I'm so glad I made the effort to get here. Iguaçu Falls was nothing if not one of the most magical places I have ever seen (and I've been to Disneyland!). I think you will enjoy my photos but really it is a place that defies photography. It is not a waterfall but rather a waterfall complex made of many two and three step falls. With an edge that spans nearly 3km (1.7miles) bridging between Argentina and Brazil, it is enormous.

I decided to take a guided tour so that I could visit both the Argentine and Brazilian sides in one day. My guide, Bruno, picked me up at my hostel at 7AM in a large sprinter van. There were 12 other people on the tour from Germany, Armenia, Denmark, Brazil and the UK. We started on the Argentina side of falls which had several miles of trails, elevated walkways and overlooks. There were so many jaw-dropping moments as the view was constantly changing with new perspectives as we walked along. I enjoyed seeing the jungle as much as I enjoyed the falls themselves. It is part of the Atlantic Forest which at one time was the second largest rainforest on the planet after the Amazon. Now, over 85% of it has been destroyed by human development. The part that remains surrounding the falls was so dense and lush it made me a little cathartic thinking about how vast it once was.

In the afternoon we crossed over into Brazil to look at the falls from that side. Entirely different! From this side we were treated to panoramic views and I was able to get so close that my clothes were soaked with spray.

Bruno highly recommended taking a jetboat ride into the canyon. I didn't want to spend the extra money but also didn't want to miss out on the experience either. Just getting down the river was half of the fun. It involved an hour long walk through the jungle ending in a funicular ride down a cliff face to the dock. We were forewarned that we would be getting wet on the trip and they were quite right. The powerful boat pounded up river bouncing over huge rapids. We were surrounded on all sides by the falling water as rainbows appeared in the spray. Then without warning the boat edged in and under one of the falls, flooding the deck and soaking everyone. We briefly skirted back into the river, quickly spun around and drove headlong into another torrent of water. Wow! That was fun.

I really can't say enough about what a unique and spectacular place this is. You can look at photos, drone footage or a National Geographic documentary but none of it will come close to how visceral the experience of walking around and seeing this wonder first hand. Put this one on your bucket list.