
Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world and is nestled between the shores of the Beagle Channel and the jagged majestic Martial Mountains, an undeniably picturesque setting for even the most jaded of travelers. It is the most important city in the Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the Southern Atlantic Islands Provinces, and enjoys a tax free status, making it not only a fantastically beautiful city where one can enjoy the natural surroundings, but also a great place for shopping. Here one can find many imported goods and products as well as an array of regional ones. While Ushuaia has significantly grown in size in recent decades, it maintains the quaint, isolated feel of a pioneer city.
- ACCESS ROUTES
Ushuaia is located at 3,085 km / 1,916 miles South of Buenos Aires and can be reached over land and by air. During the winter roads can be closed for several days due to heavy snowfall. There are daily flights to and from Buenos Aires, frequent flights from the towns of Punta Arenas and El Calafate, and weekly flights to and from other small towns in Patagonia.
- ACCOMMODATION
All types of accommodation can be found in Ushuaia, ranging from 2 to 5-star hotels to hosterias to cottages on the Estancia Harberton on a nearby island.
- WHEN TO GO
Ushuaia can best be visited during the spring, summer, and fall. In winter heavy snowfall can shut the city down. For the adventurous traveler, however, winter in Ushuaia offers fantastic cross country and downhill skiing.
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| City Tour: |

This tour will help you to understand the extraordinary life styles that this city encompasses with its constant growth, its neighborhoods and manufacturing zones. The museum called "The End of the World" allows one to retrospectively view the development of the island. You will also visit the Civic Center and the commercial zone. Afterwards you will travel 7 km / 4.4 miles to the north of the city, to the chairlift where one has a panoramic view of the city of Ushuaia, and the possibility of ascending the foot of the Martial Glacier.
- Included: transport , bilingual guide, all entrance fees.
- Time: Half Day.
- Type: this can only be booked as a private excursion.
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| Skiing at Cerro Castor: |
Fans of the brand new Mount Castor love it for three or four reasons. They say that it offers one of the longest seasons, with skiing from June until October without much variation in the quantity and quality of the snow. In addition, with its bases practically at sea level, skiing can be done with the most oxygen possible - which decreases the risk of cardio-breathing problems.
Located 20 km from Ushuaia, the most southerly ski center in the world is covered with thick birch forest. This is gratifying to the skiing experience: coming out of a wall of high gray trunks, their tops heavy with snow, the sea appears.

- Included: transport, Ski pass, Ski equipment.
- Time: Full Day.
- Type: transfer to the ski centre can be booked privately and as group service. The best time for skiing is between July and September. Please contact us for rates and ski possibilities.
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| Day tour to Tierra del Fuego National Park: |
Located in the Southwestern Tierra del Fuego province, over the borderline with Chile, this National Park is the an example of the Andean - Patagonian forest. It was created in 1960 and has a surface of 63.000 hectares. In this area the final part of the Andes features a northwest - southeast orientation. The peaks alternate with valleys where there are rivers and glacial originated lakes. Two types of forests are dominant here: those of Lenga and Guindo trees, both with an open under-wood mainly consisting of moss and fern. In the spaces between the forests there is plenty of peat in the very humid and flooded areas where the sphagnum moss grows. On the seashore, the two great bays (Lapataia and Ensenada ) are covered in gorges and beaches that are full of white cauquenes. There are also black-eyebrowed albatross (over two meters long) that cohabit with the steam duck and the diving petrel. There is also a rare kind of otter named chungungo. Other species are the guanaco and a particular Tierra del Fuego variety of red fox. The Canadian beaver, an introduced species, has caused a great environmental impact because it cuts down trees in order to build dams, which, in turn, provoke floods in certain parts of the forest where the trees also die as a consequence of the excess of water.

- Included: transport, bilingual guide, all entrance fees.
- Time: Full Day.
- Type: this can only be booked as a private excursion.
- A bit of history: The primitive inhabitants of this region were the yámanas aborigines who lived in huts at the Lapataia Bay area. Their food was mainly seafood. Nowadays it is possible to spot the "concheros", circles where mollusks accumulated meaning that there were settlements around.
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| Trekking near Ushuaia: |
Several treks are possible in the area- please ask us about availability and prices.
- Type: these excursions can mainly be booked as private.
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| Beagle Channel Tours: |
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Here you will be able to undertake a half day sailing across the Beagle Channel. While sailing the Ushuaia Bay, you will be able to see the southernmost city in the world, before finally arriving at the small key where the famous Les Eclaireurs lighthouse stands. On the way back, you will pass by Sea Lions and the Birds islands. In the evening you will return to the Hotel.
- Included: transport, bilingual guide, all entrance fees.
- Time: Full Day.
- Type: this excursion can only be booked as a pool excursion.
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| Antarctica Expeditions: |
Antarctic expeditions are available. Please feel free to ask us about availability and prices. |
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