"Fantastic" a Puerto Iguazú Travel Page by Porteno

A friend was visiting from the USA and we took a long weekend and headed for the falls. LAN Argentina began flights to Puerto Iquazu at the first of September and their prices are much cheaper. Checked into the Sheraton International which is inside the National Park. It was a $149 a night US but they did upgrade us to a falls view room at no charge. I have stayed at a hotel outside the park before and for me it is worth the additional expense so as not to deal with the daily travel back and forth. It is so great just stepping out the door of the hotel and heading down the trails for the falls. We also made it across to the Brasilian side as well. My friend did not have a Brasilian Visa but you can arrange for one in just a day at the consulate in Buenos Aires. And by the way they do check at the border. It had rained for several days prior to our arrival and the river was very high making the falls even more spectacular. We did take one of the tours offered in the park, "Great Adventure" this one was the open air truck ride through the jungle (Yacaratia trail) and the fast boat ride up to the falls. By the way you do get wet on the boat trip so plan for that. I would highly recommend the boat trip was a lot of fun. For $80 (pesos) a person it was worth it!!