{"id":14014,"date":"2021-03-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=14014"},"modified":"2021-03-01T21:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:50:58","slug":"iguazu-falls-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/iguazu-falls-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Iguaz\u00fa Falls: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Where is\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/iguazu-falls\"><strong>Iguaz\u00fa Falls<\/strong><\/a><strong>?\u00a0What does\u00a0Iguaz\u00fa\u00a0even mean? How big is it? What are the best things to do once you\u2019re there? Look no further, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Straddling the intersection between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay this UNESCO World Heritage Site goes by many names: Puerto Iguaz\u00fa, Foz do\u00a0Igua\u00e7u and simply las Cataratas (the waterfalls). Its name means \u201cgreat waters\u201d in the native Tupi-Guarani language; a name which if anything seems a bit of an understatement! Iguaz\u00fa Falls comprises of 275 different cascades, stretching over 2 miles along the Iguaz\u00fa River and towering up to 270 feet high \u2013 that\u2019s over double the width of Niagara and much taller too.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first view of the famous falls was amid a flurry of electric blue butterfly wings on the Brazilian side of the action. Rainbows bloom from the gushing torrents only to dissolve into the rising mist moments later. The crashing of water enforces an ethereal silence on all who admire it. Even if voices could be discerned over the uproar of water at the viewpoint, I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d have heard anything more than gasps.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-me.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-me.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-me-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-me-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iguaz\u00fa Falls is undoubtably one of the most magical places in South America. Here are a handful of tips to make sure you see it at its very best:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get every angle<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To do the falls justice it is imperative that you see both the Brazilian and the Argentinian side. The first for the best panorama and the latter to get up close and personal \u2013 and absolutely drenched!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Take a boat trip\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-boat.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14020\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-boat.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?attachment_id=14020\" class=\"wp-image-14020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-boat.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-boat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iguazu-boat-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you choose to experience\u00a0Iguaz\u00fa, you\u2019re bound to end up wringing your clothes out over the sink at the end of the day. Even the most fastidious and determined of dressers stands no chance against the inevitable soaking &#8211; that&#8217;s right, no refashioned bin-bag, gore tex jacket, hooded poncho or oversized umbrella will cut it. Nowhere is this truer than aboard an exhilarating speedboat ride zooming as close to the torrent as humanly possible. The tour departs from the Argentinian side and tickets can be bought locally or in advance\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iguazujungle.com\/eng\/paseo-gran-aventura.php\">online.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take to the Heavens <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brazilian side of the falls boasts incredible viewpoints from above the falls but, to truly gain some perspective, add some altitude and take to the skies in style. A helicopter ride gives unrivalled views of the whole of the national park \u2013 all 275 waterfalls of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Look into the<\/strong> Devil\u2019s Throat\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iguazu-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iguazu-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iguazu-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iguazu-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Garganta Del Diablo or\u00a0Devil\u2019s Throat is the highest and deepest section of the falls. The narrow horseshoe roars tumultuously as water plummets 269 feet into the abyss below. On the Argentinian side, a boardwalk brings you directly over the source of this deafening crescendo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wake up with view\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For a bucket-list, once-in-a-lifetime experience you can blow the budget and even stay in the National Park itself.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belmond.com\/hotels\/south-america\/brazil\/iguassu-falls\/belmond-hotel-das-cataratas\/\">Belmond Das\u00a0Cataratas<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwirrpDewPvuAhUEYcAKHXBDCEcQ_BcwF3oECDMQAw&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.melia.com%2Fen%2Fhotels%2Fargentina%2Figuazu-national-park%2Fmelia-iguazu%2Findex.htm%3Futm_source%3Dlisting%26utm_medium%3Dorganic&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ADHo5yYKXX4uCHgYPR_7j\">Gran Meli\u00e1 Iguaz\u00fa<\/a>\u00a0in Argentina offer falls-view rooms and the opportunity to have this New World Wonder entirely to yourself, before gates open to the rest of the world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re not champing at the bit already, another photo should tip you over the edge\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ricardo-frantz-IMryqqcltfk-unsplash-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ricardo-frantz-IMryqqcltfk-unsplash-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ricardo-frantz-IMryqqcltfk-unsplash-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ricardo-frantz-IMryqqcltfk-unsplash-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ricardofrantz\">Ricardo Frantz<\/a>\u00a0on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your treasure map to all the best photo opps &#038; bucket list experiences <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":14019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,58,12,1,1584],"tags":[89,98,234,270,539],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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