http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Misiones , Iguazu National Park en-us Tue, 08 Dec 09 11:14:05 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 09 11:14:05 +0000 Well hello again friends family and bloggers this week we have been to Iguazu Falls and Ibera Nature Resereve in the heart of Gaucho country a Gaucho is a S American cowboy. Hels wanted to do it as 2 sepereate blogs so Im gonna tell you about Iguazu and later shell publish another blog about the nature reserve. So last Tuesday we got the 18 bus ride to Puerto Iguazu from Buenos Aries on an http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-446957.html Happy Birthday PabloPablo and I set out early for Iguazu National Park not sure if one day was enough to see it all but planning to fit in as much as we could in the day. We took the local bus from town to the park gates bought our tickets and headed in. The island was closed off due to high water levels 8211 it has been very rainy. We decided to walk the 8220lower falls8221 path http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-441571.html After a delightful overnight bus journey of 19 hours which amazingly wasnt too bad at all we arrived in Puerto Iguazu in the middle of a tropical storm at around 9am. Coming from the glitz and glamour of Buenos Aires this place is like a shanty town. Its really small the buildings are very simple the roads arent complete and theres really not much to do apart from the national park. After c http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-437619.html Trick to keeping your lunch when racoons are around.. SHOW NO FEAR As predicted the waterproofs did get another outing at the argentinian side of Iguazu We arrived at the national park where the falls are located to find it was gloriously sunny which made a change from the rather chilly overcast weather the day before. We set off on one of the trails leading to the waterfalls only to find.... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-435199.html Hola Chicoswas soll man dazu noch gross sagen. wir denken die Fotos sagen mehr als genug.Nach einer wirklich sehr langen Busfahrt in einem erstaunlich bequemen Bus sind wir im scheinbar verschlafenen Puerto Iguazu angekommen.Da war dann auch mit uns nicht viel los wir sind abends schlecht Essen gegangen und wollten dabei das Fussballspiel ArgentinienBrasilien schauen. Zur Halbzeit haben wir http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-434712.html During my previous trip to Argentina I had always wanted to go visit Cataratas Igauz which is known in English as the Iguaz fall. It is undoubtedly one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world. However I always dropped it from my itinerary at the last minute the reason is that it is far out from my usual routes of excursions Crdoba El Centro Mendoza San Juan El Cuyo and Pan http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-433777.html The falls are spectacular There are no words to describe it. We spent the entire day there wandering the various trails and taking pictures every 10 metres or so. The pictures will have to speak for me. Ill try to upload the best of the hundred or so taken haha. We decided to try and get up early to be at the falls first thing. We stayed up a bit too late partying so the wakeup was a little hard http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-433376.html Argentina buses rock Seor Snapper endorses them whole heartedly. When you book Cama suite or executive its first class all the way. The seats recline completely you get individual tv monitors they serve you wine and champagne and meals at your seat. Our 20 hr bus ride from BA to Iguazu was pretty comfortable. Seor Snapper made himself right at homeArrived at Iguazu around 130 and headed st http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-433110.html So after a brief 5 hour flight pretty much due North and were still in Argentina swapping warm and sunny for the chill of the past few days.Here to see Iguazu falls and what a jaw dropping sight it remains. Its my second visit after a trip with an old schoolfriend evening Dunc back when we were all young free and single and before he tired of my relaxed approach to rising in the mornings tha http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-430304.html I arrived in Puerto Iguazu on Thursday 25 June and checked into a hostel near the bus station and then walked around the town all afternoon. The first thing I noticed was how much cheaper Argentina was compared to Brazil. I had lunch outside a restaurant with a 1 litre bottle of Quilmes lager which was great and very cheap. However the pizza was the worst I have ever had. I got back to the ho http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-428710.html Having taken it very easy in Sucre we geared ourselves up for a Sonic the Hedgehogstyle run from Sucre to Iguazu. First we flew from Sucre airport to Santa Cruz regional airport. We spent an afternoon in the Irish Pub on the main square and then found a hotel for the night. Next morning we made our way to Santa Cruz International airport outside of town for our flight to Asuncion that afternoo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-428651.html Von Tucumn aus fahren wir los mit dem 24hLuxusbus nach Iguaz. Wir bekommen Essen Caf und spielen Bingo. Die Sitze sind auch ganz gemtlich ich schlaf ziemlich viel Chrissi muss sich mit unseren bdquoNachbarnldquo ber alles Mgliche unterhaltenhellipAls wir am Vormittag in Puerto Iguaz ankommen bringen wir unsere Sachen schnell ins Hostel und dsen dann gleich los zum Natinalpark Ig http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-427966.html Alors apres un long trajet d'autobus on est finalement arrive a Puerto Iguazu. La premiere journee faisait pas super beau alors on a chill a l'hostel. Il y avait un BBQ a volonte et show de tango c'etait ok...Le mardi il faisait untemps exceptionnel et on est alle visiter les chutes avec nos nouveaux amis anglais et irlandais. Les chutes sont vraiment super evidemment les photos ne rendent pas http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-427919.html Well as the title suggests there really isnt much to write about Iguazu falls and the national park its all about the photographic evidence. We went to Brasil to see the falls from their perspective the first day. The weather was not fantastic but we resolved to make the most of what we saw. The views were spectacular and we were certainly more than impressed with what we saw we returned to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-423593.html We arrived in Iguazu Falls early the next morning and checked into our hostel which conveniently was directly across the road from the bus station lucky since the weight of my snowboard bag travel pack and backpack were starting to take their toll.After eating breakfast again sweet sugared cornflakes and toast with dulce de leche....wait let me digress......Food observation Argentine http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-419240.html Puerto Iguazu and Iguazu National Park 15th and 16th of June 2009. Our border crossing was painless though we never got an exit stamp for Paraguay and in less that thirty minutes quickly detouring through Brazil we were in Argentina. With a world famous tourist attraction just down the road Puerto Iguazu gets a lot of tourists and has all sorts of accommodation. But we very blindly didn http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-414886.html We left BA on a Saturday morning on an internal flight up to Iguazu. We were flying in a type of plane we had never heard of before McDonnel Douglas dont they make burgers and we werent quite sure about the durability of the plane as it made some really strange noises that even Joe thought were odd. Having landed safely though we headed to our hotel. The Iguazu falls are on the border betw http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-412223.html I take a taxi to the HostelInn on the Argentian side of the Iguazu Falls. This hostel is one of the few hostel worth staying at on the Argentian side. It's outside the town but on the way towards the Iguazu National Park. Iguazu National ParkThere are more things to do on the Argentinian side of the falls. There are many trails that put you very close to the waterfalls. You can also go on a boat http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-411207.html Hey GuysWell its our last destination in Argentina Puerto Iguazu home of Iguazu Natl Park and the Falls. After arriving in town fairly late we decided to go for dinner at a highly recommended BBQ restaurant this place was awesome and provide me with a nice all you can eat bbq buffet very good The next morning we had big plans of getting our Brazilian Visas since we failed miserably in Bue http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-407844.html Hey guys sorry about the lag.As mentioned I got my cute little laptop and have been writing a mountain of stuff but not posting so im about to post two massive entries so get your coffee cups readyHere are just all the pictures you missed from Argentina Salta Cafayate and Iguazu. Thanks for your patience and I really hope you enjoy cause these take FOREVER to uploadHugges and kisses to th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-406234.html