Ushuaia

Ports of Call Excursions: Ushuaia

Known as the Southernmost city in the World, Ushuaia is 3300 km from Buenos Aires. It is located in the southern area of Tierra del Fuego island, by the Beagle Channel, and surrounded by the Martial Hill, which offers a unique landscape due to the combination of mountains, sea, glaciers and forests. The strange topography of the region created a very picturesque city that combines colours and depressions with the Andes in the background. From the coast to the south there is a superb view of the bay, the peninsula, the Beagle Channel and the Navarino and Hoste islands.

H/D City Tour
Duration: 2 hours - AM or PM departure
Prices available upon request
Children policy: children under 12 years old will pay 50% of the adult rate.
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer to Ushuaia's old district, the port, the End of the World Museum (visit) and the old prison of Ushuaia (optional visit). Return to the pier.
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Air Conditioned Car/Minibus
Tour description: Depart from the pier to visit Ushuaia, known as the southernmost city in the world, built at the foot of the Martial Mountain Range, by the Beagle Channel. Its landscape is a unique combination of mountains, sea glaciers and forest. We will visit the main sights of the city: the old district, the port and the End of the World Museum, which exhibits objects related to the history of the city and its native inhabitants. In the outskirts of the city stands the old prison of Ushuaia, known as the Presidio. Today, there is a Maritime Museum that can be visited optionally. Return to the pier.


H/D Tour Tierra del Fuego National Park
Duration: 4 hours - AM or PM departure
Prices available upon request
Children policy: children under 12 years old will pay 50% of the adult rate.
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer to Tierra del Fuego National Park, Lapataia River, Laguna Verde and Roca Lake. Return to the pier.
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Air Conditioned Car/Minibus
Tour description: Depart from the pier toward Tierra del Fuego National Park located only 12 kms from Ushuaia. It preserves typical species of the Andean Patagonic forest such as firebushes, beech trees, ñires, box leafed barberries and flowers in an area of 63.000 hectares. Travel to the most scenic sites inside this park, the only one in the country with maritime coastline. We will be delighted by the beauty of the landscape. Views of the Beagle Channel surrounded by mountains and forests make us feel closer to Nature. On the way toward the Lapataia River we will view the peat bogs and the beaver dams. We will cross the river to get to Laguna Verde. We recommend you going for a walk to Laguna Negra or to the Beaver's trail before proceeding to Lapataia, where archaeological sites were found and where the Panamerican route which starts in Alaska ends. On our way back to the pier we will stop at Roca Lake, which is famous because of changing according to weather conditions.


H/D Tour Tierra del Fuego National Park with train of the end of the world
Duration: 5 hours - AM or PM departure
Prices available upon request
Children policy: children under 12 years old will pay 50% of the adult rate.
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer to Tierra del Fuego National Park, ride on the Train of the End of the World, Lapataia River, Laguna Verde and Roca Lake. Return to the pier.
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Air Conditioned Car/Minibus
Tour description: Depart from the pier toward Tierra del Fuego National Park located only 12 kms from Ushuaia. It preserves typical species of the Andean Patagonic forest such as firebushes, beech trees, ñires, box leafed barberries and flowers in an area of 63.000 hectares. Travel to the most scenic sites inside this park, the only one in the country with maritime coastline. We will be delighted by the beauty of the landscape. Views of the Beagle Channel surrounded by mountains and forests make us feel closer to Nature. We will then take a ride on the "Train of the End of the World". This small old train with its steam locomotives and coaches with panoramic windows will take us on a trip through the Fueguian woods into the Tierra del Fuego National Park. Until 1947 the train was used to take the convicts from the Presidio to the sawmills, where they worked daily. We depart from the World's End Station, located at the Ushuaia Municipal Camping Site. From there the train rides parallel to the winding Pipo River stream and enters the National Park. On the way, we will view a reconstruction of the Selkham and Yamanas Indians settlements. We will stop at the La Macarena cascade and then continue to the Cañadon del Toro, where the train ride ends. We will continue toward the Lapataia River we will view the peat bogs and the beaver dams. We will cross the river to get to Laguna Verde. We recommend you going for a walk to Laguna Negra or to the Beaver's trail before proceeding to Lapataia, where archaeological sites were found and where the Panamerican route which starts in Alaska ends. On our way back to the pier we will stop at Roca Lake, which is famous because of changing according to weather conditions.


H/D Tour Escondido Lake
Duration: 5 hours - AM or PM departure
Prices available upon request
Children policy: children under 12 years old will pay 50% of the adult rate.
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer from the pier, cross the Andean Mountain Range, pass Ushuaia Industrial district and the Presidio building. Continue through the Huskies Valley, Tierra Mayor, Las Cotorras, Haruwen and Garibaldi Pass. Arrive in Petrel Inn and Escondido Lake, some minutes at leisure and return to Ushuaia's pier.
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Air Conditioned Car/Minibus
Tour description: We will depart from the pier for a half day tour to Escondido Lake, crossing the Andean Mountain Range. We will drive eastward passing Ushuaia Industrial district and the Presidio building. As we move northward the landscape turns into beautiful valleys and mountain ranges. The most important cross-country ski resorts such as the Huskies Valley, Tierra Mayor, Las Cotorras and Haruwen are located in this area. We climb up the mountains until we reach Garibaldi Pass, the highest point of the route, where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the Fagnano and Escondido Lakes. We will proceed our way down to the hills up to Petrel Inn, located at the Escondido Lake shore. We will stop for some minutes to enjoy this magnificent scenery, walk around or have a coffee (optional). Return to Ushuaia's pier.


F/D Tour Escondido and Fagnano Lakes
Duration: 7 hours - AM or PM departure
Prices available upon request
Children policy: children under 12 years old will pay 50% of the adult rate.
Included in the Price of the Tour: Transfer from the pier, cross the Andean Mountain Range, pass Ushuaia Industrial district and the Presidio building. Continue through the Huskies Valley, Tierra Mayor, Las Cotorras, Haruwen and Gaaribaldi Pass. Arrive in Petrel Inn and Escondido Lake, some minutes at leisure, Fagnano Lake and return to Ushuaia's pier.
Maximum number of Passengers: Unlimited
Description of Equipment Used: Air Conditioned Car/Minibus
Tour description: We will depart from the pier for a half day tour to Escondido and Fagnano Lake, crossing the Andean Mountain Range. We will drive eastward passing Ushuaia Industrial district and the Presidio building. As we move northward the landscape turns into beautiful valleys and mountain ranges. The most important cross-country ski resorts such as the Huskies Valley, Tierra Mayor, Las Cotorras and Haruwen are located in this area. We climb up the mountains until we reach the highest point of the route, where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the Fagnano and Escondido Lakes. We will proceed our way down to the hills up to Petrel Inn, located at the Escondido Lake shore. We will stop for some minutes to enjoy this magnificent scenery, walk around or have a coffee (optional). Leaving Petrel Inn we will drive through the sawmills area and reach the Fagnano Lake, the largest in the region, with a surface of 540 sq. km. Return to Ushuaia's pier.