# 404 - VIA AUSTRALIS CRUISE - 5 DAYS TOUR
FROM USHUAIA TO PUNTA ARENAS

ITINERARY DAY BY DAY

DAY 1 - SATURDAY:
Ushuaia

Check in at San Martín 245, Ushuaia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., embark the Expedition Cruise Ship Mare Australis. The Captain and crew will give a welcome cocktail reception on board. Immediately afterward, the ship will set sail for "the uttermost part of the earth." Through the mythical Strait of Magellan, we will travel to Southern Patagonia, including Tierra de Fuego. This is the beginning of a Great Adventure!

DAY 2 - SUNDAY:
Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay

We will sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-meter-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean merge, was discovered in 1616 by the Dutch commercial expedition organized by Isaac Le Maire. The Cape owes its name to the Port of Hoorn, the expedition's departure point.
In the afternoon we will disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region's largest native settlements. This area is also renowned for the spectacular beauty of its vegetation and geography. We will walk through a Magellanic forest filled with Lengas, Coigües, Canelos, ferns and other species to reach a look-out point.

DAY 3 - MONDAY:
Pia Glacier

We will navigate the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel to enter Pia Fjord and disembark to observe the glacier of the same name, which is part of the Darwin Mountain Range.

DAY 4 - TUESDAY:
Chico Inlet - Aguila Glacier

We will disembark in Chico Inlet for a zodiac boat approach to Piloto and Nena glaciers, providing us with a closer look at these awe-inspiring masses of ancient ice. Then we will head to Aguila Glacier Bay where we will disembark for a walk on a smooth lakeshore leading to the glacier. From the beach, a second group can walk through the area's Magellanic forest to later arrive at the lake, and reach the glacier.

DAY 5 - WEDNESDAY:
Magdalena Island - Punta Arenas

Early in the morning, we will disembark on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic Penguins that we will be able to observe during our walk to the Lighthouse that guides different ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan.
After our visit, we will return to Punta Arenas, where we will disembark at 11:30 a.m., concluding our adventure.

NOTE: The excursions described in the itineraries are the ones that are the most frequently conducted. Nevertheless, Cruceros Australis reserves the right to alter, change or omit part of the itineraries, without advance notice, where it is necessary or advisable for the welfare and security of our passengers and for the preservation of the environment. In addition, and for the same reasons, voyage departure and arrival times are subject to change without advanced notice.

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