After the madness of 2017, I saw very few tapirs this year due to lower temperatures and a much higher level of water in the river. Whereas I regularly saw twelve or more per boat trip last year, I perhaps saw a dozen all season, yet Cristalino has still got to be one of the best places in the world to see them. One of my guests even got to see one during her transfer into the lodge and promptly burst into tears as she was so moved by the unexpected encounter.
