Return of
the Jaguar

Iberá Wetlands | argentina

Hosted by Sofía Heinonen and the Fundación Rewilding Argentina (FRA) team, this journey offers firsthand engagement with the reintroduction of endangered species, immersion into the flora and fauna of the Iberá Wetlands, and fireside chats with the experts behind this remarkable rewilding initiative, to learn from their life changing stories and indomitable vision. Arrange a call with our team to register your interest.

29TH SEPTEMBER –
6TH OCTOBER 2024
$13,950 PER PERSON
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS

PERSONALLY HOSTED BY THE CONSERVATION DIRECTOR
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE REHABILITATION CENTRE
STAY IN THE HEART OF THE IBERÁ WETLANDS
TRAVEL BY HORSE-DRAWN CANOE
WALKS WITH ARGENTINA’S LEADING BOTANIST TO WITNESS THE EXTRAORDINARY FLORA AND FAUNA

INCLUDED

NIGHT IN BUENOS AIRES
FULL-BOARD THROUGHOUT
PRIVATE FLIGHTS OVER IBERÁ
DAILY EXPERIENCES AT IBERÁ
SIX NIGHT STAY IN THE RESERVE

DETAILS

29TH SEPTEMBER – 6TH OCTOBER 2024
ARRIVE TO BUENOS AIRES
DEPART FROM BUENOS AIRES
EXTENSIONS IN ARGENTINA AVAILABLE
US $13,950 PER PERSON
BASED ON TWO PEOPLE SHARING
UP To 12 guests – SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCE

A once in a lifetime opportunity to engage with one of the world’s most ambitious conservation projects firsthand, the creation of the 7.5 million acre Iberá National Park.

Family on Eco-tourism trip in Argentina

WHAT TO EXPECT

Accompany Fundación Rewilding Argentina’s expert team of wildlife scientists and researchers within the heart of the Iberá Wetlands. Staying in boutique hotels and a lodge at the heart of the reserve, the former home of Doug and Kristine Tompkins, waking to the symphony of bird calls and winding down over an asado and glasses of malbec before the setting sun.  All-inclusive. Excludes international flights.

CONSERVATION IMPACT

Often called “the Argentine Pantanal,” Iberá is one of the planet’s largest freshwater wetlands, covering more than 3.2 million acres of grasslands and marsh in Corrientes Province of northeastern Argentina. It is home to 30% of the country’s biodiversity including endangered species such as the pampas and marsh deer, the maned wolf, anteater and grassland birds like the strange-tailed tyrant. FRA have successfully created a national park that preserves over 700,000 hectares.

YOUR HOSTS

Meet your host:
SOFIA HEINONEN &
FUNDACIÓN REWILDING ARGENTINA

Sofía Heinonen

Sofía Heinonen is the Executive Director of Fundación Rewilding Argentina. She was instrumental in securing the support and collaboration of local communities at the project’s inception and continues to spearhead FRA’s rewilding and restoration initiatives across the country.

A lifelong activist, Sofía Heinonen led some of the first efforts to bring rewilding to South America more than 15 years ago with the restoration of the Iberá wetlands, the largest wetland ecosystem in Argentina, alongside Doug and Kristine Tompkins. As a biologist and leader, she has spent more than 30 years designing strategies for the creation of protected areas in Argentina, and leads the line in the continents most ambitious initiatives for reversing the species extinction crisis.

What she and her team have achieved, from the reintroduction of jaguar to the region following a 70 years disappearance to the creation of 7.6 million acres of national park across Argentina, is a remarkable achievement.

Sofía has been recognised in BBC’s Most Influential Women of 2022.

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ON CONSERVATION IN ACTION

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