11 places across 6 areas
Lodges are built around fishing: they run the boats, the guides, and they know what is biting each month. It is the simplest option if you are coming from abroad.
Misiones · River Paraná · 3 places
The reference lodge in Ayolas, on the banks of the Paraná, with over 20 years hosting anglers. Boats, experienced guides and full board, built for both anglers and families. Very popular with Brazilian guests: bookings on +55 44 99125-2424, they answer in Portuguese.
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In Coratei, Ayolas, on the Paraná: 31 rooms and bungalows on a 12 hectare property, with a pool over the river, a restaurant and an airliner mounted on the grounds that has become its trademark. Fishing trips with its own boats and local guides. Bookings on +595 984 309588.
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Hotel and restaurant on the banks of the Paraná in Ayolas, with over twenty years hosting anglers: one of the most established fishing bases in Paraguay. It has 22 rooms. They fish from their own boats with 40 HP outboards, and the fishing spots are close to the hotel. Dorado, pacú, piapara and pintado. The fishing package covers a twin room with air conditioning, cable TV, wifi and a minibar, all three meals, the boat for two with a guide and a 40 HP outboard, the navigation permit, 30 litres of fuel, bait (four dozen worms and a bucket of corn per boat), a cool box with ice and drinks on board. Drinks at the hotel are included too, spirits aside, and back from fishing they serve a starter of fried fish with cassava. The package costs Gs. 1,200,000 per person per day, and bookings are made with a 30% deposit. The sizes they quote per species are 48 cm for pacú and piapara, 75 for dorado, 90 for pintado catfish and 85 for cachara. They also hire out a boat with a guide, separately from the package, at Gs. 700,000 a day, with fuel and bait charged on top. Open 24 hours. Their website is in Portuguese, because most of their guests are Brazilian anglers.
Get in touchÑeembucú · River Paraná · 3 places
Lodge on the Paraná in Cerrito (Ñeembucú). Guided fishing with boats, souvenir shop. Tel: 0984 444946.
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Guesthouse in Barrio Sur, Cerrito (Ñeembucú), on the bank of the Paraná. Room for 18 guests, for groups, families and couples, with fishing days, river outings and stays with meals and drinks. Open all year. Senatur certified.
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Boutique hotel on the Paraná in Cerrito (Ñeembucú), opened in 2021. There is a jetty for boats and you can fish from the bank. Eight suites sleeping 25, six in the hotel and two at La Rubi Garden a few metres away, all with private bathroom, air conditioning and toiletries; several look onto the river. The stay includes a full breakfast with mbejú, a heated pool, grill areas, a fire pit for peñas, a courtyard with hammocks, football and volleyball courts, a pool table and ping pong.
Get in touchAlto Paraguay · River Paraguay y Negro · 2 places
Guyra Paraguay's biological station on the Negro river, 40 km from Bahía Negra: up to 10 guests, fishing, canoeing and photo safaris. Gs. 150,000-250,000/night.
Get in touchAir conditioned guesthouse for 14 on the Paraguay river, 20 km north of Carmelo Peralta, deep in the Pantanal. Pool, river-view deck and boat fishing trips. Tel: (0981) 170222.
☎ +595 981 170222Misiones · River Tebicuary · 1 place
Rural lodging on the Tebicuary, 8 km east of Villa Florida, with its own boat ramp. They promote sport fishing and do not allow set lines or nets. Two kilometres of white sand beach, cabins for 5 people each, and a campsite with hot showers, grills, power hook-ups and a small shop, but no restaurant. Open Thursday to Sunday and holidays, 6am to 10pm. Camping: 30,000 Gs per adult, 10,000 for children aged 5 to 10 and a one-off 50,000 per tent; breakfast is 20,000. No pets. Running since 1960, they bill themselves as the country's first rural hotel, and Olimpia came back for pre season more than once: the house keeps photographs from 1982 and 1988, and a piece in Leyendas magazine ties a Centu Cué pre season to the year the club won its first Libertadores.
Get in touchCentral · River Paraguay · 1 place
Cabins on the Paraguay river at Ypeka'e, 65 km from Asunción: 5 houses (two alpine cabins for 8 and 10), fishing dock, covered boat storage, boat rental and guides.
Get in touchConcepción · River Paraguay, Apa, Ypané, Tagatiyá · 1 place
River lodge in Puerto Ybapobó (San Pedro de Ycuamandyyú), 50 km from Concepción. Dorado, boga, pacú, surubí and manguruyú, with a guide. They rent boats and you can fish from the bank. 45 beds in 8 cabins, plus a campsite with dry toilets. Dining room and bar, pool, WiFi, walking trails, kayaks, horseback riding and an airstrip. Open all year. Camping from Gs. 70,000, rooms 100,000 and cabins 140,000, per person per day.
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