Full Day Tour to Iguazú Waterfalls Brazilian Side with Optional Itaipu Dam from Puerto Iguazú
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 9 hours
The trips starts with the pick up from your hotel, in Puerto Iguazú or Foz de Iguazú. On arriving to the Visitors center, we get on the panoramic buses that begin the tour of the park, then we descend walking the paths. From the first balcony we'll have a panoramic view of the Argentinian Iguazú falls. Then after 950 meters with stunning views over the Iguazú river we get to the falls on the Brazilian side.
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The trips starts with the pick up from your hotel, in Puerto Iguazú or Foz de Iguazú. On arriving to the Visitors center, we get on the panoramic buses that begin the tour of the park, then we descend walking the paths. From the first balcony we'll have a panoramic view of the Argentinian Iguazú falls. Then after 950 meters with stunning views over the Iguazú river we get to the falls on the Brazilian side.The magnificent Iguazú Falls, one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, consist of 275 individual falls which can reach up to 80 meters of height. The tallest one, is known as the Devil’s Throat.
The Iguazú National Park (Brazilian side) has an extension of 185,000 hectares. Upon arrival to the Visitor Center, you will enter by a portal individually, so carrying capacity of the park is controlled. Then a bus addresses you to start the walk in the park and will lead you to the beginning of the gateways where the route is 1,200 meters on the path Iguazú River Canyon. In this starting point of the route, there is a panoramic view of Argentine jumps, this is a stage suitable for taking pictures.
Moving in the route, the Iguazú River Canyon can be observed, the Salto Rivadavia and Three Musketeers, among others. Towards the end of the tour up to the lower lookout you will see Devil's Throat, this point is about 200 meters away.
This wonderful setting is further enhanced by the permanent formation of rainbows. The tour ends near the Floriano leap where an elevator is installed and is used by seniors and people with disabilities, which raises directly to the parking level of the coaches. The alternative is to use the path that leads you to the same meeting point.
After 50 kilometers away from Iguazú Falls, the Itaipú Dam is an amazing engineering masterpiece worth to walk trough. Then you´ll have a short stop in the Interpretation Centre where a documentary exhibits in detail the process of building such a huge construction. The tour takes place for approximately 40 minutes where the main parts are appreciated such as the landfill, the retaining wall and the turbines Situation Room. Once you reach the point maximum high above the retaining wall, the splendid lake formed by this dam can be seen.
The tour finishes with your hotel drop-off.
The Iguazú National Park (Brazilian side) has an extension of 185,000 hectares. Upon arrival to the Visitor Center, you will enter by a portal individually, so carrying capacity of the park is controlled. Then a bus addresses you to start the walk in the park and will lead you to the beginning of the gateways where the route is 1,200 meters on the path Iguazú River Canyon. In this starting point of the route, there is a panoramic view of Argentine jumps, this is a stage suitable for taking pictures.
Moving in the route, the Iguazú River Canyon can be observed, the Salto Rivadavia and Three Musketeers, among others. Towards the end of the tour up to the lower lookout you will see Devil's Throat, this point is about 200 meters away.
This wonderful setting is further enhanced by the permanent formation of rainbows. The tour ends near the Floriano leap where an elevator is installed and is used by seniors and people with disabilities, which raises directly to the parking level of the coaches. The alternative is to use the path that leads you to the same meeting point.
After 50 kilometers away from Iguazú Falls, the Itaipú Dam is an amazing engineering masterpiece worth to walk trough. Then you´ll have a short stop in the Interpretation Centre where a documentary exhibits in detail the process of building such a huge construction. The tour takes place for approximately 40 minutes where the main parts are appreciated such as the landfill, the retaining wall and the turbines Situation Room. Once you reach the point maximum high above the retaining wall, the splendid lake formed by this dam can be seen.
The tour finishes with your hotel drop-off.
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