Ushuaia Blanca

Lakes off Road

Wild landscapes, adrenaline and a cocktail of emotions are some of the things that will be waiting for you on this amazing experience. We invite you to live a day in Tierra del Fuego countryside, to be part of this exciting adventure full of anecdotes and moments that will leave you breathless.

We pick you up at your hotel in the morning and we head to Ushuaia’s exit through the National Road N°3. Our first stop will be at the panoramic point of Carbajal Valley; where we will be able to appreciate the glacier origin. We continue the drive till we arrive to Ushuaia Blanca located in the touristic resort Villa Las Cotorras for a quick technical stop.

We get back on the road where we will be amazed by the spectacular landscapes offered by Andes Mountains. We finally get to pass this mountains range through the legendary “Paso Garibaldi”; we will have the most spectacular postcard just in front of our eyes, Escondido and Fagnano Lakes are now visible. We start descending through an alternative road; this is the beginning of our 4x4 journey. Here is where we get inside the fuegian forest through the paths that were used by the first lumberjacks looking to exploit these lands. This way we will get to Escondido Lake where we will prepare some Argentinian “Mate” and share some snacks while enjoying the amazing view. Our adventure continuous and we get to Fagnano Lake where we can see the Magallanes fault line.

We will continue our adventure taking the road and we will go to Ushuaia Blanca, where a delicious lunch will be waiting for us in the Ernesto Kründ’s hut, replica of the refuge of the first postman on the island. After dinner and a warm conversation, our return to the city will begin.

After lunch and a nice talk we head back to Ushuaia

Type of excursion: full day.

*If you do not want to do ATV or UTV you will continue the off Road on the 4x4 through the river till the hut.

Menu:

"Picada" - Argentine Asado with grilled vegetables.

Winery: Aniello, Río Negro - Patagonia Argentina. Other drinks included: Mate Argentino; Water and sparkling water; Pepsi line soft drinks; Beer, Coffee.

It is possible to combine this excursion with different recreational activities such as guided tours in quads, among others.

ITINERARY

	09:00 Pick-Up
	10:10 Stop in the Valley Carbajal
	10:30 Arrival to Ushuaia Blanca
	12:00 Cross the Andes Mountain Range and view of the Escondido and Fagnano Lakes
	12:30 Off road circuit and snacks at Escondido Lake
	13:10 Arrival to Fagnano Lake
	14:00 Lunch at Ushuaia Blanca.
	15:15 Departure to the city
	16:30 Arrival to the city

Included: transfers, specialized guide, lunch and drinks. Vegetarian and gluten free menu available, please let us know in advance.

Our History

Mario and Gabriela Cornejo are two physical education teachers with a long career for his work in public schools and the quality and professionalism with which they work in their specialized physical activities center at the city of Ushuaia. In the nineties, approach the Cross Country Skiing to begin to physically prepare some skiers from the city and his own sons, Patricio and Mariela. Since then the whole family takes this discipline as a way of life, constantly practicing and looking to improve their technique and represent the country in several international competitions. During 2002, they take over teaching the sport (tourism oriented) in Villa Las Cotorras, starting to expand and improve services in the place in order to show the public the way they live and how you can enjoy the geography surrounding them.

Information Ushuaia

Ushuaia Argentina is a city, capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. It was founded on October 12, 1884 by Augusto Lasserre and is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel surrounded by the Martial mountain range, in the Bay of Ushuaia. Apart from being an administrative center, it is an industrial, port and tourist knot. It is the only city that is Argentina across the Andes as seen from the rest of the country. Also, according to the classification of the seas of the International Hydrographic Organization, the only city in Argentina (and port) with coasts and waters belonging to the Pacific, although this is not openly acknowledged by the Argentine government, which formally considers the channel Beagle a bi-oceanic passage, otherwise it would contradict border treaties signed with Chile which prevent it.

Ushuaia is usually called with the slogan "the southernmost city in the world."

The word comes from the Yagan language Ushuaia: ush ('the fund') and waia ('bay' or 'cove') and means 'deep or to the bottom bay bay'. The act of creating the sub-prefecture, in 1884, mentions the name "Oshovia", one of the many variations of an Aboriginal language word difficult to pronounce. Its inhabitants are "ushuaiense".

The city name is pronounced "u-sua-ia" for the Axe is silent and the 's' form or the following syllable. Whereas usually hear a mispronunciation, it is clear that the word does not carry Ushuaia tilde, and the accent is on the first "a".

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