Iguacu Falls Foz de Iguacu

We decided to start the day at the Parque das Aves, a bird park opposite the Brazilian entrance to Iguazu Falls.

Parque das Aves has over 1000 birds, 130 species in large avaries and we were keen to be able to get close to the birds of South America and specifically the toucans and macaws. We were not disappointed. After taking the local …

So day two was to be spent on the Brasilian side oif the falls. So got on bus and low and behold - all my peruvian friends were there, I was greeted to a chorus of "Chriiistopher aaayyeee", so that was nice, and yes, I again was the only english speaking person on the tour again. In hindsight I should have booked my tours earlier to make sure it …

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Voici maintenant quelques jours que j'ai quitté Rio, non sans regrets mais malheuresement, il y a tellement de belles choses à voir dans ce pays qu'il faut faire des choix, et après quelques jours passés dans cette grande ville qui bouge tout le temps, j'aspirais surtout à retrouver la nature et j'attendais beaucoup des …

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 …

A very early morning flight brought us to the town of Foz do Iguaçu on Sunday. As we arrived so early we set off to the waterfalls straight away.

All you hear and read about the Iguaçu falls is true! They are magnificant!!! For a start the size of the falls is unbelievable. They just keep going and going and everywhere you look you see …

Iguazu Cataratacs. The area received only little rainfall in January 2012. It should be rainy season, but vast parts of central south america are lacking rainfall.

As a result, the waterfall are very dry and less water is tombling down. However, it still seems to be a lot of water. But it must be more impressing unter normal wet …

We arrived early morning after a really bad bus trip as both of us did not sleep much at all. The bus was 14hrs and costs about $70 USD we probably should have looked at flights but didn't think of that until about 4am in the morning trying to get to sleep.

We checked into Supernova Hostel which was right in the middle of the city and it …

Iguazu Falls was amazing! Spread over the borders of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, the Iguazu Falls consists of several hundred waterfalls, cascades and cataracts and are surrounded by lush rainforest. We spent half a day exploring the Brazilian side of the falls, where you get the most panoramic view of this natural wonder.

Some facts …

We had left the Pantanal in the afternoon of our 3rd day there, and travelled 6 hours by bus to arrive at another bus station, where we would get our night bus. However as it seems we are doomed to have complications when we travel, due to Carnival the bus we were supposed to be catching at 12:30am, didn't arrive until 4:30am. So after a sleep on …

Since the last post we've made quite a bit of progress!

On our final days in Sao Paulo we sorted the tickets to Foz Do Iguacu, went passed Japan-town (where it was awesome to hear people speaking Japanese; compared to Portuguese I am fluent in Japanese!), checked out the Sao Paulo Cathedral, went up the tallest building in Sao Paulo ( …

Hello everyone, After recovering in Campo Grande we got an overnight coach to Foz do Iguacu, the location of the World famous Iguacu Falls. Iguacu Falls has a total of 275 individual falls that occupy an area more than 3km wide and 80m high, which makes ...

Arrived in Foz de Iguacu early afternoon by plane (flew with Gol via Curitiba = was cheaper to fly onto Foz than get off there??). Arrived about 13.30 and got bus into town. Met a local tour guide who helped us find a hotel at a good price (guide book ...

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 ...

In order to break up the 40-hour bus ride from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, and because it is astoundingly great to look at, which stopped briefly at Iguacu Falls, the largest (by width) waterfall in the world. The pictures say it ...

... the pool when we returned to the hotel.  Despite the weather a total amazing day with some breathtaking sights. On the third day in Iguacu we were left to ourselves and we decided to take a public bus to the bird park which is near the falls. I ...

... to get in it and whether in fact it was my tent. We had about 30 hours of driving over 3 days from Paraty to Foz De Iguacu where we are now. The landscape changed as we headed inland, going from rainforest covered mountains to rolling hills which were ...

... power and noise of the water is amazing, difficult to capture in photos.  The first day we explored the falls from Brazil and the next day we took a day trip across the border to see the falls from ...

... in the world, straddling both the Argentinian - Brazil border, I was fortunate enough to be able to see both sides of the Iguacu Falls. Argentinian side The majority of the falls lie on the Argentinian side and the national park has lots of paths and ...

... river and indigenous people.  It generates over 90% of the energy that Paraguay uses and 20% of that used in Brazil.  The stats about its construction and output are staggering in good ways and bad.  Because of the harm its ...

After our 14 hour coach ride from Florianopolis, we arrived in Foz de Iguacu and checked into our backpackers. A nice enough place, but it just seemed so shabby after our stay at the Tucano Hostel in Flori. After a quick shower, locking up our gear and a ...