The grand journey

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Day 1

We set out in the morning from Ushuaia to an adventure that will take the following 3 days enjoying the landscape and the best dishes in Tierra del Fuego. Then we start going to the centre of the island, to the area of Escondido Lake and Fagnano Lake, where we are making an intense 4×4 activity, then we go to our shed on the coast of Lago Escondido to enjoy a barbecue of meat of the area cooked on the Lenga and Guindo logs, two of the typical trees of this area. We enjoy the meal together with a Patagonia Malbec and dessert to close the first gastronomic experience.

After sailing on canoes on the Lake, we set our way towards Tolhuin where we are spending our first night at Kaiken Inn, the most awesome view of the Fagnano Lake.

Canoeing may be suspended due to adverse weather conditions and no other activity is planned to replace it.

Day 2

We have breakfast at the inn, with homemade marmelades and bread. Then we continue our adventure towards the north of the island up to the intersection of National Road 3 with Provincial Route A, a road between ranches and we visited Estancia Rolito. This beautiful farm, which keeps the spirit of a family business based on the tradition of sheep farming, is the first to open its doors to rural tourism. It is here that we pause for a delicious tea with homemade cakes, biscuits and jams.

Ani, Pepe and family will be the hosts who will tell you the history of the place. Later we trek through paths of guanacos which will accompany us during all our walk and we arrive to the top of San Pablo Cape to visit its lighthouse which was built in 1945, and destroyed by an earthquake in 1949.

After this walk we go to visit Desdemona, a wrecked ship since 1985 on the coast. We are having lunch in a small fishermen town where with very primitive techniques they fish bass, salmon, silverside and octopus. We enjoy this seafood and get to know about the special life of those inhabitants of the area.

Late at night, we return to Hostería Kaiken, to have dinner and sleep.

Day 3

We Have breakfast and leave towards a place where we will be surprised by other of the gastronomic activities of the area. We start driving through the National Route 3 upon reaching the intersection with “J” Route, taking a gravel road through a dense native forest.

Once we arrive at Brown Bay, we will deviate to see the famous flag trees, a particularity provided by the southwest winds in the area. After enjoying this place for a while, we will return to the vehicle to go in the direction of Puerto Almanza, which is the main port for artisanal fishermen where they are mainly dedicated to catching spider crab. Passing Puerto Almanza a few kilometers away, we will arrive at the house of one of the most renowned fisherwomen in this area, not only for her activity and career, but also because she is the only captain of the Beagle Channel (Diana). She waits for us at her house to step by step cook and taste all the dishes of the amazing Beagle Channel, giving us a gastronomic experience and social gathering that will be unforgettable.

After lunch we are going back to Ushuaia to end this special and unique experience of our región.