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Cruceros Australis – Expedition Cruises in Patagonia and Cape Horn
offered by supplier M18628 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 4
- 5
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 20
people
Destination(s):
Chile
Argentina
Specialty Categories:
Boating and Sailing
Season: September - April
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 990 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1320 US Dollar (USD)
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Highlights:
- All inclusive meals and an open bar with selected beverages, liquor and wines.
- Audiovisual presentations on the region’s flora, fauna, geography, glaciology, ethnography and history.
- Expedition Guide Team – fluent in German, Italian, French, English and Spanish.
- Disembarkations, excursions, lectures and activities.
Tour Itinerary:
Punta Areanas (Chile) - Ushuaia (Argentina) - 4 nights:
Day 1: Punta Arenas:
Check in Punta Arenas from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., embark the Expedition Cruise Ship. The captain and crew will give a welcome cocktail reception on board and immediately afterward the ship will set sail for the “uttermost part of the earth”. Through the mythical Strait of Magellan, travel to southern Patagonia.
Day 2: Ainsworth Bay – Tucker Islet:
At dawn, the ship will continue navigating through Almirantazgo Inlet, until arriving near Marinelli Glacier in Ainsworth Bay. Here enjoy a walk to discover a beaver dam in the midst of a marvellous Magellanic forest. On the beach observe a colony of elephant seals. Continue to Tucker Islet, where you'll spot colonies of Magellanic penguins and cormorants from the zodiacs.
Day 3: Pia Glacier – Glacier Alley:
Navigate the main part of the Beagle Channel to enter Pia Fjord and disembark near the glacier of the same name. Visit a look-out point that is ideal for viewing the mountain range where the glacier originates, and its flow all the way to the sea. After this sail along the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel through majestic “Glacier Alley”: Spain, Romanche, Germany, Italy, France and Holland glaciers.
Day 4: Cape Horn and Puerto Williams:
Sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park. The cape owes its name to the port of Hoorn, the expedition’s departure point. In the afternoon, disembark in Port Williams, the southernmost town in the world, where you can take optional excursions, such as the visit to Martin Gusinde Museum.
Day 5: Ushuaia:
Arrival at Ushuaia, the most southernmost city in the world. Disembark at 8:00 a.m., enabling you to visit the city and national parks, and continue your trip through Patagonia.
Ushuaia (Argentina) - Punta Areanas (Chile) - 4 nights:
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
The captain and crew will give a welcome cocktail reception on board. Immediately afterward, the ship will set sail for “the uttermost part of the earth.” Through the mythical Strait of Magellan travel to southern Patagonia, including Tierra del Fuego. This is the beginning of a great adventure!
Day 2: Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay:
Sail through the Beagle and Murray channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-meter-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean merge, was discovered in 1616 by the Dutch commercial expedition organized by Isaac Le Maire. The cape owes its name to the Port of Hoorn, the expedition’s departure point. In the afternoon disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest native settlements. This area is also renowned for the spectacular beauty of its vegetation and geography. Walk through a Magellanic forest filled with lengas, coigües, canelos, ferns and other species to reach a look-out point.
Day 3: Chico Inlet:
Disembark in Chico Inlet for a zodiac boat approach to Piloto and Nena glaciers for a closer look at these awe-inspiring masses of ancient ice.
Day 4: Magdalena Island - Punta Arenas:
Early in the morning disembark on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellan Penguins that you'll be able to observe during your walk to the lighthouse that guides different ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan. After the visit return to Punta Arenas, disembarking at 11:30 a.m.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
South America
Chile
Argentina
Boating and Sailing
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