Parque Nacional del Iguazł Travel Forum

I posted this question of the Foz do Iguacu board but thought I should also add it here.

A few questions:

What is the best way to get from Foz do Iguacu to Puerto Iguazu? By bus or Taxi and about how much was the trip?

How long is the trip between the two cities?

I have read about the difference between both the Argentine and Brazilian sides of the falls and plan to spend the bulk of my time on the Argentine side. However, I was wondering how much time I should spend on the Brazilian side. I will have a Brazilian passport so there is no problem there. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

'best way' from Foz do Iguacu to Puerto Iguazu:
by bus: every 15 minutes there is a bus between both towns; we paid 2 Arg. pesos; it took about 30 minutes (including the border crossing)
by taxi; we paid 30 reales (to our hotel from the bird park); it took about 20 minutes.
We have not been to the Brzilian side, but the Argentinian side is spectacular and worth a day's visit.
See for more info and pics: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c27b/177164/

happy travels
Jaap

it's a very quick busride.
just be prepared for a bit of queing up at the border.
you might have to wait 15-20 minutes there.

i'd say that the argentinian side has the most activities to offer, but the brazilian side gives you the best panorama view of the falls, so spending most of the time on the argentinian side with a quick visit to the brazilian side is a good idea.

Greetings from Brasil, we visited Foz do Iguazu at Easter and had a great time. Both sides have different things to offer. We stayed on the Brasillian side and went to the Argentinian side for the day. On the Argentinian side they do a great 4 x 4 truck through the forrest which leads to the water where you start the boat trip up the river to the falls, this costs approx. R$80 pp and well worth it. You get very wet as they take you right under one of the waterfalls. There are many walk tracks through the forrest around the falls including right up to the 'devils throat' (awesome) and it takes a full day to see it all. The Brasillian side has a short walk with terrific views. This only takes a few hours. There are many other activities you can do on the Brasillian side e.g. mountain bikes, kayaks, rock climbing, tree top climbing, plus some additional walks, however these all cost extra so it depends what you want to do. There is also a helicopter on the Brasillian side, we didn't do it but friends of ours have and we have seen the photos and it gives the place a whole other perspective, absolutely incredible. Cost was approx. US$70 pp. Another interesting thing to do is the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Station which is about a 10 minute taxi ride. It is the largest in the world and very cool. Near the Brasillian side of the falls is a good bird park if you are into that sort of thing. Cheers.

I spent half a day on the Brazil side and the whole day on the Argentine side. If you want to do the side excursions -repelling, boat trips, bird zoo, etc, I'd add in at least another half day.