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National Park/ Trekking + Canoeing

Tierra del Fuego National Park is one of the most frequently visited places in Ushuaia: it is close to the city, it is easily accessible and it does not require to be approached in any particular way. It is said that it can be visited any way you might want, but the sure thing is that it might not reveal its secret to those who do not get into the landscape or do not pay enough attention to the wonders hidden inside it.

We propose to discover the true nature of the secret within the Tierra del Fuego National Park. With our specialized (and extraordinary) guides it is possible to get to know in detail this recovered paradise, where the mountains are accessible from the sea, and the fresh water of rivers and lakes mixes with the sea. On this tour you get to walk through the forest, and canoeing down rivers, and across lagoons to get into the famous Lapataia Bay.

Canal Fun & Nature stands for its name, and proposes a trip around the National Park involving ornithology, geology, ecology, trekking, canoeing and photography. We’ll bring along our expertise, service and our attention to detail so that you may be able to concentrate on every attraction the place has to offer. It is not far from Ushuaia city, and getting there is easy. Do not miss the chance to get to know the National Park the way only Canal Fun & Nature can offer you!

 

End of the World Train

At the Pipo River’s valley, we can find the Southern Fuegian Railway Station, after a brief visit of its buildings we will start the train tour that will take us visiting part of the old railway used by the prisoners of the Old Prison. We will cross bridges and peat bogs and we will stop at the Macarena Cascade. After a small description of the zone that we visited we will continue our trip, entering the National Park Tierra del Fuego, towards where the old Lombardich sawmill and to the end of the railway we meet the National route #3 ending our train tour.

High Mountain FD

Impressive and majestic, the Andes unveil before our eyes in a particular way in the Province of Mendoza. The historical tour crosses wonderful sceneries: Potrerillos, Picheuta, Penitentes, the beauty of Uspallata and the ancient spirit of Puente del Inca are the destinations reached through Route 7.

The view of Mount Aconcagua, king of the heights, will be the perfect epilogue for a unique day. If permitted by the weather, we will reach the Redeemer Christ Statue.

Duration: full day

High Season

Departures: from Tuesday to Sunday

Starts: 07:30am Finishes: 7.30pm aprox.

Lago Escondido & Fagnano

Departing from Ushuaia and again on the National route #3 (Pan-American) towards the north of the island, to reach the Fuegian Andes through valleys covered by peat bogs.

We will cross the Carbajal, the Huskies, Tierra Mayor and Las Cotorras valleys, where it is possible, during the winter to practice the cross-country ski style. The next point of the tour will be the Garibaldi Pass (450 mts over the sea level), which we will cross the Mountain range of the Andes, with the beautiful view of the Lakes Escondido and Fagnano. From here we will start the way down to the other side of the Andes and will stop at Petrel “hosteria” besides the Escondido Lake, after a short stop will continue to the sawmills area, specifically to the Martinez sawmill ( out of operation this days ), at the coast of Fagnano lake and after visiting the Fagnano lake we will go back to Las Cotorras valley to taste the typical fueguian lamb barbecue.

 

Atuel Canyon

Walk to the southern lands, Luj·n, Tunuy·n, San Carlos arrival to San Rafael, 230 km. of the city of Mendoza. Visit the Island of Diamond River, Atuel River Canyon, an incredible combination of colors and shapes in the rock walls produced by river erosion effects. Valle Grande dam where the rugged beauty of the mountains allow us to discover in their slopes whimsical formations like The Phantom, The Lost Valley of the Monks, Table Witches, etc.. Later We arrive at the dock Nihuil hydroelectric complexes. Return to the starting point.

Duration: full day

Departures: Thursdays and Sundays (Tuesday to confirm)

Starts: 07:00 am Ends: 20.30hs approx.

City Tour Ushuaia

Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego, is located at the coast of the Beagle Channel surrounded by Le Martial Mountains that offers this unique combination of mountains, sea, glaciers and forest in Argentina.

Departing from Maipú avenue, towards the Footbridge Luis Pedro Fique, we will cross this narrow pas that ends at La Mission neighbourhood area chosen by the first white men settled down in Ushuaia. Other districts to visit will be the Brown and Solier, built by the first immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century. During the tour we will be able to observe old houses pertaining to the first fuegian families like Bebans, Pastorizas, Cangas, Fiques, Salomons, Ramos and the Provincial Legislature, old Government’s house. Also we will be able to observe the contrast of the incredible growth produced by the arrival of new settlers during the 80’s.

 

City Trek

Ushuaia lives between the Andes and the Beagle Channel, within a wilderness providing plenty of superb views. Ushuaia’s main feature is its isolation: it is the southernmost city in the World and that makes it even more unique. It took white men three and a half centuries from the time the first European came through the region finally to settle here. Very far from any other city, and because of the harsh living conditions, the development of the place was delayed until the turn of the 20th century. The first attempt to populate this place during the past century was a prison, which became the centre around which Ushuaia revolved during the following 50 years. During the 1970’s, the growth of the city was favoured by a law passed to promote industry, thus turning Ushuaia from a little village with some 5 000 inhabitants into what nowadays is a city of over 70 000.

We invite you to go around this city, to admire its magnificent views, to stroll along beautiful paths and to learn the stories of those who have chosen to live in this unique place. City Trek is an invitation to a tour around Ushuaia, a walk in which to discover its overwhelming natural beauty, and also to consider man’s relationship with nature.

Hot Spring Spa FD

Includes: Transfer Hotel in Mendoza / Hotel Termas de Cacheuta roundtrip

Includes free access to the Thermal Centre (supervised by technical staff)

Circuit composed of a set of natural pools and covered outdoor temperatures 30 to 40 ° C, where you can enjoy: Thermal grotto, waterfalls, whirlpools, bubble bed, volcanoes, corner showers, outdoor pools cold spring water, foot and road feeling, natural solarium, swimming pool with thermal water, application of thermal mud.

Does not include massage and gowns. To the Spa, bring a bathing suit and slippers.

Also includes Creole Brunch Buffet: Fill a charcoal grill (beef, chicken, pork, lamb and traditional sausages) solely table with a variety of vegetables and salads, prepared steamed, fried, roasted and candied. Mendoza desserts recipes. Drinks not included.

Opening from 10am to 6pm. All year.

 

Sea Kayak

This activity combines much of the appeal of hill-walking or photography safaris with a maritime aspect, and a vast vantage point that broadens the area of discovery to the seas man has been sailing for the last 7 000 years. The Yamana, the native people in this landscape, used fragile tree bark canoes. The women were doing the paddling and also used to dive to collect mussels. The children took care of the fire inside the canoes while the man braded the spear in search for sea lions.

In double sea kayaks, we’ll sail bound to conquer uninhabited beaches and majestic places. If you ever wanted to have the experience of rowing in a legendary area, the best specialized guides will go with you. Also, we will provide you with the proper equipment and with all the safety requirements needed for a successful adventure.

Experience Tierra del Fuego from a different point of view: from the water, the very place where this latitudes history was born.

 

Penguin Colony

The sailing route is the same as the one to the Harberton “Estancia” with the difference that we do not visit the “estancia”, sailing back to Ushuaia, without entering the Harberton Bay.

In this excursion we visit Remolino “Estancia”, in whose coast it lies the hull of the cargo vessel and passengers Mte. Sarmiento. The old style in its house was preserved, and in one of their rooms the history and recovered objects of this shipwreck are exhibited.