M.V. Mare Australis
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5-Days / 4-Nights 
Punta Arenas - Ushuaia Tour

Day 01 (Saturday)

• Passengers check-in at 990 Magallanes Street, Punta Arenas (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
• Embark from 6:00 p.m. on the Mare Australis. 
   

Day 02 (Sunday)

• Disembark at Ainsworth Bay to view from a distance Marinelli Glacier and visit an Elephant Seal colony.  
• Zodiac navigation around Tucker Islet to visit a small colony of Magellan Penguins and a large colony of Cormorants together with predatory Skuas.  It is possible to see Southern Dolphins and Sea-Lions.  
    

Day 03 (Monday)

• Sail through the D'Agostini Inlet and see the impressive Serrano and D'Agostini Glaciers. 
• Land at the Condor Glacier Bay to reach Zodiac boats near the glacier and then take a walk through the Magellan forest.  
    

Day 04 (Tuesday)

• Sightsee the Garibaldi Glacier and the impressive snow-covered mountains of the Darwin Range.  
• Disembark at the coast of the Garibaldi Inlet to take an adventurous excursion, where we will be able to appreciate the wild vegetation and forests on the slopes of the mountains of the region.  
• Sail along the north-west arm of the Beagle Channel where the majestic "Glacier Alley" can be appreciated.  
• Land 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. 
   

Day 05 ( Wednesday)

• Arrival in Ushuaia, the most important Argentinean city on the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and the southernmost city in the world.  
• Passengers disembark at Punta Arenas  - Ushuaia journey from 9:00 a.m. on.  
   

 
4-Days / 3-Nights
Ushuaia - Punta Arenas Tour

Day 01 (Wednesday)

• Passengers check-in at 245 San Martin Street, Ushuaia (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
• The crew headed by the captain will welcome you on board.  Cocktail with those who will be your cruisemates.  
   

Day 02 (Thursday)

• Sail to Cape Horn.  
• Land at Cape Horn National Park to visit the island and get a panorama of the famous and mythical Cape Horn, the point where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans merge.  
• Disembark at Wulaia Bay, a historical indigenous settlement with place of high archeological value.  Additionally, this place offers a very beautiful view because of its vegetation and geography.  
   

Day 03 (Friday)

• Land in front of the Pia Glacier and excursion toward an observation point where we will have the best view of one of the most beautiful glaciers of the Darwin Mountain Range.  
   

Day 04 (Saturday)

• Disembark at Magdalena Island, the home of a huge penguin colony of thousands of specimens in different stages of development.  
• Walk to the lighthouse that guided the exploring sailors when passing along the Magellan Strait.  
• The expedition ends by disembarking at Punta Arenas (11:00 a.m.)  
   

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