More than just a headquarters for pioneering conservation projects, the ecological refuge invites guests to get involved in the fight for the conservation of the Pantanal.
A detailed account of what it’s like to spend a season in the 53,000-hectare oasis that serves as the setting for Caiman. From the comfort of the facilities to the immersion in nature that marks each of the tours, journalist Thiago Baltazar shares his impressions of staying at our authentic Pantanal ranch. All this, of course, with the right to exciting encounters with the hundreds of species that live here, including the jaguar, the maned wolf and the deer.
Caiman’s 53,000-hectare oasis headquarters was the setting for this report. The team was invited to visit the Pantanal by Land Rover Defender – the idea was to test Jaguar Land Rover’s new off-road vehicles – but the experience went far beyond the engine. The team explored the experience – from safaris in search of jaguars to the charming accommodations of Casa Caiman – to describe all the magic of the Pantanal, as well as the importance of the ecological tourism work provided by Caiman for more than three decades.
During his stay at Caiman, travel writer Nicholas DeRenzo delved into the core of Onçafari to find out how the organization in support of jaguars and their surroundings has made our refuge one of the best places in the world to sight the species. Enthusiastic about the subject, he embarked on several safari experiences to learn how the habituation process, a fundamental tool in conservation tourism, works.
In this emotional report on Piauí magazine’s website, Wendel, a field guide from Caiman, describes details of his career and tells us how he fell in love with jaguar conservation after years of hunting the species. He grew up alongside cowboys in a farm in the southern part of the region – at that time, the animal was seen as a threat to livestock among farmers – but today he captivates the refuge’s guests with all his knowledge and local culture wisdom.
Inspired by successful eco-tourism models from South Africa, Caiman is a reference when it comes to jaguar spotting safaris in Brazil – the spotting rate among guests was 100% last year – as well as other species that make up the “big five” of our country. More than just offering the best lodging structure in the Pantanal, the ranch is the headquarters for pioneering conservation initiatives, such as Onçafari and the Instituto Arara Azul.
Lisa Grainger travels around Brazil in search of wildlife and spent two days
at Casa Caiman dazzled by the miraculous fauna and flora of the Pantanal.
“To see a jaguar in the wild is far more thrilling than spotting a lion in
Africa”, she says. The well know journalist had the chance to stay at our
newly refurbished lodge and immerse herself in the natural riches of the
Pantanal.
Focused on traveling, the Portuguese title describes the experiences travelers, looking for an immersion in nature, are offered at Caiman. Besides mentioning the huge diversity of animals roaming freely around the 53,000 hectares of the ecological refuge – jaguars, giant anteaters, tapirs, and jabiru storks included –, the article gives details about Caiman’s accommodation options.
Journalist Sarah Marshall boards on an exciting adventure through the Pantanal, in Brazil, by discovering Caiman, a 53,000-hectare true oasis with the conservation of fauna, flora and the Pantanal culture at its heart. For that matter, she won Best Latin American Travel Feature in the Magazine category at the prestigious LATA Media Awards.
How about escaping from your hurried routine and diving into one of the most incredible – and threatened – scenarios on the planet, the Pantanal? With 53 thousand hectares and areas destined to the perpetual preservation of the biome, Caiman is an ecological refuge that serves as home to hundreds of species. To check it out, travelers embark on safaris alongside experts and enjoy all the comfort and structure between trips.
After visiting Caiman, the correspondent from Top Destinos understood that, more than a hotel, Caiman is a pioneering ecotourism project, dedicated to the conservation of the culture, fauna, and flora of the Pantanal. Onboard the safaris in search of wildlife, she discovered, in her own words, “a Brazil full of life, which dances to the rhythm of the water cycles, replenishes at each season, and deserves to be celebrated.”
The singing of birds, the symphony of the forest, the golden tones that invade the sky every sunset, the taste of guavira juice. To the reporter, author of this article, the Pantanal is a feast for the senses and, no matter how many times you return, there is always something that fills you with awe.
