Argentina Tour Review: Handcrafted Argentina Vacation, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Tango Lessons, Horseback Riding

Our highlight was clearly Iguazu Falls with our guide, Blanca. I had previously been to Iguazu Falls with colleagues and without a guide and, while it was certainly a neat enough experience that I wanted my wife to experience it, I didn't think it was going to be any better the second time. Fortunately, I was mistaken.

We were met on the Brazil side at the airport by Blanca and a driver who quickly got us over to the Argentina side, clearning us quickly through immigration. Once there, Blanca took us on a hike of the Upper and Lower Circuits that was eye-opening. She grew up in the area and has a knowledge of the local flora and fauna that was amazing. My wife loves nature walks and her and Blanca spent hours discussing different animals and vegetation that we would never have noticed without Blanca .

The next morning, Blanca had us meet her early and we hiked up along the train tracks to the main waterfall: the Devil's Throat. I had no idea that it was possible to get up there without taking the tourist train. Evidently, no one else had thought of it either because we were not only the first people there, but we had the whole experience to ourseleves for twenty minutes before the first group of tourists from the first train of the day showed up. Seriously: one of the 7 natural wonders of the world and we had it all to ourselves for twenty minutes. Awesome.