Day 1: Welcome onboard.Arrival in Ushuaya between 10 am and 5 pm, be ready to embark at 6 pm. The captain and his crew will welcome you onboard with a toast. You will soon sail south through the Strait of Magellan.
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Day 2: Cape Horn – Wulaia BayIn the morning you will sail along the Murray Channel and Nassau Bay. You will get the chance to discover the Cape Horn National Park. If the weather allows it, you will be visiting one of the southernmost points of earth.
In the afternoon, Wulaia Bay, there, you will discover one of the largest settlements of the Yagans. They were known for their ability to craft canoes, which allowed them to navigate the turbulent waters surrounding their settlements. You will walk through the Magellan Forest where you will reach a viewpoint which will allow you to observe the: lengas, ferns, canelos amongst other tree species.
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Day 3: Pia glacier – Porta glacierAs the cruiseship sails in the Beagle channel you will reach the Pia fjord where you will disembark and make your way to the viewpoint where you will then be able to see the Pia glacier. You can take a moment to observe the breathtaking view as you see the glacier spread from the main peak of the glacier extending from the mountain range to the sea.
In the afternoon you will board Zodiac boats and navigate along high rocky walls until you reach the Porta glacier.
Those glaciers are part of the, you will be able to see those natural wonders and how they fit in this incredible natural landscape.
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Day 4: Aguila glacier – Condor glacierThe ship will then cruise the Cockburn channel to enter the Agostini sound. You can then witness the glaciers detach from the Darwin Mountains Range, some of them reach the sea. In the morning you will disembark and use Zodiac boats to reach a path. You will be able to walk through a lagoon created by the melting Aguila glacier.
In the afternoon you will make your way to the Condor glacier. This will be an opportunity to learn about glaciers and their formation, you will then have a better understanding of their importance and their influence on the geography of the Fuegian channel.
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Day 5: Magdalena IslandIf the weather allows it, then you will be able to have a unique experience and observe the Magellanic penguins in their natural habitat. This is an incredible opportunity to see such wildlife to its purest form.
During the summer they come to the island to reproduce which means that they arrive in great numbers, the population of Magellanic penguins grows extremely fast during that time. After their chicks are old enough the Magellican penguins return to the sea.
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