Afar has listed sustainable and socially responsible lodges for wildlife lovers and making part of that selection is a huge achievement. Journalist Laura Redman was touched by hyacinth macaws — “stunning in their size and color.” She reminds readers that only 1,500 of these birds existed at the Pantanal, but Caiman has made conservation a priority, partnering with nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate the species.
Caiman is one of the highlights of the article that reveals what is behind the the Pantanal boom. More than 35 years ago, a cattle farm was transformed to receive tourists and house pioneering initiatives to support the conservation of the Pantanal. Today, guests staying in the 18 rooms of the recently renovated Casa Caiman inn enjoy the Pantanal typical food, horseback riding, safaris, and kayaking among the cayman yacares and the capybaras at sunset.
The importance of sustainability, a trend among travelers, is the purpose of this article, which shows how hotels have sought greener initiatives to comply with demand. Caiman is one of the examples, for different reasons, including the creation of a reserve dedicated to the perpetual preservation of the Pantanal, and the presence of conservation initiatives that uses its farm as a source of scientific researches.
Caiman is an invitation to watch the Pantanal’s biodiversity explosion with maximum comfort. As a backdrop, a cattle ranch from 1912, which has been transformed into a pioneer ecotourism project. Casa Caiman, its main lodge, was renovated to guarantee an even more special experience. Twice a day, the safaris yield exciting encounters with jaguars and hyacinth macaws
From the immensity of the fauna to the secrets of the local cuisine, the article dives into the most diverse charms of the Pantanal. And it shows how Caiman is the best accommodation option for travelers who want to explore the destination by land. In the reporter’s words, “a combination of Pantanal warmth inside and the wild life immersion outside.”
The article narrates how environmentalist Roberto Klabin decided to transform his family’s farm, in the Pantanal, into a pioneering project that helps preserve the sceneries that portrayed his childhood – he grew up visiting his family’s lands in the region. According to Lide Magazine, Caiman is a kind of laboratory, in which scientific projects, observation tourism, and livestock farming coexist.
Three boutique Brazilian luxury lodges are offering a conservation-focused itinerary, where guests can spot maned wolves, jaguars and many other species. In the Pantanal, Caiman offers the chance to track jaguars in the wild, join a horse riding tour and observe blue hyacinth macaw conservation work.
Famous for bringing the latest information from hotels around the world, the magazine’s travel column featured the style of Caiman’s new inn, Casa Caiman. From the super comfortable rooms, to the lessons they learn from the safari guides, the Pantanal experience is highlighted for its style, comfort, and warmth. But, above all, for keeping alive its mission to preserve the Pantanal: “May more and more generations interested in rolling up their sleeves and fighting for the Pantanal come”, says Roberto Klabin, environmentalist and founder of the refuge.
In this interview, environmentalist Roberto Klabin, founder of Caiman, as well as both SOS Mata Atlântica, and SOS Pantanal foundations, scrutinizes the Brazilian environmental scenario, the federal public policies management in this department, and its impact on the climate.
Discover how the acquisition of a 34,000-hectare farm by a group of entrepreneurs and environmentalists, passionate about the Pantanal, evolved into the creation of an ecological corridor for preservation. The article also points out how the project can promote activities such as ecological tourism, scientific research support, extensive livestock farming, and more like carbon credits sale. All of that mean a whole new perspective for conservation in Brazil.
During a visit to Caiman, reporter Pimpa Brauen shows how incredible the flora and fauna of the Pantanal are, and yet, less familiar among Brazilians than the ones from countries like South Africa. To show travelers that it is crucial to reverse this case, she shares her adventures next to jaguars, hyacinth macaws, tapirs, ocelots, as well as hundreds of other species, and reminds us of the importance of discovering the Pantanal in order to preserve it.
In this article, the Pantanal is shown as an example of resilience that, even after severe fires, its nature flourishes year after year. And, in order to explore it in depth, the publication suggests a stay at Caiman with its 53,000 hectares, a home to more than 500 species of animals.