Birds Birds Birds at the Iguazu Falls
Right next to the Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian side, there’s a little Bird Park thats well worth a visit if your visiting the must see Iguazu Falls. There’s all sorts of amazing tropical birds free to fly around you as you walk around in very large cages. The highlight had to be the close encounter with two different types of toucans.
More pictures of the Bird Park and the Falls from the Brazilian side
chirp chirp wow those are some pretty birds
its pretty nice
[...] You can see the iguazu falls from both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides the two main towns on either side of the falls are Foz do Iguaçu in the Brazil and Puerto Iguazú in Argentina, Puerto Iguazú being the nicer of the two towns. A trip to the Braziliian side can also be combined with a visit to the Bird Park. [...]
I was just in Foz do Iguaçu in August (2011) and loved the Parque das Aves. Of course, the falls were spectacular, but I had more fun at the bird park. I especially loved being able to enter cages to take photos. I was alone, but asked another tourist to take a photo of me —it is my favorite from my month-long trip —with a Toco Toucan right beside me on a railing.
I had lived in Brazil decades ago, and always regretted not visiting the Amazon region nor Iguaçu, so on this trip (my first back since 1969) I visited both. I didn’t see much of Puerto Iguazú (just the bus station) but I enjoyed Foz do Iguaçu. Compared to other cities I visited, it was quiet, clean, free of traffic jams, and had lovely tree-lined streets. I traveled there from Manaus where temperatures reached 108F, so the 65-70F weather in Iguaçu was delightful, although I understand that it can become quite hot there in the summer (Dec-Mar.)
I spent more time on the Brazilian side of the falls and the day was sunny. I had less time on the Argentinean side on a cloudy, drizzly day. I felt more like I was in a natural forest in Argentina. I also enjoyed watching the antics of the coati (racoon-like creatures) there, although they are on the Brazil side too, just didn’t meet any. For me, it was a toss up which was more delightful. I would suggest to any would-be visitors that seeing both sides is a must.