Fjords, Glaciers & The White Continent
Jump on our exclusive 2024 deal and enjoy your moment with Seabourn to explore magical Chilean Fjords & untouched Antarctica in style, why not add a side trip to the Magnificent Iguazu Falls?
Valued at $22,498
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Package Inclusions:
Your Luxury Fly Cruise package includes:- Return flights from Sydney to Santiago, returning from Buenos Aires
- 2 night luxury accommodation in Santiago including breakfast
- 17 night expedition cruise onboard Seabourn Pursuit, Santiago to Ushuaia
- World class dining, complimentary premium spirits and fine wines available on board at all times
- Complimentary Seabourn expedition-grade parka and day pack
- Charter flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires
- 2 night luxury accommodation in Buenos Aires including breakfast
- All transfers
- Port charge, fees and pre paid gratuities onboard
Seabourn goes to Antarctica in a style undreamed by those ardent early pioneers. The snowy, sentinel mountain ranges, teeming penguin colonies and stately parades of monumental icebergs; the sight of an albatross effortlessly gliding across an ink-blue sea and the unexpected rainbow of mist arising from a breaching whale — all of that is virtually unchanged from the time before its discovery. A voyage that is never short of magical. See penguins, whales and other diverse wildlife, kayak around icebergs and massive glaciers, hike along the majestic continent and see the wonders of Antarctica up close.
Each cruise to Antarctica includes the following exclusive amenities and activities designed to enhance every moment:
- Inclusive zodiac tours and landings*
- Digital photography workshops*
- Complimentary Seabourn expedition-grade parka and day pack
- Opportunities for frequent wildlife sightings from the ship and on shore
- Onboard Expedition team providing narration and insight to all aspects of the experience
- Inspiring Enrichment Program and special guest speakers on board
*Final itineraries are subject to weather, ice and other conditions and subject to change.
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Want to make your trip even more enjoyable?
Veranda Suite V2 from $20,599 per person
Veranda Suite V3 from $23,999 per person
Veranda Suite V4 from $26,499 per person
Penthouse Suite from $28,999 per person
Looking for business class?
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Want to make your trip even more enjoyable?
Veranda Suite V2 from $20,599 per person
Veranda Suite V3 from $23,999 per person
Veranda Suite V4 from $26,499 per person
Penthouse Suite from $28,999 per person
Veranda Suite V3 from $23,999 per person
Veranda Suite V4 from $26,499 per person
Penthouse Suite from $28,999 per person
Looking for business class?
Call us and speak to our dedicated Latitude 33 Travel Advisor.
Itinerary
Day 1-16
Itinerary:
Day 1 | 16OCT2024 Sydney, Australia to Santiago, Chile
Arrive into Santiago, transfer to the accommoation and enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.
Day 2 | 17OCT2024 Santiago to San Antonio, Chile
Following breakfast, transfer from the hotel to the San Antonio cruise port for boarding, marking the commencement of your expedition cruise aboard the Seabourn Pursuit.
Day 3 | 18OCT2024 Cruising
Day at Sea
Day 4 | 19OCT2024 Scenic Cruising Reloncavi Sound
Cruising Only
Puerto Montt, in Chile’s Northern Patagonia Los Lagos region is set on the shores of a large bay identified as Reloncavi Sound. To the east looms Mt. Yate, a snowcapped, glaciated stratovolcano, and beyond that the cordillera of the Andes. The sound is punctuated by islands, the three largest being Tengio, Maillén and Huar. Two much larger islands, Puluqiui and Queulín, sprawl across the mouth of the sound, separating it from the Gulf of Ancud. The point where the Reloncavi Estuary empties into the sound is effectively where the Chilean Central Valley meets the Pacific Ocean. Salmon farms dimple the coves of the sound, and pods of orcas are sometimes seen. Near the sound on shore, Chile’s Alerce Andino National Park protects a vestigial forest of ancient alerce trees, similar to the huge sequoias found in North America.
Puerto Montt sits beneath a skyline of snow-capped volcanoes. Volcan Osorno towering 2,652-meter (8,701’) above the town, erupted in 1835 and was described by naturalist Charles Darwin. The town sits at the gateway to a myriad of outdoor adventures including an exhilarating white-water rafting trip, tranquil fly fishing and scenic hiking in Alerce Andino National Park. Petrohue Rapids and Lake Llanquihue, are set within a rural landscape of sheep farms. A walk around town allows for an encounter into the South American way of life. A vibrant fish market, selling everything from seaweed to salmon to spiny crabs sits astride a street lined with craft stalls packed to the brim with brightly colored woolen ponchos. South American fur seals lounge along the seawall promenade as colorful fishing boats lay at anchor offshore. Puerto Montt is an eclectic mix of new and old, refined and rustic.
