Day 1 - Ushuaia
Check in at San Martín 245, Ushuaia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cruise ship boarding from 5:00 p.m. to 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.” The trip will take you through the Beagle Channel and the Strait of Magellan to explore one of the most captivating wilderness regions in the world: Southern Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego.
Day 2 - Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay
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 2005.
In the afternoon, you go ashore in the historic Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest aboriginal settlements. This area is also renowned for the beauty of its vegetation and geography. Walk through a Magellanic forest of Lengas, Coigües, Canelos, ferns and other native vegetation to reach a lookout point.
Day 3 - Piloto and Nena Glaciers
In the morning we sail through the desolate Brecknock and Ocasion channels, to reach Cockburn Channel in the afternoon. After lunch, we arrive at Chico Sound and disembark in Zodiac boats to explore Alakaluf Fjord, and to see its beautiful waterfalls and observe the Piloto and Nena glaciers from the sea. We will learn about the formation of glaciers and their influence in the abrupt geography of the region’s channels
Day 4 - Magdalena Island - Punta Arenas
Early in the morning, you go ashore on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic Penguins that you can watch during your walk to a lighthouse, which guides ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan. The island’s penguins migrate in April; as an alternative you will visit Marta Island, to observe a sea lion colony. After the visit, you will sail to Punta Arenas, disembarking at 11:30 a.m.
From Punta Arenas you can either choose to continue your travels in Chile or you can fly back to Ushuaia and carry on exploring Argentina.
