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Iguasu Falls Tour

This is a truly spectacular place and everyone should visit given adequate time and space in their itinerary. It is a very beautiful site and can be visited on this superb tour by Escaped to Latin America http://www.escapedtoperu.com/english/argentina-3worldwonders.html

Iguasu Falls are probably the most spectacular in the world; an average of 1700m3 of water flows every second over a 70m cliff, along 275 falls spread over a 3 km crescent on the border of Brazil with Argentina. Almost all the falls lie on the Argentine side, where there is a series of catwalks, although the most impressive panoramas can be seen from the Brazilian viewpoints. The sub-tropical Iguassú National Park in which the falls are located is renowned for its variety of tropical flora, birds and butterflies.

The falls are a memorable spectacle at any time of the year. During the December to March rains, the volume of water over the precipices is at its most impressive and the sound of its impact with the river below could easily be mistaken for thunder. With the onset of dry weather, the clouds of spray disperse to reveal an unforgettable panorama across the falls, which gleam in the brilliant sunlight. The peak of the dry season is August to October.
From the Brazilian side you will be driven across Fraternity Bridge, which links the towns of Puerto Iguazú in Argentina and Foz do Iguaçú in Brazil. From the National Park Visitor Centre on the Argentine side, a little natural-gas-powered train where the Upper Walk begins.

The excursion visits two areas: the Upper Walk, linking dozens of tiny basalt islands, and the Lower Walk, closer to the falls below. A series of walkways and bridges twist and turn above, below and even behind the vast system of mesmerising waterfalls. The train later continues to Devil's Throat Station. From here, a kilometre-long walkway leads you across the river to the thunderous Garganta del Diablo, which offers a spectacular vantage point peering into the thundering vortex below. The excursion lasts up to six hours.