Ushuaia: Lake Fagnano & Escondido Half-Day with Pickup

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 24

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PickupAt your hotel

Two Lakes, Native Forest & Beavers in Half a Day from Ushuaia

You get picked up from your hotel, driven to Garibaldi Pass for views of Lago Escondido, walk through native forest to a beaver farm, then spend time on the shores of Lago Fagnano with a snack included. The guide handles the route and the history; you just show up and walk. Four hours round-trip, suitable for all fitness levels, with adventure insurance and transport sorted.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit lakes and winter centers

Discover panoramic viewpoint in Ushuaia
Pass through Ushuaia winter centers
Visit Garibaldi Pass and Escondido Lake
See glacial lake and old sawmill
Meet active beavers in the area
Enjoy Lake Fagnano and have sandwich

The Experience

The beaver farm sits 57 kilometers north of Ushuaia, and that's where the afternoon really starts. You'll drive through Lenga and Coihue forest—the kind of dense, quiet green that makes you understand why these animals chose this place—and if you're lucky, you'll spot one moving through the water. The guide knows where they work and what to look for. Before that, though, you climb to Garibaldi Pass, the highest point of the Andes crossing in Tierra del Fuego, and from there you can see Lago Escondido laid out below like something someone drew and then forgot to finish.

The walk between the two lakes takes you through native forest where red fox move through the undergrowth and birds call from branches you can't quite see. It's not strenuous—the tour works for families with small children, and you're not racing—but you're moving the whole time, and the landscape changes every few minutes. Winter resorts dot the route if you're traveling in snow season, though the real draw is the water itself. Lago Fagnano is one of Argentina's three largest lakes, and the guide will tell you about the Shelknam people who lived on its shores long before the sawmills arrived in the early 1900s. You can still see the old timber sheds and ovens if you look.

The snack happens on Fagnano's shore, and it's simple—a sandwich and time to sit with the water in front of you. That's the part people remember. Hotel pickup means you don't arrange transport or timing yourself, and the whole thing fits into a half day, which matters if you're only in Ushuaia for a short window. Adventure insurance is built in, so you're covered. The afternoon light on those lakes is something, especially if clouds break and the sun hits the water.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and return to Ushuaia, a guided walk through native forest between the two lakes, a visit to the beaver farm, a snack on the shores of Lago Fagnano, and adventure insurance covering the entire excursion.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Info de Ushuaia

Is this one for you?Right for travelers with limited time in Ushuaia who want to see both lakes and native forest without arranging their own transport or timing. The half-day format means you can combine this with another activity—the national park in the morning, or sailing on the Beagle Channel later—and still fit it into a single day.