Situated on Isla Grande at the southernmost tip of Argentina, Ushuaia is the perfect base for adventures in the locale known as the End of the World. Wedged between the southern Andes and the frigid waters of the Beagle Channel, the provincial capital of Tierra del Fuego has long served as a jumping-off point for excursions on land and sea, from Antarctica cruises to glacier explorations.
Thanks to the city’s blasting vacationer economy, guests no more need to settle for unpleasant and-tumble facilities. Lavish hotels are starting to spring up by the nondescript housing built to provide housing for workers lured by high wages. While the sensational scenes that encompass the city remain the city’s star attractions, there are an expanding number of cosmopolitan things to do in Ushuaia too.
Lakes Escondido and Fagnano
Southernmost stretches of the Fuegian Andes. The Pan-American Highway out of Ushuaia goes through beech forests and past beavers’ dams, peat bogs, and glaciers. The lakes have campsites and fishing and are good spots for a picnic or a hike. Lago Fagnano is by far the bigger lake and belongs in small part to Chile. The trip can be done with a rental car or as an organized seven-hour tour, including lunch and a local guide.
A fun trip in the range is to Lago Escondido and Lago Fagnano in the southernmost extends of the Fuegian Andes. The Pan-American Highway out of Ushuaia experiences beech woods and past beavers’ dams, peat swamps, and ice sheets. The lakes have campgrounds and angling and are great spots for an outing or a trek. Lago Fagnano is by a far the greater lake and has a place in little part to Chile. The outing should be possible with a rental car or as a composed seven-hour visit, including lunch and a nearby guide.
Martillo Island
No outing to the Tierra del Fuego archipelago is finished without a nearby experience with penguins, and Martillo Island offers guests an affair that won’t soon be overlooked. This little island in the Beagle Channel east of Ushuaia is home to a great many Magellanic and Gentoo penguins. Visits lead little gatherings to shielded rookeries where guests can watch the grown-up penguins jockey for the best nesting area, tend to their chicks and fend off attacks from the occasional predatory seabird. The penguins appear to take their human visitors in stride.