 4 days / 3 nights | Location | Nights | | M/V Mare or Via Australis | 3 |
- Remote wilderness
- Glaciers, fjordland, forests, mountains
- Cape Horn National Park
- Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego
- Penguins, elephant seals, sea lions
- Expert lecturer/guides
- Choice of itinerary
ItineraryPunta Arenas – Ushuaia | 5 day cruise Day 01 Arrive Punta Arenas
Afternoon arrival and transfer to the ship. Your Captain will host a welcome cocktail and the ship departs on its journey south (D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 02 Ainsworth Bay-Tucker Islet
Navigation at first light through Almirantazgo Sound. Disembark in Ainsworth Bay near Marinelli Glacier for a walk to the beaver dams and the Magellanic Forests, elephant seals are close at hand. Visit Tucker Islet for its colonies of Magellanic penguins and cormorants or Brookes Bay for a walk near the glacier (B,L,D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 03 Pia Glacier-Glacier Alley
Navigate the main part of the Beagle Channel to enter Pia Bay. Excursion to a lookout point ideal for viewing the nearby mountain range. Cruise through ‘Glacier Alley’ on the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel (B,L,D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 04 Cape Horn-Wulaia Bay
Sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans merge. Afternoon ashore in historic Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest aboriginal settlements. The area is renowned for its natural beauty (B,L,D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 05 Depart Ushuaia
Arrival into Ushuaia, the most important Argentine city in Tierra del Fuego where you disembark after breakfast (B). Ushuaia – Punta Arenas | 4 day cruise Day 01 Arrive Ushuaia
Afternoon arrival and transfer to the ship. Your Captain will host a welcome cocktail and the ship departs on its journey south (D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 02 Cape Horn-Wulaia Bay
Sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans merge. Afternoon ashore in historic Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest aboriginal settlements. The area is renowned for its natural beauty (B,L,D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 03 Gunter Pluschow Glacier
Afternoon viewing of the awe-inspiring Gunter Pluschow Glacier and a Zodiac tour in Chico Sound (B,L,D).
M/V Mare or Via Australis Day 04 Magdalena Island-Punta Arenas
Early morning shore excursion on Magdalena Island and walk to the lighthouse. See a colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins. The cruise finishes in Punta Arenas where you disembark late morning (B). Departure Dates & Prices| Punta Arenas – Ushuaia | 5 day cruise | | From | To | Twin | Single | Price Note | | 03-11-2007 | 15-03-2008 | AU $ 1,440.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 03-11-2007 | 15-03-2008 | AU $ 1,960.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 03-11-2007 | 15-03-2008 | AU $ 2,070.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 03-11-2007 | 15-03-2008 | AU $ 2,160.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 03-11-2007 | 15-03-2008 | NA | AU $ 2,540.00 | Single | | 19-03-2008 | 19-04-2008 | AU $ 1,540.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 19-03-2008 | 19-04-2008 | AU $ 1,620.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 19-03-2008 | 19-04-2008 | AU $ 1,700.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 19-03-2008 | 19-04-2008 | NA | AU $ 2,040.00 | Single | | 29-03-2008 | 29-04-2008 | AU $ 1,150.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 27-09-2008 | 28-10-2008 | AU $ 1,320.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 27-09-2008 | 28-10-2008 | AU $ 1,780.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 27-09-2008 | 28-10-2008 | AU $ 1,870.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 27-09-2008 | 28-10-2008 | AU $ 1,960.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 27-09-2008 | 28-10-2008 | NA | AU $ 2,370.00 | Single | | 01-11-2008 | 30-12-2008 | AU $ 1,670.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 01-11-2008 | 30-12-2008 | AU $ 2,260.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 01-11-2008 | 30-12-2008 | AU $ 2,370.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 01-11-2008 | 30-12-2008 | AU $ 2,480.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 01-11-2008 | 30-12-2008 | NA | AU $ 2,930.00 | Single |
Tour Departs: On the following dates | 2008 | | January | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30 | | February | 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 | | March | 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 | | April | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19 | | September | 27, 30 | | October | 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 | | November | 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 | | December | 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30 |
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| Ushuaia – Punta Arenas | 4 day cruise | | From | To | Twin | Single | Price Note | | 04-11-2007 | 12-03-2008 | AU $ 1,250.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 04-11-2007 | 12-03-2008 | AU $ 1,690.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 04-11-2007 | 12-03-2008 | AU $ 1,780.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 04-11-2007 | 12-03-2008 | AU $ 1,860.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 04-11-2007 | 12-03-2008 | NA | AU $ 2,200.00 | Single | | 13-03-2008 | 23-04-2008 | AU $ 1,400.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 16-03-2008 | 23-04-2008 | AU $ 990.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 16-03-2008 | 23-04-2008 | AU $ 1,330.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 16-03-2008 | 23-04-2008 | AU $ 1,470.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 16-03-2008 | 23-04-2008 | NA | AU $ 1,780.00 | Single | | 01-10-2008 | 29-10-2008 | AU $ 990.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category B | | 01-10-2008 | 29-10-2008 | AU $ 1,330.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category A | | 01-10-2008 | 29-10-2008 | AU $ 1,400.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AA | | 01-10-2008 | 29-10-2008 | AU $ 1,470.00 | NA | Twin, Cabin Category AAA | | 01-10-2008 | 29-10-2008 | NA | AU $ 1,780.00 | Single |
Tour Departs: On the following dates | 2008 | | January | 2, 6, 9, 13, 20, 23, 27, 30 | | February | 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27 | | March | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30 | | April | 2, 6, 9, 13, 20, 23 | | October | 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 |
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