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the same location; they accommodate a maximum of nine guests at a time, and they add
an hour-long walk, crab fishing, cognac, and an under water camera to the package, for
$36 (£24) per person. F rom N ovember thr ough F ebruary, most companies visit the
teeming penguin colony and pull the boats up to the shor e where travelers can close in
tight to watch these mar velous animals. I t's $75 (£51).
Pira Tur,
B. Yaganes Casa 127
(
&
2901/15-604646
[cell]), offers walking tours onto the colony with contr olled
groups.
Motovelero P atagonia E xplorer
(
&
2901/15-465842
[cell]) has an 18-
passenger maximum and leaves daily; it visits the sea lion colony and includes a walk on
the Isla Bridges for $50 (£34). This company also works with the Aventuras Isla Verde in
the park for a full-day sail; inquir e at their kiosk.
Ushuaia Boating,
Gob. Godoy 190
(
&
2901/436193;
www.ushuaiaboating.com.ar), operates a small, speedy zodiac ferry to
Chilean Puerto Williams. It costs $240 (£162) round-trip.
FISHING
For a fishing license and information, go to the
Club de Pesca y Caza,
Av.
San Martín 818 (no phone). It costs about $15 (£10) for for eigners per day.
SKIING
Ushuaia's ski resort,
Cerro Castor
(
&
2901/499301;
www.cerrocastor.com),
is surprisingly good, with more than 400 skiable hectares (988 acres), 15 runs, three quad
chairs and one double, a lodge/r estaurant, and a slopeside bar . Day tickets cost $18 to
$33 (£12-£22), depending on lo w or high season. The resort is open fr om June 15 to
October 15. To get ther e, take the shuttle buses
Pasarela
(
&
2901/433712
) or
Bella
Vista
(
&
2901/443161
); the fare is $12 (£8.20).
Tour Operators
One of the better agencies in to wn,
All Patagonia Viajes y Turismo,
Juana Fadul 60
(
&
2901/433622;
www.allpatagonia.com), is the local American E xpress travel repre-
sentative. It acts as a clearinghouse; if they don't offer a trip themselves, they'll arrange an
excursion with other outfitters. They can also reserve excursions in other destinations in
Argentina and Chile. All P atagonia offers three glacier walks for those in good physical
condition, impressive scenic flights o ver Tierra del F uego ($80/£54 per person for 30
min.), and treks and drives in its Land Rover with nature guides. They also arrange a bus
and boat trip to H arberton and the penguin colony ($75/£51 per person), and they ar e
one of the few agencies to operate afternoon tours of the national par k. It is a very good
company to approach if you're not sure what you want.
Canal Fun & Nature,
Rivadavía
82 (
&
2901/437395;
www.canalfun.com), specializes in “unconventional tourism.” It's
a great company to choose if y ou're hankering after some hair-raising adv enture. They
staff excellent guides who pr ovide 4WD trips and walks culminating with a barbecue.
The company also leads kayaking and nighttime beav er-watching trips, and they 'll cus-
tom-build a trip for y ou. They run private tours only on r equest.
Rumbo Sur,
Av. San
Martín 350 (
&
2901/422275;
www.rumbosur.com.ar), and
Tolkeyen Patagonia Tur-
ismo,
San Martín 1267 (
&
2901/437073;
www.tolkeyenpatagonia.com), are two more-
conventional operators that deal with larger gr oups and arrange more classic excursions,
such as a city tour and guided visits to the national par
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k and Lagos Escondido and
Fagnano.
USHUAIA AFTER DARK
Nocturnal activities are somewhat sedate in this city . That is not to say it is completely
dead, however, and there are some good bars to help you wash down that king crab din-
ner with some locally br ewed beer. Two to tr y are
Dreamland,
9 de Julio and D eloqui
(
&
2901/421246
), and
Dublin Irish Pub,
9 de Julio 168 (
&
2901/430744
).
