Argentina - The benefits of hiring a local guide: Bridal Veil Waterfall in a hidden corner of Ushuaia. / Los beneficios de contratar un guía local: Cascada Velo de Novia oculta en un rincón de Ushuaia. 😃❤️

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It is true that when you are traveling in a place as beautiful as it is vast, a vehicle can be more than useful to get around more easily. Having a car and learning to drive it are two things that are still on my wish list, but in the meantime, this question always ends up being solved somehow. On my trip to Ushuaia, I had the opportunity to meet many people eager to travel and get to know more incredible landscapes of this province, with whom we organized perfectly to hire a guided tour. This was a great decision because we were able to get to places that we definitely could not have reached on foot and that we had never heard of before 😃.

Es cierto que cuando uno se encuentra de viaje en un lugar tan hermoso como extenso, un vehículo puede resultar más que útil para moverse con mayor facilidad. Tener un auto y aprender a manejarlo son dos cosas que aún se encuentran en mi lista de deseos, pero mientras tanto, esta cuestión siempre termina resolviendose de alguna forma. En mi paseo a Ushuaia, tuve la oportunidad de conocer a muchas personas con muchas ganas de viajar y conocer más paisajes increíbles de esta provincia, con las que nos organizamos perfectamente para contratar un tour guiado. Esta fue una gran decisión porque pudimos llegar a lugares a los que definitivamente no podríamos haber llegado a pie y de los que tampoco habíamos escuchado hablar antes 😃.


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Thanks to the owners of the hostel where I was working, I found out about the existence of a Whatsapp group of Ushuaia where many people sold things, bought dollars and also offered guided tours around the city. These tours were not by travel agencies, but rather neighbors who with their private vehicles would take you to other not so touristy spots. Many of them had very good references on their web pages, so we decided to trust a woman who with her van did a half-day tour for a group of four people at a very cheap price 😃.

Gracias a los dueños del hostel en donde estaba trabajando, me enteré de la existencia de un grupo de Whatsapp de Ushuaia en donde mucha gente vendía cosas, compraba dólares y también ofrecían tours guiados por los alrededores de la ciudad. Estos paseos no eran por agencias de viajes, sino más bien vecinos que con sus vehículos particulares te llevaban a recorrer otros puntos no tan turísticos. Muchos de ellos tenían muy buenas referencias en sus páginas de internet, así que decidimos confiar en una mujer que con su camioneta hacía un paseo de medio día para un grupo de cuatro personas a un precio muy barato 😃.

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Once we organized our small tour group, we contacted the lady and she picked us up very early in the morning. Our ride included a few stops outside of what was the center of town, something I was interested in learning about since I had only been walking around the center and the nearby mountains so far. For this whole trip, which took about 5 hours and had five stops, she charged us $32, which, divided between four people, was really cheap 💕.

Una vez que organizamos nuestro pequeño grupo de paseo, nos contactamos con la señora y ella pasó a buscarnos muy temprano en la mañana. Nuestro paseo incluía algunas paradas en las afueras de lo que era el centro de la ciudad, algo que me interesaba conocer ya que hasta el momento solo había estado caminando por el centro y las montañas cercanas. Por todo este viaje que en total duró unas 5 horas y tuvo cinco paradas, nos cobró $32, que repartido entre cuatro personas fue realmente económico 💕.

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The first stop on our walk was at a spot I had not heard of before we went and that was the Bridal Veil Waterfall. This was a small waterfall hidden on the side of the road, but well signposted for those who wanted to visit it. It was a short walk, but with a significant slope on a fairly clayey terrain. Even though I knew I was going to be inside a car for quite some time, I still wore my hiking shoes and was glad for that because they came in handy in this part 😅.

La primera parada de nuestro paseo fue en un punto del cual yo no había escuchado hablar antes de ir y se trató de la Cascada Velo de Novia. Esta era una pequeña cascada oculta al costado de la ruta, pero bien señalizada para los que quisieran ir a visitarla. Era un paseo corto, pero con un desnivel importante en un terreno bastante arcilloso. A pesar de que sabía que iba a estar bastante tiempo adentro de un auto, igualmente me puse mis zapatos de trekking y me alegré por eso porque fueron útiles en esta parte 😅.

