Tierra del Fuego Ferry

Tierra del Fuego is one of the most visited islands of South America, with its capital city of Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel as the most popular tourist attraction of the island. The island is easily accessible by ferry from both the Chilean and Argentine Mainland. There is no specific ferry service as such in Tierra del Fuego, though there are regular ships like the ferry Melinka, which links Porvenir and Punta Arenas, and naval vessels supply Ushuaia and Isla Navarino, Chile and other cruises which can actually be called Tierra del Fuego Ferry. A number of ferries have the port town of Ushuaia as their destination dock as it is a staging point for many Antarctic expeditions.

Take the Tierra del Fuego Ferry Tour

The ferry departs from Punta Arenas in the morning for a crossing of the Magellan Strait which taking a total crossing time of 2.5 hours to arrive at the capital of the Tierra del Fuego Province, Porvenir.


The city sightseeing tour includes a visit to the Fernando Cordero Rusque Museum. The endemic fauna of the land displayed in the museum is the main highlight of the museum, which also has an interesting section on archeology and anthropology. Here the tourists can also see some examples of early Chilean film, which demonstrate the early techniques followed for the panning and mining of gold and a series of photographic exhibits of the Selknam Indians giving an important clue of the tribal culture and lifestyle.

The tour also includes excursions to the beautiful main square, fizzing with locals and tourists who cannot get enough of the Silesian Cathedral and the Monument built in memorial of the Selknam Indians.


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