Day 6 (October 25, 2019)   Canal Beagle

Before   

  Flight El Calafate - Ushuaia







   We’ve got an early flight for this day, at 9:35 AM, to the next stage of this travel: Ushuaia. A place labeled “The End of the World”.

   Since arrival is planned by 11 AM, we had the afternoon left for some visit. We would like to go to “The Train of the End of the World” to get rid of the external visit and leave only places in the city for tomorrow.

After

   Taxi is picking us up at 7:30 AM as scheduled. We pay 800$ for the ride and join the only line for checking in in this small airport, since there are no other flights currently. After paying 1700$ for the bags we wait for our flight in front of the boarding gate. Our flight reaches Ushuaia around 11 AM and when waiting for our taxi we can check we’re not going to have the expected cold here either. We pay 300$ for the ride to the hotel.
Our plane with Aerolíneas ArgentinasArriving at Ushuaia
   We change to fresher clothes and, after listening to all the advices we’re given at hotel, we walk directly to the touristic port to purchase the tickets for the cruise by Canal Beagle. The small boats are already full, so we end by paying 2400$ per person to Tolkeyen for our seats in their bigger boat. The 40$ for the port tax is already included.
Walking by UshuaiaWlaking by Ushuaia
   With this, we have two hours for our lunch, and we had already chosen the popular restaurant “El Viejo marino” to taste crab in front to this port.
Ushuaia's touristic port
   We must wait for 15 minutes before having a table and we use them to decide what we want. Our order is a full crab for two, which we can see how is taken alive from the pool. It is served in a piece with two scissors as cutlery. We pay 2000$ for that, a salad and drinks.
Full crab at "El viejo marino"
   We leave the place satisfied and walk the short way to the entrance of the port, where we’re checked for the tax recipes. Once in the port, we detect the boat belonging to Tolkeyen and board to it. Around 3:30 PM we start sailing.

Ushuaia's promenade
Port of Ushuaia
   As we’re leaving Ushuaia behind the views of the city are getting better, with the Andes in the background.
Ushuaia from Canal Beagle
   Soon, we stop by Isla de los Pajaros (Birds Island), where the concentration of cormorants is outstanding. The island is full of them.

Isla de los Pájaros
Isla de los Pájaros
   It takes a bit longer to get to Isla de los Lobos (Wolves Island), where we can see just a few of sea lions.
Isla de los Lobos
   After a while we reach Les Eclaireurs Islands, where we can see the lighthouse with the same name, but before we stop by an island full of sea lions, which we could detect this time by the smell.

Faro Les Eclaireurs lighthouse
Les Eclaireurs lighthouse
   Then the boat sails all around the island in order to get 360ş views of the lighthouse. After this, the boat sails back to the port, where we arrive by 6 PM. We go to a chocolate shop for the free chocolate that we’ve been given with our cruise tickets.
Walking by Ushuaia
   We walk by Ushuaia city center and stop at a travel agency to get our tour to Tierra del Fuego National Park for tomorrow, following the advice we got at the hotel. We buy some water in our way to the hotel because here, when it is a thaw season, the water by the tap is dirty due to sediments and it is recommended don’t drinking it.

Walking by Ushuaia