San Ignacio Mission & Wanda Mines Tour

The program was full for the distance. A nice day but the time really too short for the visit of the mission. That’s the main goal of this 500 km. And less than 2 hours is racing. Remove the stop at the mate shop and let us enjoy this wonderful site. PS I had specified in English as round. No words or indications in English. For the visit of the mission only at the end we were told a QR code

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.

We booked the tour on short notice and it went perfectly. Schedules were met, very good Driver and Guide Service, excellent local guides, nondescript sites. It was worth it,

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!

We took the excursion from Foz de Iguazu. By the time we traveled (July) there were a lot of people, so the wait at customs was 11⁄2 hours. Before reaching the ruins, you stop at the Wanda mines and then continue the journey for two hours. We arrived in San Ignacio at 3 in the afternoon, had lunch in a bar on the ruins front and at 4 in the afternoon we started the guided tour. The guide to the ruins makes a difference, beyond their eccentricities. The one-hour visit is very enjoyable, but in some cases more accurate information is missing. On the way back, the Enterprise makes a stop at a weedy cooperative where they pass an institutional video, make a tasting and sell the products. This stop causes a delay of more than an hour in the return. We arrived at our hotel at 10 o'clock at night, very tired, past the closing time of the dining room (we had dinner paid). I consider this delay unnecessary, as it was caused by the visit to the weed garden, not included in the excursion.