Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Isla El Salmón & Laguna Negra
From the road 2km southwest of Lapataia, a trail leads north along the western
side of Río Lapataia to a fishing spot opposite Isla El Salmón. Laguna Negra, a
lovely lake in the forest, is easily accessible via a 1km circuit loop signposted 200m
past the trail to Isla El Salmón.
Getting There & Away
Buses leave from the corner of Maipú and Juana Fadul in Ushuaia every 40 minutes in
high season from 9am to 6pm, returning between 8am and 8pm. Depending on your des-
tination, a round-trip fare is around ARS$150, and you need not return the same day.
Private tour buses cost AR$270 for a round-trip. Taxi fares shared between groups can be
the same price as bus tickets.
The most touristy and, beyond jogging, the slowest way to the park,
El Tren del Fin
de Mundo
( 431600;
www.trendelfindemundo.com.ar
; adult/child plus park entrance fee
AR$230/80)
originally carted prisoners to work camps. It departs (without the convicts)
from the Estación del Fin de Mundo, 8km west of Ushuaia (taxis one way AR$60), three
or four times daily in summer and once or twice daily in winter.
The one-hour, scenic narrow-gauge train ride comes with historical explanations in
English and Spanish. Reserve in January and February, when cruise-ship tours take over.
You can take it one way and return via minibus, though the train fee is the same one-way
or round-trip.
Hitchhiking is feasible, but many cars are already full.
PUERTO WILLIAMS (CHILE)
0612 / POP 2874
Forget Ushuaia: the end of the world starts where colts roam Main St and yachts round-
ing Cape Horn take refuge. Naval settlement Puerto Williams is the only town on Isla
Navarino, the official port of entry for vessels en route to Cape Horn and Antarctica, and
home to the last living Yahgan speaker.
Just outside Puerto Williams is some of the Southern Cone's most breathtaking
scenery. With more than 150km of trails, Isla Navarino is a rugged, backpackers' para-
dise, with slate-colored lakes, mossy lenga forests and the ragged spires of the Dientes de
Navarino. Trails lead past beaver dams, bunkers and army trenches as they climb steeply
