Full-Day Tour To The San Ignacio Mission Ruins And Wanda Mines - Puerto Iguazú

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Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Duration: 11 Hrs
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    07:00 AM
  • Return Details :
    We will inform the hotel reception of your pickup time and place 24 hrs prior to the tour. Telephone: (+54 11) 5239-8206. In case of any eventuality, the 24 hour emergency number of Gray Line Argentin.. read more
  • Cancellation Policy :
    This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

This is a full day tour to the cultural and historical jesuitic center of San Ignacio, located 270 kilometers from Iguaz.

Declared Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the ruins will allow you to understand and be surprised by the magnificent work of the Jesuit and Guarani fathers of these lands.

The Wanda Mines (Las Minas de Wanda) is another of the regional attractions where you can appreciate the quality of the Misiones rocks in open mines of semi-precious stones. You will be able to contemplate the mineral riches of the missionary basalt: topazes, amethysts, rock crystals, aquamarines and quartz, etc.

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You will visit Quartz mines, and see the process of getting quartz
Jesuit missions of the Guarani, one of the most important in Argentina
city of Puerto Iguazu from Argentinean Side

Itinerary:


You will visit Quartz mines, and see the process of getting quartz
Jesuit missions of the Guarani, one of the most important in Argentina
city of Puerto Iguazu from Argentinean Side

Inclusions

  • Guided visit of the Wanda Mines
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bilingual guide
  • San Ignacio Jesuit Mission

Exclusions

  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fee to Wanda Mines
  • Entrance fee to San Ignacio Mission
  • Lunch
  • Municipal Tourism Tax

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adults lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Traveler Reviews

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  • 21-Dec-2019

    Despite TripAdvisor noting that this tour would be in English, it was NOT. Nor did any of the guides speak English. Not on the bus. Not at the mine. Not at the Mission. Thankfully, my dad and I speak and understand enough Spanish to catch the highlights. That said, even if the tour had been in English, it would not have been worth it. The mines are only quartz and it is basically a gift shop stop. The lunch stop had disgusting bathrooms, no English menu and mediocre food. The museum at the Mission was 1 room and to get close enough to read the poorly- translated English signs, you have to stand in front of guests trying to read the Spanish signs. A late departure, a late return and 6 hours of travel time on the bus made for a HUGE WASTE of a day.

  • 26-Nov-2019

    Contratamos el tour con poca anticipación y salió todo perfecto. Los horarios se cumplieron, muy buen servicio de chofer y guía, los guías locales excelentes, los sitios indescriptibles. Valió la pena,

  • 04-Sep-2019

    My family of 5 was stuck on this all-day tour in Spanish. We purchased the English tour! My receipt/voucher says "Language: English". The guide's nametag had the British flag on it, but he said he did NOT speak English. And he did NOT! The only part of this tour in English was the tour at Wanda Mines and only because someone working there spoke English. Otherwise, the tour guide narrated in Spanish on the bus. The Mission tour was in Spanish (no English guide available). The American movie on the bus was dubbed over in Spanish. The tour guide made no efforts to make sure we knew when to return to the bus or any other logistics. I found myself chasing him down at every stop as he would walk away from the bus as soon as it stopped. This was a full-size charter bus that held 50+ passengers. I reached out to the company after the tour for a partial refund and they refused. Terrible customer service!

  • 27-Jul-2019

    Muy buen tour, excelente guia, tanto el que tuvimos en el bus como el que nos hizo el recorrido en las ruinas de San Ignacio. Altamente recomendable

