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3
days - 2 nights
Day 1 Arrive Iguassu Falls
You will be met on arrival & transferred to the Tropical
Das Cataratas, Iguassu Falls. Most likely you will have
time to explore the short walking trails on the Brasil
side of the Falls this afternoon. You will be contacted
by a representative of Jungle Explorer & given details
of the pick up time for tomorrows activities.
Day 2 Full day of activities
(B) The day commences when you are picked up from the
hotel & driven from the Brasil side, across into the
Nacional Parque in Argentina. This is a short 15 minute
transfer. Here you will commence the morning walking
tour of the upper level trails & walkways on the Argentine
side of the falls.
You will be amazed at the quiet meandering & gurgling
of the waters of the Rio Iguazu as the river flows towards
its destined plunge over the near 90 metre cataracts.
Excellent photo opportunities abound around each corner.
The upper level walkways are approx 1.8 kms & will
take a good hour & a half with stops for viewing &
photos, to accomplish. These upper level walkways are
flat & there is little if any climbing of steps involved.
At the completion of the walkways, you then will depart
for one of two water based activities, river levels
permitting.
Access is by way of 4 wheel drive truck to a point some
8 kms above the Falls where you board a rubber raft
piloted by a professional oarsman for a journey floating
sedately down river, observing the varieties of plants,
insects, butterflies, birds & reptiles that live on
the river banks. Be prepared to see turtles, crocodile,
all manner of parrots & kingfishers & perhaps even
Puma & Jaguar that inhabit the jungles of this region.
Once your raft gets to the point of disembarkation (
which is well above the falls themselves ) you will
be taken to the Devils Throat walkway. Here, after some
300 metres of walking you come to the mightiest exodus
of water Rio Iguazu offers, as the main channel of the
river hurls itself downward in a roar & hiss of never
ending white foam & spray.
After a break for lunch, return to the Jungle Explorer
departure point & again in a 4 wheel drive open truck,
head off into the jungle for 5 kms to Puerto Macuco
. Here you board a 24 passenger double outboard powered
vessel for an adventure up the Rio Iguazu, through the
rapids & on into the San Martin valley under the section
of falls that bears the same name.
The Jungle Explorer Company provide plastic ponchos
to all aboard & we strongly recommend you take the
opportunity to wear them as here, you are going to get
wet. The poncho is not for show. Your boatman will expertly
manipulate the vessel in the current to get you the
best & most advantageous up close look at Tres Mosqueteros
& San Martin cataracts.
You disembark at a landing on the edge of the lower
walking trail & from here, you may use the free boat
shuttle & cross to San Martin Island to explore the
criss-cross of trails it offers, or wander back along
the lower walking trails which are approx 1. 5kms long.
They rise quite sharply up in a series of metal catwalk
steps, to join the upper level walkways & back to
the hotel grounds.
In the gathering evening twilight, look skywards for
Toucans who frequent the tops of the trees on their
way to roost for the night. On the conclusion of your
days activities, you will be transferred back across
into Brasil & to your hotel.
Day 3 Depart Foz do Iguassu
(B) After breakfast you will be picked up from your
hotel & transferred to the Brasil Iguassu Airport
( IGU ) for your onward flight. Please note : those
persons wishing to fly onward to points in Argentina,
a transfer to the (IGR) Argentina airport can be pre-booked.
Included Features :
· Meet, greet on arrival & transfer to hotel
· Nacional Parque entrance fees
· 2 nights hotel Tropical Das Cataratas, Iguassu
Falls
· Meals as specified ( B - breakfast )
· Full day of walking & water based activities
with Jungle Explorer on the Argentine side of the Falls
· Hotel to airport transfer on departure
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