We flew to Iguazu Fall from Buenos Aires really early in the morning, because it would have taken too long by bus. We arrived at Iguazu at around 10:30am. I figured if we took a really early flight, we would still have the day to explore the Iguazu. The Iguazu fall is divided between Argentina and Brazil, and there are two different parks to see the fall (kind of like Niagara Falls, the US side and the Canadian side). The two sides of the park are not far from each other and is accessible by Taxi/Bus from the Argentinian side. The Argentinian Park is a little closer, so we decided to go to there first! We stayed in the Hostel Inn Iguazu, and it is very cheap and it's like USD$10 per person for a shared room, and USD$30 for private rooms. And they offer laundry services for a pretty cheap price if you didn't bring too much clothes with you. After we checked in to the hostel, it starts POURING outside, like REALLY POURING. We were both staring at the rain, thinking about WHAT THE FXXX and debating whether we should still go to the fall. We are only staying for only two days, if we want to see both sides of the fall, we decided to go! So, we hopped on a bus that took us from the hostel to the Argentinian Park, and we bought a raincoat to combat this unfortunate weather.
It is not a very long walk to the fall. The park is very different than the national park in the US. It is very developed. It is almost like a theme park, with different points to visit. There are a lot of different activities, like safari boat ride, rafting, jungle tour, helicopter, etc, (As long as you have the money lol). These activities are kind of pricy for us, so we did not go to any of those (not the best day for those activities anyways I guess), all we wanted was to see the fall! On the way there, we saw some Coati and Monkeys. I was not able to take too many pictures due to the weather (don't want to get my camera wet), and the pictures I did take weren't very good either because of the weather :( But, it was VERY COOL! We were walking on top of some of the falls! Argentinian side gave us more close-up views of the falls, which are absolutely breathtaking. It is amazing how they built all these trails and bridges on top of the fall with such strong current.
The next day, IT WAS SUNNY!!!! We were so happy and we woke up early to go to the Brazilian Park. The setup is very similar to the one in Argentina. It is like a theme park, and there are different spots for you to join different activities. We were just interested (or can only afford) in going to the fall. On the trail, we saw so much wildlife, especially butterflies! Apparently, there are 800 different species of butterflies in Iguazu, and we saw at least 10 +, and I was not able to take pictures of all of them. There were patterns on the butterflies' wings that you would never imagine with all possible colors. It is just amazing. The Brazilian side offers a panoramic view of the fall. At the end of the trail, there's an elevator platform for you to see a more elevated view of the falls. We walked around the park for the rest of the day before heading back to the hostel. If our budget allowed, we would have definitely gone on one of those rafts to experience a different view of the falls. There was this annoying Italian guy hitting on me, with my boyfriend right next to me. (He almost didn't acknowledge his presence XD) He wanted me visit him in Italy. His wife was standing five feet behind him. MEN!!!!!!
