Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, State of Parana, Brazil

5.0 (15.7k reviews) Monday: Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #2 in Foz do Iguacu National Parks

Must see

This massive forested park, with rare species of birds, pumas, tapirs, monkeys and other wildlife is best known for housing the world's largest and most extraordinary waterfalls - the Iguacu Falls -that extend for miles.

Address

Rodovia Br-469 Km 1-8, Foz do Iguacu, State of Parana 85853-830 Brazil

Website

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/355/

Working hours

Monday :
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 06, 2024, 23:15

User Ratings

5.0 based on (15.7k reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Filipe R 5:00 PM Dec 24, 2022
    Well-maintained national park
    I was really impressed by the cleanliness, efficiency, and orderliness of this park. Everything runs really smoothly. Not to mention the great sights. The restaurant inside the park, Porto Canoas, is large and has a nice variety of dishes in an all-you-can-eat system.
  • 4Dakles 5:00 PM Feb 25, 2020
    Glorious panoramas but way too many people
    I guess the debate is; do you visit Iguazu Falls on the Argentine side, the Brazilian side or both? Well, if you are stuck for time or for cash then the Argentine falls would need to be your first choice; they are so much more extensive, you get a much closer experience, it’s cheaper and the parque is much larger so feels so much less crowded. That said, the Brazilian falls remain a very worthy visit with wonderfully spectacular scenery. The views of the falls are more removed than those on the Argentine side but the panoramas are stunning nonetheless. The falls are easily accessed by public transport, take bus 120 from the urban bus station (TTU) for a fare of just 4 Rials ($0.90USD). The journey takes about 45 minutes. We bought our tickets for the parque in advance through the tour desk at our accommodation and I’m very pleased that we did as we were able to avoid the queues at the ticket booths (we arrived at the parque right on opening time at 09:00 and the queues were immense). Once you are through the turnstile there are buses to take you into the parque to the points where the walking trails begin. The problem in the Brazilian parque is that there is a massive number of visitors crammed into a small space so the trails feel pretty crammed most of the time. We were walking from viewpoint to viewpoint as part of a huge mass of people and every stop required a period of patient jostling to get to the prime spot for viewing and photographs. You never felt that you could just stand and take in the majesty of the place as there was a never ending chain of people wanting to take your place for their photo opportunity. We stayed about 2 hours in the parque and were happy with our visit. By contrast we spent 6 hours in the Argentine parque.

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