In September of this year I planned a photographic trip to the Pantanal, I chose my Pousada, booked my flights from Rio and set off. Jean Duval was waiting for me at Cuiaba airport and we commenced our journey along the Transpantaneira highway to the pousada. From the outset Jean made it his priority to see that I was comfortable and we made various brief stops along the highway to view and photograph the many birds, animals and points of interest. For the six days of my stay at the pousada Jean was my appointed guide and he was able to show me the various birds and animals and explain their lifestyle and habitat etc, without his knowledge I know I would not have seen half of the wildlife I sought to photograph. We had at least two or more activities organized each day for my group and others which included horseback riding, canoeing, river boat trips, truck safaris or just walking, on each trip Jean appeared to be keenly interested in his subject and just as keen to pass on this knowledge to us. On each of these joint trips with other guides and visitors Jean made sure that my personal interests were taken care of. In all a very pleasant and enjoyable trip. I´m not sure when but I would like to return to the Pantanal, maybe in a different season and for sure I will look up Jean to be my guide.

My husband, adult daughter and I spent a few days in the Pantanel with Jean as our guide. Jean is extremely pleasant, knowledgable, and eager to match the experience to expectations. We saw a number of birds, including macaws. On a night safari we also saw a maned wolf, an endangered species that is quite unusual to see. We also enjoyed the information about the political history of how Brazil came to be its current territory and the natural history of the Pantanel.

My wife and I took a 3 day tour of the Pantanal with Jean Duval. We spent two nights at Port Jofre and one at Poussada Alegre. Jean took time to find out what we wanted from our trip and did everything to ensure that we had a great time. Obviously we wanted to see jaguar and had a limited time. We managed to see five in one and a half days. Jean took us out in his car and we also saw a tapir, an anteater, agouti and many amazing birds. The food and accommodation was also good. I can thoroughly recommend Jean. He is reliable, safety conscious and geared towards giving his client excellent value for money. If we return to the Pantanal it will be for a longer time and we WWII use Jean as our guide.