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M.N. Skorpios II
- Itinerary
Classic San Rafael Route
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Itinerary for
M.N. Skorpios II
- Classic San Rafael Route -
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Classic San Rafael Route (until
September, 2010)
This Route is traversed in the M.N. Skorpios II, which has a capacity of 130 passengers. This cruise leaves every Saturday from September to May from Puerto Montt, which is located 1,000 kms south of Santiago and which can be reached by air or overland. Passengers navigate 800 miles through the channels and archipelagos of Llanquihue, Chiloé, Chonos and Aysén, visit the villages of Puerto Aguire and Queilen as well as the mythical city of Castro en Chiloé, until arriving at the San Rafael Glacier and the thermal springs in Quitralco. During this voyage we will be attended by a very proficient crew, all of who posses an undisputed professionalism and who faithfully provide the well-known hospitality of the family Kochifas, owners and founders of Skorpios Cruises.
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Itinerary for MV Skorpios II
- Classic San Rafael Route
DAY 01:
Departure 11:00 hrs. from the Skorpios Terminal. Sailing through the Llanquihue archipelago, Gulf of Ancud, Chiloé archipelago, crossing the Gulf of Corcovado.
DAY 02:
Navigation by the channels Moraleda and Ferronave, arrival at Puerto Aguirre, departure and sailing by the channels Ferronave, Pilcomayo, Costa Channel, to cast anchors at Punta Leopardos, twenty miles from the San Rafael Glacier.
Puerto Aguirre, Chile
DAY 03:
Cut through the San Rafael bay, Témpanos channel and Lagoon, dropping anchor two kilometers from the Glacier. Excursions in motorboats between the multicolored glaciers, weather permitting. In the afternoon, the vessel moves closer to the Glacier. In the evening, departure to Quitralco Fjord.
DAY 04:
Quitralco Fjord, thermal baths indoor or outdoor pools, excursions in motorboats in the fjords. In the evening, departure to Chiloé through the channels Moraleda and Pérez
Norte.
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Sail through the Leucayec channel, the Chonos archipelago, across the Corcovado Gulf to arrive at Queilen. Sail through the Yal channel, the Castro estuary, to arrive at this city.
DAY 06:
Castro, handicrafts market, Museum, Church. An optional excursion to Chonchi. Departure at midday down the Castro estuary, Lemuy channel, Dalcahue, Quicaví, Calbuco. Gala Dinner. Arrival at Puerto
Montt.
DAY 07:
Skorpios Terminal, breakfast. End of the Cruise.
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San Rafael Glacier -
M.N. Skorpios II
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NOTE: ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGES ACCORDING TO NAVIGATION AND CLIMATE
CONDITIONS.
On route to the San Rafael Glacier...
The San Rafael Glacier, in the Northern Ice Field, is without doubt a spectacle of magnificent magic and color all of which is created by the wide variety of shapes and sizes of its ice floes. The San Rafael Glacier, so baptized by the Spanish Jesuit, Juan García Tao, who discovered this splendid natural wonder in 1620, is considered to be the closest Glacier to the Equator, that reaches the ocean. It was declared a world Biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978, and is a Chilean National Park.
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The Northern Ice Field has a total surface of 4,400 square km and is located in the heights of the Andes Mountains, from where it is born. From there it runs 15 kilometers until it deposits it ice into the quiet waters of the San Rafael Lagoon. The ice towers reach a height of 60 meters, in the center of the glacier they go down to a depth of 230 meters below
sea level. The San Rafael Glacier is home to an immense quantity of native fauna; besides this it is one of the glaciers with the greatest quantity of ice avalanches in the Patagonia, due to this it is absolutely marvelous to navigate amongst the resulting ice floes. While navigating amongst this Antarctica sensation we enjoy a traditional toast with whisky served on millennium old ice.
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Chonos Route
6-Days / 5-Nights
(Effective September, 2010 - April, 2011)
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- Saturday: 12:00 noon. Weigh anchor from Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Montt. Sailing through the Llanquihue archipelago. Catch sight of Calbuco city. Ancud Gulf, archipelago of Chiloe and Corcovado Gulf crossing at midnight.
Day 2 - Sunday: 08:00 hrs. Navigation through the Moraleda and Ferronave channels. Arrival at the fishing village of Puerto Aguirre at 11:00 hrs. 12:30 noon, continue sailing through Ferronave, Pilcomayo and Costa channels. At 21:30 hrs. approximately, anchor at Hualas cove or Punta Leopardos, 20 nautical miles from the San Rafael Glacier.
Day 3 - Monday: 07:30 hrs. Crossing of the San Rafael Lagoon entrance and Tempanos channel. 09:00 hrs. The ship enters the Lagoon and anchors at 2 kilometers away from the Glacier. Boat excursions among multicolored icebergs, if the weather allows to. 15.30 hrs. The ship gets closer to the Glacier. 17:00 hrs. Set sail to the Quitralco fjord.
Day 4 - Tuesday: 08:00 hrs. Berth at the Quitralco pier. After breakfast, passengers can take hotspring baths were the water temperature is at 32ºC and 30ºC, in covered and outside pools. If the weather allows to, boat excursions in motorboats through the inside of the fjord. 19:00 hrs. Sail towards Chiloe, navigating through the Moraleda and Perez Norte channels.
Day 5 - Wednesday: 08:00 hrs. Corcovado Gulf crossing. In this area, if the conditions allow to, there is a possibility of watching humpback whales and blue whales. Continue to sail through the oriental coast of the Chiloe island, Yal channel, Castro stream, arriving to this beautiful city at 15:00 hrs. Disembarkation to visit this place. 22:00 hrs. Set sail towards Puerto Montt through Lemuy, Dalcahue and Quicavi channels. Farewell party, Captain’ dinner, dance.
Day 6 - Thursday: 08:00 hrs. Docked at the Skorpios Terminal pier in Puerto Montt. 09:00 hrs. Breakfast, disembarkation and passengers’ transfer.
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NOTE: ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGES ACCORDING TO NAVIGATION AND CLIMATE
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