Guira Oga in Puerto Iguazu

The tourist experience at Güira Oga, located in the Misiones Jungle, is an approximately one hour and forty minutes tour.

This experience is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of the native wildlife, which arrive at the refuge due to wildlife trafficking, accidents on the roads or deliveries by the population. Güira Oga was founded by Jorge Anfuso and Silvia Elsegood in August 1997.

The experience begins with a (safety) truck ride through the property, which comprises 19 hectares of protected landscape, surrounded by natural areas such as Iguazu National Park.

Then, visitors continue on foot for about 800 meters in the Misiones jungle, meeting the various inhabitants of the refuge, including local species like howler monkeys and the Yaguareté.

During this tour, you can observe up to 40 different species of trees and listen to the calls of the animals, like the bellow of a young howler monkey.

A crucial part of the visit is the heart of Güira Oga, the sector where the animals are raised and rehabilitated. Here, food for the animals is produced and prepared daily.

The visit also allows you to know the incubation area and the small Güira Oga restaurant.

Then, you enter the area where there are animals that used to be illegal pets and cannot be reintroduced to their natural environment.

The last stage of the tour is the educational work that is carried out with children and schools. Here, visitors learn the importance of protecting wildlife and the Misiones mountain.

With the purchase of the ticket and donations, visitors contribute that the essential work of Güira Oga can continue, allowing to develop education programs and protection of wildlife and their environment.

Tours take place daily throughout the year, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and group bookings can be made.

Don’t forget to wear comfortable clothes and shoes, as the visit is conducted outdoors. It can also be carried out by people of any age and physical condition.

In short, the visit to Güira Oga is a unique opportunity to closely observe the efforts to protect and preserve Misiones wildlife, and to reflect upon the importance of conserving jungles and their biodiversity.