Tierra del Fuego National Park with the End of the World Train
Description
We will take the train at the End of the World Station. On board the train you will be able to hear the story of the prisoners and delight in magnificent landscapes. You can enjoy this experience aboard a vintage railway, with its steam locomotives and elegant cars that have large windows and an individual audio system, the which offers the possibility of listening to the story in 7 different languages, in order to not only appreciate the nature that surrounds it, but also know a very important part of the history of Ushuaia. The trip continues to the National Park Station, contemplating the magnificent landscape offered by mountains and valleys near its border. Arriving at the National Park Station, our last stop, your guide will be waiting for you to continue your visit to the Tierra del Fuego National Park. At the end of the excursion, we will return from the National Park to Ushuaia in a shared transfer. Train ticket confirmation is subject to availability.
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Itinerary
We will take the train at the End of the World Station. On board the train you will be able to hear the story of the prisoners who came daily to cut wood to this area, and delight in magnificent landscapes, composed of the zigzagging Pipo River, the La Macarena waterfall, the tree cemetery and the majestic forest of lengas In this way you will visit an inaccessible part of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, where you can enjoy this experience aboard a vintage railway, with its steam locomotives and elegant cars that have large windows and an individual audio system, the which offers the possibility of listening to the story in 7 different languages, in order to not only appreciate the nature that surrounds it, but also know a very important part of the history of Ushuaia.
Arriving at the National Park Station, our last stop, your guide will be waiting for you to continue your visit to the Tierra del Fuego National Park. The National Park represents the southernmost protected area in Argentina. It is the only one that has sea coasts and mountains. On this tour we will visit the Pipo River, Monte Susana, Acigami Lake, Alacush Visitor Center, Laguna Verde and Lapataia Bay where the Pan-American route system ends. We will make descents to take photographs and a walk of about 30 minutes that will be subject to weather conditions. The topography of the Park is extremely varied, being a succession of steep mountains, rivers, valleys, lakes until accessing the coast of the Beagle Channel. Throughout the year you can admire the subantarctic forest. The most common mammal is the Fuegian red fox. The variety of marine and mountainous environments allows bird species to live here.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Some hotels in the city are not included in our pickup itinerary. If so, we will contact you to indicate the nearest hotel where we will pick you up for the excursion. You must wait for your guide in the lobby of the indicated hotel. Pick-up or drop-off from or to the port cannot be scheduled.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In order to confirm your reservation, we require the following information for all passengers: Full name, date of birth, ID or passport, nationality, hotel, and telephone number. If there are minors under 18 years of age, please provide a passport photo. Failure to provide complete information will result in your reservation being unconfirmed.
Reviews(184)
The End of the World Train was not the best part of the tour, but it was fun in a touristy way. Most of the trip was via bus and we were picked up at our hotel. We appreciated the beautiful scenery and the information about the flora and fauna in the Park related by our guide. We had visited the prison museum prior to the tour which put the purpose of the train line in perspective.
Over rated massively over charged. You are Forced to buy a national park permit . So instead of costing 30,000 ARS it’s 60,000 ARS per person . But it’s not sold at that price. PLUS the COST of transport to and from the station @ approx 40,000 ARS Return. We Explained that we didn’t want to get off the train and go into the park. It would have been simple to regulate those using the park or not. Tour companies charge heavily and would cost even more. Then - Because of the time limitations on the only two return trains means you can’t really do anything ( 2 hour window) so it wasn’t worth it at all! The only positive were the views of the stark landscape albeit beautiful. It is likened to the UK charging visitors to enter the Lake District or the Yorkshire’s dales or Peak District.
The park is beautiful and very well kept, where you can see a lot of variety of native flora and fauna. As a complement, and it is highly recommended, the train journey that prisoners made from the prison to the park to work in the quarries or forests.
The train is amazing, and the story you are told along the way makes you feel like you are in that era. The landscapes are spectacular, both in winter and summer.
Nature in Tierra del Fuego Park was very imposing, absolutely recommend!! The ride was not well organized, at the start we waited 40 minutes until we left. The entrance tickets to the park must be bought by everyone themselves Duration about 30 minutes until all are through. Getting the train tickets also took 30 minutes, to which the train ride is not recommended, absolute usury price 60 dollars/person for 1 hour of pummel train. From 5 1/2 hours = 1 1/2 hours waiting time
Luca was an extremely knowledgeable tour guide who understood the historical nature of the national park. He was prompt to pick us up and very courteous at al times. His enthusiasm was evident as was his passion for the environment and his culture. Highly recommended.
Lago Roca view was breathtaking. However tour guide organization was awful. I would suggest to do the trip on your own.
Don’t waste your time. You can take a taxi to the train and buy your own ticket. You can take a taxi around the park and do your own thing for way cheaper.
Train trip interesting with great audio guide. Bus trip through the park had good info commentary but limited stop and walk opportunities. However overall a good experience. Arrangements hampered by confusion about pickup times and location. I had to make several calls, texts and emails to confirm but once I got the right number the response was quick.
They cancelled our tour at 8:00pm the night before we were supposed to go. They wanted us to change days, but we had no other days. I would never use this company.
