Enjoy your day trip to Gable Island and the penguin colony. You will enter the Beagle Channel by paddling the inflatable canoes. While on a speedboat for Martillo Island, you will get the chance to watch penguins in their breeding habitat. Then take a motorboat from Harberton to the day's focal point, the massive Gable Island. After coffee, go for a stroll to discover more about this beautiful island, negotiate beaver dams, and a forest to get to the Beagle Channel shore.
Highlights
See wildlife: a variety of different seabirds and sea lions
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
From the hotel, you leave Ushuaia Eastbound along National Route No. 3 and Route "J". Once you arrive to Lasiphashaj river, you will prompt the inflatable canoes down the river, and into the Beagle Channel. The group will be provided with rubber boots, over pants and lifejackets for the activity in the canoes that will go down the river and into the sea. Once on the Beagle Channel, passengers will row setting course to the ranch. Throughout the journey at sea you will see wildlife: a variety of different seabirds and it is also usual, on the way to Harberton, to catch a sight of sea lions.
Once in Harberton, on board a motorboat, you'll leave towards Martillo Island. From the boat, you'll have the chance to see penguins in their breeding lair. Navigation on the motorboat continues up to the main attraction of the day: the enormous Gable Island, where lunch with a good Patagonian wine, soft drink and mineral water awaits.
After coffee, you’ll go for a hike to know more about this gorgeous island, crossing over beaver dams and through the forest to reach the Beagle Channel shore. From there you’ll take the boat to reach Puerto Harberton, and to hop on the bus back to Ushuaia.
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Initial deposit is $400, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
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This was our first trip to South America and we were a little nervous. But Adventure Life made things so easy! All our questions were answered before we left, and our guide, Vidal, was amazing! He gave us enough space to explore without rushing us along. He also knew where the best picture taking opportunities were, which was great.
Lindsay Gompf
TrustScore 4.8 | 174 reviews
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8 hours ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
1 day ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
