Paraguay - A Day Trip To Waterfalls

Before exploring the famous Iguazu Falls, I thought I would take a little day trip first to see some waterfalls in Paraguay - the Saltos de Monday. It is close to the Iguazu Falls and I thought I have to see them first, as they might be impressive to me now, but after seeing the Iguazu Falls they might not anymore.

Anyway, so I booked a little private day tour that picked me up at my accommodation and after a short 5-10 minutes drive, we arrived at the ferry that would get us from Argentina over to Paraguay. While waiting, my guide/driver pointed out that we are currently at a crossing of three borders: Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil and from the spot we were standing on, we could see all three countries. Nice little feature.

Once we arrived in Paraguay, we headed straight to the waterfall. Luckily there weren't many people when we got there. My first thought was that it looked impressive, as thousands and thousands liters of water were thundering down the waterfall from the top. All being fed from a very calm river.

After taking in that spectacle, we took an elevator down to the lower viewing platform to look at the waterfall from below. Luckily, the elevator had a glass front so on the way down, we had a perfect view of the waterfalls. Once we arrived at the lower platform, we were the only ones there - not a single soul besides us. So we took the opportunity to first take a few pictures of the falls, before just taking it all in for a while. The platform did get busier after a while, but it was far from being crowded. Plus, I already had the shots I wanted.

That was already it for the day. Short and punchy. The waterfall was certainly impressive for me, but my guide told me it doesn't even come close when comparing it to Iguazu. That is why I wanted to do it first. Plus, ticking Paraguay off my bucket list wasn't really something I had considered when planning this trip.

Was it worth it? That is debatable. As everything in Argentina is super expensive (think Swiss prices by now, yeah, seriously), the trip wasn't cheap to 'just' see a waterfall when I get to go to Iguazu the next day. I am not one that has to see every country on earth and I bet if Saltos de Monday wasn't in Paraguay I'wouldn't have paid for the tour. I don't regret it, but I am not sure l would recommend it to someone, if l am being honest. It was definitely cool and, like I said, impressive, but not something to write home about.Read more