Ushuaia Shore Excursions Tierra del Fuego National Park
Description
From the gangway inside the harbour, local guides will take you to explore the "End of the World". With a personalised tour, avoiding the crowds, through Tierra del Fuego National Park, where we will visit: - Ensenda Zaratiegui, where we will be able to see the End of the World Post Office. (Closed down by P.N Argentina) - Lapataia Bay, with its landscape surrounded by mountains, its archaeological sites and the symbolic value of being the end of the Pan-American Highway. - Lago Acigami, a lake with impressive scenery and native flora and fauna. - Cañadon del Toro, here we will enjoy a picnic with some local delicacies. This is one of the quietest and least visited places in the National Park. We will also get to know the city of Ushuaia, as on our way we will see most of the city, houses, squares, schools, and the way the local population lives and is made up. At the end of the tour you can choose to get off in the city centre or we can take you back to the cruise ship.
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Itinerary
Note: The National Park Fee is mandatory and must be paid directly upon entering the park, approximately $30 via credit card. Within the National Park, the places to visit are: -Ensenada Zaratiegui: Here you will find the End of the Word Post Office (Depending on whether the postman decides to open the post office) and a beautiful view of the Isla Redonda and the Sampaio Mountains (Chile). -Lapataia Bay: This is the end of the National Route N°3 and the end of the Panamerican Highway. We will visit archaeological sites inhabited by the Yamanas. (Indigenous Peoples). -Lake Acigami: crystalline lake divided between Argentina and Chile. Here we will take a short interpretive walk. Cañadon del Toro, one of the least visited places by tourists. Here we will enjoy a picnic. With local pastries (Alfajores of dulce de Leche).
During our trip from the port to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, we will be able to see the entire western area of the city of Ushuaia. On our way back, we will take another road so that we can get to know the city of Ushuaia in a non-touristy part. It will take us the same amount of time as the morning route.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Only pick up from the port, no pick up from hotels. Only for passengers arriving to Ushuaia by cruise ship. The day you arrive in Ushuaia we will be waiting for you next to the gangway inside the port of Ushuaia, next to the cruise ship (it will not be necessary to walk out of the pier). We will have a sign with your name on it.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Note: The National Park Fee is mandatory and must be paid directly upon entering the park, approximately $30 via credit card.
Reviews(89)
This tour took us to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, Lapataia Bay, the end of the pan american highway and a visit to the Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino (convict railway)museum. Our guide and driver prepared some Mate Cocido for us at the stop to watch the train go by and the guide explained the genocide history of the Selk'nam. The only negative was that communication about pickup at the ship was problematic for us and we almost missed the tour.
Really great experience. Tour guide was enthusiastic and very knowledgeable,, a great day and learnt loads.
This was a well organized and interesting excursion. Our guide, Diego, was really good - very knowledgeable, friendly and easy to talk to. He was always making sure we were having a good time
A fantastic tour which we really enjoyed. Pablo was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and gave us a great insight into the history of the area and the natural environment. Well organised and we got to see a lot of the area. Would highly recommend.
Andie (Andreas) the guide was very informative throughout the tour giving us facts and figures about Ushuaia and the National Park. The tour started early so we could be ahead of the crowds going into the park. Enjoyed the stop near the railway line for a snack and drink before heading back to Ushuaia.
We had a great tour to the national park. Our driver was excellent and our guide was fantastic. She gave us so much information during our tour. I liked all the insight to living life in Ushuaia. She was very personable and went above and beyond. We would have loved to walk a little more in the park but it began to drizzle rain. Very nice experience.
There were 20 of us on a small bus. Easy to find on the pier. Overall saw all the sites the shore excursions from our ship did with way less hassle
The very clean 16-seater minibus was waiting for us right at the bottom of the ship's gangway, so we didn't have to walk down the long dock. Communication in the days leading up to the tour from the tour operator was excellent. The road turns to gravel just outside Ushuaia. The scenery inside the National Park was a bit scrubby, but the scenery from the viewpoints was fantastic. The post-office-at-the-end-of-the-world is now permanently closed but remains as just a colourful shed on a wharf. All advertised aspects of the tour were covered very well. The highlight for me was when we had morning tea, where our excellent guide brought out some maps and explained in great detail the geography and history of the region, as well as the culture of the local people. our morning tea consisted of tea, coffee, mate, a bottle each of glacial water and a local biscuit. We could also pick wild blueberries (sour) while waiting for the steam train to pass. This five hour tour cost us A$365.58 for the two of us, plus A$30 each entry into the national park. When we got back to the ship there were horror stories about some of the excursions so we were very glad we picked this one. Well done Ushuaia Shore Excursions.
Wonderful guide and driver! The itinerary was short and provided a glimpse of the park. The crowds were terrible with this itinerary possibly being the most popular. Buses and fellow tourists made the stops too congested to enjoy much of the “nature”. However there was a very bright spot and that was the weather and our last stop. Away from the crowds to a meadow to view wild horses up close and enjoy our guide’s hospitality with refreshments. Excellent and most enjoyable.
A good tour of the National Park, our Tour Guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. The vehicle was very clean and well maintained. Nice little picnic of beverages and cookies which was unsuspected.
