After we had thoroughly explored the Argentina side of the falls, we headed out the next day to see what the Brazilian side had in store. We set out early and took a taxi across the border and bought some tickets to get into the park on the Brazilian side.
The Brazilian side is definitely more developed commercially. There are more attractions to explore (jeep tours, walking tours, boat rides into the falls, biking trails, stores, restaurants, etc.). It also seems much more spread out...there is a bus that takes you along the route to many stops. You really couldn't do much if you had to rely on walking to get from one place to another on the Brazilian side.
As the Argentina side of the falls is mostly about being up close and personal with the falls, the Brazilian side is much more about the panoramic views of the falls. Without visiting the Brazilian side, you really cannot get an idea of how enormous these waterfalls are...they seem like endless waterfalls from one side to the other.
We decided to book a boat tour that took us right up to the face of some of the falls and got us soaking wet. We did not regret this as it was one of the highlights of the trip. Despite our flimsy raincoats that we bought, we were completely drenched after the boat ride. The boat took 5-6 passes right up into the powerful spray of the falls...it was awesome.
The jeep taking us down to where we would board the boat to go up to the face of the falls.
Getting ready to cruise up to the falls in our rubber raft.
Family picture from the raft before we went right up into the falls and got soaked.
Posing on one of the paths on the Brazilian side of the falls.
One of the many lookouts on the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls.
Kids on the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls.
From the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls.
We walked up a long platform and started getting a bit of spray from the falls on the Brazilian side.
Iguana Falls, view from Brazil.
Endless waterfalls, even when you aren't in the main sections...you realize how expansive Iguazu Falls is from the Brazilian side.
Iguana Falls, Brazilian side.
After we were done touring the falls, we headed to a wax museum and a dinosaur park that was on the Brazilian side of the Brazil-Argentina border. The kids enjoyed it, and it was empty, which made it very quick (a good thing).
Kids entering the dinosaur park.
Nash and Zander with the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Velociraptor.
Family picture at the dinosaur park near Iguazu Falls.
The wax museum was underwhelming, but the kids were entertained for a while.
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