I took a 25 hr bus trip to Mato Grosso, a province bordering to Bolivia, to visit Bonito. This place is famous for its crystal-clear rivers full of fish and vegetation, and snorkelling feels like swimming in a giant aquarium. Visibility is up to 70 m due to limestone which releases calcium carbonate into the water that eliminates all impurities.
Apart from that there are caves and waterfalls to visit, but the real highlight is the Rio da Prata with a snorkel tour that lasts 3 hrs. Unfortunately the tours are quite expensive, even by our standards. At least the town promotes itself as eco-tourism town and everything is exceptionally well organised (for the walk down the Gruta Azul, which is basically ~70 easy steps down, I had to provide my blood group and a home emergency contact number :)
More fish pics:
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