Foz de Iguacu / Iguazu Falls

[El Greco]

Sprite13,
thanks you, can I PM you to ask some questions about Curitiba ?

El Greco,
very helpful, thanks too, but for a lazy turist as me, what do you think if I book 3 nights here and get the full package, included Itaipu too ?I found it right now: http://www.hotelfozdoiguacu.com.br/i...home/index.htm
I mean it worth it to see also the Argentinian side or better and enough one day waterfalls in brazil, second one Itaipu ( I want to see it ) and the third one Ciudad dell Este ?
You know with a wingman, ok, but alone much more practical if they pick you up and 429 reais is not much, considering I paid 185 reais per day at Praia Lido in copa.

However I hope in brazilian side they will have no problem to change pesos into reais, cause surely in europe i will not change it LOL.

Have you bought ticket by yourself with voegol, I guess it is enough a visa electron as I have, right ?

Since you are going there YOU MUST VISIT BOTH SIDES BELEIVE ME.

Forget Ciudad del Este it is not worth a dime. I was there last February. I flew from Asuncion to Ciudad del Este then taxi to the Brasilian side, stayed at Del Ray next day visited Brasilian falls and the other day the Argentinian.The next day taxi back to Ciudad del Este airport for a flight to Rio. On the way spent 3 hrs at the city. Not worth it at all. Like a third class Arab city in the Middle East. The city is run by Arab merchants selling third class goods to Brasilians a little cheaper than their price in Brasil.

Follow the plan as described by me and you don't need any tourist agency for the falls beleive me. It is going to be a waste of time and money. If you want to see ITAIPU make arrangements with hotel Del Ray. They are taking passengers there in the morning and you can visit Brasilian falls in the afternoon. Just ask them in advance and prepare your schedule. Once again forget Ciudad del Este. Not worth going there and is dead after 5pm.

You can do both sides of the falls in one day if you want. You have to start start early in the morning.

eg Depending on the time you'll arrive there from Buenos if you finally decide to stay only in Brasil you can get the early morning bus to the Argentinean side (make sure you have your passport with you and to stop the bus opposite the hotel. They are driving very fast or you can walk one block to the bus terminal). At around mid day take the bus back to Brasil and tell the driver to let you of at the intercection where the bus to Brasilian falls is passing by. Take it from the other side of the road and of you go to the Brasilian falls. Bus drivers are very cool beleive me. Tip them if necessary with 5 Reais/Pesos and they become your friends. Do not worry everything is well organised and very easy.

With GOL I only use American Express. They were not accepting any other foreign card in the past. Don't know now. Chat with them in english through their site or call them with Skype.

[Masacuata]

Hi Lukasek,

It is always recommendable to visit both sides, I would go to the argentinian side since activities in the park are cheaper than in Brazil, but If you have seen one side that would do If you are planning to visit Paraguay.

I did not have any problem changing pesos into reais, however I did have problems when buying a ticket in Brazil (with an european credit card) since they did not take foreign credit cards. I had to withdraw the amount in reais and paid cash (I did in a travel agency).

Cheers,
Masacuata

Sprite13,
thanks you, can I PM you to ask some questions about Curitiba ?

El Greco,
very helpful, thanks too, but for a lazy turist as me, what do you think if I book 3 nights here and get the full package, included Itaipu too ?I found it right now: http://www.hotelfozdoiguacu.com.br/i...home/index.htm
I mean it worth it to see also the Argentinian side or better and enough one day waterfalls in brazil, second one Itaipu ( I want to see it ) and the third one Ciudad dell Este ?
You know with a wingman, ok, but alone much more practical if they pick you up and 429 reais is not much, considering I paid 185 reais per day at Praia Lido in copa.

However I hope in brazilian side they will have no problem to change pesos into reais, cause surely in europe i will not change it LOL.

Have you bought ticket by yourself with voegol, I guess it is enough a visa electron as I have, right ?

[Perkele]

Luka.

You should consider Ocean Air: www.oceanair.com.br

Same service as TAM or GOL but I found them cheaper. Flight from Foz to Curitiba is about 45 min, so Ocean will do.

[Eros74]

Sprite13,
thanks you, can I PM you to ask some questions about Curitiba ?

El Greco,
very helpful, thanks too, but for a lazy turist as me, what do you think if I book 3 nights here and get the full package, included Itaipu too ?I found it right now: http://www.hotelfozdoiguacu.com.br/i...home/index.htm
I mean it worth it to see also the Argentinian side or better and enough one day waterfalls in brazil, second one Itaipu ( I want to see it ) and the third one Ciudad dell Este ?
You know with a wingman, ok, but alone much more practical if they pick you up and 429 reais is not much, considering I paid 185 reais per day at Praia Lido in copa.

