DAY 01: Ushuaia: Embarking (Setting sail on Wednesdays or on Sundays)
Checking-in is from 09:00 and 16:00 hrs. in San Martin 245, Ushuaia. Embarking is from 17:00 to 18:00 hrs. The crew headed by the Captain will welcome you aboard. Cocktail toast with those whom will become your cruise companions. Right after the ship will weigh anchor bound to the end of the world. We will tour the Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego going across the mythical Beagle Channel. Dinner and cabin accommodations.
DAY 02: Navigation Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay
Breakfast. Navigation across the Beagle Channel and the Murray Channel to set foot on Cape Horn National Park.
Cape Horn, a nearly vertical promontory 425 meters high, was discovered on January the 30th of 1616 by the Dutch commercial expedition organized by Isaac Le Maire, under the command of Captain Willem Schouten. The Cape owes its name to the Port of Hoorn, the place from which the expedition had weighed anchor on June the 14th of 1615.
Later we will disembark on Wulaia Bay, a historical place that used to be one of the largest indigenous settlements in the region.
This place offers, in addition, a visual spectacle of great beauty by its vegetation and geography. We will arrive until a viewpoint, walking through the Magellan forest where we will find southern beech, the so called coihues, cinnamon and ferns, among others species.
DAY 03: Gunther Plüschow Glacier
In the afternoon, we view awe-inspiring Gunther Plüschow Glacier, named after the region’s pioneering German aviator. Then we sail to Chico Sound, where we disembark in Zodiacs to observe majestic Piloto and Nena glaciers.
DAY 04: Arrival in Punta Arenas : Visit to Magdalena Island and arrival in Punta Arenas
First thing in the morning we will set foot on Magdalena Island, home of a huge colony of penguins with more than 120.000 individuals on different developing stages. We will take a hike up to the Lighthouse of San Isidro, which guided the exploring seamen on their way across the Strait of Magellan.
Disembarking (11:30 Hrs.)
End of our services
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