Patagonia Voyage
Travelling with Cruceros Australis; Mare Australis, Via Australis and Stella Australis are Expedition Cruise Ships that sail through the Strait of Magellan and the Beagle Channel exploring one of the most beautiful wilderness regions in the world: Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of the South American continent. Offering an alternative of 3 or 4-night cruises, from September through April each year, our ships set sail twice a week from the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, and twice a week from the Argentine city of Ushuaia, on Tierra del Fuego. (When Stella Australis starts operating, there will be 3 departures a week from each port)
Each voyage takes you through channels, bays, fjords, and past glaciers, snow-capped mountains, islands and unexplored forests of incomparable beauty. You will have the chance to see penguins, elephant seals and sea lions, as well as by imposing Pia, Marinelli, Piloto, Nena and other glaciers, whose majesty will live on in your memory long after the journey has ended.
Experience exciting adventures all the way to Cape Horn, the last promontory seen by those bound for Antarctica and the point where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet.
You will enjoy daily excursions to a land where our guides will teach you about the regional flora and fauna, as well as the history of its first inhabitants. In short, exploring Patagonia aboard Cruceros Australis is the adventure of a lifetime.
Below is an outline itinerary voyage from Argentina to Chile.
Journey Idea Outline
Day 1: Ushuaia- The Captain and crew shall give a welcome cocktail reception on board on board and immediately afterwards, the ship departs for “the uttermost part of the earth.”
Day 2: Cape Horn / Wulaia Bay- Heading through the Beagle and Murray channels, you shall reach Cape Horn National Park. In the afternoon, go ashore in historic Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest Yamana aboriginal settlements.
Day 3: Piloto Nena Glaciers- In the morning sail through the desolate Brecknock and Ocasión channels, to reach Cockburn Channel in the afternoon. After lunch, arrive at Chico Sound and disembark in Zodiac boats to explore Alakaluf Fjord.
Day 4: Magdalena Island / Punta Arenas- Early this morning, go ashore on Magdalena Island. After the visit, sail to Punta Arenas, disembarking at around 11:30am.