Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Leaving Brazil and heading into Argentina overland was a pain free experience. We were staying near the border for the night to give us the chance to visit the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls and catch our early onward flight the next morning. Being back in Spanish speaking South America we had to get used to speaking Spanish again (as best we could)!

As the falls mark the boundary between Brazil and Argentina you can get a glimpse of the other side and it was possible to see the walk we had done a couple of days previous. Viewing the falls in Argentina was less overwhelming, whilst the river predominately flows through Brazil, 80% of the falls are on the Argentinian side (from above the falls form a back to front ‘J’), the walks tend to take you over the falls so rather than seeing them from the front tumbling down into the river below you get a great view over the edge! It was still a dramatic experience although the path to the Devils Throat is closed at this time of year due to water volume so we didn’t get to see a close up from a different perspective but there were still plenty of trails that kept us there all day.

On both sides of the falls there was a really healthy butterfly population, if you stayed still for long enough they’d land on you - Elana and Bert loved this game (it was also a great way of keeping them still for more than 10 seconds)! Bizarrely we also saw a croc in one of the pools which was a little unexpected.

We concluded that the view from the Brazilian side was slightly better, including the facilities on offer which were more modern and well kept compared to the Argentinian experience. Overall, the Falls were incredible and blew our expectations out of the water (excuse the pun!) - an unforgettable experience and lasting memories being created.Read more