The Iguazú National Park (on the Brazilian side), home of the Iguazú Falls – one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature – will offer from this weekend, a new experience for visitors and lovers of bicycles and walks.
Starting this Saturday, July 6, the “Bike Poço Preto” tour is inaugurated, which offers guided bicycle tours through the exuberant Atlantic Forest.
The Poço Preto road has a route of nine kilometers, completely immersed in the jungle that surrounds the Iguazú Falls, providing a perfect environment for environmental interpretation activities and connection with the biodiversity of the Iguazú National Park.
Guided bicycle tours will take place every day, at three times: 9:20, 11:20 and 13:20.
The new option, accompanied by a specialized driver, allows visitors a complete, comfortable and informative experience along the impressive Poço Preto road.
The driver will make several stops along the route, providing tourists with the context about the reasons and particularities that make this park one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature and a Natural Heritage of Humanity.
At the end of the tour, visitors arrive at the banks of the majestic Iguazú River, just before its waters form the iconic Iguazú Falls.
On the horizon, the immensity of the river reveals the magnitude and strength of the water flow, which will become the flow of the World Wonder of Nature.
Visitors can choose to return by bicycle or using the park’s support transport; In total, the round trip is 18 km.
Tickets for the guided bike tour “Bike Poço Preto” can be purchased on the official website of Cataratas do Iguaçu or directly at the Visitor Center of the Iguaçu National Park, as well as at the entrance of the Caminho do Poço Preto, depending on the availability of vacancies. The value is 160 reais (28 dollars). Residents of the 14 cities neighboring the Iguazú National Park have a 20% discount.
Caminho do Poço Preto – Nine kilometers in length through the Atlantic Forest, with options for walking and cycling. Access to the Poço Preto road is already included at the entrance to the park, every day, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. While guided bicycle tours at three times: 9:20 am, 11:20 am and 13:20, are offered as additional services.
The Iguazú National Park, consolidated as a reference in nature conservation and sustainable tourism in the world, is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBio) and is managed by the concessionaire Urbia Cataratas.