Iguassu Falls-More Than Promised

When friends heard that I was planning a trip to Brazil, the most popular recommendation was Iguassu Falls. After seeing them I felt they were more than the recommendations and tour book hype. This was the best part of the entire South American trip and I recommend ALL of the different ways to experience it - by helicopter, by a walking tour through the extensive walkways, by train to the other side of the falls and more walkways, and finally - the ultimate - the raft ride into the falls themselves. The Falls are the genius invention of nature and the people who designed all the ways of seeing it. You can get close in every way possible and yet there is a sense of respect for the natural beauty of the falls and the need to protect it from over-exploitation and commercialism. It becomes a very personal experience that will not be forgotten.