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9 Night Patagonia Chilean Fjords and Argentinas Staten Island and Land Tour

From Santiago (Valparaiso) to Buenos Aires

National Geographic Explorer

Lindblad Expeditions
4 Stars
  • Cruise #: 8874220
  • Departs: Wed, Oct 23, 2024
  • Returns: Thu, Oct 31, 2024
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    Balcony $21,354
    Suite $24,830
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    Itinerary Summary

    Day by Day Details

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Tuesday - Oct 22, 2024
    Day
    1
    Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
    • Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
    Depart on an overnight flight to Santiago, Chile. We check into the centrally located Mandarin Oriental Hotel (or similar) before our guided overview of this vibrant city backed by the inspiring Andes. Discover sites like the Plaza de Armas and get a feel for the mix of old and new that makes this city so great. This area is excellent for photos! In the early evening, we gather for an informal reception and a drink at the hotel. ...
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    Wednesday - Oct 23, 2024
    Day
    2
    Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
    • Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
    • Air Travel
    • Punta Arenas, Chile
    • Bus Travel

    Cruise Segment of Itinerary

    Day 2 - Wednesday - Oct 23, 2024
    Day
    2
    Cruise Begins
    • Cruise Begins
    • Puerto Natales, Chile
    • Kirke Passage
    Today, we take a commercial flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas, Chile's southern gateway to Patagonia. From there, we will drive to the outpost of Puerto Natales, and embark our ship. Be on deck to look for wildlife as our captain guides us through the Kirke or White Narrows-always a challenge to navigate because of the powerful currents that flow through its pinch points. ...
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    Thursday - Oct 24, 2024
    Day
    3
    Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    • Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    Today and during the following days our guests are treated to the spectacular features of an active glaciated landscape with hanging valleys and tributary glaciers. This region was navigated by Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and it took most of November 1520 for his ships to find a way through the channels that lie between the continental mainland and Tierra del Fuego to the south. We look to make a first stop in the extensive maze of channels and islands of the Chilean fjords, where we may go out by Zodiac and kayak. ...
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    Friday - Oct 25, 2024
    Day
    4
    Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    • Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    Saturday - Oct 26, 2024
    Day
    5
    • Karukinka, Argentina
    Tierra del Fuego is one of Patagonia's crown jewels. We visit its newest and largest protected area: Karukinka Natural Park. Established in 2004 through a gift from Goldman Sachs, Karukinka is one of the largest donations ever made for conservation. We are thrilled to have special permission from the Wildlife Conservation Society to visit this private reserve, which spans 1,160 square miles and harbors the endangered culpeo fox, Andean condors, albatrosses, grebes, petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, and many other kinds of wildlife. We may explore Jackson Bay, backed by a skyline of rugged mountains, and look for wildlife including black-browed albatrosses, which nest on one of the nearby small islands. We may walk a trail to a lovely waterfall and look for elephant seals resting on not only the beach but also high in the grass meadows and even in the small river draining the valley inland. ...
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    Sunday - Oct 27, 2024
    Day
    6
    Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    • Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    We experience more stunning wilderness as we explore the fjords and glaciers of the region by Zodiac, kayak, and on foot. We take Zodiacs out to explore these protected waters and rugged shores, keeping watch for the Andean condors, albatrosses, grebes, petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, and many other birds that inhabit this otherworldly realm. Sail the Beagle Channel and look to hike and kayak one of the wild areas in this region of beech forests, mountains, and rivers. This southernmost corner of the South American continent is also home to Cape Horn, the island at the convergence of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, famously difficult waters that, throughout the centuries, have been the graveyard of many ships from the time before the Panama Canal. ...
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    Monday - Oct 28, 2024
    Day
    7
    Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    • Cruising the Chilean Fjords, Chile
    Tuesday - Oct 29, 2024
    Day
    8
    • Isla de los Estados, Argentina
    We have been given special permission to visit extraordinary Staten Island, and our ship is one of the only expedition ships ever allowed here. It is a place of superlatives, barely touched in recent decades and visited primarily by a few scientists and the staff of the tiny naval observatory. The island was named by Dutch explorers in 1615. Its mountainous, forested landscapes and rugged fjords are beautiful, and there is much to discover here. Our exact schedule remains flexible to take best advantage of conditions. We search for southern rockhopper and Magellanic penguins, other waterbirds, fur seals, and sea lions. We also look for otters on our landings ashore, and we see the replica of the 1884 San Juan de Salvamento "lighthouse at the end of the world", which inspired Jules Verne's novel by the same name. There are chances to walk in the southern beech forests. These days are bound to stand out as a unique chance to explore a very remote place. ...
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    Wednesday - Oct 30, 2024
    Day
    9
    • Isla de los Estados, Argentina
    Thursday - Oct 31, 2024
    Day
    10
    Ushuaia, Argentina
    • Ushuaia, Argentina
    • Cruise Ends

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Day 10 - Thursday - Oct 31, 2024
    Day
    10
    • Air Travel
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Disembark in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Take a charter flight to Buenos Aires and connect to your overnight flight home. Breakfast and lunch are included on Day 11.


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