Cheap Airfare- NY - Buenos Aires-Iguasu- Rio
We're planning a trip for next January from NY and want to go to Rio, Iguasu,and Buenos Aires. We could go NY-BA-IGU-Rio or reverse, and want to go on our own rather than with a tour group, though we wouldn't mind being with a group in IGU if that is that is the least expensive way to do it. Any suggestions for cheap airfares? Or air/hotel packages? There are packages from BA to Iguasu, but they involve RT to BA & it seems silly to backtrack from IGU to BA & then go back north to Rio. Help!
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I did this itinerary in October, 2002. I bought an open jaw ticket from the US, arriving in Buenos Aires and returning to the US from Rio. To get to Iguazu, buy a one way ticket from Buenos Aires flying into Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, then buy another one way ticket from Foz do Iguacu, Brasil to Rio. I found that this was the cheapest and quickest way to go. I can recommend the Tropical das Cataratas hotel on the Brasilian side. I paid about $110/night for 2 night with a view of the falls.
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Thanks, that sounds great. What airlines did you use? And how much were the tickets?
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Use IGR for Iguazu, Argentina. Use IGU for Iguassu, Brazil BUE for both airports in Buenos Aires RIO for both airports in Rio DJ. Brazilian carriers: TAM, Gol, VASP, Varig Argentine carriers: Aerolineas Argentinas, Southern Winds, Astral, others. |
I think I paid about $125USD from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu (Aerolineas Argentinas) and about $200USD from Foz do Iguacu to Rio (Varig). This was in October, 2002 so things may have changed.
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