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Iberá Wetlands trips

Four trips put together with the people of the wetlands: transfers, lodging, outings and local guides, with us one WhatsApp message away before and during the trip.

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4 days / 3 nights · Portal Laguna Iberá

Classic Iberá: Carlos Pellegrini

Boat trip, kayaking, trails and a horseback ride on the shore of Iberá Lagoon, starting from Mercedes

Four days in Carlos Pellegrini, the village on the shore of Iberá Lagoon, where capybaras, caimans, marsh deer and hundreds of birds are seen up close, starting from Mercedes. Three nights at a village guesthouse, with breakfast or full board, a boat trip on Iberá Lagoon and a guided walk run by the guesthouse, plus a kayak trip and a horseback ride with local guides. A guided night walk can be added, and a bilingual guide in English or Portuguese for the days you choose. The 120 km from Mercedes to Pellegrini are covered by private vehicle early in the morning, on the day you choose, or, for groups of two or three, by the Friday 1 pm IberáBus minibus. Iberá Experience puts the trip together with local operators and stays one WhatsApp message away before and during the trip. Private trip for 2 to 4 travelers.

Duration4 days / 3 nights
Starts fromMercedes, Corrientes (bus terminal)
Group2 to 4 people, private
LanguagesSpanish; English or Portuguese guide, optional
Photo: Travesía Iberá
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Photo: Posada Tupasy
Photo: Rewilding Argentina

Why this trip

  • Choose how to get from Mercedes to Pellegrini: private vehicle early in the morning, on any day, or, for two or three travelling Friday to Monday, the IberáBus minibus, the budget option
  • Four different outings with village guides: a boat trip on the lagoon, kayaking through the channels, a trail walk and a horseback ride
  • You stay at a village guesthouse, with breakfast or full board, and Pellegrini is explored on foot
  • Every operator is on the Iberá Experience app, and we stay one WhatsApp message away before and during the trip

Getting to Mercedes

The trip starts at Mercedes bus terminal, Corrientes. From Buenos Aires there are daily buses from Retiro and Liniers between 4:45 pm and 8 pm, arriving in Mercedes between 2 am and 5:15 am (about nine hours; semi-cama from about ARS 45,000 per person, cama from about ARS 63,000). There are no morning departures. Bus tickets are not included: you buy them (on Plataforma 10 or at the terminal) and we tell you which one suits your dates.

A night in the countryside before Pellegrini. A nice way to arrive rested: afternoon bus, a night at an estancia or country house near Mercedes and, the next day, the private vehicle or the 1 pm minibus. If you are interested, ask us: we recommend one and add it to the trip as a supplement.

Day by day

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    By private vehicle

    From Mercedes to the Iberá by private vehicle

    At 6:30 am the vehicle picks you up at Mercedes bus terminal. It is 120 km to Carlos Pellegrini, mostly on gravel, with the first capybaras and rheas by the roadside. At the gate you buy the Provincial Park ticket, valid for five days. Arrival around 9:30 am and breakfast at the guesthouse while your room is made ready. Afternoon for the boardwalks and the village; dinner and an early night.

    By IberáBus minibus (Friday to Monday)

    Friday: from Mercedes to the Iberá by minibus

    Morning in Mercedes (breakfast, the main square and the Gauchito Gil shrine on the outskirts). At 1 pm, the IberáBus minibus to Carlos Pellegrini: 120 km, mostly on gravel. At the gate you buy the Provincial Park ticket, valid for five days. Arrival at the guesthouse mid-afternoon, boardwalks at sunset, dinner in the village and an early night.

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    Kayak in the morning, boat trip in the afternoon

    In the morning, kayak trip along channels and floating islands with a local guide: the wetland seen from water level, caimans sunning on the banks. In the afternoon, the guesthouse's boat trip on Iberá Lagoon, with capybaras, caimans and marsh deer a few meters from the boat. Optional at night: a guided flashlight walk in a private reserve 10 km from the village, transfer included, to hear the wetlands at night and spot the animals you never see by day.

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    Trail walk and horseback ride

    In the morning, the guided trail walk run by the guesthouse. In the afternoon, a two-hour horseback ride with a village guide around Pellegrini, another way to see capybaras and birds. Last night at the guesthouse.

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    By private vehicle

    Free morning and return to Mercedes

    Unhurried breakfast and a last walk around the village. After lunch, private vehicle back to Mercedes (arrival in the afternoon), in time for the overnight buses to Buenos Aires, which leave between 9:40 pm and 12:15 am.

    By IberáBus minibus (Friday to Monday)

    Monday: return to Mercedes

    At 4 am, IberáBus minibus to Mercedes (arrival at 7 am). Day in Mercedes until the overnight buses to Buenos Aires, which leave between 9:40 pm and 12:15 am. Or add a night in the countryside and Monday becomes a day at an estancia.

