Fjords of Tierra del Fuego
A 4-night one-way expedition cruise from Punta Arenas (Chile) to Ushuaia (Argentina) through the Strait of Magellan, Admiralty Sound and the Beagle Channel, deep inside Alberto de Agostini National Park. Zodiac excursions land at Ainsworth Bay and the Tucker Islets penguin colony, at the massive Pia Glacier, and sail past the hanging glaciers of Glacier Alley. Weather permitting, passengers go ashore at legendary Cape Horn and at historic Wulaia Bay, where Darwin landed from HMS Beagle. Boarding is at 18:00 on day one and the ship is alongside in Ushuaia by 08:30 on day five. On September and April departures the Tuckers Islets call is replaced by Brookes Glacier, and Glaciers Alley is sailed past rather than landed on.
- Operated by: Australis
- Ship: Stella & Ventus Australis
- Length: 4 nights
- Regions: South America
- Wildlife: Magellanic penguins (Tucker Islets), southern elephant seals (Ainsworth Bay), Andean condors, cormorants, sea lions, occasional leopard seals and humpback whales
- From: $3,066 per person
- Season: Late Sep - early Apr · each ship departs every 8 days; dates listed are the published Ventus Australis 2026-27 series (Stella sails interleaved dates)
- Next departures: 2026-10-23, 2026-10-31, 2026-11-08, 2026-11-16, 2026-11-24, 2026-12-02
- Route: Punta Arenas → Strait of Magellan → Ainsworth Bay → Tucker Islets → Pia Glacier → Glacier Alley → Cape Horn → Wulaia Bay → Ushuaia
The ship
- Stella Australis: 200 guests, built 2010
- Ventus Australis: 200 guests, built 2017
Departures
- 2026-10-23: $3,066
- 2026-10-31: $3,066
- 2026-11-08: $3,066
- 2026-11-16: $3,066
- 2026-11-24: $3,066
- 2026-12-02: $3,066
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