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Puerto Iguazú is a touristic city in the northeast of
Argentina located 300 km away from Posadas City, the Capital
City of the Province of Misiones. It has a population of more
than 35,000 and it is the fifth largest city in the Province,
after Posadas, Oberá, Eldorado and San Vicente. It limits with
Brazil and Paraguay through the concourse of Paraná and Iguazú
River which are the well-known Iguazu Falls only 18 kilometres
(11 mi) away from the city. As a result, the city has developed
its spectacular infrastructure around tourism. Being a
touristic place, it provides with one of the greatest exhibition
of water and forest existing on Earth: the fascinating Iguazú
Falls - in guaraní language Big Waters -. Another of the tourist
highlights include Las Tres Fronteras, where the Argentine,
Paraguayan and Brazilian borders convene. This area is a site
for artesan booths. In the complex La Aripuca, which a museum
with images of the jungle, the Mbororé, another museum, El
Parque Natural Municipal, of Luis Honorio Rolón which is the
city hall’s natural park, Güira Oga which a center for the
rehabilitation of birds. In the city, there is an international
Casino as well. From Puerto Iguazú, you can go on excursions to
Ciudad del Este, which is already Paraguay and where there is an
important crafts and electronics fair, or you could as even set
out on excursions to Brazil in order to get a different view of
the falls if you think it convenient. Among the most chosen
activities, the tourist go on excursions to Iguazú National Park
–World Natural Heritage by UNESCO- visiting its 275 waterfalls
and getting to know the out of the ordinary flora and fauna.
Puerto Iguazú is a place where nature, in its greatest
expression of splendor, will amaze you for sure. Gastronomy,
casinos and resorts is all you need to be able to enjoy this
exotic subtropical region in the Argentina’s Northeast .
Climate and Topography
Puerto Iguazú has a "Humid Subtropical" Temperatures
are warm in winter and hot in summer. There is no dry season and
rainfall is abundant the year round receiving more than 100 mm
(3.9 inches) of rain every month and record rainfalls during the
wettest month of November of more than 200 mm (7.9 inches)
average. Precipitation falls mostly during convective storms so
it is very likely that a sunny day can became stormy and with
scattered hail. Due to abundant rainfall, rainforests surrounds
the city of Puerto Iguazú and as a result this region has a
humid climate without dry season and its temperatures range from
20º C to 33º C in Summer while Winter is gentle and pleasant. It
is a jungle out there you can say. Temperatures above 104°F
(40°C) have been recorded in the summer and temperatures below
32°F (0°C) are extremely rare but have been recorded in winter.
It is important to mention that due to its high degree of
humidity and due to constant rain temperature variations are
minimum which causes clouds to increase but usually storms last
sometimes as little as minutes. Topographicaly speaking, Puerto
Iguazú is located in a plateau with red rocky land due to the
melaphyre decomposition rich in iron and having cliffs covered
by humus favoring the growth of an exuberant forest everywhere
you look.
Economy
Because of the fact that the city's numerous hotels
provide the most important source of jobs for its inhabitants,
the economy is centered around tourism. Many international
hotels have been constructed along the banks of the Iguazú
River. And there are many projects going as well. However,
international trade with Brazil through the city Foz do Iguaçu
is also growing fast and reinforcing the economic growth of the
region. In downtown Puerto Iguazú you will find banks, money
exchange agencies, bars, casinos, restaurants, clothes shops,
sportswear shops, hairdressers, discotecas, pubs, and a shopping
center mall near the international bridge.
Itinerary
DAY 1
Arrival to Iguazu. Welcome and transfer to the selected hotel,
check in at the hotel. The afternoon is at leisure. Overnight
Stay.
DAY 2
After the breakfast, You begin to enjoy a tour to the
Iguazu Falls from the Argentine side and the The Great Adventure
that is the walk that brings together the essence of the
National Park Iguazu: the jungle and the Falls in a crossed only
one tour. In powerful crafts we will enter the low cannon of the
Rio Iguazu and bordering on the island we will accede at the
foot of the jump Three Musketeers, spying the Brazilian,
Argentine jumps and the Throat of the Devil. With entrance fees
included. In 1984, the park was declared of World Heritage by
UNESCO. There, you can take a beautiful series of catwalks over
the water rushing into Devil's Gorge. You can see how the
violence of the falls produces a permanent fog, where sunbeams
form multiple rainbows of incredible beauty. Return to the
Hotel.
