LAKES OFF ROAD (all year round)     For people of all ages who want to reach unique spots only accesible by a four wheel drive vehicle. We will pick you up at the hotel around 9 - 9:30 am and take National Road Nº 3 northwards. We will follow a path to Lake Fagnano and in an extraordinary forest we will have breakfast (coffee, tea and biscuits). The off road lasts for approximately one hour following the coast of Lake Fagnano, sometimes through the forest, sometimes in the water if you want, you can take a 40-minute-walk to the refuge we have by the lake. There, we will be waiting for you with a snack, (cheese, salami, chips) and a barbecue (steaks and mix salad), drinks included (red or white wine, beer, sodas and mineral water) At 3:30 pm we will follow an off road till we reach old road N 3 that borders Lake Escondido and we´ll go on further to the tip of the lake, where Hosteria Petrel is located Length: 8-9 hours Vehicle: Land Rover Defender

TREKKING AND SAILING (NATIONAL PARK) (ALL YEAR ROUND)     Between 9 and 9:30 am we pick you up at the hotel and take NR Nº 3 westwards. We arrive to the National Park, and after we pay the entrance fee (not included), we go to the coastal path. This path, (2 and ½ hours) is doubtlessly the most beautiful in the Park with lots of vegetation. Then we board an 18 people Zodiac. We sail along the Beagle Channel to the Redonda Island and have a view of Imperial Cormorants that nestle in a rocky wall of the isle. We disembark on the island and have lunch in a refuge (what a view!!!). Lunch is homemade pasta and drinks included are red wine, sodas and mineral water. There are two paths, 20 minutes each. At 3.00 pm we will head to Lapataia Bay and along this trip we will see some of the most beautiful seabirds of the Argentinian South. From here we will walk two short paths: Lapataia and Las Lengas lookout to end near Laguna Verde, where our van is waiting to take us back to Ushuaia. Length: 7/8 hours Vehicle: Van

MEETING BEAVERS (SUMMERTIME)     We go into a private lot and cross the cordillera in a Land Rover Defender. It´s 25 minutes off road in a really beautiful landscape. At the end of the track we begin a walk along an extraordinary forest, enchanted, filled with orchids, daisies, wild strawberries. After 25 minutes we arrive at a beaver´s dam, an untamed view. There, we will watch these charming rodents, experts in hydraulic engineering. They never miss!!! We go back to the truck and from there to the Valley of Río Chico where we are waiting for you with a large campfire, a snack (salami, cheese, chips and drinks) and a tasty stew; drinks included (wine, beer, sodas and mineral water The return to Ushuaia is unique, the off road by night in the forest is unbelievable and for a great ending, a terrific view of Ushuaia at night from the top of the mountain. Too good to miss it! Length: 5-6 hs Vehicle: Landrover defender

TREKKING & CANOEING (NATIONAL PARK)     The day begins at 10AM when we pick you up at the door of your hotel. We follow highways 3 and J for an hour and a half until we reach Bahia Brown (Brown Bay), where we prepare the duckies and fortify with hot drinks and snacks. The duckies (inflatable canoes) are suitable for two occupants and completely safe. We disembark on Gable Island and it's 24-km of pure magic. After a visit to the Harberton Estancia's old sheep shearing barn, we convene at our rural retreat, light the rustic salamander and indulge in a Yamana-style meal After the three-hour hike, we return to the retreat, where we break for hot drinks and snacks and prepare for the forty-minute paddle back to the mainland. We arrive in Ushuaia between 9 and 10PM as twilight descends over the channel. Length: 10/11 Hrs

PATAGONIA ADVENTURE NAVIGATION (BEAGLE CHANNEL) (ALL YEAR ROUND)     We depart from the touristic pier at 9:30am and 3:30 pm. The name of the boat is Mendietta and it is an american troller, 9 meters long, 4 meters wide with a maximum capacity of 18 passengers. The experience of sailing the Beagle Channel in a small boat is something you should´t miss. We sail to the Sealions´Island, the Birds´Island, and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. The advantage of making this trip in a small boat is that you can get closer to the beautriful species of the southern part of our country. Finally, and the most interesting part of the tour, is that we make a walk on a deserted island belonging to the Bridges archipelago (birdwatching) and we also fish and taste King Crab (If it´s not close season). Length: 4 hours Vehicle: Van

