Bonito, Brazil Travel Blogs

Join us here in Clearwater.
Mar 23, 2005 (5 photos)

... random stuff instead. Quiz! Where, in 2005, can you park your bicycle without first locking it? The answer my friend is Bonito, Brazil. I didn't think such a place still existed, even in my tiny hometown, the bike would be gone in minutes. At least we ...

Bonito
Feb 25, 2005 (3 photos)

Still Jason here ... thought I would do another diary entry while C was sleeping ! (only joking .. we did agree) Bonito is a strange town in the middle of nowhere. Very small, it acts as a sleepy stop over between the pantanal and Foz do Iquazu, but has ...

Bonito by name, beautiful by nature
Feb 16, 2006 (10 photos)

Some places live up to their names, and others don't. Well, this one does, quite literally. 'Bonito' means beautiful. The beauty here, however, is aquatic. Sounds a bit bizarre for a town that's hundreds of miles from the sea. We really were not ...

Clear Water and Broken Gear
Mar 27, 2006 (7 photos)

... word that seems to imply that you will both see some wildlife and pay 40% higher prices.) The ground underneath Bonito contains significant deposits of limestone. It turns out that limestone creates two types of attractions for tourists, caves and clear ...

La Isla Bonito
Jun 20, 2007 (5 photos)

After our unscheduled pitstop at Philosophy Junction, Marge and I finally arrived at our hostel in Bonito, a small town in the south west of Brazil famed for it's extremely clear rivers and it's abundance of fish and freshwater plants. Apparently it´s ...

Beautiful Bonito!
Oct 8, 2005

... quite as clear as the day before but the area was just soooooo beautiful you can really understand why they call the place Bonito which means 'beautiful' in Portuguese. We saw so many waterfalls throughout the day and they must be some of the prettiest we' ...

Bonito for backpackers
Jul 30, 2009 (5 photos)

... ). Travel agencies where you can buy a package: CVC  (www.cvc.com.br) It is the largest travel agency in Brazil, offering packages to all destinations in Brazil. It is usually cheaper and service might not be so good. You can choose the hotel among ...

Week 1 - Bonito, muita beleza
Aug 4, 2004 (7 photos)

... a driving tour of some of São Paulo at night. Jorge seemed to think that we are crazy nuts to be traveling around Brazil without knowing Portuguese and planning to spend several weeks in the malaria mosquito-filled Amazon. But, he was amused and we look ...

Brazilian beaches
Nov 16, 2011 (1 photos)

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...

Snorkeling in Bonito.........
Oct 8, 2007 (12 photos)

... got ready for the next leg of the journey - Brazilian buses not as good as Argentinian, and a lot more expensive! Finally made it to Bonito and checked into our hostel - the only one with a pool!  Very hot here (about 40 degrees) and no air ...

Long driving days, Iguazu and Bonito
Jul 29, 2009

... Argentina, but I am now writing this by the pool in my bikini in the beautiful Bonito, an eco-tourism town in south western Brazil. Highlights have been: *The Iguazu falls. From both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides. Absolutely spectacular and ...

The crystal clear waters of Bonito
Mar 21, 2007 (43 photos)

... night and checked into the HI hostel, which I highly recommend.  I had two days to enjoy the myriad activities that Bonito had to offer. Unfortunately, they were all quite expensive - the government fixes all prices and almost all trips require a guide and ...

Bonito
May 6, 2007 (9 photos)

... - very ornate phone boxes! These are just two of them: .........there were also parrots, sharks and woodpeckers. The area around Bonito is famous for its rivers, waterfalls and caves. One of the rivers, the Rio da Prata (or silver river) ...

Muito Bonito
Feb 7, 2006 (3 photos)

... we have written... we were lost in the jungle for a while and since we got to beautiful bonito we have been having too much fun!!! We like brazil! Brazil is great... everyone is happy and friendly and they have this have great drink called a capriahna ...

Bonnie Bonnito
Nov 10, 2007 (9 photos)

... a capybara hump my leg, a life experience to chalk up on the list!) we caught a bus for 5 hours to Bonito, one of the latest jewels in Brazil´s tourist circuit. The weather had picked up and was back to sweltering so when we were offered a hostel we ...