DAY 3
Breakfast at the Hotel. Half day excursion in the Brazilian side
of Iguazú Falls with entrance fees included. It has some of the
best panoramic views. The afternoon is at leisure. Overnight
Stay.
DAY 4
Breakfast. Check out from your Hotel and transfer to the
airport.
Parque Nacional Iguazu
Created on
October 9, 1934 to preserve the biological diversity of the
subtropical rainforest and the dazzling scenery surrounding the
Falls, today considered one of the seven wonders of the world,
Iguazu National Park currently has an area of 163,46 acres
(66,148 hectares) that were declared World Natural Heritage in
1984. To preserve the Falls and its subtropical rainforest, two
National Parks were created: "Parque Nacional Iguazu" in
Argentina, and "Parque Nacional do Iguaçu" in Brazil.
Situated in the far northeast of the province of Misiones,
Argentina, this natural ecosystem protected area has abundant
regular rainfall and mild temperatures, creating a
dampness-laden, almost windless environment, due to the
luxuriant growth of vegetation. The soil of Iguazu National Park
is red and the vegetation is very dense and dazzling green. The
relief undulates up to 30 meters either way, and some banks of
the Iguazu reach 60 meters above sea level. Iguazu National Park
is part of the Misiones subtropical rainforest formation, with
trees whose heights range between 15 and 40 meters; a large part
of it, however, has suffered deforestation as civilization has
advanced. It harbors more than 400 species of birds, around
2,000 species of plants and an immeasurable world of insects,
which makes this one of the richest natural environments in
Argentina.The Park's climate is warm with average temperatures
of 15º C in winter and 26º C in January, and a relative humidity
ranging between 75% and 90%. The rains, with an annual average
of 2,000 mm, are caused by winds from the Atlantic. The steadily
high temperatures and humidity make this area an immense
greenhouse with all the essential conditions for the growth of
exuberant vegetation. Six plainly identifiable strata between
the soil and the tops of the tallest trees characterize this
sector of the rainforest.
Traditional Circuits (Argentinean Side)
Lower
Circuit
It’s a 3.937,01 feet (1200 metres ) round circuit,
where you can appreciate most of the falls either in panoramic
views or further on the devils throat and Brazilian falls or
spectacular approaches to the Bosseti fall enjoying its mist.
This trip lasts about two hours. This circuit isn’t very easy to
do because of the large amount of steps.
Upper Circuit
It has, back and forth, about 4.265,09 (1.300,00
meters) going over some of the main falls. You can enjoy a
panoramic view from a higher level. This trip lasts about one
hour and it is going because it has no step.
Devils Throat
The green train takes you to this circuit, getting of at devils
throat station. There is an 3.608,92 feet (1100 meters) walkway
going through islands and then reaching a wide balcony with a
spectacular view to the Devils Throat. The walk takes about two
hours, it has no steps.
Parks visiting hours are from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM between April
1st to August 31st and from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM the rest of year.
Parque Nacional Iguaçu
(Brazilian side)
Located on the
west side of Parana State, this park is shared with Argentina.
It has about 457.144,96 acres (185.000 hectares) that join
throughout the Iguazú River the 165.560,61 acres (67000
hectares) of the Argentinean National Park making it one of the
biggest reserves in south America. It was declared Natural World
Heritage in 1986 by UNESCO.
The walk begins at the visitors center. This place is the only
access to the park and this circuit using modern open buses that
move you around the park. The walkways are about 3.937,01 feet
(1200 metres) long where you can enjoy a spectacular panoramic
view of the 275 Argentinean falls. The most important falls on
the Brazilian side are: Floriano, Deodoro, Benjamin Constant and
Union Fall or devils throat. At the end of this walk you access
a panoramic elevator that takes you to the bus which will take
you back to the visitors center. This walk takes about three
hours.
