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Mare Australis Cruises in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
Ushuaia - Punta Arenas
Wednesday to Saturday

In the southernmost region of the world, where the sea and the mountains meet, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans merge, silence is touching and flora, fauna and geography arouse the senses. In this wild and magic area, glaciers, perennial snow, sea-lions, penguins and the lush vegetation will be witness to the passage of the Mare Australis Expedition Cruise through legendary sea routes that bring to mind the history of sailors and natives in one of the most unexplored areas of the planet, a region unimaginably beautiful and indomitable, unspoiled and imposing.

”We Invite you to live this unforgettable adventure at the End of the Earth”

Mare Australis is an expedition Cruise Ship that sails through the Strait of Magellan and the Beagle Channel and explores one of the wildest and most beautiful regions of the world: Patagonia and Tierra del fuego at the southernmost tip of the South American Continent.
Mare Australis offers alternatives of 3 or 4 night cruises from October to April each year. Mare Australis sets sail every Saturday from the Chilean city of Punta Arenas and every Wednesday from the Argentinean city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego.

During the cruise there will be daily tours inland, organized and directed by the Mare Australis Expedition Group and with an average duration of two hours. For each excursion we will provide waterproof suits (trousers and jacket) and life jackets. Groups are formed to embark on Zodiac boats and go to the place where the excursion will start.

* USHUAIA TO PUNTA ARENAS CRUISE *

Day 1 – Wednesday (Ushuaia)
Check in at San Martín 245, Ushuaia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., embark the Expedition Cruise Ship Mare Australis. The Captain and crew will give a welcome cocktail reception on board. Immediately afterward, the ship will set sail for “the uttermost part of the earth.” Through the mythical Strait of Magellan, we will travel to Southern Patagonia, including Tierra de Fuego. This is the beginning of a Great Adventure!

Day 2 – Thursday (Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay)
We will sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-meter-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean merge, was discovered in 1616 by the Dutch commercial expedition organized by Isaac Le Maire. The Cape owes its name to the Port of Hoorn, the expedition’s departure point. In the afternoon we will disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest native settlements. This area is also renowned for the spectacular beauty of its vegetation and geography. We will walk through a Magellanic forest filled with Lengas, Coigües, Canelos, ferns and other species to reach a look-out point.

Day 3 – Friday (Chico Inlet)
We will disembark in Chico Inlet for a zodiac boat approach to Piloto and Nena glaciers, providing us with a closer look at these awe-inspiring masses of ancient icel.

Day 4 – Saturday (Magdalena Island – Punta Arenas)
Early in the morning, we will disembark on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic Penguins that we will be able to observe during our walk to the Lighthouse that guides different ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan. After our visit, we will return to Punta Arenas, where we will disembark at 11:30 a.m., concluding our adventure.

The Mare Australis has 64 cabins distributed into 4 categories all of them with Low beds, (double base), private bathrooms, heating, closet and safety box. It has 10 class AAA, 18 class AA cabins, 29 class A cabins and 7 class B cabins.

On the uppermost deck of the ship is a great open air terrace to admire the wonderful southern landscape.
Mare Australis has an infirmary, a shop, a parlor game room and a small library.

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