Compare Misiones and Iguazu Falls Fly & Drive by Tangol Tours

DAY 1: ARRIVAL TO PUERTO IGUAZU

Arrival at Iguazu Airport, where you can pick-up your rental car. From there, we recommend you to go to the hotel, located in the city (20 km) to make the check-in and see your room.

Activity recommended: During the afternoon, we suggest you visit the Iguazu Biocenter, a jungle interpretation center. This is an excellent introduction to the destination because it allows you the sustainable behaviors that are practiced there. Also, you will have the possibility to visit a butterfly farm, serpentarium, birds and learn about the flora of the Atlantic Rainforest.

Overnight in Puerto Iguazu.

DAY 2: VISIT TO THE IGUAZU NATIONAL PARK - IGUAZU FALLS - ARGENTINIAN SIDE.

After breakfast, you will have the full day to visit the Iguazu National Park, located less than 20 kilometers from the city.

Once you pay the park fee, you cannot miss the three main circuits, which can be accessed through a train service or walking along the pedestrian path "Sendero Verde" (Green Path).

The circuits are:

Upper Walkway: 800 meters of walkways where you can observe the waterfalls from the top of the Dos Hermanas, Bosetti, Bernabé Méndez, M'Bigua and other waterfalls. Duration of the walk one (1) hour.

Lower Walk: Walk 1,600 meters of footbridge, elevated above the surface of the land, having a view from the foot of the falls Dos Hermanas, Alvar Núñez, San Martín, Bosetti, the Peñón de la Bella Vista from where you have a panoramic view of the Devil's Throat and the Canyon of the Lower Iguazú River. The duration of the tour is two (2) hours.

Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat): Leaving from the Cataratas Station, the train goes to the Garganta Station in about 18 minutes. The walk along the footbridges has an extension of 1,200 meters to reach the main balcony and enjoy the most spectacular and most important waterfalls of the Falls, the Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat). The duration of the tour is two (2) hours.

Recommended activity: For adventure lovers, we recommend the "Great Adventure" tour, which includes a movitrack ride through the jungle and a semi-rigid navigation through the river rapids to reach some of the most important falls (not allowed for children under 12 years old).

Overnight in Puerto Iguazú.

DAY 3: VISIT TO IGUAZU NATIONAL PARK - IGUAZU FALLS - BRASILIAN SIDE.

After breakfast, we recommend you to visit the Brasilian side of Iguazu Falls. This park offers the best views of the falls as it is located in front of the falls on the Argentine side.

The park is located less than 20 KM from the city of Puerto Iguazu. Once you cross the border into Brazil, you arrive at the Visitor's Center and Gateway to the National Park, where you must pay the entrance fee.

A bus takes you through the jungle until you reach the 1200 meter footbridge that leads to the panoramic viewpoints of the different falls.

The visit to this park only takes half a day so, in the afternoon, we recommend the following activities:

*Visit to the Bird Park. City sanctuary of thousands of native birds.

*Helicopter flight over the Iguazu Falls.

*Visit to the Itaipu Dam, considered the greatest masterpiece of hydroelectric engineering shared between Brazil and Paraguay.

Overnight in Puerto Iguazu.

DAY 4: PUERTO IGUAZU - MINAS DE WANDA - EL SOBERBIO.

After breakfast and check out at your hotel, you will depart along National Route 12 towards the south of the Province of Misiones, to reach El Soberbio, located 288 km from Puerto Iguazú.

After the first 50 km along RN 12, we recommend you to stop at the Wanda Mines, characteristic for being in the open air, allowing visitors to walk through the caves, observe the semiprecious stones and even watch the exact moment when the operators carry out extractions.

In the Wanda mines amethyst has been discovered, which has an almost purplish color and undergoes a process of incineration turns yellow, giving rise to topaz.

Once the visit is over, you will continue on your way and after 200 km, you will arrive at El Soberbio. There you will be staying in a jungle lodge, where you will be able to enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings. Located in the middle of the jungle, it is a unique opportunity to coexist with nature. These lodges are built in a way that does not disturb the environment, respecting the native flora and fauna of the Paraná rainforest.

We recommend spending the afternoon resting and touring around the lodge.

Night in El Soberbio.

DAY 5: MOCONÁ FALLS

After breakfast, a full day of adventure activities awaits you.

You will visit the Moconá Provincial Park, which is located within the Yabotí Biosphere Reserve, one of the largest protected areas in the Province of Misiones.

The main attraction of this park are Los Saltos del Moconá, a unique spectacle in the world due to its geological fault that run parallel to the Uruguay River.

Recommended Activities:

Nautical tour: nautical excursion of more than 10km along the Yabotí Stream and the Uruguay River. The Moconá Falls are formed by the unevenness in the course of the Uruguay River, so its waterfalls are parallel to the riverbed. They create a corridor of waterfalls almost 3 km long and can reach up to 10 meters high.

The channel where the falls fall is a geographical fault and its depth exceeds 170 meters at some points. The activity lasts approximately one hour.

Hiking in the jungle. Recommended trails: ''Chachí'' 1800 mts (low difficulty), ''La Gruta'' 600 mts, (high difficulty) and the access to the pier Piedra Bugre, 2 km (high difficulty).

Canoeing on the Uruguay River, kayak rental, swimming in the streams and 4x4 crossings.

IMPORTANT: The height of our falls varies from day to day and this factor governs the park and the river walk at the foot of the falls.

Overnight in El Soberbio.

DAY 6: EL SOBERBIO - ENCANTADO FALLS - ARISTÓBULO DEL VALLE

After breakfast, check out and pick up your belongings, you will head west, 90 KM to Salto Encantado Provincial Park, where you will be able to visit little known places in the jungle.

With a total area of 13,227 hectares of Natural Protected Area, the Cuña Pirú stream ("skinny woman" in Guarani) makes its way through the vast vegetation crossing the park.

In the heart of the park is the Salto Encantado, a 64-meter high waterfall that plunges through a rocky wall.

At the entrance you will find stalls selling handicrafts, and inside the park, information service, a drugstore with viewpoints and a restaurant.

Once the visit is over, you will continue along the same route to the city of Aristóbulo del Valle (only 10 km from the provincial park).

This city also gives us the opportunity to stay in Jungle Lodges, which offer comfort and first quality services with the additional advantage of being located in the middle of the jungle in coexistence with nature.

Once you have checked in, you will be able to enjoy the lodge's facilities.

Overnight in Aristóbulo del Valle.

DAY 7: ARISTÓBULO DEL VALLE - SAN IGNACIO RUINS - POSADAS

After breakfast, check out and pick up your belongings, you will drive 80 KM towards the city of Posadas to the San Ignacio Ruins.

The Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio Mini Mission were built 400 years ago and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. San Ignacio is still inhabited by Guarani people who cultivate Hierba Dulce and Yerbateros, known for their craftsmanship. Visiting this place will allow you to see a Jesuit village and learn about the local culture and history of the Province.

Once the visit is over, you will drive another 65 KM to the city of Posadas, capital of the province of Misiones.

Check in at the hotel.

Overnight in Posadas

DAY 8: DEPARTURE FROM POSADAS

After breakfast and check out at the hotel, at the indicated time return the rental car at Posadas airport.