2013 Rates
7 days / 6 nights |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
5 star deluxe
Alvear Palace
Hote, BA
Hotel Sheraton Iguazu |
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5 star
Loi Suites
Recoleta, BA
Loi Suites, Iquazu |
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4 star
Howard
Johnson Recoleta, BA
La Cantera Boutique Hotel, Iquazu |
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Air not included
All rates are per person, in US dollars and subject to
change at any time
Itineraries are subject to change at any time for any reason. |
Tango in Buenos Aires
Iguazu Falls National Park |
Highlights
Buenos
Aires
The beating heart of the Republic of Argentina is
without a doubt its inimitable capital, Buenos Aires. It’s where
you’ll get swept away by the romance of the Tango, Argentina’s
legendary dance.
Iguazú
Falls
One of the legendary “Big Four” waterfalls (the others
are Niagara, Victoria and Angel Falls) Iguazú is a force of
nature, quite possibly the single most awe-inspiring natural
sight on the planet. Stand in the mist as the mighty Iguazú
River passes over 275 distinct falls, thundering as it falls
hundreds of feet in an instant.
Itinerary
Day
1: BUENOS AIRES
Arrival to Buenos Aires. Welcome and transfer to the selected
hotel, check in at the hotel. The afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight.
Day
2: BUENOS AIRES
After breakfast at the hotel, you enjoy our first half-day
guided panoramic City Tour, including Palermo Park, La Recoleta,
a stop at Evita Peron’s Tomb, La Boca (Caminito St.) & San Telmo
neighborhoods. You will also visit Plaza de Mayo, the grand
boulevard of Buenos Aires with its many remarkable buildings and
architecture, including the Cabildo (the Town Hall). Casa Rosada
(the government’s headquarters and where once, Evita and then
President Juan Domingo Peron famously gave speeches from its
balcony) the Cathedral, a fantastic work of religious
architecture, and the last resting place of Argentina’s
independence hero, General San Martin.
Return to the Hotel. The afternoon is at leisure for shopping or
personal activities. At night you will enjoy a Dinner Tango Show
at a typical “Tangueria”
Day 3: BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast at the hotel. Optional free tour to Unicenter
Shopping Mall (the largest in Buenos Aires), you will get
discount tickets and a buffet-lunch is included at the Jumbo
restaurant (drinks are not included).
Return to the hotel and free time. Overnight.
Day 4: BUENOS AIRES- IGUAZÚ
Breakfast. Check out from your Hotel and transfer to the
airport. Arrival to Iguazu. Welcome and transfer to the selected
hotel, check in at the hotel. The afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight.
Day 5: IGUAZÚ
After breakfast, excursion to Iguazu Falls from the
Argentine side and The Great Adventure, that is, the walk that
brings together the essence of Iguazu National Park: the jungle
and the Falls in a crossed only one tour. In powerful
watercrafts we will enter the lower canyon of the Iguazu River
and bordering an island to reach the foot of the Three
Musketeers jump, with views of the Brazilian and Argentine jumps
and the Throat of the Devil. Entrance fees are included.
In 1984, the park
was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. A series of
catwalks will take you to scenic spots to see the water rushing
into the Devil's Gorge. You can see how the violence of the
falls produces a permanent fog, where sunbeams form multiple
rainbows of incredible beauty. Return to the Hotel.
Day 6: IGUAZÚ
Breakfast at the Hotel. Half day excursion to the Brazilian side
of Iguazú Falls with entrance fees included. It has some of the
best panoramic views. The afternoon is at leisure. Overnight.
Day 7: IGUAZÚ
Breakfast. Check out from your Hotel and transfer to
the airport.
*Airfare is not included
Include
- Entrance fee to National
Parks specified above
- Tips
- Accommodation in 4* or 5*
hotels
- Meals specified above
- Guidance in English
Not Included
- International and local
airfares
- International and local
airport taxes
- Soft drinks and alcoholic
beverages
- Personal expenses
- Additional services not
specified in above itineraries
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