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The SPIRIT OF PATAGONIA |
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Upon arrival at Punta
Arenas Airport you will discover the historic and cultural
highlights of Punta Arenas during a city tour, before
continuing the trip to the penguin colony at Otway Sound.
Midway between Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales you will
stay at a typical Patagonian Estancia. The Estancia Rio
Verde is a working sheep ranch and you have the possibility
to learn more about the farm, its history and daily life.
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Enjoy the Patagonian farm life or even
go on a horseback ride. After an early lunch you will
depart to Puerto Natales to board a catamaran and navigate
the Ultima Esperanza Bay. Enjoy the spectacular scenery
of mountains and native forests and the Balmaceda Glacier.
You may possibly spot seals and cormorants, when the boat
approaches Monte Balmaceda. Overnight at Hostería
Monte Balmaceda.
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In the morning you will
hike to a small lagoon to see floating ice floes and the
glacier Serrano. In the afternoon you will board a zodiac
and the trip continues upstream on Río Serrano.
You will approach the Torres del Paine National Park,
where you can enjoy the spectacular view of the Southern
Ice Field. You will then disembark the zodiac boat for
a short walk past the Victoria Waterfalls to a second
zodiac that will take you all the way to the national
park (luggage is transported by staff). Upon arrival at
Torres del Paine National Park, you will be transferred
to your hotel. Overnight at Torres del Paine National
Park.
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Torres del Paine National Park
After breakfast you will explore the imposing Torres del
Paine National Park together with your guide. You will
visit Lake Pehoé, Lake Nordenskjöld, Lake
Sarmiento, and the Salto Grande with beautiful views of
the Paine Mountain Range and Torres del Paine. Overnight
at Torres del Paine NP.
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After breakfast you will
depart for Punta Arenas Airport with intermediate scenic
stops. Lunch will be served at a restaurant en route.
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We
recommend combining this with the Lakes Crossing package
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CRUISE PATAGONIA TO CAPE HORN |
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Punta Arenas
Cruise ship boarding at 6:00 p.m. The Captain and crew
give a welcome cocktail reception on board. Immediately
afterward, 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.
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Ainsworth Bay – Tucker Islet
At dawn, we continue navigating through Almirantazgo Sound
until finally arriving near Marinelli Glacier in Ainsworth
Bay, where we enjoy a walk to discover a beaver dam in
the midst of a marvelous Magellanic forest. On the beach
we observe a colony of elephant seals. Later we visit
Tucker Islet, where we view colonies of Magellanic Penguins
and Cormorants from the Zodiac boats. The islet’s
penguins migrate in April; as a replacement we visit Brookes
Bay, for a short walk to see a glacier.
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Pia Glacier - Glacier
Alley
We navigate through the main part of Beagle Channel to
reach Pia Bay, where we disembark near Pia Glacier. We
take a short hike to a lookout 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 sail again along the northwest arm of Beagle
Channel through majestic “Glacier Alley”:
Spain, Romanche, Germany, Italy, France and Holland glaciers.
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Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay
We sail through Beagle and Murray channels to reach and
disembark in Cape Horn National Park (weather permitting).
Cape Horn, on Hornos Island, is a sheer, 425-meter (1,394-foot)
high rocky promontory. This mythical place is known as
the “End of the Earth”; a visit is a singular
privilege. 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 aboriginal settlements. This area is also renowned
for the mesmerizing beauty of its vegetation and geography.
We walk through a Magellanic forest of Lengas, Coigües,
Canelos, ferns and other native vegetation to reach a
lookout point.
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Ushuaia
Arrival to Ushuaia, Argentina’s most important city
on Tierra de 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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Currency: Chilean Peso
or Argentine Peso
Language: Spanish
Gateway
airport:
Santiago (SCL) or
Buenos Aires (EZE)
Travel times to Punta
Arenas (PUQ) from:
- ATL 13 hrs
- MIA 11 hrs 45 mins
Time zone: (GMT -4)
One hour later than
Eastern Time.
DST is observed.
Voltage: 220V
Dialing code:
(Argentina) 54+
(Chile) 56+
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