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Itaipu Dam Sightseeing Tour

Visit a spectacular reservoir with a 400-foot drop on our Itaipu Dam Sightseeing Tour from Foz de Iguaçu. This historic, binational hydroelectric dam offers insights into its construction. Itaipu Dam Sightseeing Tour.

  • 2 - 4 hours
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Visit a spectacular reservoir with a 400-foot drop on our Itaipu Dam Sightseeing Tour from Foz de Iguaçu. This historic, binational hydroelectric dam offers insights into its construction.

Itaipu Dam Sightseeing Tour

Pickup is available from your hotel in Foz do Iguaçu between 7:40 and 9 am. We will then proceed to the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, shared by Paraguay and Brazil, for the sightseeing tour.

Upon arrival, a 10-minute video at the visitor's centre will provide information on the development of this massive construction. Subsequently, we will board a double-decker bus with an open-air upper floor for our 1-hour tour of the Itaipu Dam, with up to 3 stops for photos.

We will stop at the Spillway viewpoint for views of the dam's water flow, continuing to Paraguay through a 640-foot (196-metre) high wall while enjoying the subtropical forest surrounding Itaipu.

The tour concludes as we return to your hotel in Foz do Iguaçu by 11:40 am.

Pickup

The Belmond Cataratas Hotel is not included in the pickup area. If you are staying there, we will contact you with the exact location and pickup time.

Tour without pickup

You may book the sightseeing tour without transport, requiring you to reach the meeting point on Avenida Tancredo Neves. This option allows for a guided tour lasting an hour and a half, available every half hour from 8:30 am to 5 pm.

Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop off (depending on selection)
  • Transport by car or minibus (depending on selection)
  • English speaking guide
  • Sightseeing tour of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam

Tips

  • Accessibility: Yes, imperative to point out when the booking is made

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