{"id":202621,"date":"2025-02-10T13:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T13:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/?p=202621"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T13:59:00","slug":"ushuaia-rebranding-the-end-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/ushuaia-rebranding-the-end-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ushuaia: Rebranding the end of the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina can feel like the last outpost of civilization. It&#8217;s somewhere that\u2019s always embraced that image: tourist slogans reading \u2018fin del mundo\u2019 are everywhere, alongside street art showing convicts in stripy prison uniforms, remembering when this part of Tierra del Fuego was somewhere you were once sent as a punishment. Even tourism has been outward looking, catering mainly to the thousands of travellers who pass through here using the port to sail south on an Antarctic expedition cruise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now the city authorities are starting to realise that maybe getting those tourists to stick around might be a good thing. Could a former penal colony at the end of the world become a top tourist destination? I recently spent two weeks in and around Ushuaia to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fly in, sail out?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My first impression of Ushuaia was one of complete surprise. It was my first time visiting, and flying in from Buenos Aires the view of the city and the surrounding area was amazing. Ushuaia occupies a thin strip of coastline along the wide and beautiful Beagle Channel, but the thing you couldn\u2019t escape from the plane were the enormous mountains it was dwarfed by. Even in the middle of December \u2013 late summer in this part of the world \u2013 they still had plenty of snow, while their lower slopes were covered in a dark green carpet of forest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Penguin mural in Ushuaia, Argentina\" class=\"wp-image-202637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-1200x858.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20231125_204755124-1980x1415.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do all points from Ushuaia head south?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The former trekking guide in me couldn\u2019t help but get excited, like I had discovered a great secret before we even landed. These mountains looked made for hiking. Why had I never heard of them? Why had tourists always been so eager to rush through?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The short answer to that was apparent as soon as we started to descend. A handful of cruise ships were in port, either picking up or dropping off tourists eager to discover Antarctica. With the mountains rising up sharply behind Ushuaia, all roads in town seemed to lead to the port. A mural on the main street summed up the attitude: four penguins cheerily tripping their way past a road sign that led out of town and south towards the ice. In the previous tourist season, Ushuaia had seen 570 cruise ships and tens of thousands of tourists pass through its port. The challenge was to tempt some of them to see the city as a destination in its own right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Beagle Channel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My plan was to spend two weeks in and around Ushuaia, getting to know its moods. While the mountains called out to me the loudest, I wanted to start with the sea. As well as the polar cruise ships, the port was home to a variety of vessels for exploring the Beagle Channel. While plenty of local tourists seemed to be opting for large catamarans to take them on a shoreline cruise, I opted for a more intimate experience and took a small boat tour instead to feel better connected to the elements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Ushuaia in Argentina seen from the Beagle Channel\" class=\"wp-image-202640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-1200x858.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3384-1980x1415.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ushuaia seen from the Beagle Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dwarfed by the mountains Argentina on our left and the equally dramatic landscape of Chile\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/the-dentist-bringing-sustainable-tourism-to-the-end-of-the-earth\/\">Navarino island<\/a> on our right, we bobbed along the waves to the Les Eclaireurs islands, where sealions were hauled up on the rocks around one of Ushuaia\u2019s most famous landmarks: the bright red and white \u2018Lighthouse at the End of the World\u2019 that\u2019s been guiding ships into harbour for over a century.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a chance to stretch our legs at a wilderness lookout, and on the way back to port we dropped anchor to be served with cheese and charcuterie boards: an unexpected nice touch. If Ushuaia was looking to show me that you didn\u2019t need to take a boat and take a one way trip, it was a great start.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Into the mountains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on land, I was eager to dive into the mountains. As I was getting ready, it struck me that Ushuaia was like a larger version of another of Argentina\u2019s gateway cities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/argentina\/los-glaciares\/el-calafate\">El Calafate<\/a>. People flock there to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/argentina\/los-glaciares\/perito-moreno-glacier\">Perito Moreno glacier<\/a>, or to head out into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/argentina\/los-glaciares\">Los Glaciares National Park<\/a>. But unlike El Calafate, the high mountains were right here on the doorstep, and the trails promised to be almost completely empty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54241741324_0108651eb4_4k-1980x1414.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hiking in the mountains near Ushuaia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With my guide and three other hikers, it took just 20 minutes to the trailhead from where we started walking to Turquesa Lagoon. The mountains opened up to give sweeping views, as we crossed into the snow line towards the alpine lake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home for the night was a simple but cosy cabin. After working for many years as a guide in Torres del Paine, where you can sometimes queue for a viewpoint on the W Trek in high season, it was exhilarating to have what felt like an entire mountain range to ourselves. Over the next few days, we crossed boulder-strewn moraine, hiked through valleys and up on to the back of the Vinciguerra Glacier. Every step felt like discovering a new country. In a way, that\u2019s what we were doing: showing that there was a wild trek right on Ushuaia\u2019s doorstep, completely hidden away and waiting to be revealed to the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investing for the future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next week, I watched the cruise passengers come and go in town. I stayed in one hotel where there were 70 guests at breakfast one morning, but when I came down the next day there were barely a handful of people waiting for coffee. On the surface it was easy to get the impression that things were barely changing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Fine dining at Alma Yaghan near Ushuaia in Argentina\" class=\"wp-image-202636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4026-1980x1414.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Local gastronomy at Alma Yaghan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversations with local guides convinced me otherwise. For years, Ushuaia had struggled to shed its image among Argentinians as the penal colony it was founded to be at the end of the 19th century. It was somewhere that people were eager to leave, or which could only attract incomers by offering them big tax breaks to settle here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, people are starting to see Tierra del Fuego as Argentina\u2019s next big thing. I went on an unlikely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/discovering-the-secret-kitchen-at-the-end-of-the-world\/\">foodie experience<\/a> at Alma Yagan along the Beagle Channel, run by a chef named Diana who had come here precisely because she saw that opportunity. The set up felt very Fuegan: it was so unassuming from the outside that you might have passed it by thinking it was an old fisherman\u2019s cottage. But inside, fresh from the sea or harvested from the local forest was so delicious and beautifully presented that I could have been in one of Buenos Aires\u2019s fanciest restaurants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other people \u2013 people with serious money \u2013 are starting to make the same bet. A week after I left Ushuaia the news broke that the Gran Meli\u00e1 luxury hotel brand had signed a deal to spend US$50 million on a new 200 bed hotel in the city. With 200 new jobs expected to be created, with the knock-on effects for the tourism supply chain, it\u2019s a confident bet that Ushuaia is about to become a bigger player on the national tourism scene, and one more confident in selling Tierra del Fuego as a destination in itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A diverse destination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During my time in Ushuaia, I got to explore the coastline by e-bike an, see its waterways by kayak and head deep into its forests by 4WD. And when I finally left, I made the trip down to the port to board a ship like the majority of other visitors to Ushuaia \u2013 but instead of sailing to Antarctica I took a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/adventure-cruising-to-cape-horn\/\">four day cruise <\/a>that explored Tierra del Fuego\u2019s coast in more detail. We sailed to Cape Horn and explored hidden bays where enormous glaciers calved icebergs straight into the sea. This really did feel like the end of the world \u2013 a place where no roads had reached, or probably ever would.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-1200x858.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3579-1980x1415.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Horse riding near Ushuaia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From my time in Ushuaia, it was clear that it was home to the sort of attractions that any destination would die to have, but they were attractions that had been hidden away for too long, by people who could only see what was on the next horizon. As the city starts to look more confidently outward, it will be fascinating to see how tourism develops there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina can feel like the last outpost of civilization. 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