Iguaçu Falls

So after leaving Uruguay and entering Argentina (for the 2nd time) it was time for a pretty hurrendous 18 hour night bus (my longest bus but also my last night bus in South America wahooo!) thank god for Netflix for getting me through the journey! 

When we got to Iguacu (pronounced Ig-asu also spelt Iguazu depending on if you are Brazilian or Argentinian!) it was time to now enter Brazil as I was viewing the Brazilian side of the Iguacu falls first! The Iguacu falls sits on the border of Brazil and Argentina and is one of the natural wonders of the world. It got a little bit confusing crossing borders so close together - 2 different currency’s, 2 different languages and 2 different time zones...crazy! 

I arrived in the Brazilian National Park and the first animal I saw was a Tucan which was pretty amazing - he was just chilling in the tree! We were told there was a possibility we could see monkeys, lemurs, jaguars and many more! I think I’m thankful I didn’t see a jaguar but I did see monkeys, loads of butterflies and an animal which looked like a lemur! 

The trail from start to finish took around an hour and there was many points you could stop and see the waterfall from a different angle or view point - at one part of the trail we got absolutely soaked by the spray of the waterfall! I have to say photos by no means do this place justice - it was incredible to see such a large waterfall so close up! Some friends of mine I was with had been to Niagara Falls and actually said Iguacu Falls were better!! 

On day 2 it was now time to enter back into Argentina (for the 3rd time) from Brazil, where I had spent the night (the amount of stamps in my passport for Argentina now is ridiculous!!) The set up was very much the same, another National Park but this time there was 3 different routes you could take to see the Falls which meant you could get really up close. There was even a platform built which went over the waterfall which again got you very wet! I personally thought the view from the Argentinan side was better than the Brazilian side but they are much the same really! If you’re going I’d recommend a visit to both sides. It’s unlikely your going to visit more than once in your lifetime so I thought I’d just bite the bullet and pay to see it on both sides!