Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina

Country: Brazil/Argentina

Attraction: Iguazu Falls

Duration: 2 days

Accommodation: Iguaccu Guest House, Foz de Iguacu (Hostel-private room)

Iguazu Falls are waterfalls on the Iguazu River on the border of Brazil and Argentina. It is spelt Iguacu in Brazil and Iguazu in Argentina! There are up to 300 waterfalls in this area when the water level is high. The main waterfall is called The Devil’s Throat where half the river’s water plunges down. The falls are one of the most impressive things I have ever seen in my life!

Day 1:

The waterfalls can be viewed from both the Brazilian and Argentinean side. We decided to see them from both! The Brazilian side is less impressive and does not take as long to visit. So on the Brazilian side, after a quick bus ride from our hostel, we reached the park. We walked about 1km in total along a walkway, seeing magnificent views of the waterfalls. We were blown away with how amazing it was. It was a bit drizzly but that seemed to add to the whole experience!

Day 2:

We got picked up early and were on our way to Puerto Iguazu and the Argentinean side to view the waterfalls. When we entered the park we got a train to the highest walkway which led us literally to the drop of the largest waterfall, The Devil’s Throat. We stood there for ages and just watched the huge volume of water tip over the edge.

We descended on the train to the middle walkway where we walked along and saw unreal waterfalls and rainbows! On the lower level Johnny and I took a boat trip to experience the waterfalls from the river. We even got dunked under one waterfall! Luckily we bought ponchos and didn't get too wet! It was so hard to keep our eyes open with the spray from the water!

The views from the Argentinean side were definitely far superior to the Brazilian side. However I’m glad we still saw it from both sides.

If I were to go back again, I would look into getting a helicopter ride over the waterfall. It was only after that I saw a postcard which had a picture on it of the waterfalls taken from the sky. It was a completely different perspective and it looked like the earth just collapsed and left a big hole! I would have loved to have seen it from the air!

All that was left to do that evening was to get a 17 hour bus to Buenos Aires! Only 1, 350km away!