I bought the ticket for this optional tour at the tour office beside the ticket offices for the first tour of the day which was supposed to start at 9:30am. Took the bus and arrived at the Poco Preto stop and had to wait for quite a while for various groups to arrive, so it was well past 10am before we started out on the 9km trail towards the river. The path was wide (enough for the jeeps) and easy to walk, the group stretched out due to different speeds of walking and as such the guide wasn't able to really point out interesting fauna or flora along the way. The viewing platform at the end of the trail for bird watching was under repairs so we got on the boat after a restroom stop at the end of the trail. The scenery along the river banks showed signs of the recent devastation by record breaking floods back in June, and a lazy croc and cabybarra. A few of us chose to paddle in the inflatable kayaks, whilst the rest of the group had to drift along nearby in the boat to wait for us paddlers. There were lots of butterflies at the dock area where we disembarked. The last bit of hiking on the trail we ended up in a jeep as the trail path was muddy and wet. All in all, it was a nice bit of morning exercise in the forest.
Para quem gosta de estar em contato com a natureza, Foz é o lugar. A trilha não é tão difícil e com os guias se torna bem tranqüila. Vale muito a pena fazer.
De bicicleta, apé ou de carretinha, um dos mais belos passeios de Foz do Iguaçu. Os ingressos são adquiridos no local e a chegada até o ponto são feitas por Shuttle que se pega na entrada do Paruqe Nacional do Iguaçu.
The travel agent sitting at our hotel was quite uninformed and rude. We asked her if this trail will take us to the island with parrots and she said yes. We did not book it due to her rude attitiude when we questioned her about timings. It turned out fine in the end for us as we did not waste our money on this as our later research found that there is nothing worthwhile doing this.
vale muito apena fazer esse passeio fui eu e minha família de bicicleta. linda mata atlântica. super bem organizado. passeio de caiaque passeio de barco tudo em um único pacote. adoramos e vamos repetir. uma integração deliciosa com a natureza
Passeio para ter contato com a natureza, incluindo trilha no meio da mata que pode ser realizada a pé, de bike ou de carro mais passeio de barco e caiaque pelo rio Iguaçu. Recomendo
Pra quem quer um contato maior com a natureza, esse passeio é uma ótima opção dentro do parque!- 9km de trilha pela mata, que podem ser percorridos a pé, de bike ou em transporte- passeio de barco pelo rio Iguaçu- passeio de caiaque (opcional)- 1,6 km de trilha a pé ou em transporteO visual da mata é muito bonito.
Iguacu Falls is truly magnificent, and we hoped that a companion trip through the rain forrest and on the upper lake would be a good supplement. The brochure provided by Iguassu Experiences promises "a genuine rain forest experience" but the tour does not deliver. The tour doesn't begin until around 9:45 and it soon becomes obvious that at this hour there are no birds or animals to be seen, on land or lake. The rain forrest is interesting but there are no tropical flowers in the summer (January-February in Brazil). The boat ride was equally boring. Three and a half hours with little to show for it. There are so many wonderful walks, so many waterfalls to be delighted with, that this was just a waste of money and a half day. We were also disappointed that Iguassu Experiences at the magnificent Hotel das Cataratas promotes this poor tour.
We did a combination of biking the poco preto trail, boat ride, kayaking along the Iguassu River and hiking the Banana trail.This trip typically takes 4.5 hours, and should include a walk to a bird watching tower. Our trip was finished in 3 hours, partially due to no trip to the bird watching tower, since our guide said we wouldn't see any birds. It was a nice ride and walk in the park, but we did not have a naturalist guide. Indeed, our guide, or rather, escort, was more interested in spending time with her sister than explaining the flora and fauna. t When we asked questions about the different trees and plants, we were told "there are over 2000 species of plants, and I can't know them all". Enjoy a leisurely walk, and kayak, but don't expect a real guide. It is NOT worth the price of USD $70 charged by Mancuco Jungle Safari.
nothing special but our guide was nice and accommodating. We could take the jeep or ride our bikes, kayaking was optional and at the end, we could either walk or take the jeep back.