Argentina: Paraguay Road Trip Plans

Paraguay Road Trip Plans

This is a plan I made for our trip to Paraguay. Because paper work for our van won`t be ready, the plans will change. The gas and food stops are not included in the driving time.

Total: 2,911 km – about 36 hours

Thursday: Rosario - Formosa (Total: 889 km – about 10 hours 7 mins)

On Thursday we are going to drive to Formosa and stay in a hotel.

Friday: Formosa - Santa Rosa del Aguaray (Total: 391 km – about 5 hours 8 mins)
On Friday we are going to drive to Santa Rosa del Aguaray and drive a little further to a Mennonite colony. In the Mennonite colony we are visiting the Klassen family.
On Saturday we are going to spend time with the Klassen family. We probably will shop too, because things are much cheaper there than in Argentina.

Sunday: Santa Rosa del Aguaray - Itaipu Dam (Total: 408 km – about 5 hours 36 mins)
On Sunday after church we are going to drive to the Itaipu Hydro Dam. It is the biggest dam in the world. We will site see their and stay around that area for two nights.
On Monday we will spend our day at the hydro dam site seeing.

Itaipu Dam (Second largest hydro dam, Shared by Paraguay and Brazil)

Tuesday: Itaipu Dam‎ - Iguazu Falls (Total: 44.1 km – about 1 hour 16 mins)
On Tuesday we will drive to the Iguaza falls and spend our day at the falls. We will spend the night in a near by city.

Iguazu Falls (Shared by Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina)

Iguazu Falls

Wednesday: Iguazu Falls - San Ignacio Mini (Total: 236 km – about 2 hours 46 mins)
Wednesday: San Ignacio Mini to Alvear (Total: 272 km – about 3 hours 7 mins)
On Wednesday we will drive to San Ignacio Mini and sight see for a little while, than drive to Alvear and stay the night.