Bonito MS – Tips for traveling year-end

The destinations of fresh water are ideal for those planning to celebrate the festive holiday season in style. The time is ripe for these trips because, due to summer rains in December and January, the sights of places like the Pantanal and Bonito are even more stunning.

The city of Bonito is a paradise of fresh water located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul The crystalline waters of the rivers Prata, Formoso and Sucuri and the appreciation of underwater vegetation are the main attractions of the region. Mimosa Resort offers bathing in natural pools and waterfalls formed by the River Mimoso, and the Blue Lake Cave (Gruta do Lago Azul), a staircase of 300 steps that takes tourists for a dip in one of the planet’s natural monuments, some of the walks are a must.

Besides the natural beauty, another way to make the most of Bonito is doing some activities of adventure tourism. Among them, especially the tree climbing, cross-floats, hiking, biking, floating, diving, equestrian tourism and rappelling. The latter is practiced in Anhumas Abyss, one of the postcards of the city.

During the summer, the attractions of fresh water are also major characters in the region known as Pantanal Sul rains fill the rivers and flooded fields, transforming the landscape into a huge lagoon without borders. On this rainy season, navigate the rivers Negro, Paraguay and Aquidauana is the best way to meet the region’s flora and fauna. The activities of adventure tourism in the region offered are: hiking, canoeing, horseback riding, biking, wildlife watching and tourism in off-road 4×4 vehicles.

 

Ecotourism and diving in Bonito MS Brazil

Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul:

The region surprises visitors with its crystal clear waters, caves and waterfalls, which attract tourists from all over the world. The most varied activities are carried out such as: diving, hiking along trails, observing the fauna and flora, horse riding, swinging through the treetops on cables, rappel and floating, among others.

Bonito, a model of tourism organization and sustainability, has adopted a policy for conserving the environment. Visitors can only appreciate its natural attractions when accompanied by an accredited guide. To avoid negative impacts on nature,a maximum number of visitors per day has been established for each attraction.

The events are usually of half-day or one-day duration and take place on farms where the tourists can also enjoy a taste of the regional cuisine.

Source: Embratur

Diving in Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the country’s best diving destinations. The towns of Bonito and Jardim boast the clearest waters in all of brazil, with enormous range of aquatic life and geographical features to attract divers, from absolute beginners to the technical level.

Cave diving experts have nothing to complain about either: Bonito and Jardim’s underwater caves are unique and unforgettable among the finest in the world.

Bonito / Jardim

Snorkelling is one of Bonito and Jardim’s major attractions. The best thing is to go with the flow along the riverbeds, observing the underwater fauna and flora, pretending to be a part of this fabulous ecosystem.

Kids love this. Grownups do too. Even the most experienced divers are thrilled by the experience. Such good caverns await cave divers that Bonito best cave diving destinationon the planet.

Lagoa Misteriosa

Photo: Marcelo Krause

This skinhole forms a lake with crystal-clear waters. Seventeen meters down, two skinholes open, each ten meters across, descending vertically to over 240 meters.

The water is so transparent that from thirty meters below the surface, the diver can look up and see the trees surrounding the lake. Acess to this beautiful site is along a sloping trail some seventy meters in length.

Olho d’água e Rio da Prata


Photo: Andre Seale

A large crystal-clear lake that is a habitat for piraputangas, huge dorados, pintados and corimbás. Unbelievably transparent. A stream flows toward the Rio da Prata, where care must be taken with the descent. You have to clamber over tree trunks, and there is also a waterfall to be negotiated, in order to continue the dive lower down, where there is a huge spring in the middle of the river. The descent takes over one hour and is one of the region’s most beautiful trips.Source: Brazil Nature

Learn more about Bonito and Jardim: http://www.bonitoweb.com.br/