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M/V MARE Australis is the new ship of Cruceros Australis that started service in November 2002 on the former M/V Terra Australis route through the Strait of Magellan and the Beagle Channel, exploring one of the wildest and most pristine regions of the world: Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of the South American continent.

Tour begins by sailing across the legendary Strait of Magellan and continues along channels, bays, and fjords, passing glaciers, snowcapped peaks, islands and unexplored forests of incomparable beauty. The imposing Serrano, d´Agostini, Garibaldi, Brookes and other glaciers will accompany you on our journey, and their majesty will remain engraved in your memory forever. A new highlight for the coming season is the visit of National Park Cabo de Horno. You will enjoy daily land excursions where guides will teach you about the wildlife of the area, as well as the history of its early inhabitants. Isla Navarino will be our closest contact with the native peoples of this remote region.

DAY 1 SATURDAY: PUNTA ARENAS (PUQ)
At 13.00 till 18.00 Hrs: Passengers check-in at local dock Arturo Prat, O'Higgins 1401. At 18.00 till 19.00 Hrs: Boarding "Mare Australis" Cruiser. The crew headed by the Captain will welcome you aboard for cocktails with you cruise companions. Immediately after the ship will depart towards the end of the world. Through the mythical Strait of Magellan, we will sail through Patagonian Channels and around Tierra del Fuego. The beginning of a great adventure.

DAY 2 SUNDAY: AINSWORTH BAY - MARINELLI GLACIER - TUCKER ISLET With the first light of dawn navigation will continue through Almirantazgo Fjord. We disembark in Ainsworth Bay near Marinelli Glacier, where we take a walk to see the Beaver dams and the Magellan Forests. We also pass by a Sea lion colony to get a close look. During the afternoon, we visit a small colony of Magellan Penguins at Tucker Islet. During the whole day of navigation the presence of dolphins is likely. Once back onboard, you can observe the other side of the island where a Colony of cormorants has established itself and a few minutes later rocky promontory with a large colony of sea lions and seals will astonish you.

DAY 3 MONDAY: D'AGOSTINI FJORD - SERRANO, D'AGOSTINI GLACIER and CONDOR GLACIER Dawn finds us by the D´Agostini Fjord where we can appreciate the Serrano Glacier and later the D'Agostini. We disembark in Condor Bay, close to the Condor Glacier. An excursion by zodiac allows us to go ashore and take a walk to an observation point. We hopefully will see the sudden fall of enormous chunks of ice, calving of the glacier face. After boarding again the ship sails through the Strait of Magellan to reach Brecknock Channel.

DAY 4 TUESDAY: BEAGLE CHANNEL - YENDEGAIA - PORT WILLIAMS After navigating across Desolation Bay and through the O'Brian and Balleneros Channels we enter the north west extension of the Beagle Channel to experience the majestic "Glaciers Avenue": Spain, Romanche, Germany, Italy, France and Holland. Then we disembark at Yendegaia Bay, where the first Chilean farm of Tierra del Fuego is located. During this visit we see the settlement remains of the Yaganes Indians. During the walk to the observation point it is possible to appreciate the great variety of vegetation that exists on the Island of Tierra del Fuego. There are also numerous birds such as geese and occasional sights of Condors. In the afternoon we stop at Port Williams, the most southern city in the world, were you may take optional tours to the Martin Gusinde museum, the Beavers lagoon or a fly over of the impressive Cape Horn.

DAY 5 WEDNESDAY: USHUAIA Departure from Port Williams. 
We sail slowly to arrive very early to Ushuaia, the most important Argentinean city on Tierra del Fuego. Here you may enjoy optional tours that permit you to know the most Southern region in South America, such as the Tierra del Fuego National Park or the lakes Escondido or Fagnano. On this day, those passengers who took the Punta Arenas-Ushuaia sector option disembark ( start 09:00 am ) and new passengers embark between 16.00 and 17.00 with destination to Punta Arenas.

Day 6 THURSDAY: CABO DE HORNO NATIONAL PARK 
Navigation through the Beagle Channel and Murray Channel to disembark at Cabo de Horno National Park. Cape Horn is a natural sea wall of almost 425 meters high which was discovered January, 30 1616 by a commercial expedition from the Netherlands. Later we disembark in Walaia Bay, which allows us to visit one of the most important indigenous sites of the region.

DAY 7 FRIDAY: PIA GLACIER - GARIBALDI GLACIER 
We sail back across the main branch of the Beagle Channel to sighting at Pia Glacier. A short walk takes us to the observation point from where we have a wonderful view of the Glacier. This Glacier's source is in the middle of the Darwin Range and reaches the ocean at Pia Bay. In the afternoon we enter Garibaldi Bay where we enjoy views of the Garibaldi Glacier and the impressive snow fields of the Darwin range. We take the opportunity to disembark in zodiacs at one of the beaches and do an adventurous trek to appreciate the lush vegetation. After this unforgettable experience we continue navigating through O'Brian and Ballenero Channels, Bahia Desolada, Paso Aguirre and the Brecknock Channel.

DAY 8 SATURDAY MAGDALENA ISLAND - PUNTA ARENAS (PUQ)
Early in the morning we disembark in Magdalena Island, the home of an enormous penguin colony with over 120.000 of them in different stages of breeding. We take a walk to San Isidro Lighthouse, which used to guide the explorer sailors on their way across the Strait of Magellan. After our visit we return to Punta Arenas where we dock at 11.00 AM and start disembarkation formalities. Thus our Adventure comes to its end.

PRICES PER PERSON, IN USD  ACCORDING TO SEASON AND CABIN

Cabins: * B-cabins can be used as triple cabins - same rates per person as for double use. Single rates are for "single cabins" or "B-cabins". Occupying an A, AA or Suite as single has a 50% surcharge over the double occupancy rate.

Includes: 3 /4 / 7 overnights as booked incl. full board (Wine, beer and soft drinks with the meals.), Welcome and good-bye drinks, Whisky and hot chocolate during the excursions to the glaciers. All activities inside the ship, bilingual guides. Passengers will receive a waterproof suite that is worn on top of your own clothes.

Special Payment Conditions: A USD 200 per person is required to guarantee a written and confirmed reservation! Final payment must be received 45 days prior to departure!

Cancellation Policy: Until 45 days: USD 200 per person; 44 - 30 days: 25%; 29 - 15 days: 50%; 14 - 00 days: 100%

Children Policy: Children sharing bed with parents, 0 - 2 years old 90% discount; 2 - 8 years old 75% discount; 8 - 12 years old 50% discount. with own bed in double cabin: 1 child / 1adult - 50% discount for child; 2 children 50% discount for one child; 2 children / 1 adult - children according to age.