region
Asunción and surroundings
Sleep in Asunción; do Areguá and Itauguá as half-day outings and move on to Encarnación or Ciudad del Este by bus or flight.
Not field-verified
Rules in force · 2
- Paraguay ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Paraguay's migration authority or a Paraguayan consulate; get your passport stamped at land borders, as some crossings let you pass without it.
- Paraguay ↗The Chaco is remote with few services; travel with a guide or experienced operator and carry water and fuel.
The capital region is one base and a few short outings. The historic centre takes a morning or two; the lake and lace towns are half days by car or bus.
Where to sleep
Asunciónsleep base
Historic centre for first-timers, Villa Morra for a modern base.
Areguáday trip
Lakeside pottery town; about 45 minutes.
Itauguáday trip
Lace weaving town; about 40 minutes.
Night sequences
- 2 nights
- Asunción 2
- 3 nights
- Asunción 3 with Areguá and Itauguá
- Asunción, Areguá and Encarnación in two days is mostly bus seats.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areguá | Asunción | 45 min | unknown | Go on a weekday morning. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Asunción hotel for trips out of town.