Paraguay guides
Practical tips, local recommendations and stories to help you experience Paraguay like a local.
City guidesThings to do on the Costanera de Asunción: visit tips Walking, cycling, tereré on the beach, bay boat rides and migratory birds: what to do on each stretch and when to go.
City guidesDay trip to the Costanera de Asunción: route tips A one-day route along Asunción's Costanera: Historic Centre, the bay, a boat ride, the Botanical Garden or Cerro Lambaré, and what to watch for.
City guidesThings to do at Laguna Blanca: access and visit tips Paraguay's clear-water lagoon in San Pedro: what to do, how to get there by road or bus, when to go and where to sleep if it is full.
City guidesDay trip to Laguna Blanca: route and best stops The route via PY03 and PY08, stops on the way and a two-day plan, because at 285 km from Asunción a same-day return does not work.
City guidesKamba Kua, Paraguay: Afro-Paraguayan community and festivals The history of Fernando de la Mora's Afro-Paraguayan community, its ballet and dances, and how to experience the January San Baltazar festivals.
City guidesThings to do at Cerro Akatí: access and visit tips A Ybytyruzú hilltop viewpoint in Independencia: what to do at the top, the dirt road from Melgarejo, what you pay and what to see nearby.
City guidesDay trip to Cerro Akatí: route and best stops Over 400 km round trip: the route via Coronel Oviedo and Villarrica, the viewpoint, Salto Suizo and dinner in Villarrica, or a night on the hill.
City guidesThings to do in Paso de Patria: fishing, the confluence and Itapirú Fishing where the Paraguay meets the Paraná, a war museum, Itapirú and how to handle the dirt road from Pilar.
City guidesDay trip to Paso de Patria: route from Pilar and best stops Not doable in a day from Asunción, but easy from Pilar: Humaitá's ruins in the morning, the river confluence and so'o ka'ẽ in Paso de Patria, back by dark.
City guidesSalto Cristal, Paraguay: how to get there and current access A 45 m waterfall about 150 km from Asunción, reached via La Colmena. Route, Senatur's conditions, published prices and when to go.
City guidesDay trip to Villeta: route and best stops A day in Villeta from Asunción: the 1868 battlefields early, the church and plaza before noon, and the afternoon on the Paraguay River.
City guidesThings to do in Nueva Londres: Fiesta del Tuyú, plaza and history The 25 December Fiesta del Tuyú, the three-flag welcome sign and the town's Australian story, with Coronel Oviedo to round off the day.