Cruising ~ Chile

Sail through a magic and wild land of glaciers, snow-clad mountains, and penguins where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans merge. The Strait of Magellan and the Beagle Channel, where early explorers once circumnavigated South America to connect two worlds, resonates a dramatic silence punctuated by giant slabs of ice calving into the lagoons.

The Mare Australis cruise embarks every Saturday from Punta Arenas and every Wednesday from Ushuaia in Argentina for 3, 4 and 7 night cruises October through March. Daily excursions take you close to the glaciers and allow opportunities for hiking. On board lectures cover the region's flora, fauna, geography and history.

The Skorpios Cruise II and the Skorpios Cruise III depart out of Puerto Montt on a 6 day sailing through channels to the San Rafael Glacier. This very comfortable cruise has fantastic views. The only boat with permission to cruise year round, Puerto Eden Ferry navigates the fjords from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales where you may join an excursion into Torres del Paine National Park.

Antarctica cruises depart from Ushuia and offer the chance to experience the most elusive contintent in the world. Ice breaking boats offer surreal views of the landscape and wilddlife. On the Grigoriy Mikheev you'll be one of 36 passengers on this expedition boat with private bathrooms, a large top deck for viewing and Zodiac boats which can make land excursions possible. The Professor Multanovsky accommodates 49 passengers and offers sailing to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia as well as the Antarctica.

Contact us to include a cruise in a customized itinerary of travel in Chile.