After a small debacle in Punta Arenas which delayed our arrival into Argentina by 24 hours (see previous post), we set out for our first stop in Argentinian Patagonia. What better place to start than at the end of the world? Although our bus trip was about 13 hours, it seemed a lot shorter because we had to hop off and on several times. At our first stop, we took a ferry (bus and all) for about 15 minutes across a small body of water. 45 minutes later we stopped at Chilean customs to stamp our passports and finally after another 30 minutes we stopped again at the border of Argentina. Lesson learned during this process: although the bus rides are super long, going through customs is SO much easier when crossing borders between Chile and Argentina on a bus. We simply handed over our passports to get stamped, presented proof of payment for our entry fee and were on our way.
Ushuaia is arguably the world's southernmost city. I say arguably because this has been disputed by Chile which claims that a smaller town in Chile, Puerto Williams, is the southernmost city. Our day in Ushuaia included a tour of Tierra del Fuego National Park. We drove through the park and visited several beautiful lakes, camping grounds, hiking trails and even the southernmost post office. The park also has an "End of the World" train which carries tourists part of the way through the park. Our review of the online feedback about the train was that is is super touristy so we opted out.
After our tour, we packed up and went straight to the airport for a flight to our next city, El Calafate (aka home of one of the most amazing glaciers in the world, Perito Moreno). The takeoff from Ushuaia and landing into El Calafate were absolutely amazing! I was surprised to see such beautiful cities in what seems to me like the middle of nowhere.
Ushuaia is arguably the world's southernmost city. I say arguably because this has been disputed by Chile which claims that a smaller town in Chile, Puerto Williams, is the southernmost city. Our day in Ushuaia included a tour of Tierra del Fuego National Park. We drove through the park and visited several beautiful lakes, camping grounds, hiking trails and even the southernmost post office. The park also has an "End of the World" train which carries tourists part of the way through the park. Our review of the online feedback about the train was that is is super touristy so we opted out.
After our tour, we packed up and went straight to the airport for a flight to our next city, El Calafate (aka home of one of the most amazing glaciers in the world, Perito Moreno). The takeoff from Ushuaia and landing into El Calafate were absolutely amazing! I was surprised to see such beautiful cities in what seems to me like the middle of nowhere.
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