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Day 1 Punta Arenas
Check in at Magallanes 990, Punta
Arenas, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cruise ship boarding at 6:00
p.m. The Captain and crew give a welcome cocktail reception on
board. Immediately afterwards, the ship departs for “the
uttermost part of the earth”. Our excursion will take us through
the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel to explore one of the
most breathtaking wilderness regions in the world: Southern
Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego. We have just embarked on a
Great Adventure!
Day 2
Ainsworth Bay - Tuckers Islets
At dawn, we continue navigating
through Almirantazgo Sound, arriving at Ainsworth Bay, inside
the Alberto De Agostini National Park. From a distance we may
see the Marinelli Glacier which descends from the Darwin
Mountain Range, and we will learn how life begins after the
retreat of the ice. We will also take a walk to discover a
beaver dam in the marvelous subpolar Magellanic forest. On the
beach, we will try to see elephant seals, but we cannot
guarantee this as the precise location of the colony is
unpredictable.
Later, we sail to Tuckers Islets, and after lunch we board the
Zodiac boats to view Magellanic Penguins (which only live in the
Southern Hemisphere), and Cormorants. In September and April
this excursion is replaced by Brookes Bay where we land for a
short walk to approach a glacier.
Day 3
Pia Glacier - Glacier Alley
We navigate along
the main part of the Beagle Channel to reach Pia Fjord, where we
disembark near Pia Glacier. We take a short hike to a look-out
point with a spectacular view of the entire glacier tongue,
stretching from high in the mountains all the way to the sea.
After this unforgettable experience, we continue sailing along
the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel through majestic
“Glacier Alley”.
Day 4 Cape Horn -Walaia Bay
We sail through the Beagle and Murray
channels to reach Cape Horn National Park, where we will
disembark (weather permitting). Cape Horn, is a sheer, 425-meter
(1,394-foot) high rocky promontory, and in the past it was the
only entrance to the Pacific Ocean. This place is known as the
“End of the Earth”, and it’s the last territory before
Antarctica. The park was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by
UNESCO in June 2005.
In the afternoon, we go ashore in historic Wulaia Bay, once the
site of one of the region’s largest Yamana aboriginal
settlements. Charles Darwin landed here on January 23rd, 1833,
during the voyage of the HMS Beagle. This area is also renowned
for the mesmerizing beauty of its vegetation and geography. We
will walk through a Magellanic forest of Lengas, Coihues,
Canelos, ferns, and other native vegetation to reach a look-out
point.
Day 5 Ushuaia
Arrival at Ushuaia, Argentina’s most
important city on Tierra del Fuego, and the southernmost city in
the world. We disembark at 8:00 a.m., enabling you to get an
early start on visiting the city and national parks, and on
continuing your trip through Patagonia.
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