Foz do Iguacu Falls Travel diary

1. How do I get from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls?
2. How much does it cost to go to Iguazu Falls?
3. Where do you fly into to go to Iguazu Falls?
4. How many days do you need in Iguazu Falls?

Our journey to Foz do Iguazu from Rio de Janeiro was lengthy. After waiting for a bus for 40 minutes in Copacabana, to get to the bus station, one finally turned up and we were on that bus for an hour, being caught in traffic. We made it with just a little bit of time to spare to the Rodoviaria Novo Rio. Our bus to Foz do Iguazu would take 25 hours, which was actually not so bad. The bus stopped a couple of times and we were able to eat some delicious salad at one of the stops. Otherwise lots of entertainment options and food we'd taken on board kept our spirits high and helped the hours fly by.

We arrived at Foz do Iguazu on Thursday 5th March and made our way to our hotel, Iguassu Charm Suites (Pousada Caroline). After settling in and finding the supermarket for essential supplies, we went for a dip in the hotel's swimming pool. Ken went in in his pants. We also organised our tour for the following day

Foz do Iguacu Falls diary

The Iguazu Falls are a set of waterfalls bordering Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. They are huge.

On Friday 6th March we went to Argentina! We crossed the border and saw the Iguazu Falls, which are like nothing we've seen before. There was lots to see in the park and we did lots of walking on lower, middle and upper trails. The train took us to the view at the top of the falls, which is called the Devil's Throat. The sheer quantity of water and drop from the falls is hard to believe. It is stunningly beautiful. We took a boat ride, starting near the bottom of the falls, riding into the falls and getting very, very wet! This was followed by a trip downstream over some small rapids, at high speed. We took a jeep ride back into the heart of the park, looking for wildlife as we went. We saw plenty of coatis which are very tame, and two Toco Toucans, a couple of catfish, vultures, plus hundreds and hundreds of butterflies. The butterflies liked to taste Ken with their long tongues. The day was action packed, full of walking, and the ride in the boat, the spray of the waterfalls, and the tropical stom we weathered kept us wet pretty much all day long!

In the evening we went to a eatery recommended by Lonely Planet, commended for it's vegetarian options

Ken and Jayna at Iguazu Falls, Argentina. Unfortunately the place had no vegetarian options, and so we kept looking and found some very nice food in another place not too far away.

 Iguacu Falls 

Saturday 7th March was time for check out, and attempting to find cashpoints that actually work. We have struggled to find any cashpoints in Foz do Iguazu that have the ability to produce cash. So after a rush around to a HSBC bank, according to Google maps, which turned out to be a park in a favela, we took a taxi to an actual HSBC bank, to be able to book our bus, and pay for our tour in the Pantanal. Google maps lies. The bus is to Campo Grande for the start of a tour to the Pantanal and Bonito.

So, bus booked, tour booked, and another long bus journey ahead!