Buriti palms reflected on the Maria Elena reservoir
Represa Maria Elena — Fazenda AnacãPhoto: Almir Almeida

Alta Floresta · Southern Brazilian Amazon

Nature is part of the experience.

In Alta Floresta, in the Amazon of Mato Grosso, Anacã brings together a small lodge, nature outings and wildlife-watching itineraries.

Who we are

A place to experience, up close, what we have chosen to protect.

Fazenda Anacã has just six rooms, a signature kitchen and the calm of being close to the forest. Every stay can find its own rhythm: rest, eat well, walk, watch wildlife or simply enjoy the quiet. For those who come for the wildlife, we organise specialist birding and primate-watching itineraries.

Sunset over the reservoir
Fazenda Anacã

For guests

Farm Experiences

Forest walks, boat trips, a visit to our native bees and night outings, designed for all ages and interests.

Specialist itineraries

Four areas. Many possibilities.

Our wildlife itineraries cover Fazenda Anacã and three partner properties — tall forest, várzea, buriti swamps and open country, each with its own habitats and species.

Sliced beef with sauce, almond rice and rustic potatoes

Food

From the region to the table

Fresh, local ingredients in a signature menu created by Vick. A kitchen run with care, where every meal is part of the experience. The menu is shared the day before so you can choose and personalise your meal.

Breakfast 7–9 am · Lunch 12 noon · Dinner 7 pm

Discover the lodge
Angelim-pedra tree, over 300 years old
RPPN Fazenda Anacã

Our reserve

A choice that endures

In 2024, the family chose to turn part of the forest at Fazenda Anacã into a Private Natural Heritage Reserve: 17.08 hectares protected for good, with a palm swamp of century-old buriti palms and an angelim-pedra tree more than 300 years old.

Tourism as a tool for conservation: our lodge and outings help keep this forest standing.

People

Knowledge built in the field

For more than ten years, Anacã's wildlife experiences have been refined in the field — the areas, the best spots, timings and species.

Fernão Prado in the field with binoculars
Photo: Cecília Licarião

Experience design

Fernão Prado

For more than ten years he has closely shaped and refined Anacã's wildlife experiences, drawing on over two decades as a wildlife watcher, photographer and traveller. That experience guides the choice of areas, timings and logistics, and the steady evolution of each outing.

Gilberto Tavares by a giant buttress root
Photo: Cecília Licarião

Local guide

Gilberto Tavares

He grew up around Alta Floresta and has spent his whole life in the forest. He knows the areas we visit in detail and stands out for reading the habitat, finding wildlife, navigating and persevering on a search. Attentive and careful, with first-aid training, he brings a sense of safety and handles the surprises of fieldwork calmly.

Shall we plan your stay?

We reply to messages during business hours, in Portuguese and English.