Holiday in Ushuaia

About Ushuaia

Ushuaia holds the title of the southernmost city in the world — and you feel this superlative at every moment: wedged between the snow-capped peaks of the Martial Mountains and the icy Beagle Channel, the capital of Tierra del Fuego lies at the literal end of the world, where Patagonia transitions into Antarctica. The Fin del Mundo sign at the harbor is one of the most photographed motifs in South America. The Tierra del Fuego National Park begins just 12 kilometers west of the city and protects 63,000 hectares of subantarctic wilderness: Lenga and Coihue forests, peat bogs, icy glacial lakes, and Lapataia Bay, where the Pan-American Highway — the longest road in the world — officially ends. The Senda Costera leads along the Beagle Channel through ancient forests with views of Chilean islands and snow-capped peaks. The Beagle Channel, named after Charles Darwin's research ship, is Ushuaia's maritime heart: boat tours lead to Isla de los Lobos (sea lion colony), Isla de los Pájaros (cormorants), and the iconic Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse — often mistakenly referred to as the lighthouse at the end of the world. With luck, you may see Magellanic penguins, leopard seals, and albatrosses. Ushuaia is the main gateway to Antarctica: from November to March, expedition cruises depart from here across the Drake Passage to the white continent — the shortest crossing takes about 48 hours. Even those who do not travel to Antarctica feel the proximity of the icy continent in the rainy weather, the glaciers above the city, and the subpolar light that fades only after 10 PM in summer. In winter, Ushuaia transforms into the southernmost ski resort on Earth: Cerro Castor offers slopes at an altitude of 1,057 meters from June to October with spectacular views over the Beagle Channel. Dog sledding, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing through snowy Lenga forests make the Patagonian winter an experience.