Hiking and Paddling in Tierra del Fuego National Park
Tango on Florida StreetOur guide for the day, Frederico, picked us up at the hotel in the morning and we drove out to Tierra del Fuego National Park. We had a very easy hike through the park forest. Freddy was very knowledgeable about the history, flora and fauna of the area and I tired to remember as many names of plants as I could, but some are already forgotten.
Freddy told us that to go to a university the young people have to leave Ushuaia and go to Buenos Aires, but that the universities in Argentina are free.
They had tent-covered picnic tables at a campground where they fed us lunch, including a bottle of Argentina Malbec red wine. I am going to have to look for Argentina wines when I get home.
After lunch we joined up with another guide for a paddle raft trip down the Ovando River. It was an easy flat-water trip with beautiful views and a great variety of birds. I marked off as many as I could identify in my South American bird book. We saw lots of rabbits. They were brought in along with beavers and the grey fox. All of them have over populated and become pests.
We took out of the river at the end of the Pan American Highway. I had a picture taken of me and our guide at the sign marking the end of the highway.
On our way back to the hotel we drove around the old airport landing area where there was an old DC3 parked. We went to the water’s edge and enjoyed the views of Ushuaia across the bay. There was a large cruise ship in the harbor as well as commercial, military and pleasure craft. I took several pictures.
Tonight we went out to dinner again, had another great meal and more excellent wine. John and Kathy decided to stop for another drink, but I, not able to keep up with them, chose to go back to the hotel. On my walk back I saw that we were going to have a great sunset, so I hurried along to get the view from the hotel before it was gone. It was a beautiful sunset and the reflections off the water in the channel were magnificent. I took several pictures.
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
3 days ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.
Mary Warren
4 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
6 days ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.