Cruise the Southern Patagonian Glaciers: Kaweskar Route

Highlights Include:

Cruising the spectacular Chilean fjords
Visits to the remote and untouched Southern Patagonian landscapes
The search for condors and puma

Tour Details

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4 days

Departures: Tuesdays and Fridays, October-April

This four-day cruise through the Southern Patagonian Glaciers is an exceptional add-on to any of your Torres del Paine National Park adventures! Travel with the only cruise company who has permission to bring visitors to this area. You will be able to participate in shore landings to experience the Patagonian landscape up close, still pristine, wild and untouched by humans. The Southern Ice Field in Chile is the third most important source of fresh water on the planet. Cruise the 380 miles of the Kaweskar Route, including channels, fjords, multicolored ice floes and the magnificent glaciers of the Southern Ice Field. Walk to their walls and moraines, watch them calve, and witness what very few visitors have before you. Please inquire with our South American specialist to add this short cruise to any of our land packages or customize your own!

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Itinerary

Day 1Depart Puerto Natales, Chile | Meals: D

This afternoon you embark your vessel, the Skorpios III, and depart from Puerto Natales. You will sail through Angostura Kirke, Morla, Vicuña, Unión, Collingwood, and Sarmiento channels. Overnight on Board

Day 2Amalia Glacier, El Brujo Glacier, and Calvo Fjord | Meals: B L D

In the morning, your vessel approaches the Amalia Glacier, where you will have a panoramic view from the ship, and then disembark on a nearby beach. A soft hike through the beach, flora, and rocks will take you to a viewpoint where you can appreciate the beautiful glacier. After lunch back on board you will arrive at El Brujo Glacier, where you can disembark and see the glacier from a nearby rock. Back on board, you sail to the Calvo Fjord, navigating through the ice, then sailing towards Montañas Fjord. Overnight on board

Day 3Montañas Fjord, Glacier Visits, and White Angostura | Meals: B L D

A morning arrival to the Montañas Fjord will allow you to see four glaciers that slide down the Sarmiento Mountains to the sea. An excursion to Alsina Glacier is offered, and you get to explore this small bay and its glacier, enjoying its beauty and enormous mountains. Then at Bernal Glacier you can take part in a soft walking excursion in a native forest, and then cross through a stream, which crosses a glacier water lagoon. Continue your soft hike to the glacier, where you can feel and touch the ice. Back at the ship, you will be able to see Herman and Zamudio Glaciers as you continue to sail through the Montañas Fjord. You will disembark at White Angostura on the excursion boats, sailing among island and rocks, enjoying the native fauna and flora. Overnight on board

Day 4Arrive Puerto Natales, Chile | Meals: B

Arrive back in Puerto Natales early in the morning where you will disembark.

Included

Three nights’ accommodation
Transfers as indicated
Meals as indicated (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Most beverages, including liquors
Amalia Glacier, Alsina Glacier, and Bernal Glacier Hikes

Not Included

All flights and related taxes & surcharges
Travel insurance, recommended
Embarkation tax, currently $28 per person (subject to change without notice)
Transfer Punta Arenas Airport– Skorpios Pier – Punta Arenas Airport, $60 per person
Fees for passports, visas, or health vaccinations
Transfers, sightseeing, activities, meals, and beverages not specified
Luggage handling at airports and hotels
Gratuities
Items of a personal nature such as laundry, spa services, internet, phone, etc.