Brazil Iguassu Falls - 2018

After leaving the Pantanal we headed to one of the worlds natural wonders, located on the borders of Brazil and Argentina by flying into Foz Do Iguacu in Brazil.  After checking into the hotel, we found the local bus terminal and headed for a late afternoon rendezvous with Iguassu Falls.

Flight from Cuiaba to For Do Iguacu, Brazil

Public bus trip from For Do Iguacu to the falls on Brazilian side

After reaching the National Park entrance and buying tickets, you then catch a double decker bus at an allocated time and it takes you to various other attractions before stopping at the start of a 1.5km multi-stair walk down to the face of the falls on the Brazilian side.

The first views of it were stunning… along with the amazing roar of the water and plumes of spray going everywhere!

First sight of the falls we saw at the beginning of the walk

These falls are huge in terms of physical size, for example a few 'falls facts'.  There are 275 individual falls along 2.7kms of the Iguazu River and they average about 64m in height but a few are 82m high.  That wasn't too bad was it.

Shows only a small number of the total falls which make Iguassu

One of the walks you can take is along a boardwalk out towards the middle of the river, just above the surging water flowing away from the falls.

Rob standing on the walkway out towards the base of the falls

We walked out separately so one of us could look after backpacks and stop them getting soaked and soaked we both got but it was exhilarating. Trying to get any photographs was tough because of water constantly falling on camera lenses.

View from the end of walkway

We continued on our walk up to an area directly opposite the falls face, so close you could almost reach the water, our eyes constantly being dragged back to the amazing scene laid out in front of us.

No matter where we walked, we were not only kept company by LOTS of other tourists but also by the cute looking Coatis running around between people or climbing up onto handrails, their mission… food.

Rob and coati 'friend'

There were warning signs everywhere to not try to pet or feed the Coatis because they can bite and do a lot of damage.

With the sun setting and the park drawing close to closing time, we caught a bus back to the park’s entrance and then caught a local bus back into town and ready ourselves for a return visit next day.

We followed the same routine to find ourselves back on exactly the same buses and walking tracks, but this time much earlier in the day, so the sun shone differently onto the falls.

With more time available we slowed ourselves down and took more time simply watching in awe the spectacle that lay in front of us… truly breathtaking!

Truly stunning

With many more photos under our belts and many hours, we reluctantly left the Brazilian side of the falls, a storm forming on the horizon.

A short walk from the Park’s entrance is a bird park, highly recommended to us, so with the storm heading towards us, we found ourselves standing in front of many very exotic birds, some of which we hope to see in the wild later in this trip.

Here are just a few photos of what we saw…

The very majestic Harpy Eagle

With rumbling sounds directly above us, we boarded yet another local bus back into town and made it back to the hotel just as the rain came pouring down and continued into the night.

Our enjoyable time in Brazil had come to an end as we prepared to cross the border into Argentina next morning.

Go well!