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The good thing about climbing a long way in a short stretch is that we soon gained altitude and could start to see the waterfall in front of us. It is incredible that this waterfall is there, because when we descended to the side of the road we could not hear or see it. The guide was very excited to show us this place: I asked her if she didn't get bored of always seeing the same thing on these kinds of tours, but she said she would never get tired of a landscape like this 😅.

Lo bueno de subir mucho en un tramo corto es que enseguida ganamos altura y pudimos empezar a ver la cascada de frente. Es increíble que este curso de agua esté ahí, porque cuando bajamos al costado de la ruta no se lo escuchaba ni se lo veía. La guía estaba muy emocionada por mostrarnos este lugar: yo le pregunté si no se aburría de ver siempre lo mismo en estos tipos de paseo, pero dijo que nunca se cansaría de un paisaje como este 😅.


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According to our tour driver, most people only make it as far as this waterfall overlook, but there is one more reward for those brave enough to walk a little further. We had noticed that this waterfall was kind of stepped, so after climbing some more and getting between the trees and rocks, we made it up to one of those steps where we got close enough to the waterfall water to touch it 💕.

Según la chofer de nuestro paseo, la mayoría de la gente solo llega hasta este mirador de la cascada, pero hay una recompensa más para aquellos valientes que quieran seguir caminando un poco más. Habíamos notado que esta cascada era como escalonada, así que después de subir algo más y meternos entre los árboles y las piedras, logramos acceder hasta uno de esos escalones en donde nos acercamos al agua de la cascada, lo suficiente como para poder tocarla 💕.

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Personally, I found the access to this place a bit complicated and it is understandable why it was not signposted for people to go there. In this area, the waterfall was kind of boxed in and at times, you had large rocks over your head, as well as a few fallen trees. I always have a lot of respect for all of this, so I carefully approached it so I could touch the water. It was amazing to be there, and I was glad I met our Ushuaia guide, because without her I would have missed seeing this beautiful place 💕.

En lo personal, este lugar me pareció de un acceso un poco complicado y es entendible el por qué no eraba señalizado como para que la gente fuera hasta ahí. En esta zona, la cascada estaba como encajonada y por momentos, tenías grandes piedras sobre tu cabeza, además de unos cuantos árboles caídos. Yo siempre tengo mucho respeto a todo esto, así que con cuidado me acerqué para poder tocar el agua. Fue increíble estar ahí, y me alegré de haber conocido a nuestra guía de Ushuaia, porque sin ella me hubiese perdido de ver este hermoso lugar 💕.

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We had barely started the morning and we had already done a bit of walking to a beautiful place, one of the hundreds that Ushuaia has to know. This whole trip was one of the most beautiful and complete I have ever done, and I was glad to have made the most of it. The Bridal Veil Waterfall was an interesting point to know because I did not count on it, and it was also very special because it was the only one I saw up close on this trip. It was a good tip that was passed on to me about the Whatsapp group to find this shared trip and I was happy to coincide with companions who also wanted to walk optimizing the trip budget 😅.

Apenas habíamos empezado la mañana y ya habíamos hecho un poco de caminata hasta un lugar precioso, de los cientos que Ushuaia tiene para conocer. Todo este viaje fue uno de los más hermosos y completos que hice, y me gustó haberlo aprovechado al máximo. La Cascada Velo de Novia fue un punto interesante a conocer porque no contaba con eso, y además fue muy especial porque fue la única que vi de cerca en este paseo. Fue bueno el dato que me pasaron sobre el grupo de Whatsapp para encontrar este viaje compartido y me alegré por coincidir con compañeros que también querían pasear optimizando el presupuesto del viaje 😅.


❤️ Hope you liked this post! Thanks for reading. ❤️

❤️¡Espero que les haya gustado este post! Gracias por leer. ❤️



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With lots of love. / Con mucho amor.
Lau 💕.


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Nature at its best. Love the waterfall can easily spot the landslide signs in water body

Yes, she was very pretty. Makes me wonder how many millions of years ago it flowed on and on....

How are you dear friend @lauramica good morning
How great that you have found this information and be able to complete this walk.
This waterfall is beautiful, and how wonderful that you were able to get up close and touch the water, it's amazing.
Have a splendid day

Thank you very much Luis! It was crazy to get close but it was worth it, it was very nice although the water was very cold 😅.

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