NAVIMAG - PUERTO MONTT - PUERTO NATALES
Great Patagonia: Southbound Route (Puerto Montt - Puerto Natales)
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS
Leaving behind the noise of the city, lovers of nature arrive at Puerto Montt for the purpose of boarding the ferry “Evangelistas”, which will take them to encounter a setting of varied, extreme contrasts: the Patagonian channels. Along a route that combines the beauty of the pristine parks with the force of a cold wind that does not cease to cause an impact, the untamed south appears in all its glory, displaying its outstanding abundance. Navimag traverses the Reloncaví bay, the Ancud and Corcovado gulfs and the Moraleda channel, all of which precede the beautiful spectacle of the descent of the Coastal cordillera at the Taitao peninsula. The Penas gulf recalls the eternal route of the ancient indigenous peoples, while the vestiges of the dismembering of the Andes give rise to small islands covered with coigüe, lenga and cypress trees of little height. In the midst of multi-coloured waters originating from the Southern Ice Fields, Puerto Edén greets the passengers exhibiting the cultural heritage of the last surviving aboriginal people in the world, the Kawescar (or Alacalufe) people. After winding its way through endless labyrinths of islands and channels, the ferry “Evangelistas” arrives at Puerto Natales, the stepping-stone town for the Torres del Paine National Park, the Milodón Natural Monument and Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park.
PROGRAM INCLUDE:
Includes:
• Lodging according to category.
• Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
• Movies & hall games.
• Landfall in Puerto Edén (disembarking only for residents and passengers with final destination in this port)
• Do not include glacier sighting.
Check-in time:
• Check-in: from 09:00 am to 12:30 pm.
• Final check to board: 02:00 pm.
DAY 1
• Sailing past Calbuco.
• Reloncaví Bay.
• Ancud Gulf.
• Corcovado Gulf.
ACTIVITIES
• Informative talk 02:00 pm.
• Boarding 02:30 pm.
• Departure 04:00 pm.
• Captain’s welcoming talk and safety video 05:00 pm.
• Talk: Idiomatic expressions 06:00 pm.
• Dinner 07:30 pm.
• Film (dining room) 10:00 pm.
• Live music (pub) 10:00 pm.
DAY 2
• Sailing past Melinka and along North and South Pérez Channels (High season)
• Sighting of seal colony and cormorants.
• Brieva Strait and Peñón Blanco.
• Entry to Pulluche channel.
• Sailing out to sea in the evening.
ACTIVITIES
• Breakfast 08:00 am.
• Morning briefing 09:15 am.
• Talk: Flora & fauna (spanish) 09:45 am. (High season)
• Talk: Flora & fauna (english) 10:30 am. (High season)
• Lunch 12:30 pm.
• Talk: Kawéskar people (spanish) 03:30 pm. (High season)
• Talk: Kawéskar people (english) 04:00 pm. (High season)
• Documentary 06:00 pm.
• Dinner 07:30 pm.
• Film (dining room) 09:30 pm.
• Live music (pub) 09:30 pm.
DAY 3
• Entry into channels zone, Messier channel.
• Passing through Angostura Inglesa and Bajo Cotopaxi.
• Call at Puerto Edén.
• Glacier Pio XI sighting (High season)
• Abismo Strait.
• Concepción channel.
ACTIVITIES
• Free early coffee (pub) 06:00 am.
• Breakfast 08:00 am.
• Morning Briefing 09:30 am.
• Disembarking Puerto Edén 11:00 am. (High season)
• Lunch 01:00 pm.
• Talk: Geology & glaciation (spanish) 03:00 pm. (High season)
• Talk: Geology & glaciation (english) 3:30 pm. (High season)
• Talk: Torres del Paine (spanish) 06:00 pm. (High season)
• Talk: Torres del Paine (english) 06:30 pm. (High season)
• Dinner 07:30 pm.
• Bingo and final party (pub) 09:30 pm.
DAY 4
• White Channel.
• Última Esperanza Fjord.
ACTIVITIES
• Breakfast 08:00 am.
• Morning briefing 09:30 am.
• Returning of keys 10:00 am.
• Disembarking - depending upon wind conditions - 11:00 am.
ATTRACTIVE AND ACTIVITIES
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Hikking and Trekking
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Birdwatching
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Fly Fishing
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Sking