8 National Park Trips Around the World

1.Ushuaia: National Park & Train of the End of the World Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 811 reviews · 5 hours · from $111Our pick

Travel from Ushuaia by minibus and ride the historic Southern Fuegian Railway into Tierra del Fuego National Park. With an English or Spanish guide, you’ll visit Lapataia Bay, Roca Lake, the Alakush Interpretation Center, and Ensenada Zaratiegui’s post office. Guides such as Martina, Aileen, Jacky, and Luis have been praised for clear explanations and careful timing.

“Our guide Antonioni (I think) was excellent. She was friendly, informative, efficient and her English was excellent. She answered all our questions and was a great ambassador for Ushuaia, Argentina and Latin America. Would highly recommend.”

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2.National Park and Train Trip End of the World Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 414 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $115

Spend about six hours exploring Ushuaia’s key southern sights with a bilingual guide. Ride the historic End of the World Train, visit Tierra del Fuego National Park, stop at Ensenada Zaratiegui, Lapataia Bay, and Lake Roca, and return downtown. The train ticket is included, but the national park fee is extra.

“An easy and relaxing tour to the national park. Very good scenery, our guide Miss Jackie is excellent, very informative. Highly recommend this tour.”

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3.Ushuaia: National Park, Train, and Beagle Channel Navigation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 182 reviews · 510 minutes - 12 hours · from $190

Spend a full day with a guide such as Martina or Jacqueline exploring Tierra del Fuego National Park, riding the End of the World Train, and cruising the Beagle Channel. You’ll see Lapataia Bay, Lake Roca, the last post office, sea lions, seabirds, and possibly penguins, with a 3-hour boat trip included.

“The trip to the national park was very well organised and timely and you get to see a lot. Jacquline was a lovely guide. Our Navigation was cancelled the day of our original booking due to adverse weather but they booked us onto the next day and it was amazing. Also very well organised and timely and you see a lot of wildlife, the penguins are the highlight.”

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4.Half-Day Tierra del Fuego National Park with Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $159Top rated

Spend about five hours exploring Tierra del Fuego National Park from Ushuaia, including a one-hour ride on the tourist-class End of the World Train. Guides such as Ariel and Diego add local history, while stops at Bahia Lapataia and the Pan-American Highway’s southern end give you the essential views. Hotel pickup is included, but the park entrance fee is extra.

“Lindo paisaje e historia. Las montañas asombran con su belleza Lugares únicos que ayudan a despejar la mente”

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5.Plitvice Lakes National Park: Walking, Boat, and Train Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 26 reviews · 5 hours

Meet your English-speaking guide at Entrance 1 for a five-hour private tour of Plitvice Lakes. Walk past the Big Waterfall and Lower Lakes, pause for food, cross Kozjak Lake by panoramic boat, then explore the Upper Lakes before riding the panoramic train back toward the Lower Lakes viewpoints. Park admission is extra.

“We were able to explore a large section of the park using various modes of transportation”

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6.Dar es Salaam: Mikumi National Park Day Trip with Train Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · 1 day · from $400

Take the 6:00 AM express train from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, stop for breakfast, then continue to Mikumi for a 4.5-hour private game drive. Look for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, and more than 300 bird species. Guides such as Richard and Michael have been praised for their warm, capable guidance.

“Enjoyable day - everything went smoothly with trains and pick up. Recommend this trip.”

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7.USHUAIA | Tierra del Fuego National Park & Optional Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11 reviews · 5 hours · from $79Best value

From Ushuaia, explore Tierra del Fuego National Park with a multilingual guide, stopping at Ensenada Bay, Acigami Lake, and Lapataia Bay. Add the one-hour End of the World Train ride, or walk through Fuegian forest instead. Park admission and train fees cost extra, and the tour ends at the port.

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8.Horton Plains National Park Tour With Scenic Train Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $79

Travel from your Colombo-area hotel by train to Ohiya, then continue by private vehicle to Horton Plains National Park. A guide leads the roughly four-hour hike through grassland, forest, rocky ground, waterfalls, and misty lakes to World’s End and Baker Falls. Train fare, water, vehicle, and taxes are included, but park entry and lunch cost extra.

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