Reloncaví Sound is a panoramic vista of high volcanoes. To the south, is scenic Moraleda Channel and the entrance to the picturesque Chilean Fjords.
Day 5 | 20OCT2024 Scenic Cruising Moraldeda Channel
Cruising Only
The Moraleda Channel is a protected waterway running along the coast of Chile from the Gulf of Corcovado in the north to the Laguna San Rafael in the south. It separates the myriad mountainous islands of the Chonos Archipelago from the Chilean mainland. Like the Inside Passage on the Pacific coast of North America, the Moraleda Channel is a geological feature. Its course follows the geologic Liguiñe-Ofqui Fault on the eastern side of the islands, which are actually the peaks of the submerged Chilean Coastal Range.
Day 5 | 20OCT2024 Scenic Cruising Dawrin Channel
Cruising Only
The Darwin Channel cuts through the elongated, mountainous islands of the Chonos Archipelago in Southern Chile, connecting the Pacific Ocean on the west with the Moraleda Channel running along the Chilean mainland. These forested islands, mostly uninhabited, are actually the peaks of the submerged Chilean Coastal Range. Darwin Channel is a westward continuation of the Aysén Fjord, connecting to the Pacific at Isquiliac Island, and opening at its eastern end into Darwin Bay. Being free of navigational hazards, it forms a preferred, scenic pathway for ships navigating in the area.
Day 6 | 21OCT2024 Scenic Cruising Baker Channel
Cruising Only
The Baker Channel is a large, multi-armed fjord that cuts from Tarn Bay in the Gulf of Penas some 75 miles into the Chilean mainland. It lies roughly halfway between the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields, and its southern arm culminates at the face of the Jorge Montt Glacier, which flows from the Southern ice field and frequently calves icebergs into the channel. The channel forms the northern boundary of Chile’s vast Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.
Day 6 | 21OCT2024 Transit the English Narrows
Cruising Only
On the long Messier Channel between the huge Wellington island and the Chilean mainland, the English Narrows is a natural, eight-mile obstacle consisting of a scattering of islands constricting the passage to a width of as little as 200 yards. It presents no hazard to a skilled navigator under most conditions, but at spring tides the current runs as much as six knots, and wind conditions may also make navigation risky. The narrows transit is a good time to be on deck, to keep an eye out for birds such as diving petrels or steamer ducks, and possibly the small, rare dolphins that are sometimes seen in remote areas like this.
Day 7 | 22OCT2024 Scenic cruising Eyre Fjord
Cruising Only
Eyre Fjord penetrates the mainland of southern Chile from the Icy Channel about 20 miles to the broad face of the massive Pio XI glacier, also known as the Brüggen Glacier.
Day 7 | 22OCT2024 Pio XI Glacier (Bruggen Glacier), Chile
Cruising Only
At the head of scenic Eyre Fjord is situated the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica. The monumental ice-mass of the Brüggen Glacier fills the fjord to a width of 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) and covers an area of 1,265 square kilometers (488 square miles). Colossal ice cliffs rise to a height 75 meters (246’) and are cut by deep-blue crevasses, and free-standing ice pillars known as seracs. Some 66 kilometers (41 miles) upstream of where it meets the ocean, the Brüggen Glacier merges with the ice of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Unlike other glaciers worldwide, it advanced significantly from 1945 to 1976 adding nearly 60 square kilometers (23 square miles) to its toe. Located deep within the boundaries of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, it was named after the German-Chilean geologist Juan Brüggen Messtorff. Bernardo O'Higgins National Park is one of the last refuges for the small Chilean deer known as a huemul and species such as the Andean condor and marine otter may also be found here.
Day 7 | 22OCT2024 Scenic cruising Wide Channel
Cruising Only
The Wide Channel is an inside passage along the coast of southern Chile. It separates the eastern lobe of the huge Wellington Island from the Chilean mainland, starting between Saumarez Island and Icy Channel in the north and opening into the Concepcion Channel in the south adjacent to the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park on the mainland Wilcock Peninsula. Surrounded by precipitous mountains, its shoreline on the mainland side is interrupted by two large fjords, the Europa and Penguin fjords. Join your expedition team members on deck or in an observation lounge for expert insights into the area.
