Birding Misiones with Toucan Birding Guides

Iguazu National Park (Argentina)

with Toucan Birding Guides

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Green-headed Tanager

All Iguazú trips include:

• hotel pick-up and drop
• transport to and from Iguazú National Park entrance
• All National Park entrance fees
•  optional 06.00 “early birding” on Route 101 before park opens
• Mineral water and Subway lunch
• Birding books, Iguazú Bird list and
• Scope

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Sample Itineraries

•  1-day Iguazú itinerary (Full Day)
• 2-day Iguazú itinerary (2 Full Days)
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Sample 1-day birding itinerary

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  Magpie Tanager

  AM 08.00 Enter Iguazú National Park main entrance
• Walk Macuco Trail (5.4km return trip) birding along the way.
• 12.30 approx return to visitor centre. Lunch.
• PM Option 1 – Return Puerto Iguazu and visit Hummingbird Garden (this option good if it’s hot, rainy, or if you don’t want to walk too much).
• PM Option 2 – To Garganta del Diablo station and visit Garganta del Diablo Falls

Birding tip – walking one way, either out or back, increases birding time along the river and through an interesting wetland area.

• 17.00 return Puerto Iguazu. End services

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Tried and tested Sample 2-day birding itinerary

 – call this the classic Iguazú trip if you like!

Day 1

• AM 08.00 Enter Iguazú National Park main entrance

  

  Black-throated Grosbeak

• Walk Macuco Trail (5.4km return trip) birding along the way.
• 12.30 approx return to visitor centre. Lunch.
• PM Option 1 – Return Puerto Iguazu and visit Hummingbird Garden (this option good if it’s hot, rainy, or if you don’t want to walk too much on the first day).
• PM Option 2 – To Garganta del Diablo station and visit Garganta del Diablo Falls

Birding tip – walking one way, either out or back, increases birding time through an interesting wetland area.

• 17.00 return Puerto Iguazu. End services day 1

• Day 2
  • AM Walk to Upper/Lower Circuit Station birding on the way. Walk Upper Circuit (approx 1.2 km), then Lower Circuit (approx 1.8km), birding and looking at the many waterfalls on both walkway routes. Lunch at LC restaurant, around 12.30.
  • PM Do the option we left out from Day 1, ie either go to Garganta del Diablo Falls or do the Hummingbird Garden.
  • approx 17.00 return Puerto Iguazu. End Services.