However I hope in brazilian side they will have no problem to change pesos into reais, cause surely in europe i will not change it LOL.

Have you bought ticket by yourself with voegol, I guess it is enough a visa electron as I have, right ?

[El Greco]

From Buenos Aires fly to Argentinean side and take a taxi to the Puerto Iguacu town. Many small hotels, restaurants and bars.Stay there overnight. You are going to like it. Small but nice.

Next morning pack your things and leave them with the hotel. Walk to the bus station and get the bus schedule to Brasil.You are going to need it. Get the bus to the Cataratas. Avoid the touts and the kiosks there selling tickets. Buy your ticket in the bus it’s cheaper. Get to know that bus schedule as well for the return trip. In the waterfalls buy your entrance tickets. You must only pay in pesos. I think about 45p. They only accept pesos in cash nothing else. So have pesos with you.

Get on to the tram train and decide where to get off and which track to follow. I only did the upper one due to knee injury at that time. Make sure you make it all the way to the far end, it’s the best spot there. Have a fully charged camera with empty memory. You are going to need it. Spend 3-5 hours have some snack and go back to town. I liked this side more than the Brasilian one.

Take your luggage and go to the bus station again. Take the bus to Brasil for only 3 pesos. They run every 20-30 min. Last one leaving about 19:00 hours do not take that one.

At the border in Argentina everybody gets off and go to immigration. Bus is waiting. Once in the bus again tell the driver to stop at the Brasilian side to stamp your passport. You have to do that. If you don't tell him he will not stop.

Bus might not wait for you there. I am not sure about it. Driver will tell you. In case he does not wait for you take the next one.

Once in Brasil tell him to let you off near Del Ray hotel. From there you can either walk to the hotel or take a taxi. It is only two blocks behind the hotel.

Make reservation with Del Ray in advance via internet for about 70 Reais. Very clean and good value. Receptionist will give you discount vouchers for a couple of nearby restaurants. Ignore them. Take a taxi and tell him to take you to the “Jardin do Chopp” restaurant (Beer Garden) for about 10-15 Reais. It is on the way coming from Argentina to the Foz do Iguacu city. Very nice and cheap churascaria there. Two blocks backwards to the city there are a couple of other restaurants with nice people and garotas. Not working though. Have your dinner or some drinks there. When you are done taxi back to hotel.

One and two blocks behind the hotel you can find some street walkers. I did not take any. Not to my liking. Did not have the time to check for any boites there.

Next morning take the bus to the Brasilian side of the waterfalls. Bus stop is outside of the hotel to the left corner only 20 m away for about 2,5 Reais. Do not buy any tour from the hotel for that. You do not need it. Have lunch at the restaurant in the falls. Very nice view. In the afternoon you may want to go and see the dump.
I did not go there so I do not know. Ask the hotel for that.

Gol flies at 06:00 for Porto Alegre with airplane change at Curitiba and arrives about 08:30 for about 520 Reais if bought well in advance. Otherwise much more. Some days there is also an afternoon flight.

Consider visiting Curitiba as well.After all you are passing by. Make sure you buy different tickets in that case. LOL

Make sure you don't have too many pesos left with you. They are only good in Argentina. Don't know probably you might be able to change some in Foz only.

Have fun

[Sprite13]

Luka,
If you like blondes of Eastern european descent with the sexy Brasilian body, then you will love Curitiba. I have been several times there and its babe galore. However, the girls are not as easy going as they might be further north in Brasil. But if you speak portuguese, got game and balls and time to invest in CWB, you can have a blast. If all fails with the normal girls, there is a ton of mongering options as is the case in all Brasilian cities.

Enjoy!

[Eros74]

....it seems you know very well not only Rio but all the Brazil...

Finally I start to understand, so in the airport in the Argentinian side I will take a official taxi as I did here in BsAs I guess. Maybe a bit more expensive but more practical than the bus, so far as I do not speak good portoguese and he will stop for sure at immigration.

The last 3 questions, before I will go there and I will then write my report as usual:

1 ) How much could I expect to pay a taxi from argentinian airport till foz do iguazu city in brazil and how many km ?

2 ) Can we consider Del Rey as a good hotel when as good I mean close to foz do iguazu city and not so far from waterfalls or Bubba or others can suggest me a non too many expensive hotel in the city to be close to the action in the night? Cause I think much better to be close to action and take a tour to waterfalls and the action is in the city, right ?

