Descripción

We depart from the End of the World Station in Ushuaia municipal camping site. This is the departing point for the trains which, then, follow the winding Pipo River edge that goes deep into Tierra del Fuego National Park. This is the same route as the prison train used to take. Here we can appreciate the used tree trunks: loyal witnesses of that time when Ushuaia used to be a penal colony. Some very funny coaches from the beginning of last century take us to revive a part of this land history.

Recorrido

The End of the World Station
The train starts its journey from the End of the World Station by following the same embankment that prisoners used 100 years ago.

Quemado Bridge
It runs through the “Cañadón del Toro”. It crosses Pipo River on the Quemado Bridge, where we can see the wooden ruins of the old bridge underneath the new one.

La Macarena Waterfall Station
The train stops at La Macarena Waterfall Station where we find a reconstructed native settlement, a typical one of the four native tribes that lived in Ushuaia for thousands of years: the Yamanas. At this point it is possible to climb towards a viewpoint with fabulous views of Pipo River Valley and La Macarena Waterfall, whose source is in Del Martial mountain range.
After 15 minutes, the ticket inspector blows his whistle so we return to the train quietly. The train starts its journey again and goes into the sub Antarctic forest area, one of the few forests in the world.

National Park Border
The train enters Tierra del Fuego National Park. While winding through Pipo River, the train continues its way and crosses areas that show prisoner’s tracks during their daily routine of cutting down trees. They kept on doing this task uninterruptedly for half a century. After bordering the peat bog, a characteristic land in Tierra del Fuego in which a muss called Sphagnum is developed, the train arrives at the park station.

National Park Station
At this point, we can make use of the toilet coaches. We can then either return by train to the End of the World Station or continue our excursion by other means of pre-booked transport. During the journey we are accompanied by a bilingual guide (Spanish-English), who tells the story of the "Convict Train" in detail.

Servicios

Apart from a nice crew, we have several services among which we can choose so as to enjoy our tour as much as possible:

* Tourist service
With two departures a day, we can travel in heated coaches built with comfortable seats and truly enjoy the view through large windows, a classic of the golden age of steam trains. At the same time, we learn more about its history by means of a guided audio tour aboard the train – with native speaker’s voices in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

* Premium Class This exceptional option offers you to travel in comfortable heated cars with individual seats and tables decorated with delicate tablecloths, where we will invite you to savor high-level gastronomy with Patagonian dishes to surprise palates while you delight in the landscape that slowly passes by. the march of the train from the large windows. Served by our waitress, you will be able to taste these delicious options: lamb casserole, lentil casserole, chicken on the disc, loin or lamb sandwich with rustic potatoes, or vegetarian wrap. These delicious proposals are accompanied by drinks (hot, cold or with alcohol). Boarding is differential and, at the end of the tour, we will give you an exclusive souvenir of the End of the World Train, to complete the splendid experience of the tour.