I could only do the falls with these flight timings. Does it give me sufficient time to see the falls from both sides??
GIG 10:22a IGU 12:35p
IGU 3:45p GIG 5:43p

Basically reach one day and leave the next.

Where are you planning on spending the night?

With that short trip I would get a taxi from IGU to the Sheraton, have a couple of hours in the afternoon to explore the falls/do the boat trip to the base. Then I would do another early morning wander round the Argentinian side and at around 10am negotiate with a taxi to take you to take you back to the airport and check in before taking you to and waiting at the Brazilian Park for about 2 hours before heading back to the airport. In fact I would try to arrange both trips with the one taxi driver at IGU.

That will give you just barely enough time to see the highlights. The Itaipu hydroelectric power station is an incredible thing to see if you are at all enamored of mechanical things. The tours there from the Brazil side takes about two hours.

The best water views of the falls are on the Brazil side. if you stay at the Hotel das Cataratas you can wander around after the park itself closes and see everything you want to. It is also the best hotel on either side IMO. The Sheraton on the Argentine side is #2 but it less scenic, but is part of Starwood, after all. The Argentine side will take several hours because you must walk on a long, but scenic, walkway to reach the main falls view.

Were I doing it in your schedule I would go to see the Argentine side immediately on arrival at IGU, stay on the Brazil side and see the Brazil side the following day until I had to get back to the airport. That will be less hectic because you will be a half hour from IGU with no immigration to slow you down. Arrival an hour before departure is plenty of time there.

Have a great trip.

Not looked into where to stay. Need to decide if it is worth doing it and can do it or no.

Thanks for the input.

Good advice, a morning is enough to do the Brazilian side. Interesting tip re the power station, may well do that when I revisit the falls.

jbcarioca While I know the procedure for the Sheraton I am not familiar with that at the Hotel das Cataratas. At the Sheraton you pay for entry to the National Park and can come and go at your will while a guest at the hotel but you are still governed by the National Park hours for your visits to the trails to the Falls unless your stay coincides with a full moon and can go on one of the night tours. Is the Hotel das Cataratas within the Brasilian Park and are you able to wander freely even when the park is not open? Maybe you could post any info regarding this in this thread : http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brazi...cataratas.html

Thanks

BTW rocket69 if you have had sufficient time in Rio then even a couple of hours at Iguacu is worth the effort especially if you may not pass that way again.

Got confirmation from the Consulate that if the travel is upto 12 hours transit then do not need a visa.

jbcarioca...good suggestion. I might as well get done with that side first then do the Brazilian side the next day and straight head to the airport.

Any particular day of the week better to go??

I guess 2 days out of 7 sorted. Rest of the 5 days in Rio i guess will just have to take it as it comes.

Any of you guys fancy suggesting some apartments if i provide you with the links?

Thanks.

I have never stayed in an apartment in Rio but if you have a link I can certainly tell you about the area around the ones you select. Several other posters here know more about that than I do.

As for day of week to go to FOZ I don't think it makes a great difference. I would probably try to avoid the weekends because things are a bit more crowded then and many shops are closed on Sunday and Saturday afternoon.

I'll try and help particularly if it's in Copa as I've been renting apts in Rio for 10 years. My info may be out of date as I've been renting from the same person for the last 2-3 years.

Still worth showing the links (hopefully with pics) as I may have stayed in an apt. in the past using a different broker.

Like jbcarioca I can tell you which areas/streets I would prefer to stay in or not to stay in. However bear in mind 4 things
1) Two apts. on the same street may differ greatly in desirability (furnishing aside) simply by virtue of the building they're in e.g. I prefer smaller buildings with a 24 hour porteiro (doorman) rather than one with dozens and only a daytime porteiro.
2) The pool of available apts. has decreased as real estate values have increased and the US$ becomes less valuable but OTOH there are less tourists visiting.
3) They never look quite as nice as in the photos but they're still the best value option IMO.
4) Most require a 5 day minimum but if you feel more comfortable you could book the first night in a hotel you can always do a walk in when you get there and get something for 4 days even if the cost per day goes up slightly.

Took the liberty to PM jbcarioca and oiRRio. Thanks guys.

oiRRio if you know of a particular one that is good and comfortable sharing it, then it may just be easier you could advice me which one you normally use and i could probably use the same.

Thanks !!

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Thanks but will not need it.

Just a quick update. Got into Rio and took an apartment. Apartment is decent just could do with some less noise on the street. Did not book a ticket to Igazu back then and now struggling to find something cheap to travel in the next 1-2 days. Any suggestions for a quick last minute deal locally??

What on earth were you thinking :eek::eek:?

Best price I can see going is R220 on Azul on 21/6,24/6+25/6 and returning R220 on Azul on 24/6 or Webjet on 23/6 for R245. Don't know how this sits with your plans

Thanks managed to find a perfect fit for R235. Worked out ideal. Guess i had too much planning (unlike me) and decided to leave this one open. I guess all is well that ends well. Thanks for the help.