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10 Day itinerary in Argentina, South America

Patagonia Explorer with Australis Cruises

Australis will take you on an amazing journey to the “uttermost end of the earth”. On the Ushuaia – Punta Arenas route, you will enjoy the splendor and beauty of unique natural scenery and wildlife. You will travel on one of the industry’s most comfortable ships designed to make your trip as plea... Read More

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Overview

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English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Buenos Aires

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Hiking

Meet local people

Travel with Purpose

Outdoors & Nature

Beach & Sea

Start

Night

End

Highlights

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Australis Cruise on board M/N VENTUS AUSTRALIS

2

Navigate and Cross Cape Horn

3

Visit Buenos Aires as the main cosmopolitan city of South America

4

Discover Ushuaia - End of the world city

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Welcome Buenos Aires - Argentina

Arrival at Buenos Aires International airport and transfer to your accommodation. Check in at your hotel at 14.00hs Rest of the day at leisure

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
Day 2

place Buenos Aires Highlights

During the morning discover the city of Buenos Aires. This tour gives you the emotion of a multiple Buenos Aires. We will see the symbol of our city: the obelisk. We will visit different squares such as Plaza de Mayo, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Congreso. Avenues like Corrientes, Mayo, 9 de Julio, among others. Historical neighbourhoods: La Boca, San Telmo, Montserrat. Elegant neighbourhoods such as Palermo and Recoleta, and the most modern: Puerto Madero. Parks such as Lezama and Tres de Febrero. We will also visit financial and commercial areas and a Football Stadium Afternoon at leisure.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
Day 3

place Buenos Aires - Ushuaia

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to the AEP domestic airport to take your flight to Ushuaia. After 3.30 hours of flight you will arrive at the city of the end of the world and transfer to your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Patagonia Jarke
Day 4

place Tierra del Fuego National Park

Pick up at the hotel to enjoy one of the most incredible tours of Ushuaia; Tierra del Fuego National Park. We invite you to reach the true End of the World to feel the thrill of being in a unique and magical place. All travelers arriving in Ushuaia, cannot leave without knowing the end of the Pan-American route that begins in Alaska and after more than 15 thousand kilometers ends within the Tierra del Fuego National Park. This is the place to take a picture that testify people have truly arrived at the End of the world. Further, just 1000 km away is Antarctica. In the morning around 08:30 we will pick you up at the hotel, from where we will go to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is located 12 km from the center of the city of Ushuaia. Before entering the National Park, we will stop at the End of the World train station (optional) where passengers who wish may choose to take the mythical train (about 60 minutes ride) that ends within the National Park. Those who do not make the journey on the train can enjoy a small walk in the Fuegian forest (in winter the small walk could be aborted according to weather conditions).

Once the train journey is over, the group will meet again inside the Park with the vehicle and guide to continue with the tour to Ensenada, a bay that combines the Andes, the sub-Antarctic forest and sea in the same place defining an ecosystem unique from Argentina. In this area of the park, native people used to live and their archaeological remains. There is also the last post office in America, where it is sometimes open and we can send postcards to anywhere in the world. (Ensenada bay is closed in winter). We will continue to other panoramic points to make small tours to appreciate the flora and fauna that surprises us with its beauty: Acigami Glacier Lake (Roca) shared with Chile, Lapataia Bay, where the sign indicating that we have reached the end of the Pan American route.


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Patagonia Jarke
Day 5

place Start the adventure of Australis

Between 10:00 PM and 5:00 PM, we will check-in at Avenida San Martín 409, next to the pier, to embark at 6:00 PM. After boarding, we will make a welcome toast and introduce the Captain and his crew. The ship will sail to the far south immediately after. Through the mythical Beagle Channel and the Strait of Magellan, we will travel through Patagonia and the channels of Tierra del Fuego.


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Australis Cruises
Day 6

place Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay

We will sail through the Murray Channel and Nassau Bay, arriving at Cape Horn National Park, where we will disembark, if weather conditions permit, to experience the magic of walking through one of the southernmost points of the world, surrounded by charm and legends. In the afternoon, we will disembark at Wulaia Bay, a historic site of one of the largest settlements of the native Yagans canoeists. We will reach a viewpoint, walking through the Magellanic forest in. which lengas, coigües, canelos, and ferns grow, among other species.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7

place Pia Glacier – Porter Glacier

In the morning, we will sail along the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel to enter and disembark in the Pia Fjord. We will make a trip to the viewpoint from where you will see the homonymous glacier, whose main peak extends from the top of the mountain range to the sea. During the afternoon, in our Zodiac boats, we will navigate between high rocky walls until reaching the Porter Glacier.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8

place Agostini Sound – Aguila Glacier – Condor Glacier

In the morning, we will navigate the Cockburn Channel to enter the Agostini Sound, where you can appreciate the glaciers that descend from the center of the Darwin Mountain Range, some of them reaching the sea. During the morning, we will disembark in Zodiac boats for a walk around a lagoon formed by the melting of the Aguila Glacier. In the afternoon, we will navigate in Zodiac boats to approach the Condor Glacier. We will learn about the formation of glaciers and their influence on the abrupt geography of the Fuegian channels.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9

place Magdalena Island – Punta Arenas

We will disembark at Magdalena Island first thing in the morning if weather conditions are suitable. On the island, we will be able to see a huge colony of Magellanic penguins. This excursion is replaced by a landing on Marta Island in September and April, where South American sea lions can be sighted from Zodiac boats. Then, we will arrive in Punta Arenas, disembarking at approximately 11:30 hrs.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Hotel Isla Rey Jorge
Day 10

place End of the trip - Punta Arenas

After breakfast transfer to the airport to take your departure flight

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
  • Patagonia Jarke
  • Australis Cruises
  • Hotel Isla Rey Jorge

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (9)
  • Dinner (4)
  • Lunch (3)

Transport expand_less

  • Transfer Airport - Hotel - Airport in each destination
  • Transfer to and from the Pier (Ushuaia and Punta Arenas)
  • M/V Ventus Australis Cruise based on Double Cabin - B

Activities expand_less

  • Sightseeings mentioned with local guides in small groups
  • 5 days / 4 nights of navigation - Australis Cruise - Double Cabin ''B''
  • Tours mentioned in the itinerary
  • All activities on board in zodiac during the cruise

Extras expand_less

  • Optional Tours - Ask us for them
  • Meals that are not mentioned
  • Pier taxes included

Not Included expand_less

  • National Park entrance fees
  • Personal expenses
  • Meals
  • Travel Insurance
  • Pier taxes
  • International and Domestic flights
  • Tips during the trip and cruise tips

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