USHUAIA AND TIERRA DEL FUEGO NATIONAL PARK
TREN DEL FIN DEL MUNDO - TRAIN OF THE END OF THE WORLD

Travel the same route as the old Convict Train did 80 years ago.

Come and enjoy an unforgettable journey, learning the history, experiencing the natural wonders of the Tierra del Fuego National Park while traveling aboard elegant rail carriages recreating the "Golden Age" of steam.

The Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino (Southern Fueguean Railway) is impressive not only for its style but also for its association with the history of Ushuaia, "Prison for Relapsed Felons" and the old Convict Train built to transport wood from the nearby forest for heating and building purposes.

Today the railway is an environmentally friendly means of permitting tourists to visit and view an otherwise inaccessible part of the Tierra del Fuego National Park. The trains leave from Estación del Fin del Mundo (End of the World Station), located 8 km West of Ushuaia. The line owns 2 steam engines, a diesel locomotive, and 15 comfortable carriages fitted with heating and large windows. The round trip is a 1 hour and 40 minutes journey and the single journey lasts 50 minutes.

The line runs alongside the Rio Pipo. After crossing the river on Puente Quemado bridge, a right-hand bend round a rocky outcrop reveals the steepest part of the line. At the first stop, La Macarena platform, passengers are encouraged to alight to admire the view. A stepped pathway rises 25 meters to a viewing gallery where a glacier fed waterfall cascades down the mountainside. Another pathway descends 20 meters from the platform to a riverside area from where a reconstructed Aboriginal settlement can be studied. Soon after leaving this station the line enters the National Park. A second stop alongside the river reveals the remains of an old sawmill. The line now leaves the main valley and loops around a "Turbal", or raised peat bog, of which there are many examples in Tierra del Fuego. Finally a sharp right-hand curve brings the line to the start of woods where we reach the terminal station of Estación Parque Nacional.

· Full commentary in English and Spanish.
· Comfortable coffee shop and bar at the Estación del Fin del Mundo, where visitors can enjoy local cakes and hot chocolate.
· Attractive souvenirs are available from the station shop.
· Exhibition of historical photographs and workshops visit available on request.

DAY 1 - Arrival to Ushuaia Airport and transfer to hotel. 03 nts of accommodation with breakfast

DAY 2 - Excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Return to the city and take a Beagle Channel Navigation to see Isla de los Pàjaros, Isla de los Lobos and Faro Les Eclareirs.

DAY 3 - Excursion to Fagnano and Escondido Lakes

DAY 4 - Transfer to airport

This is a basic program to visit Ushuaia Area. Please visit our tour list to see more tours combining this area and others place in Argentina and Chile

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