Compare Ushuaia the End of the World by Say Hueque vs Ushuaia Adventure Vacation Package by Tangol Tours
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| Duration | 5 days | 5 days |
| Price From | $ 1,160 | $ 672 |
| Price Per Day | $ 232 | $ 134 |
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| Trip Style | Self-guided tour | Group tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | N/A | N/A |
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Come to hike, sail, and tour Ushuaia, the Southernmost city of the world which offers a range of impossible-to-be-forgotten landscapes, outdoor activities, and animal life, that will make this short trip a lifetime experience. A perfect vacation for all ages, and an excellent option to discover the most popular natural wonders of Ushuaia |
Experience an incredible adventure in the "End of the World" city! With this package, you will have the opportunity to trek through the National Park with expert guides, as well as navigate through long rivers and beautiful bays, one day in canoes, another day in kayaks. Also, on a 4x4 vehicle, you will get to know the most incredible lakes and secrets of the city of Ushuaia, in a way that would not be possible otherwise. The Ushuaia Adventure Vacation Package includes four nights in a hotel, excursions with transfers from Ushuaia, and transfers to and from the airport. |
DAY 1: Welcome to Your Ushuaia Tour
Day at Leisure
Transfer from Ushuaia airport to your hotel – Day at leisure
Upon arrival to the airport of Ushuaia, we will drive you to your selected hotel and then you will be free to explore the city and the surroundings.
Ushuaia is a small town, really easy to get around on foot. The Yamanas, its first inhabitants, called it Ushuaia which means “protected bay” in their language. It was officially incorporated into the Republic of Argentina in 1884, and it soon became a penal colony, in order to establish a permanent Argentine settlement.
DAY 2: Ushuaia Hiking & Paddling in the National Park
Go hiking in Ushuaia’s National Park
Today we’ll pick you up from your hotel to start a 10-hour, moderate-difficulty, adventure in Tierra del Fuego National Park, just 7.4 miles away from the city and bordering the shore of the famous Beagle Channel. Enjoy some good Ushuaia hiking!
Upon arrival at Ensenada Bay, you will have time to enjoy the view over the Beagle Channel before you start hiking along the coast. Four miles of trail await you, where you’ll discover native flora, wild fauna, and the remains left by the Yamanas, the native inhabitants of the area. After this 3-hour hike, you will reach Lake Roca, where lunch will be served.
After a full homemade picnic, you will start the second part of this adventure. Take your oar and plunge into a 1hr 30 min paddling trip along the Lapataia River (only available for children over 5 years old). Make it all the way to Lapataia Bay, where the Panamerican Highway and National Route 3 ends at an awe-inspiring landscape.
After discovering the unique vastness of this stunning setting, we’ll take you back to your hotel to rest and enjoy another Patagonian evening.
DAY 3: Beagle Channel Cruise
Tour Ushuaia’s famous islands while sailing the Beagle Channel
In 1833 Charles Darwin sailed the Beagle Channel and found something great. Today it’s your turn: become another explorer of this channel, primitively named Onashaga Channel since the Onas were its first discoverers.
Make your way to the tourist pier (located downtown) to embark on a 4-hour Beagle Channel navigation in a fully equipped boat with a capacity for up to 26 people. With Argentina on your left and Chile on your right, you’ll sail this natural border until you reach the iconic Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, which is still in operation.
On the way, enjoy uplifting panoramic views of Ushuaia Bay, crowned by the Martial Glacier’s diverse marine wildlife, such as cormorants (flying birds, closely related to penguins) and fur seals. Hop off on Bridges Island to explore its vegetation, and visit the archeological remains of the Yamanas (the native inhabitants) accompanied by a specialized bilingual guide.
During the trip, enjoy bottomless hot cocoa and cookies, or try the maté (loose herbal tea), which is every Argentinian’s favorite drink. Once we get back to the port, you can make your way back to your hotel or stop in a local cafe or brewery to enjoy an amber craft beer paired with a traditional Patagonian appetizer.
DAY 4: Ushuaia Hiking to the Emerald Lagoon
Ushuaia hiking tours- The Emerald Lagoon
We’ll pick you up at your hotel and travel to the departing spot of this hike. Walk through a forest and then through some swampy areas (take out your rain boots here). The lagoon is at the foot of the Ojo de Albino glacier, between Cerro Bonete and Cordón Toribio. The emerald green waters blend with the copper red peat bogs, and the surrounding ocher, green, and brown color pallets of the mountains will be a unique spectacle.
