I arrived at Iguassu at around 12pm on the Friday and signed up for the moonlight tour. 5 days out of the month when there is a full moon 100 people at a time can go and view the waterfalls at night. Lucky for me i was there at the right dates, totally unexpected. The view at night was amazing. All the stars were out and the extreme sound of the water and view of the falls under the moonlight was very surreal.
I met a girl called Maeve that night and we decided to meet up the following day to explore the area....
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| On our way to Devils throat |
On our walk to devils throat which is the biggest fall we saw tons of butterflies. We walked for quite a while instead of getting the train and it really felt like you were in jungle land. The view of devils throat by day was different to the night time view but just as beautiful......
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| Devils throat by day... |
It took the entire day to go around the park and we saw the falls from the upper canopy where you felt like you could touch the falls...
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| View from the upper canopy |
and the lower canopy where you get a more panoramic view....
Iguassu is one of the most amazing places i have visited in my life. It felt kind of surreal being stood there. Pictures just don't do justice. Unfortunately i didn't have time to view the falls from the Brazilian side which is meant to be a totally different experience. From there you are meant to get a better idea of how big the site is. The sounds and views at this place are definitely unforgettable.
Following this lovely experience i went on a 27 hour overland journey to Rio. The bus ride from hell! I was cooped up on a coach, surrounded by about 10 loud south american men for about 20 hours of it. Sleep was difficult although i did get some, and the state of the coach at the end of the journey was disgusting!
BUT.... I am very happy to have arrived in Rio safely to stay with my friend Renata :) This place is beautiful!
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| The bus from hell! |
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| Arrived in Rio!!!! |
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