{"id":2241,"date":"2011-10-14T16:14:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T19:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:14:28","slug":"canal-beagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/beagle-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing The Beagle Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Beagle Channel navigation is a classic and beautiful excursion in Ushuaia.<\/h2>\n

The departures operate from the tourist port of Ushuaia, right in city downtown. There, you can choose one of the many different companies available. Departures are daily AM and PM.<\/p>\n

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Walking on one of the islands in the Beagle Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our recommendation is to avoid the big catamarans<\/strong> and instead board a twenty-passenger smaller ship so you can experience a good approach of the surrounding natural environment and islets, and are assisted in a more personalized way by the onboard Guides and crew. The sailing experience in a small boat along the Beagle Channel is definitely a winner over traditional catamarans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Beagle Channel Navigation Route<\/h2>\n

You will start by skirting the bay, with a beautiful view of the most important buildings, such as the Marine Museum (housed in an old fort), the Museum of the End of the World, the industrial area, etc<\/strong>. In the background lie the majestic Mounts Olivia, Cinco Hermanos (Five Brothers) and Escarpados, as well as the Encajonado river. By looking at the opposite side, your eyes will meet the deep blue ocean.<\/p>\n

Later, the boat sails southwest, away from the city and\u00a0towards the heart of the Beagle Channel<\/strong>. It circumnavigates Alicia Island, which shelters a large colony of sea lions, until it reaches the Eclaireurs Lighthouse<\/a>, standing on a small island in the archipelago of the same name. This old lighthouse dating back from 1919 is one of the icons of Ushuaia, and the farthest point of the excursion; therefore, the craft starts to head back through a different route.<\/p>\n

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This is the most iconic image of the End of the World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following this route, the boat sails around Isla de Los Lobos (Sea Lions Island) for about 20 minutes,\u00a0which gives plenty of time to observe closely these sea mammals\u2019 games and rituals<\/strong>. The reigning silence emphasizes the impression that you are truly at the end of the world.<\/p>\n

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Sea Wolves Island – The Beagle Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Later, you will be taken to Isla de Los P\u00e1jaros (Birds Island) where you will be able to observe magnificent imperial and Magellan cormorants, Fullman and Giant petrels, skuas and twenty other species of marine birds.<\/p>\n

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The Birds Island – Beagle Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last stage of this trip consists of a walk through Bridges Island, along a path of birds and flora interpretation. The guide goes over the history of the island and the Y\u00e1manas (or Yaghans), being that the island keeps the biggest \u201cconcheros\u201d (shell deposits).<\/p>\n

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Bridges Islands – Beagle Channel – Tierra del Fuego – Patagonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three hours after the start, on the way back to\u00a0Ushuaia<\/a>, you will be offered some tea or coffee with liquor, or even the typical \u201cmate\u201d, previously sailing through Paso Chico (small passage), with the spectacular Martial mounts in the background.<\/p>\n

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Returning to Ushuaia after sailing across the Beagle Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Beagle Channel navigation is a classic and beautiful excursion in Ushuaia. The departures operate from the tourist port of Ushuaia, right in city downtown. There, you can choose one of the many different companies available. Departures are daily AM and PM. Our recommendation is to avoid the big catamarans and instead board a twenty-passenger… Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[26],"class_list":{"0":"post-2241","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ush","8":"tag-excursiones"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15914,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions\/15914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}