Pia Glacier, Chile Guanacos, Chile
Tuckers Islets, where we may catch sight of Magellanic penguins.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Stella Australis or M / V Ventus Australis
DAY 11 • Pia Glacier • Glacier Alley Navigate the main part of the Beagle Channel, sailing toward the Pia Glacier. Weather permitting, we’ ll step ashore and view the glacier where it flows from the Darwin Mountains into the sea. After returning to the ship, we’ ll sail along the Beagle Channel and through Glacier Alley.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Stella Australis or M / V Ventus Australis
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
DAY 12 • Cape Horn • Wulaia Bay Sail through the Murray Channel. We’ ll go ashore( weather permitting) and hike the rugged trails that run through Cape Horn National Park, where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans meet just south of this far-flung headland. After, we’ ll dock in Wulaia Bay, once one of the largest settlements of the Yahgan people, the original inhabitants of the Cape Horn archipelago.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Stella Australis or M / V Ventus Australis
DAY 13 • Disembark ship • Explore Ushuaia
• Local family lunch • Controversial Topic: Falkland War veterans Disembark your ship in Ushuaia, nestled between the snowcapped Andes and the Beagle
Channel. Tour the city, then visit a local family and enjoy a home-cooked lunch. This evening, meet a veteran to discuss the Controversial Topic of the Falkland War from an Argentine soldier’ s perspective. Meals: B, L, D | Cilene del Faro Hotel or similar
DAY 14 • Ushuaia • Buenos Aires Early this morning, fly to Buenos Aires. You’ ll have some free time in the city for final discoveries before a farewell briefing with your Trip Experience Leader. Gather tonight with your fellow travelers for a Farewell Dinner. Meals: B, D | Arc Recoleta Boutique Hotel or similar
DAY 15 • Parana Delta • Return to U. S. Take a river boat tour to discover life in the Parana Delta. Then, transfer to the airport for your overnight flight home. Or begin your Iguassu Falls: Thundering Cascades of Argentina & Brazil post-trip extension. Meals: B
See the full deck plan for the M / V Stella Australis and M / V Ventus Australis on page 220.
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On Days 9-13, cruise for 4 nights aboard the shared charter, 210-passenger M / V Stella Australis or M / V Ventus Australis, past massive glaciers and through azure fjords.
74 The Wilderness Beyond: Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego & the Chilean Fjords