Itinerary
DAY 1 | ARRIVE IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Upon arriving in this splendid city, known for its architecture and rich European heritage, you will independently transfer to your group hotel (pre-expedition hotel night included in mandatory transfer package). DAY 2 | FLY TO USHUAIA & EMBARK After an early breakfast at the hotel, the group will transfer to the airport and board our private charter flight to Ushuaia, Argentina. Upon arrival, you will be transferred from the airport to a central downtown location to have some time on your own to explore this quaint port town before making your way to the pier.
you will sail along the historic Beagle Channel, which transects the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the extreme south of South America. DAY 3 | CAPE HORN & DIEGO RAMÍREZ Depending on conditions, we aim to start our journey to the “edge of the earth” with a visit to historic Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos). At the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego (“Land of Fire”) archipelago, this steep, rocky headland on Hornos Island marks the northern boundary of the famous Drake Passage, where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. From the 1700s to the early 1900s, prior to the opening of the Panama Canal, this cape was part of a major global trade route. If sea and weather conditions allow, you may go ashore for a hike out to the lighthouse, the tiny
Santiago
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA
CHILE
Atlantic Ocean
Punta Arenas
Ushuaia
Cape Horn Diego Ramirez
South Shetland Islands
Drake Passage
Lemaire Channel
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Antarctic Peninsula
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER Discovering the 7th Continent plus Cape Horn & Diego Ramírez
On board the Ultramarine Flights to/from Buenos Aires
After a late afternoon embarkation,
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