Discovering the End of the World: a Cape Horn cruise, Torres del Paine and Perito Moreno

Argentina

Discovering the End of the World: a Cape Horn cruise, Torres del Paine and Perito Moreno

Four nights cruising the fjords of Tierra del Fuego, with 14 travellers at most

Argentina

Discovering the End of the World: a Cape Horn cruise, Torres del Paine and Perito Moreno

The great southern adventure in a small group: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, then four nights on an expedition cruise to Cape Horn, Wulaia Bay, the Pía, Porter, Águila and Cóndor glaciers and the penguins of Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine, El Calafate, the glacier cruise and Perito Moreno. With the Iguazú Falls (18 days) from €10,103 per person.

When

October to April

Price

From 8 450€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

13 nights

Ideal length

Buenos Aires and Ushuaia

Days 1-4

The capital and the end of the world.

Day 1

Arrival in Buenos Aires

Flight to Buenos Aires, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Buenos Aires

Day 2

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo and the Casa Rosada, Recoleta cemetery, the colourful houses of La Boca and San Telmo, birthplace of the tango.

Buenos Aires

Day 3

Buenos Aires

A free day: optionally an estancia and its gauchos, a wine tasting or a tango dinner show.

Buenos Aires

Day 4

Buenos Aires – Ushuaia

Flight to Ushuaia.

Buenos Aires – Ushuaia
Buenos Aires and Ushuaia — photo 1
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The southern cruise

Days 5-9

Cape Horn and icy fjords.

Day 5

Boarding in Ushuaia

Boarding the expedition ship and sailing the Beagle Channel.

Boarding in Ushuaia

Day 6

Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay

A landing at Cape Horn, weather permitting, then Wulaia Bay, former Yagán territory.

Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay

Day 7

The Pía and Porter glaciers

Glacier Alley and the Pía glacier, by Zodiac to the ice front.

The Pía and Porter glaciers

Day 8

Seno Agostini – the Águila and Cóndor glaciers

The Agostini fjord, the Águila and Cóndor glaciers and elephant seals.

Seno Agostini – the Águila and Cóndor glaciers

Day 9

Magdalena Island – Puerto Natales

The Magellanic penguin colonies of Magdalena Island, landing at Punta Arenas and the drive to Puerto Natales.

Magdalena Island – Puerto Natales
The southern cruise — photo 1
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The southern cruise — photo 3
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Torres del Paine and El Calafate

Days 10-16

Giants of ice and granite.

Day 10

Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine park, its granite towers, turquoise lakes and guanacos.

Torres del Paine

Day 11

Puerto Natales – El Calafate

Back into Argentina across the steppe to El Calafate.

Puerto Natales – El Calafate

Day 12

The Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers

A cruise on Lake Argentino to the Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers and their blue icebergs.

The Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers

Day 13

Perito Moreno

The Perito Moreno glacier, a sixty-metre wall of ice crashing into Lake Argentino, seen from its walkways.

Perito Moreno

Day 14

El Calafate – Buenos Aires

Flight to Buenos Aires.

El Calafate – Buenos Aires

Day 15

Buenos Aires – flight home

Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Buenos Aires – flight home

Day 16

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
Torres del Paine and El Calafate — photo 1
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