NAVIMAG - LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL
Programme Puerto Montt - Laguna San Rafael - Puerto Montt
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
• Check-in: from 09:00 to 12:30 pm.
• Final check to board: 02:00 pm.
Setting out from Puerto Montt, Navimag’s ferry heads south across the gulfs of Ancud and Corcovado. After sailing though the Moraleda channel it calls at Puerto Chacabuco, an important point on the Austral Road. At a speed of 12 knots, the “Puerto Edén” resumes its journey, sailing out of the Aysén fjord and through to the end of the Elefantes fjord until it reaches the Témpano river, the doorway into Laguna San Rafael.
Situated southwest of Puerto Chacabuco, at the foot of the Northern Ice Fields, the San Rafael lagoon has as its backdrop the imposing wall of the glacier that carries its name: the San Rafael glacier. The setting is captivating because of the huge blocks of bluish ice that continually break off from the glacier and fall into the lagoon, giving rise to new shapes.
The lagoon is part of the Laguna San Rafael National Park, which was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1979. It displays the wonders of a pristine ecosystem, where black-necked swans, caiquenes and a variety of ducks and cormorants, along with coipos, pudús, foxes and seals, are part of the beauty of an unexplored area.
PROGRAM INCLUDE:
DAY 01
• Sailing along Calbuco.
• Reloncaví Bay.
• Ancud Gulf.
• Nao Strait.
• Corcovado Gulf
ACTIVITIES
• Boarding 02:30 pm.
• Informative talk 03:00 pm.
• Safety video 03:30 pm.
• Departure 04:00 pm.
• Captain’s introduction 06:00 pm.
• Dinner 07:30 pm.
• Live music 09:00 pm.
DAY 02
• Sailing along Moraleda channel or North and South Pérez channels.
• Guaitecas Islands.
• Puerto Aguirre and Caleta Andrade.
• Aysén Fjord.
• Arrival at Puerto Chacabuco.
ACTIVITIES
• Breakfast 07:30 am.
• Morning briefing 10:00 am.
• Talk: Aysén Region and Laguna San Rafael (spanish) 11:00 am. (High season)
• Talk: Aysén Region and Laguna San Rafael (english) 11:30 am. (High season)
• Lunch 12:30 pm.
• Documentary 03:00 pm.
• Arrival at Puerto Chacabuco 04:00 pm.
• Aysén tour departure (optional) 04:30 pm.
• Dinner 07:00 pm.
• Party (dining room) 10:00 pm.
• Departure 11:00 pm.
DAY 03
• Queahuen Strait.
• Elefantes Fjord.
• Bidts Strait.
• Témpano River.
• Laguna San Rafael.
• Arrival at Puerto Chacabuco.
ACTIVITIES
• Breakfast 07:30 pm.
• Entry into San Rafael Lagoon 09:00 am.
• Boat rides (weather conditions permitting) 10:30 am. /5:00 pm.
• Lunch 12:30 pm.
• Documentaries 03:00 pm.
• Departure from San Rafael Lagoon 05:00 pm.
• Dinner 07:00 pm.
• Party & games 09:30 pm.
DAY 04
• Puerto Chacabuco.
• Moraleda channel.
• South and North Pérez channels.
• Corcovado Gulf.
ACTIVITIES
• Breakfast 07:00 am.
• Coyhaique tour departure (optional) 07:30 am.
• Lunch 01:30 pm.
• Film or documentary 05:30 pm.
• Knot-making class 07:00 pm.
• Dinner 07:30 pm.
• Bingo - party 09:30 pm.
DAY 05
• Calbuco.
• Sailing Ancud Gulf.
• Reloncaví Bay.
ACTIVITIES
• Breakfast 08:00 am.
• Morning briefing 09:30 am.
• Talk: Puerto Montt and the region's attractions (spanish) 11:00 am. (High season)
• Talk: Puerto Montt and the region's attractions (english) 11:30 am. (High season)
• Lunch 12:30 pm.
• Returning of keys 02:00 pm.
• Disembarking 02:30 pm.