Ex-professional athlete turned wildlife photographer and expedition leader Benjamin James now dedicates his life to capturing and protecting the natural world. He leads immersive wildlife expeditions through his company Journey With Jaguars, bringing adventure-driven guests face-to-face with one of the planet’s most elusive big cats. Benjamin was a freelance videographer for The Wild Immersion and is affiliated with several environmental NGOs. He is the director of CLIC, a nonprofit that installs solar-powered medical clinics in remote Indigenous communities in Colombia — bridging conservation, culture, and health. His mission is simple: connect people to wild places, and make sure those places still exist for future generations.
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Journey with Jaguars
Ex-professional athlete turned wildlife photographer and expedition leader Benjamin James now dedicates his life to capturing and protecting the natural world. He leads immersive wildlife expeditions through his company Journey With Jaguars, bringing adventure-driven guests face-to-face with one of the planet’s most elusive big cats. Benjamin was a freelance videographer for The Wild Immersion and is affiliated with several environmental NGOs. He is the director of CLIC, a nonprofit that installs solar-powered medical clinics in remote Indigenous communities in Colombia — bridging conservation, culture, and health. His mission is simple: connect people to wild places, and make sure those places still exist for future generations.
Journey with Jaguars ISSUE #8 (July 2026) Our Most Popular Jaguar Safari – Here's Why After hundreds of successful jaguar safaris in the Northern Pantanal, we've found the sweet spot. Our most popular itinerary is a 6-day, 5-night safari with four full river days searching for jaguars. It gives guests enough time to experience the Pantanal properly, without feeling rushed or leaving wishing they'd stayed just one more day. This is why we have also made it the length for our group tours too....
Journey with Jaguars ISSUE #7 (May 2026) Our 2027 Group Tour Dates Are Now Open!!! We've just opened our full 2027 group tour calendar. After seeing how quickly our 2026 departures filled, we've decided to give you far more options for 2027, with scheduled group tours running from late June through early November. These tours are designed for people who want the full Journey with Jaguars experience, but in a more accessible group format. Same river. Same expert team. Same all day search for...
Journey with Jaguars ISSUE #6 (April 2026) Why Do We Stay on the River All Day on a Jaguar Safari? One thing people always notice when they come out with Journey with Jaguars is that we don’t go back to the lodge for lunch. It sounds minor when you’re booking, but it changes everything once you’re actually out there. Most operations in the Pantanal follow the same routine. Early start, good morning session, then back to the lodge late morning, lunch, rest, and out again mid afternoon. It’s...