Travel Reference
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ing snow-capped mountains, lagoons and tiny
islands.
Half-day (2½-hour) cruises sail to
Faro Les
Eclaireurs
, called the “Lighthouse at the End
of the World.” Many a ship has foundered here.
The last went down in 1930 even after the light-
house was built. The ship returns by sailing
near
Isla de los Lobos
(Sea Lion Island) and
Isla de los Pájaros
(Island of Birds).
Full-day cruises (9 am-7 pm) follow the same
route but pass the small islands and lighthouse
en route to
Isla Martillo
- home to a colony of
Magellan penguins. You pass quite near
Puerto Williams
, the Chilean settlement on
Navarino Island. A stop at Haberton Estancia
and lunch at nearby Almanza completes the
trip. An option here is to return to Ushuaia by
bus.
Other daytrips go to
Lapataia Bay
and the
estancia
. These trips, and a 3½-hour crossing
from Ushuaia to Puerto Williams, are available
only from November through March.
Local Tour Operators
There are scores
of tour operators
in Ushuaia. It's
a buyer's market.
Rumbo Sur
at San Martín 342 (
421-139) is
the largest agency running maritime excur-
sions. Other reliable tour operators are
All
Patagonia
(ecological tours by bicycle) at 25 de
Mayo 31, Office A (
424-432), and
Antartur
at San Martín 638, Local 14 (
423-240).