Day 8 | 23OCT2024 Scenic cruising Peel Fjord
Cruising Only
Cutting eastward from the Sarmiento Channel in Southern Chile, this fjord divides into three separate fjords, called Amalia, Asia and Calvo Fjords. Amalia leads to Amalia Glacier, the El Brujo Glacier is in Asia Fjord, and Calvo boasts several small glaciers of its own. The mainland to the east is all part of the huge Torres del Paine National Park. The area is a fascinating geological panorama, and your expedition team members will be available to interpret the sights, as well as identify wildlife spotted while cruising the scenic waterways.
Day 8 | 23OCT2024 Brujo Glacier, Chile
Entering Peel Fjord from the Sarmiento Channel in southern Chile, your ship veers into the branch called Asia Fjord. As you cruise deeper into the fjord, the water’s surface is dappled with floating ‘bergie bits’ of ice, and occasional larger growlers. Meanwhile the steep slopes on either side are tinseled with lacy waterfalls flowing from the snow-frosted peaks above. Ahead, two ochre slopes cradle a glowing blue-white face of cracked and fissured ice two kilometers across and hundreds of feet high, spilling with geologic slowness from the South Patagonian Ice Field far up the valley. Occasionally a huge shard of ice falls silently into the sea, followed seconds later by the delayed sound of its crack and thunder. You are in the midst of Chile’s Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, the nation’s largest protected region.
Day 8 | 23OCT2024 Scenic cruising Smyth Channel
Cruising Only
The Smyth Channel is another of the spectacular waterways threading the maze of islands off the coast of extreme southern Chile. At its northern end, it briefly parallels the Sarmiento Channel, then veers southward opening into the Strait of Magellan. Dotted with myriad small islands and corrugated with countless narrow fjords and bays, it makes a mesmerizing panorama as your ship plies between the islands on one side and the immense Peninsula Muñoz-Gamero on the other. Members of your expedition team will be on deck and in lounges to offer insights into the wild, unspoiled terrain you are passing.
Day 9 | 24OCT2024 Strait of Magellan
Cruising only
Day 9-10 | 24 - 25OCT2024 Punta Arenas, Chile
Overnight in Port
Day 11-12 | 26-27OCT2024 Days at Sea
Cruising only
Day 13-17 | 28OCT - 01NOV2024 Antarctic Experience*#
*Depending on weather, ice conditions and reported wildlife distribution during your voyage, your captain and expedition team will program an additional day of discovery and adventure for you in Antarctica.
#Final itineraries are subject to weather, ice and other conditions and subject to change.
Day 18-19 | 02 - 03NOV2024 Cruising
Day at Sea
Day 20-21 | 04 -05NOV2024 Ushuaia to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arrive into Ushuaia when your Antarctica Journey comes to the end, transfer to airport for a charter flight* back to Buenos Aires. Transfer to your accommodation in Buenos Aires, enjoy the rest of your evening and next day at leisure.
Day 22 | 06NOV2024 Buenos Aires, Argentina to Sydney, Australia
Transfer to Buenos Aires Airport for departure flight to Sydney, bringing home with many unforgettable Seabourn moments with you.
*Itinerary subject to change without notice*
Why not add an optional side trip to Iguazu Falls when you are in Buenos Aires? Contact our dedicated consultants and they can tailor made your once-a-life time holiday.
Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions apply: All prices are quoted in Australian dollars, based on per person double occupancy unless stated otherwise, and inclusive of all taxes and discounts. All prices & itineraries are current as at 02 MAY 2024 & subject to change without notice. Prices are subject to change due to availability, currency fluctuations, fuel price, and tax increases. Price includes any stated bonus nights, upgrades & package savings, if applicable. All passports, visas, travel permits, and vaccinations are the responsibility of the travelling passenger to secure prior to travel. Airfares are capacity controlled and are subject to change at any time without notice, based in economy class from Sydney and are subject to the carriers' flight schedules and conditions. Flight may not be direct. Please call us for prices from other airports. Travel packages advertised may include multiple products provided by several suppliers to provide a travel itinerary. Each component of the package will be treated independent of each other, and the specific terms & conditions of each product supplier will apply. Hotels may charge resort fees, or a security bond not included or mentioned in this package, payable direct upon check-in. This holiday package required physical mobility******Weight & luggage restrictions applies on this itinerary due to chartered flights, based on twin share : 2 bags per suite total with 34KG /per suite) ******Package based on Veranda Suite V1 wtith limited availability, upgrades available with additional cost. Package included all port charges and taxes. Cruise fare base don dynamic pricing, subject to change without notice.
Fjords, Glaciers & The White Continent
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