Iguassu

Starting at 7:30 am, passengers are picked up at their different hotelsin Puerto Iguazú or Foz do Iguazú, and taken by bus or van to IguazúNational Park, in Argentina.The tour to Iguazú Falls and Devil’s Throat begins some 400 meters(1,312 ft.) away from the access door to the National Park, wherethe Central Station is located; from there, the train heads towardsthe Waterfalls Station and to Devil’s Throat Station. Visitors can alsoget there on foot, by trekking for about 20 minutes. From Devil’sThroat Station, they can walk 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) along woodenpathways leading to the Devil’s Throat. At the Waterfalls Station, thetour on foot begins heading towards the Circuito Superior (UpperCircuit) along wooden pathways for about an hour -with no specificdifficulty-; there, the falls can be watched from above. In CircuitoInferior (Lower Circuit), though a little more difficult due to itsnumerous stairs, visitors can watch the water falls from below. Thisroute continues along deep slope stairways leading to the river coast,where the boats that cross to San Martín Island are boarded. Boattickets are not included but they can be bought on site.

• Once the tour ends, passengers are taken back to their hotels.Entrance to the National Park must be paid in local corrency.

Passengers are picked up at the different hotels in Puerto Iguazú orFoz do Iguazú, and taken by bus or van to Foz do Iguaçu NationalPark, in Brazil.The tour to the Brazilian Waterfalls begins at Foz do Iguaçu NationalPark Administrative Office, by bus. During this trip, information onthe natural environment is provided in Portuguese, Spanish, andEnglish. In the first stop, visitors can take the “Safari Macuco” tour(optional not included), located on Km. 25 on the road to the Waterfalls,inside Foz do Iguaçu National Park, where visitors can travel aroundthe area on open vans and enjoy a general view of the natural scenery:orchids, palm trees, bromeliads, and century-old trees, as well aswild animals that occasionally cross the path. The bus drives on tothe Waterfalls path to get even closer to nature and the most impressiveviews. Along a 1.2-kilometer (0.7 mi.) path of stairs of mediumleveldifficulty, several observation points are available for visitorsto watch the different falls, until arriving at the main attraction: theDevil’s Throat, an 80-meter (262 ft.) waterfall. From the path to theWaterfalls, it is also possible to access Puerto Canoas on foot.

• Once the tour ends, passengers are taken back to their hotels.Entrance to the National Park must be paid in local corrency.

The Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio Miní have been declared World HeritageSite in 1984 and constitute a true journey to the very beginningof colonization and conquer of the New World. The Wanda Mines area deposit of semiprecious stones, which is found 40km from PuertoIguazú. During this guided excursion, you can visit the quarry, andsee quartz crystal, amethysts, topaz, and agate in their “natural”state. There is a store to buy sculpted stones and jewelry.Later the excursion continues by route 12, passing by small townsand plantations, until arriving at the Ruins of San Ignacio. Thisconstruction dates to the 17 th. century, when the Jesuit missionariessettled the region. San Ignacio Miní was one of the flagship Jesuitreductions in South America. The excellent preservation of theRuins today allows to see how the project of converting the GuaraniIndians operated. One can also observe proof of a powerful religioussyncretism in the art and science.The guide explains the construction system, the life and customs ofthe Guaraní Indians, and how they were Christianized. This is a tripthat lasts all day.

Great Adventure combines in a single trip the very essence of Iguazu National Park: the jungle and the waterfalls.
Departing from the Operative Center or from the Visitors’ Center, we shall enter the jungle by the Yacaratiá trail in trucks specially designed for this environment. Bilingual guides (Spanish and English) will introduce the place’s natural and cultural resources. This 5 kms long stretch ends at Puerto Macuco. At its dock, visitors shall board on the boats that shall be sailing in the Lower Iguazu River for as long as 6 kms, heading towards the waterfalls area, enjoying plentiful rapids. Upon reaching the Tres Mosqueteros Fall, visitors shall be able to see the falls of both the Argentine and Brazilian sides crowned by the view of the Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat). Afterwards, the most exciting point comes when facing the incomparable San Martín waterfall, the second in dimension and the hugest any boat may face. At the end of the trip, we shall descend from the boat on the dock located in front of the San Martín Island, where visitors may continue enjoying the landscape joining the runways system of the Lower Circuit.

The scenic helicopter flight takes about ten minutes. This route allows us to have a full view of the canyon of the falls and an exciting view of the Garganta del Diablo, famous for its height of 90 meters and the huge volume of water falling into the canyon.
The helicopter tour is an unforgettable experience that will allow you to go from the top to one of the greatest spectacles of nature and record their unique experience in filming or photographs.