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There is 2 Airports serving Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls, IGU on the Brazilian side and IGR on the Argentinian side.
See here for a map of airports connecting to IGU and IGR  forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=3052.msg1363094#msg1363094

When searching for award availability search first to connecting  airports as for example, from NYC VIA Brazil search

LAN thru Lima Peru (cheapest option usually) Oneworld (BA Shows Lan)
JFK-GIG  on Tam (BA.com) and/or AA (AA.com)
JFK- GRU AA, Delta
EWR-GRU UA
COPA airlines flies thru Panama City and GRU (usually 2 stops)

Argentina options

Aerolineas Argentina JFK-EZE
LAN Argentina


Hotels
Belmont in the Brazilian side of the park
Sheraton Iguazu in the Argentina side of the park. (SPG)
Park Hyatt Iguacu Falls coming soon!

Major Activities

The Argentinian side is more up-close and personal.
You will need to walk both the upper and lower trail on the Argentina side. The upper will take about an hour, the lower about 2. Make sure to do the boat ride on the lower trail for the most awesome views. You will get soaked so take along a ziplock for your camera. You can also take the train to Devils point

The Brazillian side is more of a panorama view.
On the Brazil side at the falls there is less walking as you are not next to the falls like on the Argentina side but rather across the river from them. You will take a tram to the start of the trail on the Brazil side and just walk along side the falls, starting from the pink hotel till the end. When you get to the end is when you will be totally blown away. Walk out on the boardwalk and you will get the most amazing view of the falls.

Bird park well worth about an hour

Helicopter tour on the Brazillian side (Argentina band it as its not Eco friendly)

There is a  huge dam you can tour that powers all of Paraguay and huge portions of Brazil and Argentina

Airport Transfer Options

Cabs are available at fairly cheap from both airports to the park and hotels (cross border too)

Trip Report:
CGR (Brazil & Argentina): https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=128303.msg2555280#msg2555280
ad120 (Brazil & Argentina): https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=130711.0
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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #340 on: November 30, 2015, 03:15:53 PM »
« Last Edit: July 25, 2022, 05:20:42 PM by Something Fishy »

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #341 on: November 30, 2015, 03:17:51 PM »

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #342 on: November 30, 2015, 03:28:07 PM »
Much better! Great clips!

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #344 on: December 28, 2015, 08:24:20 AM »
Any one want to give me flight options from NYC ? Or link a post with some info.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #345 on: December 28, 2015, 10:06:59 AM »
Any one want to give me flight options from NYC ? Or link a post with some info.
Your cheapest options are usually LAN thru Lima Peru
You could fly JFK-GIG-IGU  on Tam and or AA also JFK- GRU- IGU
COPA airlines flies thru Panama City and GRU (usually 2 stops)
Delta is JFK-GRU-IGU
United Ewr-GRU-IGU (the gru-igu is going to be GOL which is skyteam or TAM which is One world )


Those are the brazil options
Flying to IGR
Aerolineas Argentina JFK-EZE-IGR
LAN Argentina same
everything else is two stops
There are some flights thru the other Buenos Aires airport AEP


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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #346 on: December 28, 2015, 10:37:44 AM »
Any one want to give me flight options from NYC ? Or link a post with some info.
Try searching online for routing options. ITA, Google Flights, etc.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #347 on: December 28, 2015, 12:35:27 PM »
Your cheapest options are usually LAN thru Lima Peru
You could fly JFK-GIG-IGU  on Tam and or AA also JFK- GRU- IGU
COPA airlines flies thru Panama City and GRU (usually 2 stops)
Delta is JFK-GRU-IGU
United Ewr-GRU-IGU (the gru-igu is going to be GOL which is skyteam or TAM which is One world )


Those are the brazil options
Flying to IGR
Aerolineas Argentina JFK-EZE-IGR
LAN Argentina same
everything else is two stops
There are some flights thru the other Buenos Aires airport AEP
I believe you can make a 1 stop trip through RIO as well.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #348 on: December 28, 2015, 12:49:27 PM »
I believe you can make a 1 stop trip through RIO as well.
GIG is RIO
unless you meant IGR and i dont think that's possible

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #349 on: December 28, 2015, 12:52:57 PM »
GIG is RIO
unless you meant IGR and i dont think that's possible
IGR is only accessible from Argentina.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #350 on: December 28, 2015, 04:10:08 PM »
IGR is only accessible from Argentina.
Where are those screenshots from?

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #351 on: December 28, 2015, 04:12:47 PM »
Where are those screenshots from?
Openflights.org

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #352 on: December 28, 2015, 04:20:08 PM »

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #353 on: December 28, 2015, 04:22:00 PM »
Cool.
Yeah, great site, though not 100% perfect or accurate.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #354 on: December 28, 2015, 08:10:28 PM »
GIG is RIO
unless you meant IGR and i dont think that's possible
lol whoops.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #355 on: December 29, 2015, 11:14:25 AM »
Dose planning on staying in the Sheraton on the Argentina side make flying to IGU a bad choice?

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #356 on: December 29, 2015, 11:18:30 AM »
Dose planning on staying in the Sheraton on the Argentina side make flying to IGU a bad choice?
It's fine.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #357 on: December 29, 2015, 11:21:55 AM »
Dose planning on staying in the Sheraton on the Argentina side make flying to IGU a bad choice?
Not at all, especially since routing to IGR requires you to be in EZE,AEP or SLA first.

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #358 on: December 29, 2015, 11:27:17 AM »
Your cheapest options are usually LAN thru Lima Peru
You could fly JFK-GIG-IGU  on Tam and or AA also JFK- GRU- IGU
COPA airlines flies thru Panama City and GRU (usually 2 stops)
Delta is JFK-GRU-IGU
United Ewr-GRU-IGU (the gru-igu is going to be GOL which is skyteam or TAM which is One world )


Those are the brazil options
Flying to IGR
Aerolineas Argentina JFK-EZE-IGR
LAN Argentina same
everything else is two stops
There are some flights thru the other Buenos Aires airport AEP

I think this is a good post to add to some sort of wiki we can start on this thread.
Elders can I proceed ?

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Re: Iguassu (Iguazu, Iguaçu) Falls Master Thread
« Reply #359 on: December 29, 2015, 11:28:19 AM »
I think this is a good post to add to some sort of wiki we can start on this thread.
Elders can I proceed ?
Go ahead