What to do when traveling to Iguazu?

Iguazu is named one of the seven new natural wonders of the world. At Iguazu, the river called Paraná becomes a waterfall of almost 3km wide. Many tourists from all over the world visit this amazing site which is located at the point where the borders of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet. In this blog, we advise you on what to do when traveling to Iguazu.
The proclaimed one of the seven new wonders of the world called Iguazu can be spelled in multiple ways: Iguaçu falls, Catarates del Iguazu in Spanish or Cataratas do Iguaçu or Saltos do Iguaçu in Portuguese. According to Iguazufalls.com (2021), the site welcomed over 1.6 million visitors in 2019 alone.

What to do when traveling to Iguazu?

Whenever you travel to Iguazu, there are many things you can do. According to us, the best combination is to visit

both the Brazilian side and the Argentinian side of the falls to both get the best views and experience the power of the falls from up close.
An option is to start at the Brazilian side in the city of Foz do Iguazu. This side offers an amazing panoramic view of the large waterstream that is divided intro 275 individual waterfalls. A large number of these 275 smaller falls come together in the most powerfull part of the falls: the “Garganta del Diablo” (translated at the Devil’s throat). After a path with beautiful views, the parc offers a lookout that provides an amazing view of the Devil’s throat. In addition to the falls, the Brazilian side hosts an amazing birdpark named ‘Parque das Aves’. The bus that drives the tourists into the national park starts next to the entrance of the birdpark; this makes it easy to combine both in one day.
At the Argentinian side, adventurous paths through the diverse nature lead you to spots very close to the action. At the national park, there are many trailes to choose. While walking these trails you can see the famous individual falls as for example the ‘Dos Hermanas’, San Martin and the Rivadavia. Our advise is to arrive early to have enough time to experience all paths.

How to get to Iguazu?

If you prefer to travel on your own, then Iguazu is easy to reach form Buenos Aires by plane. Flying directly to Puerto Iguazu is most of the time less expensive then flying to the Brazilian Foz do Iguazu. Once you arrived in Puerto Iguazu, there are many taxi-drivers who can take you to both the Argentinian national parc and to the Brazilian side. Crossing the border requires filling in some forms, but is in general no big deal.

If you prefer to travel in a group to be able to meet new people and share your experience? Then we advise to travel with Argentinaforall. Argentinaforall is a company that hosts group-trips to the wonderful spots that Argentina has to offer. One of them is Iguazu. Next to the fact that a group trip is amazingly fun, travelling with a group could safe you quite a lot of money. Sounds like a win-win to us.

Local community

The taxi-drivers and the local citizens of Puerto Iguazu are very enthousiastic people who love to share all the stories, myths and tips about the falls. Since Spanish is the main language is the main language of the area, speaking Spanish is beneficial. Taking a Spanish course at Elebaires improves your ability to speak Spanish and improves your knowledge of the Argentinian culture.