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In Tierra del Fuego can be reached by land, sea or air. Those who choose the latter option, entering through the airport in the provincial capital, are spectators of a unique landscape: as the plane begins its descent, the snow-capped mountains are giving way to imposing the Beagle Channel, an arm of 180 kilometers interoceanic links the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Navigate its waters is one of the most fascinating experience of classic and Ushuaia. Motorsailer catamarans and venture into the Tierra del Fuego channels in various circuits, such as the Isla de los Lobos, three hours, and the Penguin, which twice as long, crosses the islands of the Birds, the Lobos, the famous Eclaireurs Faro, the island Gable and Mackinlay step culminating in Martillo Island, home to a colony of Magellanic penguins and gentoo penguins increased. It is also possible to take the route that landed in the Estancia Harberton.

Another way to see the famous canal explored by Captain Robert Fitz Roy is by diving, admiring the deep sub-Antarctic waters, possessing great wealth of flora and fauna and underwater forests.

Within the so-called conventional tourism, the city of Ushuaia offers city tours, visits to the Maritime Museum and Presidio Ushuaia, Fin del Mundo, Yamana and the City, as well as the Promenade des Artisans, the Martial Glacier and National Park Tierra del Fuego.

For those who have little time, it is recommended that combines the tour bus, the Railway End of the World and a boat to go postal flagship National Park, as Ensenada bay, lake and bay Lapataia Rock, where you board a catamaran that travels through spectacular bays, islands and peninsulas.

Adventurous travelers will also find activities that match their preferences: they can make 4 × 4 trips to places close to unspoiled nature, rock climbing on the mountains of Tierra del Fuego and ice in the area of waterfalls, mountain biking, canopy, rafting, Photo safaris and horseback riding in length and varying difficulty.

If it is walking, hiking outings range from three hours, targeting the Martial Glacier, up to two days, reaching the hill Alvear. Inside the park, located just 12 kilometers from the center, you can reach vantage points overlooking mountains, lakes, rivers, peat bogs and forests.