poco preto trail

nothing special but our guide was nice and accommodating. We could take the jeep or ride our bikes, kayaking was optional and at the end, we could either walk or take the jeep back.

I bought the ticket for this optional tour at the tour office beside the ticket offices for the first tour of the day which was supposed to start at 9:30am. Took the bus and arrived at the Poco Preto stop and had to wait for quite a while for various groups to arrive, so it was well past 10am before we started out on the 9km trail towards the river. The path was wide (enough for the jeeps) and easy to walk, the group stretched out due to different speeds of walking and as such the guide wasn't able to really point out interesting fauna or flora along the way. The viewing platform at the end of the trail for bird watching was under repairs so we got on the boat after a restroom stop at the end of the trail. The scenery along the river banks showed signs of the recent devastation by record breaking floods back in June, and a lazy croc and cabybarra. A few of us chose to paddle in the inflatable kayaks, whilst the rest of the group had to drift along nearby in the boat to wait for us paddlers. There were lots of butterflies at the dock area where we disembarked. The last bit of hiking on the trail we ended up in a jeep as the trail path was muddy and wet. All in all, it was a nice bit of morning exercise in the forest.

I was so exciting when I saw the brochure of this trail: walking, biking, boat riding, kayak... everything sounded awesome!!We were a group of about 20 people: first walk went well. Arriving to the bike stand, only 10 were there...We had to wait about 20 minutes to have all the bikes, and all were in despicable conditions: we had to stop during the 5km trail to get new ones as some broke down half way.We had to wait an additional 30~45 minutes to wait for the jeep. Juliano (our guide) was pushing to get it on time, and the base kept saying "coming in 5 minutes"... With all this delay (about an hour) they still did not manage to have the boat on time at the rally point and we had to wait another 30 minutes at the dock with only the black water to look at.No animal were spotted except a sleepy crocodile.All in all, it could be a tour fun to do, but not until management take a serious commitment to improve the customer experience.

If you're not a bilogist supported by an project, there are very few options to see Iguacu National park other than the trails around the falls. This trail is one great exception.Contrary to secveral misguided reviews here this is an excellent trail for butterfiles, birds and mammals - Ozelot among others - at least in Oct/Nov. I had two trips here, the first with bike. This trail is very well maintained, and the reference to sand I do not understand - this is nature, not an inner city park, and going leisurely you'll not miss all the different insects, birds and animals along the way. You'll also see signs of keeping its slow downhill... I went to the bird observation tower a few hundred metres further alongside the river from the ranger station/dock the station have toilets and a resting/eating area, by the way). The tower is located on the banks of what once was a river, until a great flood closed it with silt to form a permanent lake. Thus you'll see lots of dead tree stumps - it's not a man made situation. The best time to do the birding observation is from sunrise, but you'll see birds here all day long.The second day I took a trip to the parrot island - named for all the parrots roosting here during night time. On the way I stopped to observe several species of birds, and naturally you'll see plenty of Caiman. It was a sunny evening and thus my experience was very pleasent with the soft light from the low-hanging sun and a fantastic scenery. The parrots was simply an added bonus! Being the only humans here, it was a welcomed change to the hustle and bustle of the Iguaçu Falls where you stand in line all the time.

My experience was very different from what other reviewers are saying, so perhaps it depends on your tour guide. Mine was very knowledgeable about animals as well as local history. We saw agouti and an alligator, and I learned a lot about the native plants. The hike itself is simply a hike through the woods (I was given a choice of bike, walk, or electric vehicle) and is very east. The "uphills" are a joke - I wouldn't have even called them hills if the guide hadn't been duty-bound to say, "And now we're going to go uphill." Yes, it's a five-mile or so walk, so if you can't do that at home, it won't be any easier on vacation.The water was so high that the very end of the trail was actually a short kayak trip. We then transferred to a motor boat and toured around the islands. Typically, the guide said, we could land at the parrot island, but the water was too high. (This is very unusual. Someone else told me that, on the Argentinian side, Garganta do Diablo was inaccessible.) Finally, we docked and took another, quite short trail back.In terms of scenery, this doesn't compare to the falls themselves, but it was a nice walk and a very educational experience.

The travel agent sitting at our hotel was quite uninformed and rude. We asked her if this trail will take us to the island with parrots and she said yes. We did not book it due to her rude attitiude when we questioned her about timings. It turned out fine in the end for us as we did not waste our money on this as our later research found that there is nothing worthwhile doing this.

