Tierra del Fuego National Park Trekking & Canoeing

About This Experience

This is an active day in Tierra del Fuego National Park for groups of up to 10. After hotel pickup in Ushuaia, a 30-minute drive brings you into the park, and the rest of the eight hours is split between hiking, lunch and a paddle on the rivers. Guiding is in English and Spanish. The tour averages 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews, and reviewers often mention the guides, the lunch and the canoe section.

The morning goes to about three hours of hiking on trails of medium difficulty, where mountains rise close to the sea and rivers and lakes sit next to the coast. A reasonable level of fitness helps. One reviewer found the walking could have been more demanding, so hikers after a hard trek may want to look elsewhere; the park's longer trails, such as the 8 km Senda Costera, open only from November to April.

Lunch with drinks is served in a sheltered dining dome near the Lapataia River, out of the wind and rain, with about an hour and a half to eat. Then you pull on the rubber boots, overpants and life jacket provided and board a stable inflatable canoe. For about an hour you follow the slow current of the Lapataia and Ovando rivers down to Lapataia Bay, watching fresh water give way to the sea.

The End of the World Train does not feature on this itinerary. The national park entry fee is paid on site and is not included: ARS 40,000 for foreign visitors since 1 June 2026. The tour is not suitable for children under 5, pregnant women or people with limited mobility, and cruise passengers need a private service in place of the shared departure. Pack warm clothes, a windbreaker and spare socks. The price is $184 per person.

Highlights

• Small group, limited to 10 participants
• About 3 hours of guided hiking on medium-difficulty trails
• Around 1.5 hours for lunch in a sheltered dome near the Lapataia River
• About 1 hour paddling inflatable canoes down the Lapataia and Ovando rivers
• Finish on the water at Lapataia Bay
• Guiding in English and Spanish

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ushuaia
• ✓ Bilingual specialist guide (English and Spanish)
• ✓ Lunch with drinks
• ✓ Canoeing equipment: rubber boots, overtrousers and life jackets
• ✓ Small group of up to 10 participants

Not Included

• Tierra del Fuego National Park entry fee (ARS 40,000 per foreign visitor since 1 June 2026), paid on site
• End of the World Train ticket (the train is not part of this tour)
• Tips

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Warm clothing
• Windbreaker
• Spare socks

Good to Know & Caveats

• Every visitor needs a Tierra del Fuego National Park ticket: ARS 40,000 for foreign visitors since 1 June 2026 (Argentine residents pay less, and children aged 0 to 6 enter free). It can be bought online in advance from the national parks service.
• Cruise passengers cannot join this shared tour and need to book a private service that fits the ship's schedule.
• Not suitable for children under 5, pregnant women or people with limited mobility.
• The hiking is of medium difficulty, so a reasonable level of fitness helps.
• Weather changes fast in Ushuaia and snow is common from June to September; warm, waterproof layers are needed in every month.

Meeting Point

Pickup from your hotel in Ushuaia.