Saturday, July 26, 2014

Using Machu Picchu Iguazu Falls Tours

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By Sharron Cantu


Traveling to foreign nations can be an intimidating venture. There are hundreds of details that need to be tended to before you board the flight to another country. Using tour companies can help to ease the stress of dealing with these details. They will help with reservations for flights and hotels as well as give advise as to what documents you will need to have in your possession prior to entering a foreign nation. In South America you can arrange to travel with impunity using Machu Picchu Iguazu Falls tours.

These two locations are very popular sites for tourism but they are difficult to maneuver because they are in two different countries. Further complications arise when you consider that they are on opposite coasts of the continent. You will find the Inca ruins in the high Andes in Peru while the waterfalls can be found on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

You will be able to access the waterfalls from either side of the river providing you have Visas from both countries. You will find a series of plank walkways to cross certain areas and access platforms that enhance the views and photo opportunities. This series of waterfalls encompasses over a mile of area and you will find over two hundred fifty individual waterfalls including the Throat of the Devil a massive U shaped funnel of water that is a highlight for tourists.

You are also able to access the waterfalls from the lower river level. On this tour you will see the cloud forest first hand along with the wild life and butterflies that are abundant in this area. The roar of these falls has been called deafening at the base and they create a permanent mist that creates rainbows when viewed from the proper angles in sunlight.

Leaving Argentina and heading for Peru will take you to the Andes Mountains and the Lost City of the Incas. The Sacred Valley of Machu Picchu harbors this city that was rediscovered in 1911. You will be able to access it by train which takes around four hours one way or by shuttle bus from closer locations that are about thirty minutes in duration.

Most travelers arrange for lodging for at least one night prior to touring this archaeological site. The site opens at seven in the morning and closes at five thirty in the evening. It will be necessary to reserve your passes to this site prior to your arrival. Tickets are not sold at the entrance and numbers are limited by the government.

You are not allowed to carry food or beverages into the ruins but you can purchase them from cafes outside the walls. The lodge also offers meals and refreshments to those who were overnight guests. Other hotels in the area will also prepare box lunches for their guests.

Using your touring company to help you solve the inevitable problems you can encounter during long distance traveling is one way to make certain that the vacation you have been dreaming about is the same one you experience while seeing foreign lands and visiting their treasures.




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