Via Australis 3-night cruise from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas
Departs Ushuaia, Argentina, Sundays and arrives Punta Arenas, Chile on Wednesdays between the months of October and April. Visits Cape Horn, Wulaia Bay, Glaciers of the Darwin Mountain Range and Madgdalena Island with a colony of over 120,000 Magellan Penguins
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Trip at-a-glance
| Price: | From $990* per person |
| Lodging: | cruise_ship |
| When: | October-April |
| Number of days: | 3 |
| Group size: | 127 |
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Trip details
Day 1 - Ushuaia
Ushuaia
Check in at San Martín 245, Ushuaia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., embark the Expedition Cruise Ship. 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, we will travel to Southern Patagonia, including Tierra de Fuego. This is the beginning of a Great Adventure!
Day 2 - Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay
Cape Horn
We will 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 we will 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. We will walk through a Magellanic forest filled with Lengas, Coigües, Canelos, ferns and other species to reach a look-out point.
Day 3 - Chico Inlet
Chico Inlet
We will disembark in Chico Inlet for a zodiac boat approach to Piloto and Nena glaciers, providing us with a closer look at these awe-inspiring masses of ancient ice.
Day 4 - Magdalena Island - Punta Arenas
Magdalena Island
Early in the morning, we will disembark on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic Penguins that we will be able to observe during our walk to the Lighthouse that guides different ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan. After our visit, we will return to Punta Arenas, disembarking at 11:30 a.m., concluding our adventure.
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