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Cities · Alto Paraguay · The Chaco and the Pantanal

Bahía Negra

Bahía Negra is the last Paraguayan town upriver, almost at the tri-border with Bolivia and Brazil, and the base for exploring the Pantanal, one of the largest freshwater wetlands in the world. From its port, boats head out along the Paraguay and Negro rivers to see yacarés (caimans), capybaras, river otters, jabiru storks and herons, or to go fishing. You can walk the self-guided town circuit “Between the Sky, the River and the Mud,” sleep in family-run guesthouses, spend the day on estancias and visit Yshir communities with their crafts made from karanda'y palm and caraguatá (a bromeliad fiber).

900 km from Asunción · ≈ 14 h 30
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What to see

Estación Biológica Los Tres Gigantes

Bahía Negra (río Negro) · Alto Paraguay

Estación Biológica Los Tres Gigantes

A Pantanal reserve reachable only by boat, named after the giant otter, the giant anteater and the giant armadillo.

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Where to stay

Eco-lodge

Estación Los Tres Gigantes (Guyra Paraguay)

Guyra Paraguay's biological station in the heart of the Pantanal, reachable only by boat from Bahía Negra; giant otters, caimans and hundreds of bird species.

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Hotel

Hotel Puertas del Pantanal

A hotel in the town of Bahía Negra with four double rooms and two group rooms, all air-conditioned with private bathrooms; meals on request.

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Hotel

Hotel Costa del Río

A six-room hotel next to the boat landing in Bahía Negra's Barrio Sur, with air conditioning, Wi-Fi and a quincho (barbecue shelter).

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Guesthouse

Posada Bahía Negra 2

A family guesthouse in the town of Bahía Negra, listed in the Eco Pantanal and WWF tourism services guide (2025).

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Guesthouse

Nutria Renda

Simple riverside lodging in Bahía Negra, with a terrace overlooking the Paraguay River and a camping area.

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