  • 14-Jul-2019

    Tomamos la excursión desde Foz de Iguazú. Por la fecha en que viajamos (julio) había muchísima gente, con lo cual la espera en la aduana fue de 1 h y media. Antes de llegar a las ruinas, se hace una parada en las minas de Wanda y luego se continua el viaje durante dos horas. Llegamos a San Ignacio a las 3 de la tarde, almorzamos en un bar del frente se las ruinas y a las 4 de la tarde iniciamos el recorrido guiado. El guia de las ruinas marca la diferencia, más allá de sus excentricidades. La visita, de una hora, se hace muy amena, pero en algunos casos falta información más certera. En el regreso, la empresa hace una parada en una cooperativa yerbatera donde pasan un video institucional, hacen una degustación y venden los productos. Esta parada, origina una demora de más de una hora en el regreso. Nosotros llegamos a nuestro hotel a las 10 de la noche, muy cansados , pasada la hora de cierre del comedor (teniamos la cena pagada). Considero innecesaria esta demora, dado que se produjo por la visita a la yerbatera, no incluida en la excursión.

  • 13-Feb-2019

    Un lugar lindo con historia pero poco cuidado...podria estar mejor ya que vienen muchos turistas a conocerlo y no esta del todo señalizado y cuidado...

  • 14-Jan-2019

    Long story short, they left me behind. On the booking voucher it says you need to call the company or send an email to reconfirm the pickup location. I did both. I sent an email to the address provided, and also called them and the representative said the pickup time is 7:35 in the morning, however, on the voucher the pickup time was 8:00. Anyway, I was ready at 7:30 waiting for the bus, A cab showed up at 8:00 and I was OK, since they at least kept the promise for 8:00. He took me to another hotel!!! and told me to wait there. I thought maybe they collect people from everywhere and the bus would pick us up there. It is now 9:15 and nobody is there. I asked the front desk about the situation and they had no clue. The guy called 6-7 numbers and told me they would get back to him in 15 minutes. After 15 minutes another cab showed up and said I had been left behind and drove 35 minutes to take me to the first stop of the tour. It turned out that the tour had left the second hotel before I was picked up at my pickup location!!! The tour was already done with the mines and I had missed that part. The tour driver said I had five minutes to see the mines and I did. Then we had a two and half hours to San Ignacio. It was a cool place to visit. But, you probably don,t want being in a van for 8 hours total for a 2 hour visit.After all, I don't recommend this tour and this company to anyone. The tour driver was very nice and friendly, though.

  • 13-Jan-2019

    Long story short, they left me behind. On the booking voucher it says you need to call the company or send an email to reconfirm the pickup location. I did both. I sent an email to the address provided, and also called them and the representative said the pickup time is 7:35 in the morning, however, on the voucher the pickup time was 8:00. Anyway, I was ready at 7:30 waiting for the bus, A cab showed up at 8:00 and I was OK, since they at least kept the promise for 8:00. He took me to another hotel!!! and told me to wait there. I thought maybe they collect people from everywhere and the bus would pick us up there. It is now 9:15 and nobody is there. I asked the front desk about the situation and they had no clue. The guy called 6-7 numbers and told me they would get back to him in 15 minutes. After 15 minutes another cab showed up and said I had been left behind and drove 35 minutes to take me to the first stop of the tour. It turned out that the tour had left the second hotel before I was picked up at my pickup location!!! The tour was already done with the mines and I had missed that part. The tour driver said I had five minutes to see the mines and I did. Then we had a two and half hours to San Ignacio. It was a cool place to visit. But, you probably don,t want being in a van for 8 hours total for a 2 hour visit.After all, I don't recommend this tour and this company to anyone. The tour driver was very nice and friendly, though.

  • 06-Aug-2018

    lugar historico, muy bien conservado,vale la pena visitar y las minas son bellisimas las piedras que se obtinen te deslumbran, regatear precios en la calle o bien consultar en varios negocios por los precios de las piedra

  • 19-Jul-2018

    Desde Puerto Iguazú son 3 horas de viaje hasta las Ruinas de San Ignacio, previo se para en Wanda, que es poco más de media hora. Ambos paseos son entretenidos y los guías hacen valer la pena el viaje largo. Es importante llevar suficiente efectivo porque las entradas se pagan en $. Hay muy buenos servicios de bus que te buscan en el hotel y te llevan a ambos sitios.

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