Ushuaia / City Tours

3 Days / 2 Nights

What’s included

• Needed transfers

• Accommodation: 2 nights

• Tour: Tierra del Fuego National Park

• Meals: 2 breakfasts

• Needed ticket to National Park

 

Day 1

Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon we suggest taking, optionally, a boat trip to the Beagle Channel, available according to your travel date. Choose between a traditional navigation by visiting Birds Island and Faro Les Eclaireurs, or some of the available combinations with Martillo Island penguin colony where it is possible to take a zodiac crossing to walk among Papuan penguins while observing their nests. The penguin season is from October to March, but there is a small colony from July to September which allows us to know them.

Day 2

B

Departure from the city to Tierra del Fuego National Park, one of the few National Parks in Argentina which protects the coastline. During the tour, we make a series of stops such as Lapataia Bay, where National Route 3 ends, Ensenada Bay, where it is possible to observe Redonda Island and Acigami Lake, characterized by the colour of its water, which varies according to weather conditions.

Day 3

B

Free morning to enjoy an optional excursion. Transfer to the airport.

Operational note

Day 2: The shared excursion to the National Park operates in the morning. From October to March, ask for afternoon departures.

To keep in mind:

According to the arrival time, we suggest visiting the National Park on the 1st day, and take a day at leisure on the 2nd day in order to go on an optional full day boat trip, on a trekking or on an activity over 4x4 vehicles.

Ushuaia Optional Tours

The End of the World Train.

Optional complement to the National Park. Explore the way that prisoners used to make from the city in search of wood, on board a small train with steam locomotive. Finishing in the Park to continue with the tour.

Operates: daily Duration: 1 hour

To keep in mind: Ask for different available classes

City Tour.

We suggest a visit around one of the most southern cities in the word, on board of a doubledecker bus. To get to know the city, we will have several stops to enjoy beautiful views of the Beagle channel, the Andean mountains and the glacier as a backdrop.

Season: October to April on SIB basis.

Operates: daily

Duration: 1 hour

 

Maritime Museum & Presidium.

Both museums keep testimonies of past times in the southern territories. While one tells the stories of the great men that experienced amazing adventures in the southern seas, the other tells the stories of men that lived incarcerated.

Operates: daily

Duration: 1/2 hours

 

World’s End Museum.

It offers permanent and temporary exhibitions, and preserves an ample historical archive. It features different rooms with information about the presidium and the origins of the city, as well as local bird species.

Operates: daily

Duration: 1/2 hours

Beagle Channel Boat Trip.

A classic excursion which allows us to sail the waters of Beagle Channel and to get excellent views of the city. During the trip, we observe South American sea lions and South American Fur seals colonies. We also admire Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, an icon of the city. If you want to explore a little more, we suggest taking the sail with descent in the Bridges Islands, famous for its Yámana concheros and its splendid view of the Chilean and Argentinian coasts. Undoubtedly, the ideal complement.

Operates: daily AM / PM

Duration: 2.30 conventional tour / 4 hours with descent in Bridges Islands

Beagle Channel + Harberton + Walk with Penguins.

We sail Beagle Channel through the Sea Lions Island and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. Further on, we arrive at Estancia Harberton from where we take a 15-minute boat trip to Martillo Island, where we walk accompanied by a tour guide between Magellanic and Papuans penguins. After approaching to their nests and their habitat, we return to the Estancia where we have time to visit some of its facilities, apart from visiting the Acutushun Museum and having lunch (not included).

Season: Mid-OCT-MAR.

Subject to modification

Operates: daily

Duration: 9 hours

Beagle Channel + Harberton + Walk with Penguins.

We sail Beagle Channel through the Sea Lions Island and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. Further on, we arrive at Estancia Harberton from where we take a 15-minute boat trip to Martillo Island, where we walk accompanied by a tour guide between Magellanic and Papuans penguins. After approaching to their nests and their habitat, we return to the Estancia where we have time to visit some of its facilities, apart from visiting the Acutushun Museum and having lunch (not included).

Season: Mid-OCT-MAR.

Subject to modification

Operates: daily

Duration: 9 hours

 

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