Iguazu - The waterfalls on the Brazilian side (Brazil)

We were particularly looking forward to today. Today we wanted to visit the Iguazu waterfalls, which are located directly on the border between Brazil and Argentina and have been included in the list of the Seven Wonders of Nature since 2011.

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The Iguazu waterfalls are located in the Argentine National Park “Iguaza” as well as in the Brazilian National Park “Iguau” and are over a width of almost 3 kilometers. They consist of 20 larger waterfalls and over 250 smaller waterfalls, some of which are up to 82 metres high.

The cases are separated by several larger and smaller islands. The name “Iguaza” originates from the Guaranic words “y” for water and “guasu” for large. When we arrived at the park entrance at around 10.30 am, there was already a huge queue at the checkout.

The Iguau National Park

The entrance to the waterfalls

Snake at the entrance

The Nasal Bears in the National Park

After the purchase of our tickets (18 Euro per person) we went by shuttle bus to the first lookout point. As soon as we got out of the Shuttel bus, a lot of little sweet nose bears were waiting for us. They hope for food from the tourists and can be seen all over the park.

Bus transfer to the water faeces

A nasal bear

A raccoon

A map of the National Park

The park on the Brazilian side is designed so that you can walk a long way, which goes all the time along the falls and beautiful viewpoints and ends up at the bus shuttle.

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A map of the Iguau National Park

The Iguazu waterfalls on the Brazilian side

When you see the cases for the first time, it’s an overwhelming sight.

First view of the waterfalls

The Iguazu Waterfalls

The observation deck above the waterfalls

One of the best viewpoints is a long jetty that leads directly to the edge of the gorge over the falls. Here wet is mandatory – but the raging water masses and the view are indescribable for this!

The long walkway over the cases

The observation deck

The waterfalls

The observation deck

The view from Naipi Square Tower to the main falls

A little further along the path comes a restaurant and the Naipi Square Tower. Here you get very close to one of the big main falls and you can see the water rushing into the depths in front of you with enormous force.

The main cases of Iguazu

Water masses plunge into the depths

The main cases of Iguazu

A panoramic view of the Iguazu waterfalls

Since most of the cases are on the Argentinian side (which we will look at tomorrow), the greater panoramic view from the Brazilian side is possible.

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A panoramic view of the waterfalls

Our video from the Iguazu waterfalls

The falls are really incredibly beautiful and impressive and we spent about 3.5 hours in the park. Here is a short video of the waterfalls.

Unsere Reiseberichte aus Brasilien

Auf unserer Rundreise durch Südamerika durfte das Land Brasilien natürlich nicht fehlen, das mit seiner riesigen Fläche fast 50% von Südamerika einnimmt. Wir hatten uns als Reiseziele die Städte Rio de Janeiro und Sao Paulo, einen Aufenthalt im Amazonas und natürlich die Iguazu Wasserfälle ausgesucht. Eine wirklich abwechslungsreiche Reise durch Brasilien, bei der wir viele schöne Eindrücke sammeln konnten.