December 2019 itinerary link
Get the tickets, walk to the shuttle train, wait, get on the train, go to the last stop. This is what most people do, and we did the same. There was a small convenience store by the train depot, and we bought some snacks to much on.
We got there around 10 AM, and the trains were already packed. This looks empty because we took this photo after everyone got off. The train passed through mostly pleasant green wooded area.
From the train stop, it was a 2.2 km(1.5 miles) walk to Devil’s Throat, the most dramatic viewpoint in the park. The walkway was well constructed and blended in well with the surroundings & the walk itself was not hard. Without much shaded area along the way, we got sweaty, though.
Finally, there was some sign of movement of the water. We must be almost there!
I have seen some spectacular water falls, and I had seen photos of Iguazu Falls. Still, I wasn’t quite prepared for what suddenly appeared in front of our eyes!
There is no way a photo can capture the enormity of the spectacle. I had heard there were a couple of hundred of water falls in Iguazu, but I didn’t know what that meant.
You have to hear the sound as you look at these photos to be able to to get some idea what it feels like to be there. Not a great video below, but it may help.
Some people come to the park, see what’s there to see at the Devil’s Throat, take lots of pictures, then leave. Some others explore the park more and see more of the 270 water falls. There are two major trails to do this: get back on the train & go to the Cataratas Station in the mid point. (1)Then go to the trail head for the Superior Circuit (upper trail.) This is an one way circuit, thus, you have to start from the marked trail head and come out of the exit. It took us about an hour or so to do this. (2)There is another trail called Inferior Circuit (lower trail,) and it starts further in from the train stop. Things are pretty well marked in the park. Pat and I did the Superior Circuit, and we were satisfied and tired.
While Pat was taking a break sitting on a bench, a butterfly flew over and took a rest on his lap. There were other animals all around the park.
We ate a buffet meal at a restaurant within the park near the train depot. They offered a discount, thus, it was not a bad deal (about $13.)
If we had another day, we could have gone to the Brazil side of Iguazu Falls. I had looked into it while I was planning, but the visa issue sounded complicated, so, I gave up on that idea. But the cab driver who drove us to and from the Iguzu Airport said they changed the rules so that we could now go to Brazil side without a visa. Who knew!
Our return flight flew into another airport closer to the city center, Jorge Newbery(AEP), and that saved us a lot of time getting home. Next time, I will try to fly in and out of this airport when traveling domestically.
Our journey: Puelo -> Puerto Varas -> Puerto Natales -> Torres del Paine National Park –> El Calafate –> Perito Moreno Glacier –> Ushuaia –> the Beagle Channel –> Buenos Aires –>Iguazu Falls –> Colonia del Sacramento
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