Ushuaia area. Planning some future travel …

[subtona]

Preliminary fact finding / planning.

Anyone been down to Ushuaia / Tierre del Fuego / Rio grande.


Looking for some broad strokes / recommendations.

What to avoid and musts to see


Thinking about making the trip March of 2026 (life and health permitting)


Thanks for any recommendations

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Any adventurers out there?

[Maleg]

Looks cold and windy.

[StuartG]

It’s cold down there! Dress appropriately. I recommend a visit to Tierra del Fuego national park.

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Originally Posted by Maleg

Looks cold and windy.

He said while reading a great novel by the fireplace :)

[Sjmoore11]

It’s a beautiful area. I second the recommendation for the national park.
Memorable hiking story: i signed up for a guided glacier hike…was a bit spur of the moment so didn’t really do any research. What wasn’t described was the 4 hour mud slog both ways to reach the glacier! 2 hours crossing sort of a river delta, jumping over and fording dozens of streams…then 2 hours climb through a beautiful temperate rainforest…but about the muddiest trail I’ve ever been on. And so slippery coming down. We had a bet that anyone who made it down without a muddy wipeout drank for free that night…no one was even close to collecting.
But the scenery was awesome and it was definitely a memorable day. Also really good seafood in town.
Another recommendation: if you are down that way, try to get to Torres del Paine in Chile. It’s about the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen.

[brandrea]

If you’re looking for cold weather, come to visit me Gus

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Originally Posted by StuartG

It’s cold down there! Dress appropriately. I recommend a visit to Tierra del Fuego national park.

Planning on visiting thank you.

What time of year did you visit?

Originally Posted by Sjmoore11

It’s a beautiful area. I second the recommendation for the national park.
Memorable hiking story: i signed up for a guided glacier hike…was a bit spur of the moment so didn’t really do any research. What wasn’t described was the 4 hour mud slog both ways to reach the glacier! 2 hours crossing sort of a river delta, jumping over and fording dozens of streams…then 2 hours climb through a beautiful temperate rainforest…but about the muddiest trail I’ve ever been on. And so slippery coming down. We had a bet that anyone who made it down without a muddy wipeout drank for free that night…no one was even close to collecting.
But the scenery was awesome and it was definitely a memorable day. Also really good seafood in town.
Another recommendation: if you are down that way, try to get to Torres del Paine in Chile. It’s about the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen.

Great intel.

Sounds like a hoot. Just what I’m looking for


What time of year did you visit?


I am thinking May 2026

[Sjmoore11]

I was there in January. Nice long days during the southern summer.

[StuartG]

Originally Posted by subtona

Planning on visiting thank you.

What time of year did you visit?

I was there in February.

[ts3]

Never been to Argentinian Patagonia but loved it down south in Chile. Lasting memories from a one week hike with tent and all in Torres del Paine National Park. Scenery as beautiful as it comes.

[subtona]

Originally Posted by brandrea

If you’re looking for cold weather, come to visit me Gus

Will keep that in mind Brian.
Took a motorcycle along the queenshead some years back on my way to Alaska. It wasn’t that cold in July. the 24 hours of sunlight was an adjustment.

[subtona]

Originally Posted by Sjmoore11

I was there in January. Nice long days during the southern summer.

Originally Posted by StuartG

I was there in February.

Jan Feb are mid summer and still cold!? … so not like 1987 carnival in Rio temperatures

[Old Expat Beast]

I can only recommend reading Uttermost Part of the Earth by Lucas Bridges before you go.

https://www.amazon.com/Uttermost-Par.../dp/1585679569

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I can only recommend reading Uttermost Part of the Earth by Lucas Bridges before you go.

https://www.amazon.com/Uttermost-Par.../dp/1585679569

Thank you Adam. Looking forward to it.

[boa2]

Originally Posted by ts3

Never been to Argentinian Patagonia but loved it down south in Chile. Lasting memories from a one week hike with tent and all in Torres del Paine National Park. Scenery as beautiful as it comes.

Absolutely stunning. Spent our honeymoon there. Only later did it occur to me what a huge ask that was of my wife, as she had never been backpacking.