igassu falls

[Guest njjim]

Will be in Rio mid-Nov, want to visit the falls & would like to take one of the guys from the sauna. Concerned about visiting the Argentine side of the falls -I will have a passport, so no problem even if they require a visa; but don't know about my Brazilian friend. Anyone have any info - also any recommendations on tours, hotels, nightlife would be appreciated.

Thanks, Jim

[trilingual]

Check the FAQ and use the "search" feature for a lot of fairly recent information on Iguaçu Falls. People tend to misspell "Iguaçu" so try searching on "falls" within the Escorts South board of the message center.

 

There won't be any problem for your friend crossing to the Argentine side. Brazilians only need to show their national ID card to cross the border to any of the neighboring countries, like Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. (And vice-versa for citizens of those countries when they visit Brazil.) Just be sure your friend has his ID with him when you go to Iguaçu.

[trilingual]

P.S. Argentina does not require a visa for American visitors. Just show your valid passport. To just cross over to Argentina for a day at the falls you may not be required to surrender your Brazilian tourist card and get a new passport stamp when you return to Brazil. But be sure to check, and to advise your bus/taxi driver that you're American and need to stop at immigration before crossing the border.

[sf traveler]

You Brazilian friend has to have the card they call the "RG" which they normally carry, but it has to be the "RG original" not the "RG profissional" Hope this helps. SF Traveler

[Guest pyell]

I think I've already covered this elsewhere on a posting somewhere, but I was at Iguassu in August and stayed on the Argentine side. In my opinion Argentina has much the better side of the Falls (the border runs right down the middle of the river), and you can get to within a metre or two of the Fall via the long metal bridge leading out to the viewing platform. Also, Argentina has set up the National Park brilliantly - in my experience it's the best-laid-out national park anywhere in the world, and I've seen quite a few.

[+ Axiom2001]

I just returned from Brasil about five hours ago and am very quickky going thru some 400 plus emails; I just had to come to this site for a quick perusal and short visit since I met many M4Mers for the first time.

 

Although I am disoriented, I am still full of euphoria and a longing to still be in Rio amongst the cariocas.

 

I visited these magnificent falls and their environs for almost three days and nights, I, too, (as well as others) were partial to the views of the falls from the Argentinian side as opposed to those on the Brasilian side. But I liked both views--. I could view the Brasilian falls from my hotel room at the Tropical Cataratas which is right in the park. I took about four tours (which did not have the feel of such since there were only two others in my party which made this experience much more personal and individualistic. I made arrangements right at the aeroport in I. Falls at the tourist booth which had a gay male attendant.