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3 days / 2 nights · Portal Laguna Iberá

Getaway: Carlos Pellegrini

Boat trip, kayaking and trails on the shore of Iberá Lagoon, in three days from Mercedes

Three days in Carlos Pellegrini, the village on the shore of Iberá Lagoon, where capybaras, caimans, marsh deer and hundreds of birds are seen up close, starting from Mercedes on the day you choose. Two nights with breakfast at a village guesthouse, a boat trip on Iberá Lagoon and a guided walk run by the guesthouse, plus a kayak trip with a local guide. For short stays: the private vehicle leaves early in the morning, so the first day is already spent in the wetlands. A horseback ride, a guided night walk and a bilingual guide in English or Portuguese can be added. Iberá Experience puts the trip together with local operators and stays one WhatsApp message away before and during the trip. Private trip for 2 to 4 travelers.

Duration3 days / 2 nights
Starts fromMercedes, Corrientes (bus terminal)
Group2 to 4 people, private
LanguagesSpanish; English or Portuguese guide, optional
Photo: Travesía Iberá
Photo: Rewilding Argentina
Photo: Posada Tupasy
Photo: Rewilding Argentina

Why this trip

  • Leaves on the day you choose, by private vehicle early in the morning: the first day is already spent in the wetlands
  • Three different outings with village guides: a boat trip on the lagoon, kayaking through the channels and a trail walk
  • You stay at a guesthouse a block and a half from the lagoon, and the village is explored on foot
  • Every operator is on the Iberá Experience app, and we stay one WhatsApp message away before and during the trip

Getting to Mercedes

The trip starts at Mercedes bus terminal, Corrientes. From Buenos Aires there are daily buses from Retiro and Liniers between 4:45 pm and 8 pm, arriving in Mercedes between 2 am and 5:15 am (about nine hours; semi-cama from about ARS 45,000 per person, cama from about ARS 63,000). There are no morning departures. Bus tickets are not included: you buy them (on Plataforma 10 or at the terminal) and we tell you which one suits your dates.

A night in the countryside before Pellegrini. A nice way to arrive rested: afternoon bus, a night at an estancia or country house near Mercedes and, the next day, the private vehicle to Pellegrini. If you are interested, ask us: we recommend one and add it to the trip as a supplement.

Day by day

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    From Mercedes to the Iberá and a boat trip

    At 6:30 am the vehicle picks you up at Mercedes bus terminal. It is 120 km to Carlos Pellegrini, mostly on gravel, with the first capybaras and rheas by the roadside. At the gate you buy the Provincial Park ticket, valid for five days. Arrival around 9:30 am and breakfast at the guesthouse. In the afternoon, the guesthouse's boat trip on Iberá Lagoon, with capybaras, caimans and marsh deer a few meters from the boat.

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    Kayak and a trail walk

    In the morning, kayak trip along channels and floating islands with a local guide: the wetland seen from water level, caimans sunning on the banks. In the afternoon, the guided trail walk run by the guesthouse. Optional at night: a guided flashlight walk in a private reserve 10 km from the village, transfer included, to hear the wetlands at night.

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    Free morning and return to Mercedes

    Unhurried breakfast and the morning for the boardwalks and the village, or for the horseback ride if you add it. After lunch, private vehicle back to Mercedes (arrival in the afternoon), in time for the overnight buses to Buenos Aires, which leave between 9:40 pm and 12:15 am.

5 days / 4 nights · Portals Cambyretá, San Antonio and San Nicolás

Iberá North: three portals

Cambyretá, Loreto and San Miguel, flying into Posadas or Corrientes

Five days across the northern side of the Iberá wetlands: Portal Cambyretá, Portal San Antonio (Loreto) and Portal San Nicolás (San Miguel), with private transfers and local guides at each portal. A first night at Portal Cambyretá, either at a lodge inside the private Reserva Don Luis with full board and guided outings or, on a budget, at a hotel in Villa Olivarí with a site guide; two full-board nights at Iberá Birding Lodge in Loreto and one in a village house in San Miguel. Fly into Posadas or Corrientes and the circuit runs in whichever direction suits your flights. Grasslands with marsh deer, lagoons with caimans, a camouflaged birding platform over the water, a pole-driven canoe on the Carambola stream and a stargazing night. Private trip for 2 to 4 travelers.

Duration5 days / 4 nights
Starts fromPosadas airport (or Corrientes, in reverse)
Group2 to 4 people, private
LanguagesSpanish; English-speaking guide, optional

Why this trip

  • Three northern portals in one circuit, staying near each one, with guides from each place
  • A night inside Reserva Don Luis or, on a budget, in Villa Olivarí, two at Iberá Birding Lodge in Loreto, with its platform over the lagoon, and one in a village house in San Miguel
  • A full-day outing to Portal San Nicolás with a pole-driven canoe and a country lunch, plus a stargazing night
  • Private transfers, and the circuit runs in the direction of your flights, via Posadas or via Corrientes

Getting to Posadas or Corrientes

You fly in: Aerolíneas Argentinas flies from Aeroparque (Buenos Aires) to Posadas and to Corrientes, about an hour and a half in the air. A morning flight in makes the most of the first day; an afternoon flight out fits the last day. Flights are not included: you buy them and we tell you which flight times suit the circuit.