This was an awful experience. First they lie to you and tell you that you can switch from bike to truck at any time. You start with a 600m walk with no commentary. Then you switch to bikes for a 9km ride. The bike trail is awful. There are ruts and sand patches everywhere, so you can't get up to speed on the downhills dues to the sand pits and the uphills are deadly. They have you go 3km before a break, mostly uphill and quite unpleasant in the heat. I had a mild asthma attack and asked to switch to the truck, three times. My husband left me to carry on. Our guide left to carry on and the Poco Preto guide refused to let me on the truck with the bike. He said if I did not want to bike, I could walk the bike in front of the truck. He said I could not put the bike in the truck. I asked to leave it on the side of the trail and get on the truck. He refused. So I suffered through 6km more (the next 2 solid uphill), had a terrible asthma attack which rendered me useless for the next 36 hrs, so my husband and I were unable to finish the trail. However our friends carried on and said the treetop hike was nothing special and the kayaking was a cruel joke: wet, inflatable kayaks they let you fool around in for 15 mins, concluding with a silent truck ride through the woods. Also it took 4 + hours -- not a good use of time. No bathrooms either. After the bike ride there is a toilet, but there are hundreds of bees and no one on the tour would go near it. Also they promise you drinks, but the drink person went home.

I had planned to do the Poco Preto trail combo but ran out of time. However I did want a "feel" of the rainforest/natural environment. I got that by just doing the Banana Trail thru Macuco Safari. It was well-priced: for a 1-1.5hr walk in the jungle with a (amateur-ish) guide, I paid about R$40-50 (USD 20-25). There are no self-guided tours in Iguacu National Park as far as I could find out, so this was a good and economical version. I got there around 9:30am on a Monday, and just asked them whether I could do a cheaper, shorter version - and they suggested it. Never hurts to ask!Go to the main Macuco station (where you would go for the boat trip to the falls).The guide was OK in terms of flora/fauna knowledge but I was fine with that. The walk ends at the river - pretty breathtaking.

Iguacu Falls is truly magnificent, and we hoped that a companion trip through the rain forrest and on the upper lake would be a good supplement. The brochure provided by Iguassu Experiences promises "a genuine rain forest experience" but the tour does not deliver. The tour doesn't begin until around 9:45 and it soon becomes obvious that at this hour there are no birds or animals to be seen, on land or lake. The rain forrest is interesting but there are no tropical flowers in the summer (January-February in Brazil). The boat ride was equally boring. Three and a half hours with little to show for it. There are so many wonderful walks, so many waterfalls to be delighted with, that this was just a waste of money and a half day. We were also disappointed that Iguassu Experiences at the magnificent Hotel das Cataratas promotes this poor tour.

We did a combination of biking the poco preto trail, boat ride, kayaking along the Iguassu River and hiking the Banana trail.This trip typically takes 4.5 hours, and should include a walk to a bird watching tower. Our trip was finished in 3 hours, partially due to no trip to the bird watching tower, since our guide said we wouldn't see any birds. It was a nice ride and walk in the park, but we did not have a naturalist guide. Indeed, our guide, or rather, escort, was more interested in spending time with her sister than explaining the flora and fauna. t When we asked questions about the different trees and plants, we were told "there are over 2000 species of plants, and I can't know them all". Enjoy a leisurely walk, and kayak, but don't expect a real guide. It is NOT worth the price of USD $70 charged by Mancuco Jungle Safari.

Passeio para ter contato com a natureza, incluindo trilha no meio da mata que pode ser realizada a pé, de bike ou de carro mais passeio de barco e caiaque pelo rio Iguaçu. Recomendo

Pra quem quer um contato maior com a natureza, esse passeio é uma ótima opção dentro do parque!- 9km de trilha pela mata, que podem ser percorridos a pé, de bike ou em transporte- passeio de barco pelo rio Iguaçu- passeio de caiaque (opcional)- 1,6 km de trilha a pé ou em transporteO visual da mata é muito bonito.

vale muito apena fazer esse passeio fui eu e minha família de bicicleta. linda mata atlântica. super bem organizado. passeio de caiaque passeio de barco tudo em um único pacote. adoramos e vamos repetir. uma integração deliciosa com a natureza

De bicicleta, apé ou de carretinha, um dos mais belos passeios de Foz do Iguaçu. Os ingressos são adquiridos no local e a chegada até o ponto são feitas por Shuttle que se pega na entrada do Paruqe Nacional do Iguaçu.

Para quem gosta de estar em contato com a natureza, Foz é o lugar. A trilha não é tão difícil e com os guias se torna bem tranqüila. Vale muito a pena fazer.