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Ushuaia: Argentina

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The most southern city in the world

The capital of the Tierra del Fuego province gets its name from a yaman word that means “bay that penetrates to the east”.

It is the most southern city in the world, at the end of the land or at the beginning of everything, as the people who live there like to call it. It is surrounded by privileged geography, completed with a fantastic and unique landscape that includes snowy mountains, lakes, glaciers and native forests.

The climate is not as hard and rigorous as in the Chilean counterpart, so you can visit Tierra del Fuego at any time of year, practicing different types of activities in winter (snow related), and summertime (water sports and adventure activities).

Attractions

Ushuaia: the most southern city in the world. It offers hotel and gastronomic infrastructure for every budget, as well as organized activities and adventure sports for all visitors.

Canal Beagle: right by Ushuaia, where the End of the World Lighthouse is located. In this place you can enjoy a trip on the Beagle, getting to know more of the place’s history and the adventurs of those who were the first to step on the area when it was still virgin territory. A recreation also takes place here, where you can see Charles Darwin on his trip to the area, his expedition and his discoveries with a group of young scientists and a young yaman boy who was sent to Europe to study and then returned to Tierra del Fuego with Darwin.

Estrecho de Magallanes (Magellan’s Strip): the geographic formation that connects Chilean and Argentinean territory in Tierra del Fuego, and an obligated stop for those who want to visit Ushuaia. This land offers beautiful sceneries and the possibility to cover paths, visit glaciers and vasts pieces of land that have never been explored before.

Train of the End of the World: in Ushuaia, which started as a train that took prisioners from other parts of the country to the jail in the province, and today it works as a tourism attraction for those who want to see this land.

Lapataia Bay: in Ushuaia. From here you can see a series of geographic formations that are difficult to find all in the same place, such as fiords, snowdrifts, glaciers, lakes, rivers, bays and islands.

Antarctica: you can visit the sixth continent between November and March. There are tours that last nine days and others that go for two weeks. It is a unique trip that not many get to make.

Activities

Walks and horseback riding, water sports, trekking, hiking, excursions, observation of flora and fauna, photography, ski, snowboard, thermal waters, rural tourism, historic tourism.

Location

Argentinean Patagonia, province of Tierra del Fuego.

How to get there

To travel to Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia, by land, you have to cross to Chilean territory through the Magellian’s Strip. There are two options to do so. The first one is on ferry through Primera Angostura, trip that lasts thirty minutes. The second option is by ferry through Porvenir (Punta Arenas, Chile), trip that takes two and a half hours. Once in Argentinean territory, you continue the trip to Ushuaia through RN13.

When to go

All year.

Climate

Cold, humid.

Services

Accomodations, food services, primary services, museum, restaurant, travel agency, touristic information.

Surroundings

Santa Cruz, El Calafate, Chubut, Esquel, Canal Beagle, Tierra del Fuego, Río Grande.

Travel services in Ushuaia

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Ushuaia Flash	4 days	USD $293
Ushuaia y El Calafate	7 days	USD $420
Fin del Mundo y Glaciares	7 days	USD $675

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Hotel Los Yamanas
Hotel del Glaciar
Los Cauquenes Resort & Spa
Finisterris Lodge Relax & Spa
Hotel Albatros

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Posada El Gran Hogar		Rio Grande

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