Patagonian Explorer
A 4-night one-way expedition cruise from Ushuaia (Argentina) to Punta Arenas (Chile) that crosses Nassau Bay for a conditions-permitting landing at Cape Horn, followed by Darwin's historic Wulaia Bay. The route threads the Beagle Channel fjords to the Pia and Porter glaciers and Agostini Sound's Aguila and Condor glaciers before finishing at the Magdalena Island penguin colony in the Strait of Magellan. The mirror leg of Fjords of Tierra del Fuego, aboard the same two 200-passenger ships. Boarding is at 18:00 on day one and the ship is alongside in Punta Arenas by 12:30 on day five. On September and April departures the Magdalena Island landing is replaced by Marta Island.
- Operated by: Australis
- Ship: Stella & Ventus Australis
- Length: 4 nights
- Regions: South America, Patagonia
- Wildlife: Magellanic penguins (Magdalena Island), Andean condors, black-browed albatrosses off Cape Horn, cormorants, occasional humpback whales
- From: $3,066 per person
- Season: Late Sep - early Apr · departs Ushuaia every 8 days per ship on the alternating shuttle
- Next departures: 2027-04-05
- Route: Ushuaia → Cape Horn → Wulaia Bay → Pia Glacier → Porter Glacier → Aguila Glacier → Condor Glacier → Magdalena Island → Punta Arenas
The ship
- Stella Australis: 200 guests, built 2010
- Ventus Australis: 200 guests, built 2017
Departures
- 2027-04-05: $3,066
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