Iguazú from Both Sides
One waterfall would have been impressive. Iguazú has around 275.
The Iguazú River breaks over a basalt ledge and spills across nearly 2.7 kilometers of rainforest along the border between Argentina and Brazil. It isn’t one uninterrupted curtain of water: channels of forest divide the cascades, so the view keeps changing as you move. You hear the Falls before you see them. The roar cuts through the birdsong, then makes conversation a lost cause. Soon you’re scanning the trees for the next opening, the next glimpse of water.
On the Argentine side, trails take you out over the river and close to the cascades, where you can feel the spray as one waterfall gives way to another. Cross into Brazil and the Falls fill the view, their full sweep visible across the gorge. Seeing both sides gives you a sense of their scale that neither view offers on its own.
At Awasi Iguazú, each villa has a private guide and 4×4, so you can set the pace. Stay longer at a viewpoint that holds your attention or ask your guide to take you along a quieter track through the forest.
Awasi Iguazú is accessible through Cataratas del Iguazú Airport in Argentina or Foz do Iguaçu Airport in Brazil. Guests traveling through Argentina can continue into Brazil without returning to Buenos Aires. Pair the stay with Awasi Santa Catarina and carry on to the coast of southern Brazil.
After all that thunder, the Atlantic waves are a pretty good next sound.
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