ARGENTINA || Iguazu Falls - travel vlog (plus the Brazilian side & Devil's Throat) 15 Degrees North

15° North are travelling again! This time we are in Argentina visiting the biggest waterfall network in the entire world: Iguazu Falls. There we visit the National Parks both on the Argentinean and Brazilian sides.
Jérémy and Ben here again! We love to travel and to satisfy our wanderlust, we are on a worldwide odyssey exploring the best places for a break around the world. We love to escape Britain to experience the best culture, cuisine and attractions that the globe has to offer. If you’re a tourist like us and just need a good itinerary for what to do and how to do it when you’re at the Iguazu Falls, we will show you the best things to put on your itinerary.
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The Iguazu Falls is the biggest network of waterfalls in the entire world, sitting on the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Though the falls themselves are almost entirely located in Argentina, the best views of the falls can be seen from the Brazilian side. So to get up close and personal with them you’ll need to see them from Argentina but then cross the border into Brazil to get that stunning view. The Paraguayans, however, don’t get to see very much at all.
So we started in Argentina. From here you can see the makeup of the falls, which see the Iguazu River cascade across two steps of basalt, marking the divide between the upper and lower Iguazu. Depending on the time of year and water level, there can be anywhere between 150 and 300 falls varying between 60 and 80 metres in height. And the edge over which the water first plummets is 2.7 kilometers in length.
The Argentine side has a lot of infrastructure, with several routes you can walk. So you’d better be up for a walk, because the car park is not nearby. But don’t worry about the signs saying beware of the leopards; the paths are pretty damn busy with hordes of other tourists that will scare them away.
So the second half of the day sees us across the border in Brazil. And from the moment you arrive, the perspective the distance gives you is quite remarkable. The infrastructure in the park this side is much smaller, but because Brazil is at the bottom of the falls, you get to see the whole network in all its noisy glory. And so we grab some acai and head out onto the trail, because at least this side we will get to see the infamous Devil’s Throat.
The Devil’s Throat is a deep V-shaped canyon that sits within the falls that sees half of the Iguazu River tumble into the same confined space before fanning out onto the step below. This is by far the most violent and most dramatic segment of the falls and on this side, a series of boardwalks and bridges takes you up close and personal with them. Until now, your view has been from a comfortable distance, but this where you start to get to get wet. The closer you get, the louder they become and then you become enveloped in the spray. And we mean absolutely soaked.
Soaked to the bone, we couldn’t have been any happier. It was quite the effort to see the falls as we had to fly in and out from Sao Paulo just to see them. Add to that the cost of the transfers and entry to both sides of the park and this was quite the expensive day trip. But it was worth it.