As the boat heads east and hugs the coastline, you will enjoy views of Maritime Museum, housed in former prison buildings, and the End of the World Museum that specializes in the area’s natural and aboriginal history. You will learn from guided commentary on board about the infamous old prison, now displaying a replica of Darwin’s ship, and Ushuaia’s origins as a penal colony. Then, you will pass by the serrated snow-covered peaks of the Olivia and Cinco Hermanos (Five Brothers) mountains looming behind the city’s industrial area. Amid panoramas of water, sea and mountain, sail past the Tunnel and Fique Ranch, and the Encajonado River.
On the way back west, your catamaran quietly approaches the sea lions island, home to hundreds of sea lions, fur seals, and king cormorants that resemble small penguins. Delight in close-up views of the mammals as they grunt, bark, and maybe even jostle one another to claim territory.
You will continue to Bird Island, or Isla de los Pajaros, and you will observe up to 20 species of birds, including skuas, king cormorants, petrels, steamer ducks and giant albatrosses.
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