Lakes Escondido and Fagnano
In the area of the lakes you will see a spectacular mountain landscape, the provincial rural landscape of southern Argentina, as well as picturesque beech forests, peat bogs and prehistoric glaciers. The water in the lakes is the purest and absolutely transparent, since most of the water drains into the lakes fall on glaciers. The lakes are relatively far from Ushuaia, about 60 kilometers away.
Penguin Island (Martillo Island)
There is a large colony of Magellanic penguins and a few Papuan penguins on the island, and there is also a colony of mountain cormorants that nest on the rocks of the island. The surroundings of the island are an excellent habitat for penguins, as there are few predators and there is an abundance of food, land and vegetation.
In agreement with the Government of Argentina, no more than 80 people are allowed to stay on the Penguin Island in four groups per day, it is necessary to walk among the penguins in the wake. Catamarans from the city with tourists go to the island daily.
Estancia Haberton
50,000 acres of coastal marshland and wooded mountain slopes, was a gift at the end of the 19th century from the Argentine government, to the Reverend Thomas Bridge, for his work with the local population and for creating a Yaman-English dictionary, he is considered the patriarch of Tierra del Fuego. On this land, he built an estancia (ranch), which is currently the oldest station in the south of South America and is now managed by the descendants of the reverend, who make it possible to conduct excursions around it.
Cerro Castor
Cerro Castor is the southernmost ski resort in the world. This important ski center was opened in 1999. Cerro Castor has twenty-eight ski trails, several restaurants and pastry shops and a ski school. The trails are coordinated with the International Ski Federation.
Tren del Fin del Mundo
The southernmost railway in the world. The “Edge of the World Train” offers visitors the opportunity to travel by rail, built by prisoners, from the colony on the island to the forests to chop firewood. The station is located 8 km west of Ushuaia, the train departs three or four times a day in summer and once or twice a day in winter. You are provided with one hour, scenic ride on a narrow-gauge railway with a guide in English and Spanish.