Iguazú National Park (Argentine side)
The Argentine side of the great waterfalls, with walkways and trails through subtropical forest that run above, beside and below many cascades. Wildlife such as coatis and toucans is often seen.
Iguazu Falls (Puerto Iguazu)
Walkways on the Argentine part of Iguazu Falls take visitors to the thundering Devil's Throat, with this town as the base.
Attractive locations
Devil's Throat
The largest and most powerful part of Iguazú Falls, where the river plunges into a U-shaped chasm with a roar and thick spray. A long walkway over the river leads to the viewing platform.
Iguaçu National Park (Brazilian side)
The Brazilian side of the falls, with a path that gives broad panoramic views of the many cascades across the river. A walkway reaches close to the base of the Devil's Throat.
Iguazú Falls
A huge curtain of waterfalls on the Iguazú River, split into hundreds of separate drops that straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil. Walkways and boat trips give close views of the spray.
Triple Frontier
The meeting point of the Iguazú and Paraná rivers, where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay face each other across the water. Puerto Iguazú has a riverside viewpoint and monument looking over to the other two countries.
Airports
Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport IGR
It is about 6 km in a straight line from Iguazu Falls (Puerto Iguazu).
Cataratas International Airport IGU
It is about 12 km in a straight line from Iguazu Falls (Puerto Iguazu).
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Argentina page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan27.2 °C147 mm
- Feb27.1 °C129 mm
- Mar26.3 °C117 mm
- Apr23.6 °C124 mm
- May19.1 °C163 mm
- Jun17.4 °C108 mm
- Jul16.8 °C85 mm
- Aug18.8 °C70 mm
- Sep21.3 °C121 mm
- Oct23.9 °C211 mm
- Nov25.0 °C159 mm
- Dec26.9 °C179 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: May, Oct, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 46% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 911. Ambulance 107. Fire 100.
local government
National emergency centre 911
Helps with: Argentina's national emergency number, listed on the government's emergencies page. The same page lists separate numbers for fire (100), civil defence (103) and medical emergencies (107).
Who qualifies: Anyone in Argentina facing an emergency, including visitors.
Phone: 911
local government
National tourism office (Turismo, Ambiente y Deportes)
Helps with: The national government's tourism area, in Buenos Aires. Its page gives a phone, an email and an address, and links to a consumer-complaint service for tourists.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Argentina or planning a trip there.
Phone: +54 11 4316-1600
Email: [email protected]
Address: Suipacha 1111, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1001
ngo
Argentine Red Cross (Cruz Roja Argentina)
Helps with: Argentina's national Red Cross society. Its site lists emergency support, first aid training, health cover at mass events and programmes for migrants and for reconnecting separated family members.
Who qualifies: People in Argentina who need its emergency, first aid, migrant or family-reconnection services.
Phone: +54 11 6065-0450
Email: [email protected]
Address: Hipolito Yrigoyen 2070, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1089
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Argentina
Helps with: The UN migration agency, working in Argentina since 1953 on migration management, crisis response and international cooperation. Its office is in Buenos Aires.
Who qualifies: Migrants in Argentina and partners working on migration. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +54 (11) 4813-3330
Address: Av. Santa Fe 1460, 5th floor, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1059ABU
embassy
Foreign embassies in Argentina (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Argentine foreign ministry's page lists foreign missions by country, each linking to its own entry.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.
local government
Civil defence (emergency number 103)
Helps with: Argentina's government emergencies page lists 103 for civil defence, the number for disasters. It advises contacting your local civil protection office in any emergency.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Argentina affected by a disaster or emergency.
Phone: 103