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Chile, Argentina, Antarctic Glaciers Lake 13 Days |
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Visits: Santiago - Punta Arenas - Tucker Islet - Ushuaia - El Calafate - Buenos Aires - Glaciers
Tour Code: APCAA13 |
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USA
- Santiago, Chile |
| Depart Los Angeles for an overnight flight to Santiago, Chile |
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Santiago |
| Arrive in Santiago in the morning, and then transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. |
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Santiago
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| Today a full day tour included La Moneda, the official Government Palace the Cathedral National Museum, and nearby San Cristobal Hill with its landmark statue of the Virgin Mary. Your tour ends at the Plaza de Armas, the main square, with a visit to the 18th-century Cathedral. Dinner at local restaurant with show. |
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Santiago - Punta Arenas |
| After breakfast, depart for your flight to Punta Arenas, Chile, overlooking the Straits of Magellan. On the plane, you will overview the indomitable Andes, dark green plain and ice-capped Villarica volcano. |
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Punta Arenas - Mare Australis ** Luxury Cruise 5-days 4-nights Glaciers Tour
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| After breakfast, take a city tour including Plaza Munoz Gamero, Magellan monument, Universidad de Magallanes. After lunch, transferred to the port and check in for boarding cruise. |
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Cruise: Ainsworth - Marinelli Glacier - Tucker Islet |
| With the first light of dawn, navigation will continue through Almirantazgo Fjord. We will disembark in Ainsworth Bay near Marinelli Glacier, where we will take a walk to see an elephant seal colony closely, and we will also appreciate the Magellan Forests, a colony of sea lions. During the afternoon, we will approach Tucker Islet on board zodiac boats to admire a small colony of Magellan Penguins. We will also see other bird species such as Skuas and Cormorants. The presence of dolphins and sea lions is likely. |
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Cruise: D'Agostini Fjord - D'Agostini Glacier - Condor Glacier |
| Early morning finds us by the Dˇ¦Agostini Fjord where we can appreciate the Serrano Glacier and later the Dˇ¦Agostini Glacier. We will disembark in Condor Bay, close to the Condor Glacier. Here we will enjoy a short walk through the native forest, and an excursion by zodiac. After boarding again, the ship will sail though the Magdalena and Cockburn channels towards the Beagle Channel. |
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Cruise: Beagle Channel - Garibaldi Glacier - Puerto Williams |
| Sightseeing of Garibaldi Glacier and the impressive snow-covered mountains of the Darwin Range. Disembarking at the coastal margins of the Garibaldi Inlet in order to make an adventurous excursion, where we will be able to appreciate the wild vegetation and forests on the sloes of the mountains of the sector. Sailing along the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel where the majestic ˇ§Glacier Alleyˇ¨ can be appreciated. Landing at Puerto Williams, located on the Navarino Island, where there is an interesting anthropologic museum, a naval base and one of the last representations of sub-Antarctic vegetation. |
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Cruise: Ushuaia - El Calafate |
| Early arrival to Ushuaia, the most important Argentinean city on Tierra del Fuego island and southernmost city in the world, complete 5-day pleasant cruise tour. After lunch, Visit Tierra del Fuego National Park, then depart for you flight to El Calafate. |
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El Calafate |
| After breakfast, enjoy a full day lake excursion along Lake Argentina to Upsala Glacier. Upsala is the largest continental glacier in the Southern Hemisphere. The height of its walls varies between 60 to 80 meters and it has an area of 595 sq km. |
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El Calafate - Buenos Aires |
| After breakfast, overland trip to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world largest active continental glaciers after 30,000 years, declared Universal Mankind's Heritage Site by UNESCO, because of its breathtaking beauty and its unusual behavior. It is also one of the eight world's most mystery sceneries. Then depart for you flight to Buenos Aires. |
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Buenos Aires - Los Angeles |
| After breakfast visit FLORITA shopping district, then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Los Angeles via Santiago, Chile. |
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Los Angeles |
| Arrive in Los Angeles. Complete this pleasant trip! |
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