Brazil, Bonito
Oct 1, 2008 (27 photos)

Wed 1.10.08: Brazil, Bonito: State of Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul ("Beautiful") PERSONAL: Vehicle travelling for 5hrs to Bonito was very scenic. First stop was dinner and exploring the local cuisine - all for AUD$2! The handmade ...

Excursion to the Rio de Plata
Nov 6, 2009 (5 photos)

... - Yeehaa. Bon maintenant je la fait en francais rapido express histoire que tout le monde s´y retrouve. Jeudi 5 Novembre Visite de Bonito express - la ville n' est pas très grande. L' air est tres humide, premier déluge vers 12h. Merci le poncho Decathlon! ...

Bonito bonito
Jan 18, 2007 (32 photos)

... and underground lagoons to explore and the town is seriously geared up for adventure activities. The highlight of our stay in Bonito (and possibly even our whole trip so far) was snorkelling eyeball to eyeball with thousands of fish on the Rio do ...

Floating with fishes
Nov 11, 2008 (4 photos)

... full of fish, set in rainforest full of wildlife and, as it turned out, ridiculous numbers of mosquitoes -doh! We arrived at Bonito's Youth Hostel after a 20 hour bus journey from Sao Paulo to find a beautiful pool and shady hammock area - a great place ...

Bonito
Sep 16, 2007 (8 photos)

... was a bit of an expensive adventure, but well worth it. We had one of the best lunches ever at the farm before we returned to Bonito late in the afternoon. All that hard work & nice food made us sleepy! Early the next day we got up to go to the ...

Bonito
Jan 19, 2008

Bokito

Bonito, eco capital of Brasil
Apr 21, 2009 (1 photos)

... op te hangen, lekker dvd-tje kijken...   In plaats daarvan besloten we de Rio do Plata trip te boeken, de topactractie in Bonito. Nou kom maar op dan! De Rio (rivier) do Plata is een super heldere rivier die aardig snel stroomt en stampesvol zit met ...

Bonito
Jun 11, 2009 (12 photos)

... 8217;re really lucky so sit tight for those. You’ll be pleased to know following my last blog that we arrived in Bonito unscathed and with beautiful weather to enjoy it.  The campsite has a natural swimming hole with a waterfall at the back and ...

Finally summer in Brasil!
Jul 24, 2008 (17 photos)

Trarii traraa! Wi geits, wi schteits? Si huet Namitag in Bonito / Brasilie aacho! Isch e zimlech chliini Schtadt, aber sehr bekannt waege de viune Mueglechkeite zum Schnorchle und Touche! Ganz i dr Noechi isch dr Fluss Rio da Prata (weiss haut ou nid ...

River Snorkelling
Feb 8, 2007

The rivers around Bonito are unbelievably clear and perfect for snorkelling.

Bonito IS beautiful
Apr 4, 2005

After the LONGEST travel day possible, Paul and I eventually roll into Bonito at 11:30pm at night - with no accommodation booked. You would think somewhere in the last 14 hours between the THREE flights and TWO bus rides we had that this would have been ...

Bonito
Apr 24, 2008 (5 photos)

Just a short entry. Arrived in Bonito last night. This is apparantly where all the Brazilians come for a bit of ecotourism and also where you can do such things as cave diving,snorkelling and adventure sports. The drawback is that its slightly pricy and ...

´Twas the Falls before Christmas
Dec 24, 2007

... phrasebook and began reciting the absurd nasal sounds that make up this initially very confusing language. We soon arrived in Bonito, a delightful little town just south of the Pantanal, where we would be spending Christmas Day. Our campsite, 6 km out ...

Recovering
Nov 20, 2008 (9 photos)

... to a local lake reserve and spent the day snorkelling in the lake with the many different kinds of fish. It has been a good day. Bonito is a really nice little village. We like it here a lot. We cycled to the lake today and saw a dead rattlesnake on the ...

'Bonito' Bonito
Jun 19, 2005 (16 photos)

I was ripe for Bonito after all the towns and cities. It's a small town in south-central Brazil with some wonderful natural sights nearby: with mask & snorkel, I floated down the Rio Plata, a crystal clear, spring-fed river full of amazing fish...as well ...