2024-03-20 13:40:00
Ushuaia is fourth in the searches for the tourist destinations most chosen by Argentines to travel to the next extra long weekend for Easter, which joins with Malvinas Veteran’s Day and generates six days of rest. It is a great opportunity to enjoy all its beauties: the Tierra del Fuego National Park; the End of the World Train; the Magellanic penguins on Martillo Island, the traditional navigation through the Beagle Channel, the End of the World train, its famous prison and more.
According to the report revealed by the tour operator Despegar the other chosen destinations are Bariloche, Puerto Iguazú, Salta, El Calafate and “sales of flights and packages already exceed those of carnival and there is still room to take more reservations.”
Autumn begins in the month of March and lasts until June. In its course, nature surprises you with a range of incomparable colors: the leaves of the trees give a real spectacle, going from different greens to oranges and intense reds. The picturesque landscape and pleasant temperatures of around 6°C make autumn an unforgettable moment. Little by little the temperature begins to drop and the hours of daylight also become shorter.
If you are one of those who choose Ushuaia, you should know that it offers a great diversity of activities in contact with nature: hiking with the possibility of visiting mountain lagoons with extraordinary panoramic views of the city and its surroundings, overflights, horseback riding, diving, mountain biking, canopy, kayaking, canoes and the fascinating Antarctica are waiting to be visited.
Tierra del Fuego National Park
If you are looking Connect with the nature and history of the southernmost city in the world, the Tierra del Fuego National Park is the ideal place to do so. The park protects 68,909 hectares and is the only one in the Argentine Republic that combines marine, forest and mountain environments, giving shape to the sea coast, lakes, valleys, extensive peat bogs and magnificent forests dominated by lengas, sour cherries and ñires.
This place contains the history of the Yámanas, ancient inhabitants of these lands. Paying attention, you can find mounds of cholgas and mussels, remains of their diet, known as “concheros” that remind us that these lands have been inhabited for more than 10,000 years.
Here you will find exuberant and diverse landscapes, inhabited by birds such as the picturesque sea goose, the steamer duck or the black-browed albatross. TOWhen entering the trails it is normal that you come across gray and red foxes, and that you hear the “tac, tac, tac” of a woodpecker.
There are options for all tastes, from the cozy forest that embraces you with its aroma of ñire, to the shocking cold waters of the Beagle Channel; from mountain trails to camping areas to relax near the river.
Within the park is Lapataia Bay. The name comes from the Yámana language and means forest bay. In addition to being a beautiful landscape, Lapataia is the end of Route 3; There is the famous sign that indicates the 3063 kilometers that separate it from the Argentine capital. Through a circuit of walkways you will be able to explore the surroundings and enjoy the fresh air of the sea mixed with the forest.
Ushuaia Prison Museum
The visit to the old prison is an ideal tour to do on a walking tour of the city of Ushuaia. The building of the old Ushuaia prison is currently part of an important museum complex that contains the Maritime Museum, the Presidio Museum, the Antarctic Museum and the Museum of Marine Art.
Inside the museum you can find objects from the time of the Presidio, which have been preserved over time, such as furniture made by hand by the prisoners, the molds for the manufacture of the prison tiles, paintings made by the prisoners, letters they wrote to their families, among many other things, including the original shackles that prisoners wore when they went out to work.
End of the World Train
The End of the World Train runs through the last 7 km of the old train tracks that the inmates of the Ushuaia prison used to exploit wood from the forests. After many decades of abandonment, the train was restored and replaced by a modern system of locomotives and carriages and put at the service of tourists visiting the city.
The End of the World Train is one of the options available to visitors to get from Ushuaia to the Tierra del Fuego National Park.
End of the World Train Schedules. Daily departures at 9:30, 12:00 and 15:00. Round trip: 1 hour 50 minutes. Prices for the End of the World Train: The train has different classes, the same differences per carriage and because some classes include drinks, meals, etc.
Sailing on catamarans through the Beagle Channel
It is one of the most popular attractions for the thousands of national and foreign tourists who visit the city of Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego. The experience of sailing through mythical waters, full of extreme stories and landscapes with nature almost untouched by man, It attracts the attention of visitors who usually accumulate in the port area from where the different maritime excursions depart.
The Beagle, named following the British ship HMS Beagle that, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz Roy, toured the area for the first time in 1830,treasures from powerful stories of adventurers and shipwrecks to classic attractions like the Les Eclaireurs Lighthouseknown as the “false” lighthouse at the End of the World that has been guiding sailors for 105 years and enduring the hostile climate of the area.
For tourists who navigate it today, The canal also allows them a unique contemplation of the city of Ushuaia from the point of view of the sea, to which are added the sightings of birds and sea lions and the surroundings of snow-capped mountains and Patagonian forest.
The different circuits invite you to observe unique views of the mountain range and iconic mountains such as Mount Olivia, as well as pioneer ranches such as Harberton and Túnel.
The classic maritime excursion through the canal, lasting regarding three hours, rVisit the Island of the Birds and the Island of the Wolves, places where you can see birds such as albatrosses, cormorants, skuas, seagulls, petrels and one- and two-haired sea lions.
Prices for accommodation, excursions in Ushuaia
For an Argentine family of three, accommodation in an apartment for 4 is around $42,000. Although a point in favor for national tourism is that there are different rates between foreigners and locals. Flights from Buenos Aires are $445,957 round trip.
Prices for walks and excursions
Entrance to the National Park: $2,500
End of the World Train: $30,000
Navigation to Isla de los Lobos: $42,000 (this tour is through the Beagle Channel)
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