Ciudad del Este

Itapú Binacional Hydrodam
(061) 599-8040
Free
Visits only on guided tours at 8 am, 9:30 am, 2 pm, 3 pm; Sundays morning tours only
The visitor centre is on the road to Hernandarias. Any bus to Hernandarias can drop you 500 m from the entrance. Get off when the bus makes a left turn off the highway or when you see prominent signs indicating the turns for Itaipu and Hernandarias

Two tour options are available for the general public. The Panoramic tour is a short and underwhelming 30 minute tour, often in Spanish only, that involves driving around the dam on a bus. A short lookout over the spillway provides the only photo opportunity, and visitors are herded back onto the bus after no more than 5 minutes. An in-depth technical tour allows visitors to see the inside of the dam and power generation facility and turbines. Reservations are required at least a week in advance for the technical tour. On Friday and Saturday evening there's an audio-visual show reservation required. Passports necessary for all visits.

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Museo de la Tierra Guaraní and Zoológico Regional
(5561) 599-8040
Free
Tuesdays to Saturday 8 am to 12 pm and 2:30 pm to 5 pm; Sundays morning only, Mondays afternoon only.
About 2 km from the visitor centre on the way back to Ciudad del Este

A small museum mainly on the Guarani culture and the local wildlife. Descriptions in English and Spanish.

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