Video: Los Cauquenes
Argentina · Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego
The city at the end of the world, on the Beagle Channel beneath the Fuegian Andes, where Los Cauquenes Resort + Spa + Experiences keeps 48 rooms and suites on the shore.
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Argentina · Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego
At the southern end of Argentina, on the island of Tierra del Fuego, the last of the Andes meet the sea. Ushuaia, the city at the end of the world, sits between their snowy peaks and the Beagle Channel, with forests of lenga, ñire and coihue on the slopes, peat bogs and glacial lagoons in the valleys, and cormorants, sea lions and penguins on the islands offshore.
We open Tierra del Fuego through Los Cauquenes Resort + Spa + Experiences, in the first row of the Beagle Channel at Bahía Cauquén, 7 km from the city: 48 rooms and suites of lenga wood and stone, the Spa del Fin del Mundo, and a boat of its own, the Akawaia.
Days here are spent on the water, in the forest and in the snow. Sail to the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse and the penguin colony of Martillo Island, ride the End of the World Train into Tierra del Fuego National Park to Lapataia Bay, where the Pan-American Highway ends, climb toward Martial Glacier or walk to Laguna Esmeralda, cross Garibaldi Pass to Lakes Escondido and Fagnano, and in winter take a snowmobile through the Tierra Mayor Valley.
Our Argentina guide joins the end of the world with the vineyards of Mendoza and the Uco Valley, reached by way of Buenos Aires, for a journey that runs from the Andes to the Beagle Channel.
Why visit
In motion
The boat leaves for the channel with a table set on board, the mountains of Tierra del Fuego on either side.
Featured properties
Your advisor works directly with Los Cauquenes, matching the suites to the party, timing the stay to the penguins, the autumn colors or the snow, and setting the boat days, treks and tables before you land. Tierra del Fuego pairs naturally with the vineyards of the Uco Valley at The Vines Resort & Spa in Mendoza.
The house
A first reading of the stay: rooms, light, and the quiet between them. Each still is a note, not a catalogue.
When and how
Each season keeps its own calendar. We plan the transfer around it.
Best time to visit
Summer, from December to February, brings the longest days and highs of 8 to 18°C (46 to 64°F), with the penguins on Martillo Island from November to March. Winter, from June to August, covers the island in snow, with snowmobiles, sledding and skiing from July to September.
Seasonality
Autumn, from March to May, turns the lenga forests red and gold, and spring, in October and November, opens the trails and boats toward summer. Your advisor confirms dates with Los Cauquenes when you inquire.
Airport / logistics
Los Cauquenes stands in Bahía Cauquén on the shore of the Beagle Channel, 7 km from the center of Ushuaia. Transfers between Ushuaia’s airport and the hotel are part of the stay. The boat programs sail from the port of Ushuaia aboard the Akawaia.
Luxury experiences
Ways of traveling
Begin with the collection that holds these houses and shores.
Related destinations
Landscapes that sit well beside this one.
Argentina
The high vineyards of the Uco Valley, south of Mendoza, where The Vines Resort & Spa keeps thirty-three villas at the foot of the Andes.
Destination
Antarctica with Exclusive Villa Collection: the continent’s interior, reached by air from Cape Town, with White Desert’s three camps in Queen Maud Land, the South Pole and the emperor penguins.
Destination
The great North of the Americas: the Alaska Range and its glaciers, salmon rivers without roads, and Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, a short flight west of Anchorage.
Plan My Trip
Tell us the season, the company, and the feeling you want to keep. We will write back with a considered path, not a link to a search.
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