Day by day

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    Night inside Reserva Don Luis

    Posadas, Portal Cambyretá and Reserva Don Luis

    Pickup at Posadas airport (a morning flight works best) and private transfer via Ituzaingó to Reserva Natural Don Luis, a private reserve at Portal Cambyretá. Night at a lodge inside the reserve, with full board and guided activities included: in the afternoon, the first outing with its guides.

    Night in Villa Olivarí

    Posadas and Portal Cambyretá

    Pickup at Posadas airport (a morning flight works best) and private transfer to Villa Olivarí on Route 12. In the afternoon, Portal Cambyretá with a licensed site guide: grasslands and lagoons where marsh deer and caimans are seen from the track itself. Night at a hotel in Villa Olivarí, with breakfast; dinner is on you.

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    Night inside Reserva Don Luis

    Loreto, Portal San Antonio

    Early on, a guided outing from the lodge across grasslands and lagoons where marsh deer and caimans are seen from the track itself. After breakfast, private transfer to Loreto, the gateway to Portal San Antonio. Arrival at Iberá Birding Lodge, a birding lodge with a platform over the lagoon, with full board both nights. In the afternoon, a guided environmental interpretation outing across the wetlands: how the wetland works, from the sky down to the soil.

    Night in Villa Olivarí

    Loreto, Portal San Antonio

    After breakfast, private transfer to Loreto, the gateway to Portal San Antonio. Arrival at Iberá Birding Lodge, a birding lodge with a platform over the lagoon, with full board both nights. In the afternoon, a guided environmental interpretation outing across the wetlands: how the wetland works, from the sky down to the soil.

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    A day in the Loreto wetlands

    Morning on the lodge's camouflaged platform, inches from the water, to watch and photograph birds up close. Free afternoon in the village. At night, stargazing under a countryside sky.

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    San Miguel and Portal San Nicolás

    Early drive from Loreto to San Miguel, the next town on Route 118, to start the guided full-day outing to Portal San Nicolás: 4x4, photo safari, pole-driven canoe on the Carambola stream, trails and a country lunch. Back mid-afternoon and on to the guesthouse.

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    Back to Corrientes

    Drive to Corrientes airport (an afternoon flight works best). Arriving via Corrientes, the trip runs in reverse and ends in Posadas.

4 days / 3 nights · Mburucuyá National Park and Portal Carambola

Wild Iberá: Mburucuyá and Concepción

Palm groves, a horseback ride and a boat or kayak trip, from Corrientes airport

Four days between Mburucuyá National Park and Concepción del Yaguareté Corá, a gaucho village at the gates of Portal Carambola on the western side of the Iberá wetlands. Trails through yatay palm groves, a horseback ride with a local baqueano, two nights with breakfast at a village guesthouse and a private outing on the Carambolita stream, by boat or kayak, with bilingual guides. Private transfers from and to Corrientes airport, for 2 to 4 travelers.

Duration4 days / 3 nights
Starts fromCorrientes airport
Group2 to 4 people, private
LanguagesSpanish; the boat or kayak trip also in English
Photo: Parque Iberá, Gobierno de Corrientes
Photo: Matías Rebak
Photo: Matías Rebak

Why this trip

  • Two landscapes in one trip: the palm groves of Mburucuyá National Park and the wetlands of Portal Carambola
  • A horseback ride with a baqueano from Concepción and, as you prefer, a boat or kayak trip with English-speaking guides
  • Concepción is a real gaucho village: chamamé music, crafts and a guesthouse with gardens full of native birds
  • Private transfers from and to Corrientes airport, no bus connections

Getting to Corrientes

You fly in: Aerolíneas Argentinas flies from Aeroparque (Buenos Aires) to Corrientes, about an hour and a half in the air. A morning flight in gets you to Mburucuyá with the afternoon ahead; an afternoon flight out fits the last day. Flights are not included: you buy them and we tell you which flight times suit the trip.

Day by day

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    Corrientes and Mburucuyá National Park

    Pickup at Corrientes airport (a morning flight works best) and private transfer to Mburucuyá, about two hours away. In the afternoon, the trails of the National Park, with a return transfer from town: yatay palm groves, forest and wetlands that shelter the maned wolf and the marsh deer. Night in a cabin with a kitchen, to cook dinner or go out to eat in town.

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    Concepción, on horseback through the wetlands

    Drive to Concepción del Yaguareté Corá, a gaucho village at the gates of Portal Carambola. Arrival at the guesthouse and, in the afternoon, an hour-and-a-half horseback ride with a local baqueano through the wetlands.

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    The Carambolita, by boat or kayak

    In the morning, a transfer to the landing and a private two-hour outing on the Carambolita stream, at Portal Carambola, by boat or by kayak, as you prefer, with a guide (in Spanish or English): caimans, capybaras and the birds of the floating islands. Free afternoon in the village: chamamé music, crafts and Corrientes country life. Optional: the Iberá Night, a guided night walk through forest and grassland.

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    Back to Corrientes

    Breakfast and drive to Corrientes airport (an afternoon flight works best).