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Visiting Santiago and cruising Patagonia-Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn aboard the M/V Mare Australis or the new Via Australis INCLUDING: Breakfast daily, tours as mentioned, hotel for 2 nights with room taxes & services charges, The 5day/4night cruise aboard the M/V Via Australis (cabins category A, for AA add $70 per person -except high season…add $300 per person), English speaking tour guides, all transfers and airfare via Lan Chile Airlines.
NOT INCLUDED: Tips to tour guides and drivers. Insurance. US$100 first time entrance to Chile. Any other service not specifically mentioned in itinerary. Airport departure taxes when leaving USA /security /fuel surcharges/ taxes -from USA $253, Chile US$30.00. |
| Call (800) 999-1216 for more information or to book today! Mention code 7417429 | | Tara Tours | | Offer valid through 12/31/2008 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Santiago | THU. U.S.A- SANTIAGO : Depart Miami, New York or Los Angeles for Santiago, Capital of Chile. (Add-ons available from other USA cities, please see below) | | Day 2 | Santiago | FRI. SANTIAGO : Arrive in Santiago and transfer to hotel Crown Plaza. Afternoon sightseeing tour of this beautiful city visiting La Moneda Presidential Palace and Civic Center, O'Higgins Park, University of Chile, Santa Lucia Hill, Fine Arts Museum and San Cristobal Hill for a panoramic view of the city and majestic Andes. (B) | | Day 3 | Punta Arenas | SAT. SANTIAGO-PUNTA ARENAS-CRUISE* : Transfer to the airport for flight to Punta Arenas. Arrive and immediate check-in with the cruise company.
Board The "Mare Australis" expedition cruise ship. 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. (B,L,D)
Note: The new M/V Via Australis depart on Wednesday from Punta Arenas and does the same cruise itinerary. (Update Jun.26,07) | | Day 4 | At Sea | SUN. CRUISE Ainsworth Bay - Tucker Islet : At dawn, we continue navigating through Almirantazgo Sound until finally arriving near Marinelli Glacier in Ainsworth Bay, where we enjoy a walk to discover a beaver dam in the midst of a marvelous Magellanic forest. On the beach we observe a colony of elephant seals. Later we visit Tucker Islet, where we view colonies of Magellanic Penguins and Cormorants from the Zodiac boats. The islet's penguins migrate in April; as a replacement we visit Brookes Bay, for a short walk to see a glacier. (B,L,D) | | Day 5 | At Sea | MON. CRUISE Pia Glacier - Glacier Alley : We navigate through the main part of Beagle Channel to reach Pia Bay, where we disembark near Pia Glacier. We 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, we sail again along the northwest arm of Beagle Channel through majestic "Glacier Alley": Spain, Romanche, Germany, Italy, France and Holland glaciers. (B,L,D). | | Day 6 | At Sea | TUE. CRUISE : Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay
We 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 at the point where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans merge. This mythical place is known as the "End of the Earth"; a visit is a singular privilege. The park was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in June 2005.
In the afternoon, we 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 mesmerizing beauty of its vegetation and geography. We walk through a Magellanic forest of Lengas, Coigues, Canelos, ferns and other native vegetation to reach a lookout point. (B,L,D) | | Day 7 | Santiago | WED. CRUISE-USHUAIA-PUNTA ARENAS-SANTIAGO : Arrival at Ushuaia, the most important Argentinean city of the Tierra del Fuego and the southernmost city in the world. Disembarkment of passengers at 8:00 am. Transfer to the airport for flight to Punta Arenas and immediate connection to Santiago. (Optional extension to Buenos Aires available upon request)
Arrive in Santiago and transfer to hotel Crown Plaza. (B) | | Day 8 | Return USA | THU. SANTIAGO-USA : Transfer to the airport for flight to Miami, N.York or L Angeles (see add-ons from other USA cities) (B) (See below optional extension to Torres del Paine National Park for 4days/3nights) |
| | Rates valid for the month of October and April. From November to December 10 and the month of March add $300 per person. From December 17 to February 25 (high season) add $610 per person
ADD-ONS TO THE MIAMI RATE:
From Zone 1 & 2 add $230; Zone 3 $280; Zone 4, 5 & 6 $330 |
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