Doing bird and fauna watching while sailing on a boat, walking along the interpretation trails and gardens round the Lodge, in the Iguassu National Park.
During the Bird Watching Program in the Lodge, we will learn more about birds' preservation, adaptation and behavior, among other characteristics which will help us get closer to their lives in the Mesopotamia ecosystem.
Riding on boat, or doing midday or free walks, we will watch some birds and go deeper into their world and become aware of the importance of the species conservation, as some of them are in danger of extinction.
Actually spending some days with them will make us learn about the risks they run due to man's actions.
To do more watching and enjoy it, we should take into account our behavior, experience and patience, among other inherent human characteristics, as this type of fauna is reserved, shy and free. Thus, we should be careful when interacting with their living environment to experience and discover their way of life and all their peculiarities.
9 days -8 nights
Accommodation and Breakfast Lunch and Dinner - Double Room
Transfer
IN OUT APT/HTL/APT
Regular Tours with Spanish & English Guide
Tickets to National Parks included
Buenos Aires - Iguazu
Reception at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. Transfer to Domestic Airport (Buenos Aires). Reception and transfer from Iguazú Airport the hotel.
Iguazú Port (Raíces Argentinas) - Yacutinga Lodge
We will go by cars appropriate for the land and, along the trip, we will drive across Uruguay Provincial Park, where we could start enjoying the environment, watching the vegetation and some birds.
Once in the Lodge, we will have time to relax a bit, and then set out to start our first activity: walk around the surroundings of the lodge, in full nature. We can see tall trees, up to 30 meters high, covering the sky with their large branches forming dense foliage.
We could also see lower trees, from 3 to 4 meters high, such as fruit trees, bamboos and ferns among others. We will also see smaller ferns and plants like begonias.
At night after dinner, we will go out to do our first local bird watching: we will see eagle owls, owls and caprimurfidos.
Walking along the Trails
This day will be devoted to the main trail of the Lodge, as well as the marsh area, where we will be able to see carao trees and Muscovy ducks. In the afternoon and late evening, we will see bare-faced ibis, snail kites and jacanas. By chance, we could find some saracuras.
Then we will have lunch and go back to the Lodge.
Later we will stroll down Guazú trail going many kilometers into the forest so that we will have the opportunity to watch several bird species which will amaze us by their singing. At night we will have dinner and afterwards we will go on doing nighttime bird watching to get to know birds closer.
Western Area of the Reserve - Sailing along San Francisco Stream
On the third day at the Lodge, we will have a lot of activities, as we will start early going around the different environments of the Western Area of the Reserve and reach the marshes, the High forest and pastures. Ideal scenery for taking pictures of animals and floral life. We will return to the Lodge to have lunch.
In the evening, we will sail along San Francisco Stream, seeing many bird species, which will be with us along the way and delight us with their singing. We will come out into the Upper Iguazú River and return to the Lodge in the afternoon or late evening. At night, we will intend to see caprimurfidos and some owls.
Birdwatching
We will start the day doing some bird watching along Chico Méndez and Timbo trails. We will have lunch at the Lodge and, in the evening, we will walk along Pastura trail up to the marsh to watch the surrounding birds and vegetation.
In the garden surrounding the Lodge, we will see blue-winged parrotlets, scaly-headed parrots, red-capped parrots, scaled-throated hermits, violet-crowned hummingbirds, chestnut-eared Aracaris, common magpies, magpie tanagers, hepatic tanagers, noisy caciques, epaulet orioles, among other species.
Yacutinga Lodge - Raíces Argentinas (Iguazú Port)
To take advantage of our last day in the Lodge, we will watch birds and flora along Tacuara trail. Once we have had lunch, we will get ready to go towards Raíces Argentinas up to Iguazú where we will arrive around midday.
Iguazú Falls & Big Adventure
We will do one of the most interesting excursions through the hanging bridges, which will lead us to visit the stunning Falls from the Argentine side. Then we will get to the Devil's Gorge and be dazzled by its rough waters, a nature spectacles at a height of 80 meters. In the Lower Area (Circuito Inferior) we will enjoy the rich wildlife around us, as we go down the flight of steps where we can watch the spectacle offered by this water curtain surrounded by thick vegetation.
We will pass by Álvar Núñez Fall, from where we will enjoy the first views of the Devil's Gorge. Following the path, we will find San Martín Island and the homonymous Fall. Finally, at the end of trip we will find Bosetti and Dos Hermanas Falls. We can stay and appreciate this spectacle of waters and get refreshed since the steam from the waves breaking on the rocks will spray us completely.
We will continue our trip, this time in the Upper Area (Circuito Superior), where we will go around the same falls but from a different point of view of the Falls and their surroundings. Besides, we will get close to our next destination, the most stunning, which will guide us through the roaring of the water currents. We will get to the Devil's Gorge's station by train, and start our trip around the islands, and thus, have a wider view of this great nature "mistake" in the middle of the forest created, according to a legend, by the angry God of Iguazú River.
Big Adventure
This activity is an extra walk through the hanging bridges, and with this we will start our adventure in which we will sail up to the Canyon of Iguazú River. Then we will sail for about 2 km along the rapids enjoying a beautiful view from San Martín Island.
We will go round the island up to the homonymous fall to enjoy a great deal and get sprayed from a close distance. We will get back on off-road vehicles through the thick forest surrounding the National Park.
Iguazú Falls - Brazil
Here we will have a very beautiful trip through the only hanging bridge of 1 km to enjoy the view of Iguazú Falls from the other side, the Brazilian region. During this trip we can also learn more about the fauna and flora, enjoy a unique landscape of the falls since the area is more open regarding falls because most of them are on the Argentine side and form a water curtain of 2,700 meters wide.
So from this side we will be dazzled by the beauty of the Devil's Gorge to the full.
Besides, this place is home to rare wildlife species, some of them in danger of extinction such as giant otters, anteaters, jaguars, red deer and yellow alligators. We will also see native flowers such as orchids, bromelias and thousands of butterflies.
Transfer to Iguazú Airport. Reception at Domestic Airport (Buenos Aires) and transfer to the hotel.
Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to Iguazu Airport. Reception and transfer from domestic airport (Buenos Aires) to Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. End of our services.
