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The bucket-list things to do — and the private, expert-led way to do each.

Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, and the private, small-group, or expert-led way to make it yours — your own pace, real access, none of the crowd.

In port at Ushuaia, the bucket-list move is Isla Martillo: Private Penguin Colony Landing. Rumbo Sur (Ushuaia's premier local expedition operator) runs it — a private, expert-led experience at your own pace, not a 40-person coach. Below: all 6 bucket-list things to do on a Ushuaia port day, each with the independent way to make it yours.
Isla Martillo: Private Penguin Colony Landing
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Isla Martillo: Private Penguin Colony Landing

Wade ashore on a wild island inhabited by thousands of Magellanic and Gentoo penguins — one of the rarest wildlife landings in the Southern Hemisphere. A private catamaran transfer and expert naturalist guide make this utterly bucket-list.

Book it withRumbo Sur (Ushuaia's premier local expedition operator)USD 120–145 per person (Beagle Channel + Martillo Island landing)
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Beagle Channel Private Catamaran: Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse & Wildlife
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Beagle Channel Private Catamaran: Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse & Wildlife

Sail the legendary Beagle Channel on a private or small-group catamaran, drifting past sea-lion haul-outs and the flame-red Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse — the iconic 'Lighthouse at the End of the World'. Raw Patagonian scenery at its most cinematic.

Book it withTres Marias ExcursionesUSD 70–90 per person (standard navigation); private charter from USD 650
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Tierra del Fuego National Park: Private Full-Day with Naturalist
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Tierra del Fuego National Park: Private Full-Day with Naturalist

Explore the southernmost national park on Earth — ancient lenga-beech forests, beaver-dammed rivers and the raw shore of Lapataia Bay — in total privacy with a dedicated Fuegian naturalist. Darwin walked these same trails in 1833.

Book it withCanal Fun & Nature (Ushuaia)USD 119–145 per person (private guided full-day, park entry included)
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End of the World Train: First-Class Private Journey
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End of the World Train: First-Class Private Journey

Board the Tren del Fin del Mundo, the world's southernmost steam railway, chugging through pristine sub-Antarctic wilderness along the same route once used by Fuegian prisoners to haul timber. History, steam and scenery in one unforgettable ride.

Book it withTren del Fin del Mundo (Official)USD 50 (Tourist class); USD 80 (First Class); Private carriage from USD 300
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Laguna Esmeralda: Private Guided Glacier Hike
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Laguna Esmeralda: Private Guided Glacier Hike

Hike through peat bogs and wind-sculpted lenga-beech forest to a breathtaking emerald-green glacial lake — one of Patagonia's most photogenic hidden gems, virtually unknown to mass tourism. A private guide turns every step into a lesson in Fuegian ecology.

Book it withCanal Fun & Nature (Ushuaia)USD 75–95 per person (private guided, transfers and trekking poles included)
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4×4 Lakes Expedition: Lago Escondido & Lago Fagnano
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4×4 Lakes Expedition: Lago Escondido & Lago Fagnano

Venture deep into the Fuegian Andes aboard a luxury 4×4, tracing a dramatic off-road pass to two remote glacial lakes invisible from any public road — Lago Escondido (Hidden Lake) and vast Lago Fagnano, straddling the Argentine-Chilean border.

Book it withRumbo Sur (Ushuaia)USD 120–150 per person (private 4×4, lunch at lakeside lodge included)
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