Iguazú Falls - Argentina

January 23rd, 2026

Today our guide took us to Argentina’s Iguazu National Park to see one the world’s largest waterfalls. Iguazu falls is the world’s largest waterfall system for a length of about 2.7 miles. The system consists of 275 individual waterfalls. The other waterfalls it compares to are Niagara Falls which has less length, but more volume of water per second and Victoria Falls which has the largest vertical drop of a water fall. 

There are three circuit hikes to view the falls. We did all three. We took a train from the park entrance to the the first circuit to the Devil’s Throat. This is a horseshoe shaped water fall with thunderous amounts of water going over the edge.

Orange trail goes to Devil’s Throat, Yellow Trail is Lower, Blue trail is upper.

Mission

The iconic opening scene of the movie Mission was filmed here. In the scene, a Jesuit priest is tied to a cross and sent over the falls at Devil’s Throat. 

Devil’s Throat

We hiked the lower circuit next. This was a longer trail that took us down to the lower levels to view the falls. There were often rainbows visible in the mist of the falls. We saw many falls like Adam and Eve and the Sisters falls. This hike was mostly shaded and made the hike easier even if it was longer. 

We hiked back up to the top for lunch, then did the Upper Circuit. This was an easier hike that was mostly flat and took us to the top of the falls. The lunch spot at the top had a large caged area for people to eat. The monkeys and the birds in this area are aggressive and will try to steal your food. Sandy actually witnessed a bird fly down and take a sandwich out of someone’s hands as they were eating it (they were not in the caged area).

Designated eating area.

As we left the park, there was a stop where we had to pay a fee for the local government. It seemed odd to pay on the way out. Felt like a total shakedown!

Back at the hotel we took a short nap. We had walked over 20,000 steps and our feet were not happy! The weather was warm (91 degrees) so we took advantage of the pool at the hotel. It felt great!

Tried a local drink called a Fernet and Coke at the pool.

We ate dinner at a local restaurant called Aqva. This restaurant  specializes in regional river fish, meats and homemade pasta. The food was good, but we had issues with the service. They brought the wrong food out and the steak was overcooked.

We have another early day tomorrow, so we headed back to the hotel for an early night.