Discover the charm and hidden gems of Wanda Mines (Minas de Wanda) with customized tours. Whether it’s your first visit or a return trip, we craft unforgettable experiences with personalized itineraries. Book your Puerto Iguazu tours today for an insider’s view of the best sights and attractions!
Full-Day Tour to the San Ignacio Mission Ruins and Wanda Mines
This is a full day tour to the cultural and historical jesuitic center of San Ignacio, located 270 kilometers from Iguazú.
Declared Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the ruins will allow you to understand and be surprised by the magnificent work of the Jesuit and Guarani fathers of these lands.
The Wanda Mines (Las Minas de Wanda) is another of the regional attractions where you can appreciate the quality of the Misiones rocks in open mines of semi-precious stones. You will be able to contemplate the mineral riches of the missionary basalt: topazes, amethysts, rock crystals, aquamarines and quartz, etc.
Duration: 11 hours.
Declared Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the ruins will allow you to understand and be surprised by the magnificent work of the Jesuit and Guarani fathers of these lands.
The Wanda Mines (Las Minas de Wanda) is another of the regional attractions where you can appreciate the quality of the Misiones rocks in open mines of semi-precious stones. You will be able to contemplate the mineral riches of the missionary basalt: topazes, amethysts, rock crystals, aquamarines and quartz, etc.
Duration: 11 hours.
Exploring Cultural Heritage: San Ignacio Ruins & Wanda Mines
San Ignacio Miní stands as the best preserved Jesuit Mission of the 16th and 17th centuries throughout the Argentine territory. Around the main square, you find the Church, the “Casa de los Padres”, the cemetery, the houses and town hall. Native stones and large pieces of red sandstone were used to build San Ignacio city. The Wanda Mines is a great place especially known for its deposits of precious stones, turquoise, amethyst and rock crystal. Since 1976 they have become a tour for all those who come to these distances known as the Jungle region.
Duration: 12 hours.
Duration: 12 hours.
Visit to San Ignacio Ruins and Wanda Mines Full day Tour
Explore the Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio and the Wanda Mines on a day trip from Puerto Iguazu. Learn about the history of Jesuits and native peoples in the region and see many precious stones at the Wanda Mines.
Duration: 11 to 12 hours.
Duration: 11 to 12 hours.
Iguazu: Visit Mines of Wanda
40 kilometros from Puerto Iguazú, are the famous Mines of Wanda, where is a deposit of semiprecious stones of quartz crystals, amethysts and topazes.
It allows to the visitors to appreciate this singular attractive opencast.
A local guide, is responsible to take to the visitors trough the corridor, where are the semiprecious stones, while recounts its origin and chemical composition.
To finish the guide tour, one proceeds to visit the store of Minera Wanda Company.
Tour includes: transfer hotel / Minas de Wanda / hotel with guide.
Duration: 3 hours.
It allows to the visitors to appreciate this singular attractive opencast.
A local guide, is responsible to take to the visitors trough the corridor, where are the semiprecious stones, while recounts its origin and chemical composition.
To finish the guide tour, one proceeds to visit the store of Minera Wanda Company.
Tour includes: transfer hotel / Minas de Wanda / hotel with guide.
Duration: 3 hours.
Minas de Wanda on ARG + Puerto iguazu with Adilson
An incredible tour for the whole family where you will visit a semi-precious stone mine and understand how the whole process works. After the visit to mine, we return to puerto iguazu for lunch. of imported products
All this done with a professional accredited tour guide who provides private transport for you as a couple or family.
Duration: 5 to 7 hours.
All this done with a professional accredited tour guide who provides private transport for you as a couple or family.
Duration: 5 to 7 hours.
Excursion to San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Ruins from Puerto Iguazu
Enjoy a full day tour to visit The Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio Mini, in the south of Misiones Province. A great complement for your visit to Iguazu Falls. We also include a stop in Wanda Mine, the semiprecious stone mine.
Duration: 10 hours.
Duration: 10 hours.
Ruins of San Ignacio and Wanda mines
Embark on a tour of Misiones and discover its wonders in a full day. Start by exploring the Gem Mines in Wanda, where quartz crystals, amethysts and agates will surprise you. Continue your journey through lush landscapes, stopping at Yerba Mate and Tea plantations to learn about these crops. Enjoy a leisurely lunch before heading to the UNESCO World Heritage Ruins of San Ignacio. Immerse yourself in the history of the Jesuit missions and enjoy a light and sound show that will transport you back in time. Join us on this exciting journey full of history, culture and natural beauty. Book now for an unforgettable experience!
Duration: 12 hours.
Duration: 12 hours.
Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio and Wanda Precious Stone Mine
On this tour you will make a route through the Argentine missionary region. Visit an active gemstone mine in the morning and the majestic 15th-century Jesuit construction in one day with us.
Discover the alternative scenario that takes you to a historic adventure in the province of Missiones. The Ruins of San Ignacio, considered a UNESCO heritage site, invites you to travel in time to learn more about the Jesuit missions and their urban organization. On the same day, you will meet and have the opportunity to enter the tunnels of a precious stone mine that is still in operation, and see closely the process of formation and extraction of precious stones.
Duration: 13 hours 30 minutes.
Discover the alternative scenario that takes you to a historic adventure in the province of Missiones. The Ruins of San Ignacio, considered a UNESCO heritage site, invites you to travel in time to learn more about the Jesuit missions and their urban organization. On the same day, you will meet and have the opportunity to enter the tunnels of a precious stone mine that is still in operation, and see closely the process of formation and extraction of precious stones.
Duration: 13 hours 30 minutes.
Ruins of San Ignacio Mini
It is your chance to do a unique ride with an important content about this region. On the way we will see mate tea and green tea plantations. The pleasant walk at the ruins will take you 250 years in the past. Iconic places for pictures, stops for a good coffee and immersion in a cultural day.
Duration: 8 to 11 hours.
Duration: 8 to 11 hours.
