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It is the oldest Estancia in of Tierra del Fuego, located towards the east and 90km away from our city. These earth were yielded by the government of President Roca to priest Thomas Bridges, because of his contribution to the knowledge of the zone and its coexistence with the natives of the place. Departing from Ushuaia, towards the North by the Nac Route #3, driving alongside of Olivia Mount, which is really close to the road. Continuing by Carbajal Valley, that is the largest peat bog in the Island, the winter centers of the Altos del Valle, Valle de los Huskies, Nunatak Refuge, Tierra Mayor, Las Cotorras and Cerro Castor before reaching the Rancho Hambre point where we take the auxiliary road "J".
The tour start to cross valleys, towards the east, where we will observe more peat bogs, rivers and lagoons, in addition to an exquisite vegetation. The route appears narrows, with a lot of bends and great slopes, we reach Puerto Almanza after driving for 30 kms and an amazing view appears suddenly, we will enjoy a beautiful landscape, deep blue water of the Beagle Channel and Williams Port on the other side of channel, Navarino island ( Chile ).
Continuing we take a new deviation to the east. The valley covered with vegetation it is transformed into almost a classical "pampa" ( flat large extension of land ) rolling field where some flag trees show up, receiving this name because the way its branches grow as the result of the strong winds they daily receive. We will cross some rivers; other rivers had dissapeared because of the work the beavers done.
We finally arrive to the Estancia. The main house is located in a protected bay. Its buildings area, conserved like long ago, is constructed of wood and covered with zinc; the excellent garden with most of the fuegian flora species is waiting to be visited and we will be guided through, with a brief explanation about of it and the activities done in the Estancia.
After this visit, we can taste a tea with cakes done in the Estancia. After the snack we will return to Ushuaia.
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