Honeymoon Dois – Iguaçu

I’m determined to actually finish blogging about our wedding and honeymoon. Last time, I blogged about the first leg of our honeymoon in Buenos Aires. After Buenos Aires, we flew to Puerto Iguazú, the city on the Argentinian side of the Iguaçu falls. We took a shuttle over to the Brazilian side and stayed in the magnificant Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguaçu National Park. Here’s a shot of the hotel and the falls from the plane:

We stayed two nights at the falls, enjoying the breathtaking scenery. Silke got pretty sick the first night, but after that, we were able to get some relaxation between the more active legs of our trip. I swear, every picture you take there is a postcard. It’s just so beautiful.

On the second day, we took the Macuco tour. They take you in a trailer behind an electric jeep through the forest, stopping to give informational tidbits along the way. Then you get out of the trailer and walk for a bit on some trails down to the river past the base of the falls. The hike takes you through some marvelous scenery.

Then the fun begins. They put you in a small boat and head upstream toward the falls. They don’t avoid the rapids. In fact, I’m pretty sure they try their best to hit them. As you approach the falls, they stop and let you take some pictures from the bottom. Then they run you under the falls.

Seriously, under the falls. I had cold water pouring over my head. I was completely soaked. And after thoroughly drenching us, they slammed into the rapids on the way back downstream in a way that made a wall of water come over the boat. It was a blast. (We didn’t take our camera for the tour, opting to just live in the moment. So I have no pics. Sorry.)

This is where we had breakfast in the morning:

You can see the falls from the terrace of the hotel. The Iguaçu falls are just magnificent. Surely the most beautiful place on Earth I’ve ever seen. And the hotel is right up against them, surrounded by nature. I highly recommend staying there to anybody who’s planning a visit.

As always, check out the entire gallery for more pictures.