| FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL IN PARAGUAY |
1) HOW
LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO PARAGUAY?
| To Asuncion on a non-stop flight: |
| From Miami |
From New York |
From Los Angeles |
| 9 hours |
via Miami |
via Miami |
2) HOW DO
I GET AROUND PARAGUAY ONCE I'M THERE?
| By surface travel. There
are good public buses and many organized tourist trips; distances are .tolerable. |
3) WHAT ARE
THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES TO VISIT ONCE THERE?
Asuncion deserves 2 to 3 days to have time to
visit the museums and to take day excursions.
|
| After Ascuncion, the most important places to visit and
average stay are: |
Iguassu
Falls |
The Jesuit Circuit |
The Chaco |
3days-2nights |
3days-2nights |
3days-2nights |
|
.4) WHEN IS
THE BEST TIME TO VISIT PARAGUAY?
Paraguay has distinctive summer and winter,
though summers are hotter than the winters are cold.
|
| For more specific weather information on
selected cities, click here. |
5) IS IT SAFE TO
TRAVEL IN PARAGUAY?
| Yes - just follow the universal rule of
"normal precautions". |
6) WHAT ENTRY
DOCUMENTS DO I NEED?
| U.S. citizens need a valid passport and an
entry form-tourist card which is provided by your air carrier either at the ticket counter
when checking in for your flight to Paraguay or once on-board. (NOTE: Other nationalities
should check with the nearest Paraguayan Consulate to determine correct entry
requirements.) |
7) WHAT OTHER
COUNTRIES CAN I VISIT AT THE SAME TIME?
| Paraguay is generally visited one of two
ways: |
| A) As a part of an east coast itinerary,
combined with Argentina, Brasil and-or Uruguay |
| D) As part of an Around South America multiple country
program |