Nature tourism
Explore Paraguay's wild nature: from the vast Chaco to Saltos del Monday falls and unique national parks teeming with wildlife.
Asunción Botanical Garden and Zoo
Asunción
Asunción's largest park: 275 hectares of natural forest with zoo, botanical garden and the historic López family residences.
Health Park (IPS)
Santo Domingo, Asunción
19-hectare IPS park in Santo Domingo neighborhood, with free medical services, outdoor gym, book park and Pilates classes.
Monday Waterfalls
Presidente Franco
Paraguay's most visited waterfalls (40m high, 120m wide) with panoramic elevator, zip-line and natural pools.
Lake Ypacaraí — San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Paraguay's most iconic lake and resort town, with former German colony charm, kayaking, sunsets and art galleries.
Ybycuí National Park
Ybycuí
Paraguay's most visited national park: 13 waterfalls, subtropical forest and the historic La Rosada ruins, 150 km from Asunción.
Salto Suizo Ecological Park
Colonia Independencia
Paraguay's highest waterfall (65m), with zip-lining, rappelling, hiking and Swiss cabins in the Ybytyruzú mountain range.
Cerro Corá National Park
Cerro Corá
National park with the site of the last War of the Triple Alliance battle (1870), monuments to Marshal López and rich biodiversity in Amambay.
Ñacunday National Park
Ñacunday
Nature reserve with Salto Ñacunday (43m), compared to a miniature Iguazú, in an uncrowded Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest setting.
Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve
Villa Ygatimí
64,000 ha of protected Atlantic Forest, UNESCO Reserve, with jaguar, harpy eagle and ecotourism lodge in Canindeyú.
Yacyretá Island — EBY Nature Reserve
Encarnación
Nature reserve on the Paraná River with 250+ bird species, capybaras, caimans and trails on Yacyretá Island, near Encarnación.
Salto Cristal
Isla Yvate, Borja
A striking 45-meter waterfall in Borja, with a crystal-clear natural pool and adventure activities like rappelling and zip-lining, about 3 hours from Asunción.
Lambaré Hill (Cerro Lambaré)
Jukyty, Asunción
A 156 m volcanic hill on the banks of the Paraguay River in Asunción, crowned by the Monument to Victorious Peace and a statue of Chief Lambaré. It offers one of the best panoramic views of the capital.