Day 8 - Iguazu Falls

Where do I start? Iguazu Falls is on the border between Brazil and Argentina, are 275 falls along 2.7km of river, and the highest fall is 82m which is taller than Niagara. The falls were featured in The Mission and also in Moonraker. The largest of the falls, The Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo) is the most impressive of all as the spray reaches 30m overhead. The falls are part of a virgin jungle ecosystem protected by Argentine and Brazilian national parks on either side of the cascades.

We spent from about 9am until 2pm in the park and while there also did the equivalent of the Maid of the Mist tour (Niagara), which is a jet boat ride that noses in under the falls. And yes, we got absolutely soaked! We could see other people getting off earlier boats so we knew we were in for a wet time so stripped down as much as possible. The organisers provide waterproof bags for backpacks etc so shirts were dry but shorts etc stayed wet for the rest of the day.

There's not much more I can add verbally. I'll let the pictures do the talking. However, one tip, the photo at the bottom with the birds. These are swifts and they cling to the rock wall under the spray of one of the watefalls. I'm not sure why or how long they do this for but its bizarre nonetheless.