Day 25: The Falls - a View from the Brazilian side
• Finally had a Mate, the national drink that resembles tea but much bitter. Our guide prepared it for us to taste. Although it was not bad, it is definitely something you need to develop taste for.
• Surprisingly, the border crossing from Argentina to Brazil took less than 10 min.
• From the Brazilian National Park we had a panoramic view of the falls (almost 3 km long and 275 cascades). It was an easy walk for about 1 km and lasted about 2 hours including all the stops for pictures and drinks. Seeing the Falls from both sides, the Argentinean and Brazilian we got to the conclusion that if someone has to chose one side over the other, he should do the Brazilian side. The panoramic view, ability to get closer to some of the smaller falls, boat ride and better managed National Park are the reasons behind our conclusion.
• After finishing with the falls, we let our guide return to town to drop our luggage at the hotel while we continue to a 2 hours visit the Bird Park on our own; we took the public bus back to town and the hotel.
• Tonight we decided to change the dinner menu and have Sushi – what a major disappointment, we should stick to the Bay Area Sushi.
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
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Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
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3 days ago
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