INCLUDING: Breakfast daily, tours as mentioned, hotel for 2 nights with room taxes & services charges, The 4day/3night cruise aboard the M/V Via Australis (cabins category A, for AA add $70 per person -excep 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 $250, Chile US$30.00, Argentina $28.00
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Tour Operator
Tara Tours
Duration
8 Days
Escorted
Escorted - No
Itinerary
Day
Destination
Description
Day 1
Depart USA
MON. U.S.A- BUENOS AIRES : Depart Miami, New York or Los Angeles for Buenos Aires, Argentina (Add-ons available from other USA cities, please see below)
TUE. BUENOS AIRES : The Argentina capital boasts a population of 8 million. City tour takes you to the Plaza de Mayo for view of Cathedral and Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace).Then along 9 de Julio Avenue, widest street in the world, with its much-photographed Obelisco and Teatro Colon and finally, to the colorful Boca District. (B)
Day 3
At Sea
WED. BUENOS AIRES-CRUISE : Transfer to the airport for flight to Ushuaia. Arrive and immediate check-in with the cruise company. (Check in at San Martin 245, Ushuaia) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., embark the Expedition Cruise Ship. The Captain and crew will give a welcome cocktail reception on board. Immediately afterward, the ship will set sail for "the uttermost part of the earth." Through the mythical Beagle Channel, we will travel to Southern Patagonia, including Tierra de Fuego. This is the beginning of a Great Adventure! (B,D) NOTE: Mare Australis depart Wednesday. Via Australis departs Sundays)
Day 4
Wulaia
THU. CRUISE Cape Horn-Wulaia : We will sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-meter-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean merge, was discovered in 1616 by the Dutch commercial expedition organized by Isaac Le Maire. The Cape owes its name to the Port of Hoorn, the expedition's departure point. In the afternoon we will disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region's largest native settlements. This area is also renowned for the spectacular beauty of its vegetation and geography. We will walk through a Magellanic forest filled with Lengas, Coigues, Canelos, ferns and other species to reach a look-out point. (B,L,D)
Day 5
Gunther Pluschow Glacier
FRI. CRUISE Gunther Pluschow Glacier : In the afternoon, we view awe inspiring Gunther Pluschow Glacier, named after the region's pioneering German aviator. Then we sail Chico Sound, where we disembark in Zodiacs to observe majestic Piloto and Nena Glaciers, providing us with a closer look at these awe-inspiring masses of ancient ice. (B,L,D)
SAT CRUISE-PUNTA ARENAS : Early in the morning, we will disembark on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic Penguins that we will be able to observe during our walk to the Lighthouse that guides different ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan. After our visit, we will return to Punta Arenas, disembarking at 11:30 a.m. (B) Transfer to the airport for flight to Punta Arenas and immediate connection to Santiago. (Optional extension to Buenos Aires available upon request) (Update cruise itinerary Jun.27.07) Arrive in Santiago and transfer to hotel Crown Plaza. (B)
SUN. SANTIAGO : Morning city tour of Santiago visiting the most important sites of new and colonial Santiago. (B)
Day 8
Return USA
MON. SANTIAGO-USA : Transfer to the airport for flight to Miami, New York or Los Angeles (see add-ons from other USA cities). (B)
Dates/Pricing
Disclaimer
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.
DEPOSITS: US$300,00 per person at the time of booking. Final payment is due 60 days before departure. INSURANCE: Through Insure America, cost for this program starts at US$200-270. Please see information on the Insurance section.
ADD-ONS TO THE MIAMI RATE: From Zone 1 & 2 add $230; Zone 3 $280; Zone 4, 5 & 6 $330
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