Cruising Patagonia with Cruceros Australis
Punta Arenas- Ushuaia: Puerto Williams and the Beagle Channel Glaciers

Cruceros Australis is offering a selection of two cruises from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia aboard the vessels Mare Australis (5 days/4 nights) and Via Australis (4 days/3 nights). 

If you are interested in the route from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas, please click here.

*Single rates applies in B or A category. Single rate in AA or AAA wil be 1.5 of the category rate

Departures: Ushuaia-Punta Arenas

Vessel:  Via Australis
Wednesdays: 4 days / 3 nights

Low Season: September&October ´10 -        2nd   half of  March&April ´11
High Season: November&December ´10 January, February & 1st half of March  ´11

Prices in US Dollars per person

Dates
                   September  22-29                           October 6-13-20-27
November 3-10-17-24
December 1-8
January 1-8-15-22-29
February 5-12-19-26
March  5-12-19-26
April 2-9-16

 

*Single rates applies in B or A category. Single rate in AA or AAA wil be 1.5 of the category rate

Included: All lodging, activities, meals and open bar

Not Included: Airfare, tips

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONING: Low.  This is a comfortable cruise ship with modern comfort.  The region, however, is Patagonia, and weather can be challenging for those wishing to partake in excursions.
 

Sample Day By Day Itinerary

 PUNTA ARENAS – USHUAIA ROUTE (5 days/ 4 nights)
 

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.: Passengers check-in at Magallanes 990, Punta Arenas

6:00 pm -7:00 pm: Board the “Mare Australis” expedition cruiseship.  The crew, headed by the Captain, will welcome you aboard for cocktails with your cruise companions.  Immediately after, the ship will depart towards the city of Ushuaia, through the mythical Strait of Magellan, sailing through the Patagonian Channels, and around Tierra del Fuego. The beginning of a great adventure.
 

AINSWORTH BAY-MARINELLI GLACIER-TUCKER ISLET

With the first light of dawn, navigation will continue through Almirantazgo Fjord. We will disembark in Ainsworth Bay near Marinelli Glacier, where we will take a walk to see an elephant seal colony closely, and we will also appreciate the Magellan Forests. During the afternoon, we will approach Tucker Islet on board zodiac boats to admire a small colony of Magellan Penguins.  We will also see other bird species such as Skuas and Cormorants.  The presence of dolphins and sea lions is likely.
 

D´AGOSTINI FJORD. SERRANO, D´AGOSTINI GLACIER and CONDOR GLACIER

Early morning finds us by the D´Agostini Fjord where we can appreciate the Serrano Glacier and later the D’Agostini Glacier. We will disembark in Condor Bay, close to the Condor Glacier. Here we will enjoy a short walk through the native forest, and an excursion by zodiac.  After boarding again, the ship will sail through the Magdalena and Cockburn channels towards the Beagle Channel.
 

BEAGLE CHANNEL – GARIBALDI GLACIER – PUERTO  WILLIAMS

After navigating across Desolation Bay, and through the O'Brien and Balleneros Channels, we will sail Garibaldi Fjord, where we will be able to enjoy views of the Glacier of the same name, and the impressive snow-field of the Darwin Range.  We will take the opportunity to disembark in zodiacs at one of the beaches, from where we will undertake an adventurous trek to appreciate the lush vegetation and the virgin forests that cover the mountain slopes. Continuing with the journey, we will enter the northwest extension of the Beagle Channel to experience the majestic “Glaciers Avenue”: Spain, Romanche, Germany, Italy, France and Holland glaciers. In the afternoon we will stop at Port Williams, the southernmost town in the world, were you may take optional tours to the Martin Gusinde museum, or a flight over the impressive Cape Horn.
 

USHUAIA

Early arrival to Ushuaia, the most important Argentinean city on Tierra del Fuego island, and southernmost city in the world. Disembarkation after breakfast, from 09 am onwards. Our great adventure ends.