11 Hiking Tours in Ushuaia Worth Booking

1.Tierra del Fuego Emerald Lagoon Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 271 reviews · 6 hours · from $105Our pick

Join a small group of up to 12 for a six-hour, 10-kilometer trek from Ushuaia to Laguna Esmeralda. Guides such as Nicolás, Julián, Fernanda, and Manuel lead the route in English or Spanish, explain local plants and wildlife, and may use a quieter path on the return. Lunch, hot drinks, poles, transport, and hotel pickup are included.

“It was fantastic and the guide was great. Just a small issue, it would be great if they would have some water in the van. It was a long walk and we had no opportunities to buy water on the way.”

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2.Trekking to Vinciguerra glacier and Tempanos lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 127 reviews · 8 hours · from $149

Join Arpon Trekking for an 8-hour, small-group hike from Ushuaia to Tempanos Lagoon and Vinciguerra Glacier. Guides such as Mauro, Nicholas, Luca, and Leo have led recent departures, but your guide may vary. Expect steep, muddy ground, changing weather, a box lunch, trekking poles, and crampons when needed.

“Absolutely amazing trip, our guides are were professional, perfectly prepared to the trip. 10/10”

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3.Trekking Emerald Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 87 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $105

You’ll leave Ushuaia at 9:00 a.m. for a guided, roughly two-hour trek to Laguna Esmeralda, then return along the same trail. Arpon Trekking provides hotel or port pickup, snacks, lunch, coffee or tea, and a guide who explains local plants and wildlife. Nicolas and Portuguese-speaking guides have led past outings. Bring waterproof gear and your own water.

“This isn’t a difficult hike but you do need to take it seriously (it had been snowing that morning)! The tour operator rightly insisted on boots (not trail shoes) which we hired for around £6. Our guide was very good and informative. Always a pleasure to hike in a group.”

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4.Tierra del Fuego Trekking and Canoeing

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 75 reviews · 8 hours · from $158

Spend eight hours in Tierra del Fuego National Park with a bilingual guide, a forest hike, lunch in a sheltered geodesic dome, and an hour of paddling from the Lapataia and Ovando rivers toward Lapataia Bay. Hotel pickup, gear, drinks, and a small group of up to 10 are included.

“La parte con la canoa é stata la più divertente (e faticosa), le guide sono state bravissime, ci hanno fornito tutte le informazioni e le indicazioni. Pranzo al DOME molto caratteristico, ovviamente spartano come era facile immaginare. Il trekking é la parte meno riuscita: organizzazione ottima ma forse si potevano scegliere sentieri più panoramici.”

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5.Small group Trekking to Vinciguerra Glacier and Témpanos Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $149Top rated

This 8-hour trek from Ushuaia climbs through Fuegian forest to Témpanos Lagoon and Vinciguerra Glacier. You’ll hike with up to 14 people, a professional guide, packed lunch, hot infusion, snacks, and transport. Guides such as Gisela, Violeta, Leo, and Marissa have led groups along the muddy, rocky, icy route. Good fitness and waterproof boots are essential.

“Was very interesting experience, a bit hard than I expected, but no risk. There were a lots people and a few dogs.”

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6.Laguna Esmeralda Trekking Adventure with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $125

Join a bilingual guide for a seven-hour trek from Ushuaia to Emerald Lagoon. You’ll cross muddy peat bogs, streams, and lenga and coihue forest, then return by another route. Hotel transfers and a lunch box are included. Guides such as Amaya, Valerie, Gabriel, Gabi, and David have earned praise for their care and local knowledge.

“The scenary is amazing and our guide was so funny and nice. However it should be better described because the trail is really not suited for everyone. It is said to be easy but is not. There is difficult forest walk and most of all lots and lots of mud. The scenaries are worth the fatigue but people should be more aware”

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7.Laguna Esmeralda Guided Trek with Box Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 16 reviews · 5 hours · from $100Best value

From Ushuaia, ride 40 minutes to a 4.5-kilometer trail through sub-Antarctic forest. Your guide leads you beside the Esmeralda River to a glacial lagoon, with walking poles and a box lunch provided. The trail can be very muddy, so waterproof footwear is mandatory. English and Spanish tours are available.

“Il percorso è molto bello, la guida correva e non è stata affatto di supporto. avevo chiesto un pranzo senza lattosio e hanno fatto un sandwich senza lattosio ma con un dolce con dulce de leche.”

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8.Trekking to Emerald Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · 5 hours · from $135

Leave Ushuaia by vehicle for a five-hour guided trek across Tierra Mayor Valley. Follow peat bogs, rocky ground, forest, and the Esmeralda River to glacial Laguna Esmeralda. Your guide speaks Spanish and English, and the outing includes hotel transfers, lunch, walking sticks, and satellite tracking. Trekking boots are mandatory.

“Josephina to skarb! Wspaniała, zaangażowana przewodniczka o olbrzymiej wiedzy. Piękne krajobrazy, pyszny lunch. Byliśmy zachwyceni!”

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9.Ojo del Albino – Full day trekking

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 8 hours · from $200

Leave Ushuaia early for an 18 km trek to Esmeralda Lagoon and Ojo del Albino glacier. You will cross wet forest, peat bogs, boulders, snow, and high Andean ground with a guide and a group of no more than five. English, Spanish, French, and German guides are available. Lunch, hot tea, poles, transport, and insurance are included.

“The hike was really good. Great views and challenges. The guide showed great competence and courtesy throughout the entire route. The trail requires a lot of care on the ascents, rocks, and snow, but everything was very smooth thanks to the guide.”

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10.TREKKING IN LAGUNA DE LOS TÉMPANOS AND VINCIGUERRA GLACIER

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 7h 30m · from $170

Join a small group of up to 10 for a demanding 14-kilometer trek from Ushuaia through peat bogs, forest, wetlands, and mountain streams to Laguna de los Témpanos and Vinciguerra Glacier. English and Spanish-speaking guides lead the way, with transfers, lunch, poles, and crampons if needed.

“We had an amazing day overall and found the hike to be absolutely beautiful. Also very much enjoyed the packed lunch and tea provided and having a beautiful view to sit and eat. Our guides were fantastic and very knowledgeable answering our questions as the day went on. The only feedback I have would be to set expectations about the hike in different seasons. In the description it talks about seeing ice caves, hearing the internal rivers and seeing crevasses - nothing we were able to do after being told that is for the winter time only.”

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11.Trekking Esmeralda Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $145

Travel from Ushuaia into Tierra del Fuego for a six-hour guided trek to Esmeralda Lagoon. You’ll cross a peat bog, follow a stream through lenga forest, enjoy a lunchbox beside the lagoon, and watch for beaver dams on the return. Pickup, a mountain guide, trekking poles, and winter crampons are included. Waterproof clothing and boots are not.

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