After visiting the Iguaçu Falls, we have no doubt why they are considered one of the greatest natural wonders in the world. In comparison with the Niagara, which we have visited few years ago while working in the US, Iguaçu Falls have an incredible magnitude. Both are great with valid reasons, but they are very different: Niagara Falls is commercialized and developed, while Iguaçu is in the middle of a jungle.
Many people say that the Iguaçu Falls is best to be seen from the Argentinian side. After spending one day both at the Brazilian and Argentian side, our opinion is: both sides MUST be visited to fully experience the magnitude of this natural wonder and see a million different views of the Iguaçu Falls.
But let's start with our first day, which we spent on the Brazilian side. In the morning we headed off from Foz de Iguaçu with the local bus, taking us directly to the entrance of the National Park. We first visited the Birds Park, walking down jungle trails full of exotic birds...
... when Gulliver suddenly decided, it was time to make some new friends, sticking his head out of our backpack. However, he was not prepared that South American ladies are quite impulsive. Thus it didn't take more than 2 seconds to being "attacked" by a colorful and very curious toucan lady.
After Gulliver has recovered from his encounter with the toucan, we headed towards the Iguaçu National Park, where we have been welcomed by the park’s most popular residents, the raccoon-like Coatis.
After a quick lunch stop with the Coatis (surrounding our table while eating and trying to steal the food from our plates - with more or less success :-), we set off to explore the Brazilian side of the Falls. It is not as big as the Argentinian side, but it has the better panoramic views:
We walked down the walkway for a closeup of the largest and most impressive waterfall, the thunderous Devil's Throat ("La Garganta del Diablo", a 82m height and 150m wide cataract).
We were amazed by the size of the falls and the power of the water, and then we realized that we were only looking at a small fraction of it - as we walked further, we noticed giant falls all over with tons and tons of water flying over them...
For a personal and more adventurous experience with the Falls, we decided to do something special... and signed up for a thrilling white water rafting adventure below the Falls and down the Iguaçu river:
It was one of the most amazing experiences of our lives...
The next day we continued to explore the Argentinian side of the Iguaçu Falls (but more about this in our next blog spot)
All pictures from the Iguacu Falls (both sides)
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| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
Many people say that the Iguaçu Falls is best to be seen from the Argentinian side. After spending one day both at the Brazilian and Argentian side, our opinion is: both sides MUST be visited to fully experience the magnitude of this natural wonder and see a million different views of the Iguaçu Falls.
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| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
But let's start with our first day, which we spent on the Brazilian side. In the morning we headed off from Foz de Iguaçu with the local bus, taking us directly to the entrance of the National Park. We first visited the Birds Park, walking down jungle trails full of exotic birds...
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
... when Gulliver suddenly decided, it was time to make some new friends, sticking his head out of our backpack. However, he was not prepared that South American ladies are quite impulsive. Thus it didn't take more than 2 seconds to being "attacked" by a colorful and very curious toucan lady.
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
After Gulliver has recovered from his encounter with the toucan, we headed towards the Iguaçu National Park, where we have been welcomed by the park’s most popular residents, the raccoon-like Coatis.
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
After a quick lunch stop with the Coatis (surrounding our table while eating and trying to steal the food from our plates - with more or less success :-), we set off to explore the Brazilian side of the Falls. It is not as big as the Argentinian side, but it has the better panoramic views:
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
We walked down the walkway for a closeup of the largest and most impressive waterfall, the thunderous Devil's Throat ("La Garganta del Diablo", a 82m height and 150m wide cataract).
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
We were amazed by the size of the falls and the power of the water, and then we realized that we were only looking at a small fraction of it - as we walked further, we noticed giant falls all over with tons and tons of water flying over them...
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
For a personal and more adventurous experience with the Falls, we decided to do something special... and signed up for a thrilling white water rafting adventure below the Falls and down the Iguaçu river:
 |
| From S AMERICA - Foz do Iguaçu |
It was one of the most amazing experiences of our lives...
The next day we continued to explore the Argentinian side of the Iguaçu Falls (but more about this in our next blog spot)
All pictures from the Iguacu Falls (both sides)
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