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Voykit pocket guide · Paraguay

Yby Yaú

Skip unless you are driving Route PY03/PY05 and need a meal stop or a Cerro Memby climb. Half a day covers the hill or a spa.

Yby Yaú is a truck-stop town at the junction of Routes PY03 and PY05, 367 km from Asunción. Its main draw is Cerro Memby, a 325 m hill with a fixed-rope scramble and Paraguay's first multi-pitch rock climb. Most travellers pass through in 2–3 hours for the climb or a meal. The town has a handful of bars, restaurants and small spas, but no tourism infrastructure beyond that.

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Sketch, not to navigate by: shapes follow this guide’s areas and places, not official boundaries. North is up.
Country
Paraguay
Best months
Jun–Sep (dry)
Avoid
Nov–Jan (heavy rain)
Stay
0 nights

Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.

Essentials

Currency
PYG
Money
Currency is the Paraguayan guaraní (PYG, ₲). About ₲7,000–8,000 per US dollar in 2026 — check. Cash dominates outside hotels, malls and larger restaurants in Asunción.
Daily spend
Budget ₲50,000–80,000 excl. bed · Mid ₲80,000–150,000 excl. bed (estimate; check)
SIM and data
Tigo, Personal and Claro; prepaid SIMs with a passport at shops and malls, or an eSIM before you fly.
Emergency
Police 911
Plugs
Types C, F · 220 V · 50 Hz · European two-pin plugs fit most sockets.
Tipping
Restaurant: About 10% if not included.; Taxi / app: Round up.; Guide: US$5–10 a day.
Water
Tap water is treated in Asunción but many drink bottled; bottled outside the city.
Toilets
Use malls, restaurants and bus terminals; carry tissues.

What things cost

ItemPrice
Bus Asunción → Yby Yaú₲100,000
Bus Yby Yaú → Pedro Juan Caballero₲40,000
Simple meal (lunch set)₲15,000–25,000
Bottle of water₲3,000–5,000

Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.

Get in

By air

ASU · Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (Asunción)
Nearest airport with scheduled service; bus from Asunción to Yby Yaú takes 6–7 h, about ₲100,000 (Jan 2024 estimate, check). No airport at Yby Yaú.

Typical fares

Bus Asunción → Yby Yaú
about ₲100,000, 6–7 h (check)
Bus Yby Yaú → Pedro Juan Caballero
about ₲40,000, 2 h (check)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card

Get around

Walkable centre; taxi or bus to Cerro Memby (ask at the bus station for Pedro Juan Caballero buses).

See and do

Known for

  • Cerro Memby climb
  • Cerro Sarambi (second-highest independent mountain in Paraguay)
  • Route junction stop

Day trips

WhereHowTime
ConcepciónBus from Yby Yaú, about 2 hAbout 2 h
Pedro Juan CaballeroBus, 2 h, ₲40,000 (Jan 2024 estimate)About 2.5 h
VallemíBus or car via PY05, about 1.5 hAbout 1.5 h

Sleep

Town centre near the bus station
A few basic hotels and guesthouses; book ahead in dry season.

Phrase card

EnglishSay or show
HelloHolaOH-lah
Thank youGraciasGRAH-syahs
How much?¿Cuánto cuesta?KWAN-toh KWES-tah
Where is the bus station?¿Dónde está la terminal de ómnibus?DON-deh es-TAH lah ter-mee-NAL de OHM-nee-boos

Etiquette, safety and scams

Etiquette

  • Greeting: Handshake, or a cheek kiss among women and friends; avoid: Skipping 'buenos días'
  • Tereré circle: Say thank you when you want to stop; avoid: Wiping the straw
  • Language: Try a Guaraní word (aguyje = thanks); avoid: Calling Guaraní a dialect
  • Time: Expect relaxed punctuality (hora paraguaya); avoid: Getting visibly impatient

Scams and watch-outs

  • EPP (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo) operates in the area; past kidnappings reported. Travel by day and stay on main routes.
  • Cerro Memby climb has exposed scrambling and a fixed rope of unknown reliability: climb at your own risk.
  • Cash only outside Asunción; bring enough guaraníes.

The EPP (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo) is active in the area and has kidnapped travellers. Travel by day, stay on paved routes, and avoid remote roads. The town itself is calm but vigilance is required.

One and two days

No timed day plan for Yby Yaú yet. Suggested stay: 0 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.

  • Cerro Memby climb
  • Cerro Sarambi (second-highest independent mountain in Paraguay)
  • Route junction stop

Sources

Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.

Pocket card

Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.

Yby Yaú

A esta dirección, por favor

To this address, please

My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)

Spanish and Guaraní are both official; Guaraní is widely spoken. English is rare.

Voykit · checked 2026-09

Printed from Voykit (/yby-yau). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.