A little history

In December 2020 we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, the iconic symbol that cannot be missing in any postcard of a visit to Ushuaia. We can see it during one of the navigations offered by Latitud Ushuaia Travel through the Beagle Channel.

The beginning

It began operations on December 20, 1920. The real name of the lighthouse is Les Eclaireurs in Spanish: the explorers). With this name a group of islets was baptized by the captain. It consisted of guiding ships through the Beagle Channel helping them to avoid running aground on the coasts. The lighthouse consists of a brick tower. It is 11 meters high and 3 meters in diameter, painted in three stripes: red, white and red.

Les Eclaireurs or Lighthouse at the End of the World?

There is confusion with its name. The true Lighthouse at the End of the World is the San Juan de Salvamento Lighthouse, located on the Isla de los Estados, province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands. As we live in the city of Ushuaia, known as the city of the End of the World for being the southernmost city on the planet, with time tourists began to call the Lighthouse as the Lighthouse of the End of the World.

How to get to the lighthouse?

There are several navigations that allow you to approach the lighthouse. The best known is the so-called Lobos, Pájaros and Faro Navigation. It lasts 3 hours and allows us to get closer to a natural colony island for sea lions, another island to see imperial cormorants and finally the precious Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. You can navigate aboard catamarans and yachts. Ask us for more information and other options.