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San Martin Island

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San Martin Island

Like a green mountain rising out of the water San Martin Island offers a panorama of different sights and extreme contact with the environment.

This is the only island of the lower Iguazu, and thankfully one composed of scenic beauty and a wealth of flora and fauna unique to the Park.

Before entering the footbridge to Salto Bosseti, you will come across the stairway that will take you to the boats which are fully equipped for crosses to San Martin Island. The boat will drop you of on the sandy beaches of San Martin, where you can soak in the sun’s rays before climbing the stairs to the San Martin balcony. On the island there is a unique geologic formation called “The Window”, that allows a spectacular panoramic view of the Devil’s Throat and the Brazilian side of the falls. This trip has a high degree of physical difficulty and requires approximately two hours to complete the route; which is completed by descending the stairs to the beach and crossing the river back to the Lower Circuit.

Duration of the Walk: 2 hrs

Hours of operation:

First Crossing to the Island: 9:30
Last Crssing to the Island: 15:30
Last Crossing from the Island: 16:30

(*) The trip to the island is subject to cancellation without previous notice according to the height of the Iguazu river.

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Isla San Martín - Puerto Iguazu - Argentina Isla San Martín
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Isla San Martín - Puerto Iguazu - Argentina Isla San Martín