HIGHLAND ADVENTURES
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The boardwalk climbing the headland at Cape Horn to the albatross monument, open ocean breaking on the rocks below on both sides

Patagonia

Patagonian Explorer

Duration5 daysFrom / person$2,080
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The route

Four nights sailed north from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas, and the order changes the trip. Cape Horn comes first, on the opening morning out of Ushuaia, and everything after is a working north through the Beagle Channel: Pia and Porter, then Aguila and Condor, each one a Zodiac ride and a walk to the ice. The last morning lands on Magdalena Island among tens of thousands of Magellanic penguins before the ship comes alongside in Punta Arenas at midday.

2Cape Horn3Pia Glacier4Agostini Sound5Magdalena Island1Ushuaia100 milesBy boat

Trip facts

Begins & ends
Ushuaia | Punta Arenas

Day by day

Itinerary

Day 1Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel

Boarding is early evening in Ushuaia, the last city on the continent, pinned between the Martial range and the water. The ship sails after dinner, past the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse on its bare rock, and by the time the coffee is cleared the town is a smear of light astern. Ahead is Nassau Bay and the open run to Cape Horn.

Overnight: M/V Ventus Australis or M/V Stella Australis · Meals: Dinner

The boardwalk climbing the headland at Cape Horn to the albatross monument, open ocean breaking on the rocks below on both sides
Day 2 · The high point

Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay

The first morning is the one everybody came for: Cape Horn, the headland where two oceans meet and the next land south is Antarctica. Whether the Zodiacs can put you ashore is the weather's call, never the schedule's. The afternoon drops into Wulaia Bay, a green anchorage the Beagle knew, where a forest climb opens the whole sound and the sea comes back into view from above.

Overnight: M/V Ventus Australis or M/V Stella Australis · Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3Pia Glacier and Porter Glacier

Pia Fjord in the morning, with the ship nosed up to the glacier front and a walk on the moraine that puts the entire wall of ice in one frame. The afternoon is Porter Glacier, reached through the same channels, where the ice runs down to the waterline and the noise of it moving carries much further than seems reasonable.

Overnight: M/V Ventus Australis or M/V Stella Australis · Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4Aguila Glacier and Condor Glacier

A Zodiac landing on the beach below Aguila, then a walk through native forest to the foot of the glacier, near enough to feel the cold coming off it. Later the ship works into Condor Fjord, where the birds the glacier is named for ride the updraft off the cliffs and the Zodiacs run the ice at the waterline.

Overnight: M/V Ventus Australis or M/V Stella Australis · Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5Magdalena Island and Punta Arenas

The last morning lands on Magdalena Island in the middle of the Strait of Magellan, where a marked path runs up to the lighthouse through a colony of Magellanic penguins tens of thousands strong. The ship is alongside in Punta Arenas by half past twelve. In September and April the island is closed to visitors and Marta Island, with its sea lions, stands in.

Meals: Breakfast

The package

What $2,080 covers

Included

  • 4 nights accommodation
  • Meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 4 dinners
  • All meals on board, and an open bar with no exclusions
  • Every shore excursion by Zodiac, with the expedition team
  • The cabin for the whole voyage, at double occupancy

Not included

  • Transfers to and from the ship in Punta Arenas and Ushuaia
  • Government port fees, taxes and national park fees, US$160 per person
  • Gratuities, which the ship suggests at US$25 per person per night
  • Travel insurance, which the ship checks at boarding on the Argentine legs
  • Anything charged to your cabin, including the onboard store
  • International and domestic flights
  • Any expense not shown as included

Where you stay

  • Patagonia - M/V Ventus Australis or M/V Stella Australis4 nights

Cabin B, lower deck. The price shown is for a Cabin B on the lower deck. Cabins on the upper decks and the two larger Superior cabins are available on request; tell us which you want and we will price it for your sailing.

Pricing

Pricing can vary by season, hotel or cabin standard and other factors. Local holidays and major dates like Christmas and New Year carry supplements.

On board

Choosing a cabin

Scroll the table sideways for the other 2 seasons.

Price per person, double occupancy, by cabin and by sailing date.
Cabinlate September and early AprilOctober and late MarchNovember to mid-March
Cabin BDeck 2 · 177 sq ft$2,080$3,250$4,190
Cabin ADeck 2 · 177 sq ft$2,580$3,650$4,920
Cabin AADeck 3 · 177 sq ft$2,850$3,940$5,210
Cabin AAADeck 4 · 177 sq ft$2,970$4,260$5,620
Cabin AA SuperiorDeck 3 · 220 sq ft$3,670$4,650$6,830
Cabin AAA SuperiorDeck 4 · 220 sq ft$3,880$4,950$7,320

Prices are per person, two people sharing. A cabin to yourself adds 50% to the rate in any category.

late September and early April:
September 18 to 30, 2027, and April 1 to 9, 2028
October and late March:
October 1 to 31, 2027, and March 16 to 31, 2028
November to mid-March:
November 1, 2027 to March 15, 2028
The boardwalk climbing the headland at Cape Horn to the albatross monument, open ocean breaking on the rocks below on both sides

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