Holiday in Iguazú Falls

What makes Iguazú Falls special as a destination?

The Iguazú Falls are the most powerful natural spectacle on the American continent — a semicircular system of 275 individual waterfalls that stretches for almost three kilometers and plunges into a prehistoric gorge at the border between Argentina and Brazil. Eleanor Roosevelt is said to have remarked upon her first sight: "Poor Niagara!" — and indeed, Iguazú is wider, taller, and more overwhelming in every respect. The Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) is the centerpiece: an 80-meter deep, U-shaped chasm into which the largest volumes of water pour. A 1,100-meter-long walkway leads over the Iguazú River directly to the edge of the chasm — the noise is deafening, the spray drenches everything in seconds, and rainbows dance in the mist. It is an experience that defies imagination. The Argentine side offers proximity and intensity: walking paths on several levels lead through the subtropical rainforest right to the edges of the falls. The Circuito Superior (Upper Circuit) offers bird's-eye views over the cliffs, while the Circuito Inferior (Lower Circuit) takes visitors down into the gorges, where they can admire the water masses from below. The Brazilian side provides the panorama: from opposite viewpoints, one overlooks the entire semicircular waterfall system — a sight that ranks among the most magnificent natural panoramas on Earth. A walkway leads right into the spray of the Garganta del Diablo. The surrounding national park (UNESCO World Heritage) protects one of the last great sections of the Atlantic rainforest: toucans, coatis, butterflies in hundreds of species, and with luck, jaguars inhabit this ecosystem. The diversity of butterflies is among the highest in the world — over 800 species flutter through the mist.