3 ) I guess no problem in brazilian side to change argentinian pesos to reais, right ?

Thanks again....

[Bubba Boy]

Thanks....so if I understood well, there is only one airport and out of airport you will choose if go to brazil or to argentina side ?

But for example if i cross the border in autobus how can i get out to fulfill the immigration form if it does no stop ?

Bubba plase can you ckeck if there direct flight to porto alegre? Thanks...

There is 1 airport on the Argentina side. There is also an airport on the brasil side. Usually you will fly from BA to Foz and land on the Argentina side.

Then you will need to cross the border via bus ot taxi or whatever. The bus will stop, hence you get out and fill out the forms etc and then get back on the bus and away you go.

Generally to fly out of Foz to other brazilian cities you will fly out of the airport on the brazilian side. There are plenty of flights out of foz each day. Check the internet. It also better to book a ticket first via the internet before arriving, much cheaper that way.

[Eros74]

Prosal,
I remembered your suggests about Litoral Norte in SP and I asked about it to some girls in help from SP, all of them told me, it is much better than copa or ipa, but the problem is I am tired to go to such huge city without wingman and most of all without the time to read good the forum to know where to go.

Remember after 3 weeks in Bratislava in december, I went to Rio in january without time to read good the board and I decided from Rio to BsAs,where I am right now, in THREE days, again without time to read the forum.

I do not want to go back home tired and stressed, so one thing is to go to little city as Curitiba, another thing to go to SP with no knowledge at all about in which hotel to stay or which place to avoid.

Even the same BsAs was not in my plans when I left Europe, even less Iguazu and Curitiba and Porto Alegre and Floripa.....please do not ask me to go to Sanpa too

P.S. Prosal, I read right now your report about Love story... I imagine to be there.... please, no more write such report about such places with no gringo, no favela skank girls and with white skin girls.....or I can get in trouble LOL


Jake993,
da, kanezhna drug, let`s check how taste sthe pizda of a girl half brazilian and half ukranian and most of all if it is totally shaved as the FSU pussies are

[Jake993]

Jake993,

thanks...but if I remember well, in curitiba there were ukranians too, so maybe it could worth it, to stop 2 days there and then to floripa, at least i think much better 2 days in curitiba than 2 days more here in BsAs...

Yes for sure Luka - don't forget about the Ukrainkas. "Crasivy Desvushki" I have heard that Curitibas has some gorgeous blond hairied blue eyed babes of Ukrainian and Polish decent that are stunners.
Go for it!!!!!

[Prosal]

i think much better 2 days in curitiba than 2 days more here in BsAs...

Luka, you gonna definitely like Curitiba.

I reiterate my recommandation about Sao Paulo though. For a lifestyle of partying and mongering SP blows any other city in South America out of the water. Any other city in the world I'd even say.

[Eros74]

Lukasek - It looks like there is at least one flight a day from Foz de Iguacu to Porto Alegre on Gol. The flight connects through Curitiba.

Jake993,

thanks...but if I remember well, in curitiba there were ukranians too, so maybe it could worth it, to stop 2 days there and then to floripa, at least i think much better 2 days in curitiba than 2 days more here in BsAs...

[Jake993]

B ) i am in BsAs, here internet sucks,the only one internet cafe i found close the page everytime i try to check if there is with voegol flight from iguazu to porto alegre and if daily or in which days of the week, so anybody could check it for me please ?

Thanks...

Lukasek - It looks like there is at least one flight a day from Foz de Iguacu to Porto Alegre on Gol. The flight connects through Curitiba.

[Eros74]

Thanks....so if I understood well, there is only one airport and out of airport you will choose if go to brazil or to argentina side ?

But for example if i cross the border in autobus how can i get out to fulfill the immigration form if it does no stop ?

Bubba plase can you ckeck if there direct flight to porto alegre? Thanks...

[Bubba Boy]

Two questions please:

A ) if from argentina i go to brazil by iguazu fall and then from brazil back home, i will be without the paper, immigration card,they give you in airplane and that i gave back when i left brazil, so i can get in trouble?

B ) i am in BsAs, here internet sucks,the only one internet cafe i found close the page everytime i try to check if there is with voegol flight from iguazu to porto alegre and if daily or in which days of the week, so anybody could check it for me please ?

Thanks...

When you cross the border from Argentina into Brazil just make sure you stop at the immigration booth on the Brazilian side and fill out the form. It will be exactly like going through immigration at the airport. Just remember, to board a plane or bus out of Foz, the person checking you in will ask to see you white piece of paper ie your immigration form. No immigration form, you won't be able to board the plane.