During the return walk, we will continue exploring the forest crossed by rivers and streams, before enjoying an ideal meal: snacks, and lentil stew with a nice Patagonian red wine in a charming cabin overlooking the sunset on the Tierra Mayor Valley. At the end of the experience, we’ll drive you back to your hotel.
DAY 5: End of Your Tours in Ushuaia
Transfer from Ushuaia to the airport or bus station
At the appropriate time, we will drive you to the airport or bus station, and this will be the end of your 5-day hiking tour in Ushuaia. If you want to keep on exploring other Argentina tours check out our travelers’ favorites travel itineraries.
Day 1: Arrival in Ushuaia
Ushuaia city
At your arrival at Ushuaia's airport, you will be received and transferred at your hotel located in the city's center.
You will have the rest of the day free to enjoy it as you wish.
Day 2: Trekking and Canoes in the Tierra del Fuego National Park
Between 8.30 and 9 am, you will be picked-up in minibus, heading to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, more precisely to Ensenada Zaratiegui, where you will able to enjoy nice views of the Beagle Canal, with Redonda, Hostel and Navarino islands. Arriving at 9.30 am, you should hike along the Senda Costera, 7 kilometres of route which will allow you to discover Canal Beagle's flora and birdlife, and the fueguino forest, as well as vestiges of Yámanas´old settlements, natives from there. After 3 hours walking, you will arrive at the Roca lake, where you will have a repairing warm lunch in a comfortable assembled dome in the middle of the forest.
After lunch, around 2pm, the inflable duckies' ride will start along the Lapataia river, this river will bring you over the the final objective, the Lapataia bay on the Beagle Canal, precisely where the Panamericana Route and the National Road N°3 culminate.
From there, the way back to Ushuaia in minibus will take start, arriving around 4.30 pm.
During this excursion, we shall propose to discover the true secret of the Tierra del Fuego National Park. With our skilled (and one of a kind) guides it is possible to discover in details this recovered paradise , where mountains can almost reach the sea and the rivers' and lakes' freshwater cohabit with the sea coast.
Free night
Day 3: Kayak in open sea
Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel to then be picked up from there at 8 am in minibus, heading to Tierra Del Fuego National Park, more precisely in Lapataia Bay, from where, after a a few rowing instructions and security measures, you will be equipped and start the tour.
The journey begins at 9.30 am and goes along the bay's coasts, where you will be able to enjoy nice views from of the Beagle Canal, its wide birdlife and also observe vestiges of Yámanas´old settlements, natives from there.
After 3 hours rowing, you will arrive at the Ensenada Zaratiegui, located in front of the Redonda Island, from where you will appreciate at a better extent the Beagle Canal.
There, you will enjoy a nutritive lunch box to then return to Ushuaia in minibus.
You will arrive at your hotel around 3 pm.
In expedition double kayak, we furrow the waters to rediscover inhabited beaches and majestic places. If sometimes you want to experience rowing in a legendary place, the best specialized guides will accompany you with the adequate equipment and the necessary security conditions.
Note: the journey can suffer modifications according to climate conditions, preventing from rowing on the Beagle Canal and having to do it on the Roca or Acigami lake or, if not in the Escondido lake.
Free night
Day 4: Adventure in 4x4
Escondido and Fagnano lakes
After taking breakfast in your hotel, we will pick you up between 8 and 8.30 am, heading to the lakes. The minibus will take Route 3, which runs along the fueguina cordillera and allows access to the Garibaldi passageway, panoramic point from which you will be able to see the objectives of the journey : the Escondido and Fagnano lakes. The descent will begin, diverging from the road to follow woodcutters´ ancient traces.
Land Rovers allow to get to places with impossible access otherwise, because of the forest, the clay and rocks.
The Fagnano lake surprises with its dimensions and incredible landscapes.
Around 12.30 pm, you will arrive at the refuge where you will wait for a delicious asado criollo (typical barbecue). While the guides prepare the food, the passengers can have a walk around to appreciate the forest and beavers' constructions who are part of the landscape.
After the lunch and gaining energies, the adventure goes on with the hectic Fagnano lake's shores to reach an intern path leading to the Escondido lake, with minor dimensions but surrounded by an incomparable natural context.
Around 2 pm, the way back to Ushuaia city will start, taking parts of the old Nacional Road 3.
You will arrive at your hotel around 3 pm.
Day 5: Ushuaia farewell
Ushuaia city.
During the morning and after breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and have free time until your vehicle pick you up to take you to Ushuaia airport.
