Bird Park Foz de Iguacu

It was nice to leave the city & head over to see one of the 7 wonders of the world. I had visited Niagra Falls, however it doesn't even come close to Iguazu Falls which is truly magnificent. When we arrived Puerto Iguazu it was hot & unbelievably humid but a welcome change from the cold snap we had in BA. The next day we set off for the …

Friday 9^th Dec

We flew to Iguassu Falls today – well Foz do Iguaçu which is the town on the Brazilian side of the falls. Flight was pleasant and uneventful – we went with Webjet who were cheap and the usual buy food onboard and no leg room, but for £130 each for the flight when we gave them 2 days notice I think it …

We headed from Puerto Iguazu to Brazil. What I remembered as being a small, out of the way border crossing, felt like a large very busy border crossing with several lanes of traffic moving through.

Fabio took care of us and got us through the Argentina departure and the Brazil imigration. It took a little while to get all of the paperwork …

So Tuesday was our last day in Rio. Weather was good again so we walked the length of Copacabana beach (4km) and onto another of Rio's famous beaches Ipenema stopping along the way to play in the huge waves. There was really heavy rain in the evening but we managed to brave it for long enough to get us to one more Brazilian all-you-can-eat (no need …

... but it was 30 plus degrees and over 40 with the humidity so we sought shelter under a shady tree. The city of Foz De Iguacu instantly appeared to be much more modern than the smaller town of Puerto Iguazu in Argentina.  Our hostel was also newer, ...

... who informed him it was 10km long. Ricky suggested we could stay in the traffic jam for 3 hours or go to a lovely bird park Parque das Aves (hence: aviary). Something which intrigued us was the stationary motorbikes touting for business from the busses, ...

Water Water Water and Birds Birds Birds We arrived in Foz de Iguacu in the morning at 6 am and it is really too early, because the rooms in the hostel and the breakfast were not ready. And so we had to wait two hours :( But we got the possibility ...

... as well and one of them hit Mark in the head... I don´t think he is having much luck with the birds. We really enjoyed the bird park and as we were coming out we managed to hold a Macaw on our arms. Mine just stayed on my hand but Mark´s bird climbed ...

... Wednesday 28th May Alison: We were catching the plane to Buenos Aires at 2.10, so we managed to fit in a visit to a lovely Bird Park on the way. This was a great opportunity to look at the huge variety of stunning South American birds and getting up ...

... the falls from from the other side of the river. This side provides a larger view of the falls. Later on, we went to a bird park where various parrots and toucans flew around us and once or twice almost bumped into us. The day after, we crossed the ...

... below. to add to the exotic view huge flocks of black eagles/vultures were circling above. after the falls we visited the largest bird park in S America. with walk in cages we saw toucans, macaws, huge emus and the tiniest hummingbirds. along with the ...

... the river so you can get up close to the water, very cooling at midday. After the falls it is a visit to the excellent bird park, with free flying Toucans and Scarlet Ibis showing off. I spend time with the butterflies, impossible to photograph, and the ...

... all words. To relay the power and beauty of nature is perhaps better through pictures... After the falls we also visited the bird-park next to the national park. Another fantastic experience-walking through the jungle-like setting where one could at some ...

We visited a really great bird park across the road from the Iguacu Falls Park entrance (Brazil side of the falls). You actually get to enter the bird enclosures/exhibits & get up close & personal. I was really surprised by how good the place ...