4 night itinerary from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia
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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”. Your cruise will take you 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.
Day 2 - Ainsworth Bay – Tucker Islet
At dawn, you continue navigating through Almirantazgo Sound until finally arriving near Marinelli Glacier in Ainsworth Bay, where you will enjoy a walk to discover a beaver dam in the midst of a Magellanic forest. On the beach you will have a chance to observe a colony of elephant seals. Later visit Tucker Islet, where you can view colonies of Magellanic Penguins and Cormorants from the Zodiac boats. The islet’s penguins migrate in April; and instead you may visit Brookes Bay, for a short walk to see a glacier.
Day 3 - Pia Glacier - Glacier Alley
Navigate through the main part of Beagle Channel to reach Pia Bay, where you will disembark near Pia Glacier. 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, sail again along the northwest arm of Beagle Channel through majestic “Glacier Alley”: Spain, Romanche, Germany, Italy, France and Holland glaciers.
Day 4 - Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay
You 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”. The park was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in June 2005. In the afternoon, you 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 beauty of its vegetation and geography. You walk through a Magellanic forest of Lengas, Coigües, Canelos, ferns and other native vegetation to reach a lookout point.
Day 5 - Ushuaia
Arrival to Ushuaia, Argentina’s most important city on Tierra del Fuego, and the southernmost city in the world. You disembark at 8:00 a.m., enabling you to get an early start to visit the city and national parks, or continue your trip through Patagonia.
