Bonito and Jardim are small cities located at the Bodoquena Mountain Range in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The region has tropical climate, pleasant all year round.
Worldwide ecotourism destination, also being awarded for nine years in a row by the country’s leading travel and tourism magazine, Bonito differs from other destinations because of its infrastructure, organization and environmental concern.
The region’s main attractions are natural landscapes, rivers of fresh transparent waters, grottos and caves, and its amazing fauna and flora, specially the large diversity of fish species.
Ecotourism has been the region’s main activity for over 15 years, and always in constant improvement, striving for minimal impact visitation practices and best quality of services.
Bonito and Jardim gather a group of associations, NGO’s and governmental organizations that coordinate and organize the local ecotourism, aiming at regional sustainability and environmental conservation.
Bonito is Brazil’s center of adventure and nature sports, offering more than 25 options of tours with different activities:
snorkelling, rappelling, scuba diving, horseback riding, hiking, rafting, trails, cave visiting, river tubing, birdwatching and swimming in natural pools formed by the waterfalls.
The city offers over 4,000 beds including hotels, guesthouses and hostels, with options for all tastes and pockets. There's a hostel affiliated to the Hostelling International network, which offers visitors quality, economy and interaction with travelers from different countries, all in one place.
In the gastronomy, most of the tours offer delicious typical lunches and snacks with homemade cakes and cookies. In the city the choice of restaurants is varied and ranges from snacks to sophisticated dishes.
Exotic meats such as alligator and the "Pintado" fish (typical of the region) are some of the unusual choices found in the restaurants over Bonito.
Due to its proximity, you can also extend your trip and take a visit to the
Pantanal, another ecotourism experience in Brazil that you must see!