Tierra del Fuego Eco-Adventure: Beagle Channel Canoeing, Penguin Colony and Gable Island

10 Hours

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

English,Spanish

Language Offered

Overview

Explore Tierra del Fuego on this Patagonian eco-adventure, departing from Ushuaia. You'll visit a Magellanic penguin rookery on Martillo Island, accessible by boat. Paddle an inflatable canoe down the Lasiphashaj River and through the Beagle Channel in the company of experienced adventure guides. Enjoy a picnic lunch and a scenic hike on remote Gable Island. Choose an optional side trip to Estancia Harberton, tour the 19th-century homestead and visit its unusual museum. This full-day adventure includes round-trip hotel transportation, all equipment, lunch, snacks, beverages and wine.

Tierra del Fuego eco-adventure from Ushuaia
Paddle a canoe along the Lasiphashaj River and the Beagle Channel with an experienced guide
Opt for an easy drive to the 19th-century Estancia Harberton and view sea mammal bones on display (entry at own expense)
Watch a Magellanic penguin rookery on Isla Martillo from the boat and hike through a forest on Gable Island
Enjoy provided snacks and lunch with wine, soft drinks and coffee
Hotel pickup and drop-off from Ushuaia included

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Departure & Return

What To Expect

Board a minibus at your Ushuaia hotel and head toward the Lasiphashaj River to begin your full-day Patagonian excursion. Opt to take a guided boat trip down the river and along the Beagle Channel. Listen to a safety briefing and don the provided equipment (including a life jacket, waterproof pants and rubber boots) before launching your inflatable two-person canoe, keeping an eye out for seabirds and sea lions basking on the rocks and small islands. The boat trip is suitable even for novices; learn paddling techniques or choose to ride in a boat with a guide. Or, if you prefer not to adventure out in the boat, you're driven straight to historic Estancia Harberton, one of the first settlements in Tierra del Fuego. While touring the homestead and perusing the on-site museum, learn about the English missionary turned sheep farmer who settled there in 1886.After paddling for 2 hours, the canoeing group reaches Estancia Harberton to explore the homestead for a half hour before meeting up with the rest of the group and departing for Isla Martillo (Martillo Island). This island is famous for its penguin rookery, where Magellanic penguins breed and raise their chicks. View form the boat the thousands of breeding pairs of penguins just a few meters away from you. Then continue your boat ride and head for Gable Island, where a lunch of baked fish, potatoes and traditional Argentine picada - a sampler tray of cured meats (salami, pepperoni, ham), cheeses and olives - is served. Relax on the scenic shore of the island and enjoy wine, water, soft drinks and coffee. After lunch, take off on a guided 90-minute hike around the island. Along the way, encounter beaver dams, a lush forest and quiet coastal pathways. You'll meet your boat back at the Beagle Channel, then travel back to Harberton and board your bus for the trip back to Ushuaia. Your day trip ends with drop-off at your hotel.

Tierra del Fuego Eco-Adventure: Beagle Channel Canoeing, Penguin Colony and Gable Island

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Departure & Return

What To Expect

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