“The trip was a terrific first time trip to Vietnam. While the drives between the city and Mai Chau and Halong Bay were quite long, the journey was very interesting. Mai Chau was an excellent choice, and probably better than Sapa....... .
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The mighty Iguazu Falls, which straddle the border of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay at the confluence of the Iguazu and Parana Rivers, are one of the largest waterfalls in the world and most spectacular sights in all of South America. Taking its name from the Guarani word “big water”, the falls are made up of a series of over 280 separate cataracts, ranging from 60 to 80 metres high, which plummet off a 3km wide natural gorge blanketed with dense temperate rainforest. The most famous of the individual falls is the “garganta del diablo” or Devil’s throat, a dramatic 150m wide section through which flows over half of Iguazu’s estimated 350,000-400,000 gallons of water per second.
On the Argentine side of the border, access to the falls is via Puerto Iguazu airport and there are countless hotels dotted around the national park and town. Well maintained trails criss-cross the forest to various viewpoints while the surrounding “interior Atlantic rainforest” offers a whole host of activities from bird-watching and zip-lining to guided jungle walks. Further afield deep in Misiones province, there are eco-lodges and estancias alike as well as the ruins of historic Jesuit missions that can be reached in a long day.
The height of 5* luxury and elegance at the heart of the national park, Belmond Hotel das Cataratas is a sumptuous colonial hotel and one of only two properties that directly overlooks the thunderous...
Ideally positioned at the heart of Argentina’s Iguazu National Park, the Melia Iguazu is a modern hotel nestled amongst lush tropical rainforest overlooking the breathtaking waterfalls. From the...
Shrouded in steamy, tropical rainforest overlooking the Iguazu river, the Loi Suites Iguazu is sumptuous, hideaway hotel whose rustic elegance and exquisite design sit in perfect harmony with the...
Set amidst lush, tropical rainforest in perfect harmony with the environment, the Aldea de la Selva is a small, rustic eco-lodge just minutes away from the magnificent Iguazu Falls on the edge of the...
Immersed in lush, tropical vegetation, Yacutinga is a unique eco-lodge and private 570 hectare reserve of interior Atlantic rainforest sitting on the banks of the Parana River, some 1½ hours’ drive...
Nestled in in 3 hectares of magnificent tropical rainforest under the shaded canopy of 400 year old “Purging cassia” trees and Rosewoods, La Cantera is a small, rustic lodge just minutes away from...
“The trip was a terrific first time trip to Vietnam. While the drives between the city and Mai Chau and Halong Bay were quite long, the journey was very interesting. Mai Chau was an excellent choice, and probably better than Sapa....... .
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