Juancho and Jose are the father/daughter duo running Cabalgatas Lago Escondido, 50 kilometers from downtown Ushuaia.

They offer rides of 1, 2, or 3 hours, including transfer from your accommodation in Ushuaia and a snack. Guides speak both English and Spanish.

For a more complete experience, you can book a two hour ride plus an asado, which is what we did and I wholeheartedly recommend. After our ride, on a particularly cold morning, we warmed up next to the fire in the refugio with a traditional asado.

Check their Instagram page for more information and to contact for booking or click here to send them a message on WhatsApp.

The ride itself was beautiful, weaving through the lenga forest and along the shores of Lago Escondido.

This is a half day activity that can be done in the morning or afternoon. If you choose the asado, that means it can be done for lunch or dinner depending on when you go on your ride.

📸Ruta 3 along the way: The drive to Lago Escondido is scenic, passing trailheads for Laguna Turquesa and Laguna Esmeralda, as well as the viewpoint for Lago Fagnano at Paso Garibaldi. If you’ve rented a car and you feel ambitious, make a day of it. You can go on a hike in the morning, and a horseback ride in the afternoon, ending with a well deserved asado.