Paraguay guides
Practical tips, local recommendations and stories to help you experience Paraguay like a local.
City guidesDay trip to Pilar: PY19 route and best stops Pilar in a day is possible but long: the PY19 route, one stop each way and the essentials of the centre before driving back in daylight.
City guidesThings to do in Humaitá: church ruins, barracks museum and Curupayty Humaitá site by site: the church ruins, the López barracks museum, the river batteries, Curupayty and the logistics from Pilar.
City guidesDay trip to Humaitá: route from Pilar and best stops Humaitá in a day only works from Pilar: the dirt road, the order of stops and when to head back in daylight.
City guidesThings to do in Ayolas: Paraná beaches, dorado fishing and the dam Guarded river beaches, dorado fishing, the Plaza de los Pescadores and a free Yacyretá dam tour: what to do in Ayolas in a day and a half.
City guidesTrip to Ayolas: route from Asunción and best stops Ayolas is too far for a day trip from Asunción: a weekend plan down PY01 with Jesuit-town stops and the Yacyretá dam in the morning.
City guidesThings to do in Pilar: basilica, Cabildo, promenade and festivals A plan for Pilar: a walkable historic centre, the promenade on the Ñeembucú stream, river fish and the dates worth choosing.
City guidesDay trip to Bella Vista: yerba mate route and best stops A one-day plan from Encarnación: two yerba mate mills, the Mate Bar, the settlers' museums and sunset at Bella Vista's port.
City guidesThings to do in Carmen del Paraná: beaches, waterfront and history Tacuary, Ybycuí or Pirayú depending on your plan, the station museum, the Tacuarí battle site and town festivals: a Carmen del Paraná guide.
City guidesDay trip to Carmen del Paraná: route and best stops A one-day plan from Encarnación: a history morning at the old station, an afternoon at the beach that suits you and sunset on the waterfront.
City guidesThings to do in Hohenau: Krug museum, Parque Manantial, port and festivals The colony museum, pools and nature in two parks, sunset at the river port and September festivals in Hohenau, Itapúa.
City guidesDay trip to Hohenau: route from Encarnación and best stops A day in Hohenau from Encarnación: Trinidad on the way, the museum, Parque Manantial and sunset on the Paraná. From Asunción, stay a night.
City guidesThings to do in Bella Vista: yerba mate mills, museums and Paraná sunsets Bella Vista's yerba mate route: Mate Róga, Selecta and Pajarito, two museums, the river at sunset and which festivals to time your visit for.