Ushuaia Trip Overview
You will be able to appreciate the glacier and enter its caves! The walk will reveal a wonderful world of crevices and sinkholes that you can immortalize in photographs during this challenging trekking.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Ushuaia, Argentina
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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What to Expect When Visiting Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina
You will be able to appreciate the glacier and enter its caves! The walk will reveal a wonderful world of crevices and sinkholes that you can immortalize in photographs during this challenging trekking.
Itinerary
The tour begins in the morning with the transfer from the hotel to the
Valley of Andorra, the place where many locals settled and formed one
of the characteristic spontaneous urbanizations in Ushuaia. After leaving
the vehicle, the walk goes along a meltwater, meandering river that goes
through the peat bog that lines this valley. This wet and slippery ground
will be found along much of the walk; so remember to pack the
appropriate footwear!
Once in the forest, the ascent is constant, and while it is intense at the
beginning, it is less demanding near the treeline, at some 600 meters
above sea level. Once above the treeline, the views of the surrounding
mountain range’s craggy peaks that enclose the valley where the hike
started are astonishing.
The ascent continues along a stream that feeds from a glacial lagoon
where, a few decades ago, the Vinciguerra glacier used to have its
terminus, and where it used to calve icebergs. Although nowadays the
glacier retreated a few dozens of meters from the lagoon, it is now
attractive for its caves and the magical gravitation it still has in this area
of breathtaking views.
Stop At:
• Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Province of Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
• Glaciar Vinciguerra, Laguna de los Tempanos, Ushuaia Argentina