HORSE BACK RIDE (ALL YEAR ROUND)     This tour lets you know (and use) the old paths used by the Ushuaia Prison convicts, when they had to work in the forest. As we ride higher we get astounding panoramic views of the city, Beagle Channel, Ushuaia Peninsula and Navarino Island. We leave behind the luxuriant vegetation of the subantarctic woods (lengas, guindos, canelos and other species) On the way back to our original starting point, we will wade the Pipo River. This tour offers the visitor a very rich experience both in Nature and History

TREKKING LAGUNA ESMERALDA (EMERALD LAGOON) (SUMMER ONLY)     This is a very easy trekking tour, suitable for everybody interested in knowing Tierra del Fuego&Mac226;s Natural and Landscape Reservation. Our starting point is the mountain refuge Nunatak, and we must go thorough a peat bog to arrive at a millennial forest. This unbelievable view also includes lengas and cohiues, decorated with moss and lichen At the end of the forest stands the Esmeralda Lagoon. The color of the water and the surrounding landscape are an invitation to stop and enjoy lunch at its shore

TREKKING IN THE OJO DEL ALBINO GLACIER (SUMMER ONLY).     This is a demanding trek, not suitable for everybody, but definitely for anybody in good physical condition, who enjoys trekking and wants to have fun. This tour includes the one to the Emerald Lagoon, adding a trek to the main tributary of the lagoon, which is born in the Ojo del Albino Glacier. This Glacier is on the lagoon itself &Mac246; size aside, it is similar to the Perito Moreno, but without bridges and, above all, without crowds!. It is really impressive to have such a view just for ourselves, without a soul miles around. We get to the Glacier and get a dreamlike view of mountains and ice. We put on shoe-clamps and start the exploration of the Glacier until reaching the Beban balcony, where we have lunch (Lunch Box) and then continue our trekking, with several stops at breathtaking panoramic view sites. You may rest assured that the effort is really worth while.

HARBERTON RANCH AND PENGUINS (SUMMER ONLY).     Driving through Route 3 we will get to a side road, alongside which flows the beautiful Larsoparsahk river. Behind the river looms Cornu Mount, the highest in Tierra del Fuego (around 4500 ft), as a kind of huge sentinel. We will really enjoy Nature and the Andes Fueguinos on our way to the Harberton ranch, the first in Tierra del Fuego, established in 1886. We will visit the Main House, the hill with unbeatable views of the Beagle Channel and the Picton and Navarino Islands, the Park and Cemetery, reproductions of Yámana Indians huts, Yámana archaelogical sites and the shearing shed, where we will watch the work being done with sheep. Once the visit is over, we shall board a modern zodiac to sail the Beagle Channel. We will get close to the Isla Martillo (Hammer Island), where we will be able to watch a colony of Penguins, not only of the Magellean variety but also Ribbon Penguins. Since the boat is quite small, we will be able to watch the penguins from a very short distance. Absolutely allured by the landscape, we will continue our adventure watching a very wide variety of regional fauna and flora. After navigating for about an hour, we will get back to the Ranch and board a van to return to Ushuaia. This tour does not include meals, and we therefore recommend to get some snack in town before departure.

WHITE ADVENTURE (WINTER ONLY)     We go from Ushuaia to the Tierra Mayor (Main Land) Valley (10 Miles North of Ushuaia). Somebody is waiting for us with Siberians or Alaskan dogs-driven sleighs. Passengers willing to do it, have the chance of driving the sleighs. We take a ride of about 10 miles through the valley until we get to a camping site, where we change our means of transport. We put on our snow raquets and trek through an hour and a half until we get to the frozen falls of Laguna Esmeralda (Emerald Lagoon). Unbelievable!!! We camp here and drink some hot chocolate. Pure magic!

SNOW AND FIRE (WINTER ONLY)     This is dinner in the mid of a very beautiful snowed valley. At sunset time we get to the place where our banquet will be held, trekking with snow rackets until we get to a fireplace in the mid of a millennial forest. The entrance to the "dining hall" is flanked by torches and the fire-place is prepared inside a huge snow hole. We will enjoy the warmth while we sit on tree-logs beside the fire. Our dinner will be exquisite sirloin brochettes and a country-style stew cooked in an old pot hanging from a tripod. Dessert: roast apples. We will stay chatting once meal is over and having fun until it is completely dark. Strongly recommended! We return to the hotel when we start becoming sleepy, well fed and happy.

END OF THE WORLD TRAIN     During your trip in the End of the World Train you will learn about the history of Ushuaia, the penitentiary and its train. Overwhelming landscapes with snowy mountains, rivers, lakes, cascades and pristine forests in the Andes will be with you during this unique trip that takes about two hours go and return.

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