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The Chonos route cruise covers 800 miles passing through channels and fjords, where nature is still safe from human contact. We will pass by the San Rafael glacier, in the northern ice field. This great mass of ice is located in the Chilean Patagonia, in Southern Chile. It has an approximate area of 4,400 km with a length of 100 km from North to South and approximately, 40 km in diameter, East to West. Its ice is distributed around 7 major glaciers. This vast expanse of ice is the birthplace of the glacier closest to the equatorial line. The San Rafael glacier, which runs from Monte San Valentin, deposits its spectacular ice in the quiet waters of the lagoons of San Rafael. Revisit Darwin territory through icefields and glaciers for the ultimate Patagonian experience!
Special features of our Chonos Route Patagonian Cruise:
Type of Tourism: Off the beaten track, Adventure, Cultural, Patagonian ice fields, Remote.
Places to Visit: Puerto Montt, Ancud, Castro, Dalcahue, Chiloe Natinal Park, San Juan
Duration: 6 Days and 5 Nights. (optional 7 day / 6 night available)
Type of Service: group tours.
Accommodation: The cruise ship has been carefully chosen for this route and we can guarantee that you will feel comfortable and your every need catered for!
Today is an optional night for an additional cost. Check-in from 6 pm onwards. This includes accommodation in your cabin, a welcome cocktail, dinner with wines and an open bar, as well as a buffet breakfast the following morning
If you did not choose the optional night yesterday, we will be departing from Puerto Montt at 12 pm midday. We will head off, sailing through the archipelago of Llanquihue with views of the city of Calbuco. We will arrive at the Gulf of Ancud at 4:30 pm. We will then head to Quemchi, on the island of Chiloe, where we will disembark on small boats towards this picturesque village. Here we can visit a handicraft market, cafes, the museum of the Chilean author Francisco Coloane and take ...
Today we will sail through Moraleda and Ferronave's channels to arrive at the fishing village of Puerto Aguirre at 11 am. Here we will disembark to visit the village, enclosed by the Chonos archipelago. You will walk through the streets, passing through a typical Patagonian rainforest to the lookout point. At 1:30 pm, the ship will leave, sailing through the channels of Ferronave, Pilcomayo and Casma. At 4 pm, we will arrive at the Islote Barrientos, where you will disembark onto smal...
Crossing the channel of Tempanos to the entrance of the San Rafael lagoon, we will anchor at 9 am, 2 km from the glacier. We can head out on smaller boats to the multicoloured icebergs if weather conditions allow us. At 2:30 pm we will be nearing the glacier. At 4 pm, we will set sail in the direction of Quitralco fjord.
Today after breakfast, we can head to the hot springs with temperatures of 32º C and 38ºC. If the weather is not cooperating, there will be boat excursions to the inside to the Fjord. At 5 pm, we will raise anchor and head towards Chiloé, navigating through the channels of Moraleda and Pérez Norte.
Navigating through the Leucayec channel, crossing the Gulf of Corcovado at around 5:30 am, if we are lucky, we can observe humpbacks or blue whales in this region. We will then Continue sailing along the eastern side of Chiloé, arriving at 11 am, to the Islote Conejos, in the Queilen channel. Here we will head out on small boats to visit the island inhabited by Magellan penguins and other bird species. At 1 pm, we will sail to the islands of Lemuy and Chelín ...
Today we will enjoy our final breakfast on board while we dock at Puerto Montt. This is when we will disembark and your transfer will be waiting to head to the airport for your next exciting destination!
*The program and timetables may vary according to climatic conditions or force majeure. Likewise, debarkation and duration will depend on the authorization of the captain, who will evaluate safety and ice conditions in each destination. Schedules to the thematic ta...