Chilean Fjords Cruise

Chilean Fjords Cruise

Cruise with Skorpios III and navigate through the channels and fjords of the archipelago of Llanquihue, Chiloé and Aysén, in the Chilean Patagonia.

Tour Highlights:

Marvelous scenery and comfort is the menu for visitors who admire and respect the ecological world.
Come on board and navigate with Skorpios III in the immensity of these lands and seas that are the biggest ecological reserve on the planet.

Chilean Fjords Cruise
(Chile)

B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner

Day 1, Arrive Puerto Montt / Puerto Varas, Chile
Arrive in Puerto Montt, a German-style seaport of fishing boats and waterfront cafes. Transfer to your hotel at Puerto Varas, a beauty spot on the shore of Lago Llanquihue in the glaciers area. The day is at leisure to settle in.
Accommodations : Cabanas del Lago

Day 2, Commence Chilean Fjords cruise

Transfer to the pier this morning to embark the Skorpios III. Departure from the port at 11:00 AM, sailing via the Llanquihue archipelago, the Gulf of Ancud and the Chiloe archipelago.
Accommodations : Skorpios III ( B L D )

Day 3, Chilean Fjords Cruise
Today you will notice the difference in the scenery, the rolling open hills of Chiloe having been replaced by the dense green vegetation of the islands of the Guaitecas archipelago. You will cruise the Moraleda and Ferronave Channels to Puerto Aguirre, a remote fishing village. Continue cruising the Guaitecas archipelago, the Ferronave and Pilcomayo channels, the Costa Channel and the Elefantes fjords to with 20 miles of the San Rafael Glacier, where the ship anchors for the evening.
Accommodations : Skorpios III ( B L D )

Day 4, Chilean Fjords Cruise
At 8:00 AM this morning the ship weighs anchor and maneuvers through the San Rafael Inlet and Tempanos Channel to within a mile of the San Rafael Glacier and sets anchor. Two excursions by tender will take you through the multicolored icebergs, for spectacular views of the glacier. The San Rafael Lagoon is located 400 miles of Puerto Montt. It measures nearly 16 km north to south and 10 km from east to west. It was discovered in the 16th century by the Spanish navigator Sir Juan Garcia Tao. The Glacier emerges from Mount Nevado San Valentin and continues for 15 km to the sea where it forms an impressive wall nearly 2 km wide. >From up close you can see the giant ice columns up to 70 meters high and approximately 230 meters deep that regularly shed huge chunks of ice which break off and thunder into the sea.
Accommodations : Skorpios III ( B L D )

Day 5, Chilean Fjords Cruise
Today you will cruise to Quitralco fjord where the SKORPIOS fleet maintains outdoor and indoor thermal pools. You'll have time to enjoy the pools, take hikes or motorboat excursion.
Accommodations : Skorpios III ( B L D )

Day 6, Chilean Fjords Cruise
Today you will sail through the Leucayec channel en route to Chiloe, to within sight of the island of Melinka in the Los Chonos archipelago. Then cross the Corcovado Gulf to hug the eastern coast of Chiloe. A stop will be made at Queilen before cruising up the Yal Channel and Castro creek to the town of Castro.
Accommodations : Skorpios III ( B L D )

Day 7, Chilean Fjords Cruise
Today you will have time to visit Castro, founded in 1567, with charming Cathedral and handicraft market. Then cruise back through the channels of Lemuy, Dalcahue, Quicavi and Calbuco with Gala Farewell dinner on board as you cruise into the Skorpios home port at Puerto Montt.
Accommodations : Skorpios III ( B L D )

Day 8, End cruise in Puerto Montt / Depart
Breakfast on board and morning debarkation. We are met at the pier and transferred to the airport in Puerto Montt.
( B )

THE TOUR COST INCLUDES:
Accommodations as indicated in the itinerary inclusive of hotel taxes
Meals as indicated (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner)
Airport transfers as indicated
Any internal flights as indicated in the itinerary
Ground transportation by land, water or rail as required to operate excursions indicated in the itinerary
Services of an expert English speaking guide(s) during included excursions
All entrance fees to included sites as per itinerary
Baggage handling of 1 piece of luggage per person and tips to porters who assist with luggage during transfers between airport/hotel lobby and transfer vehicles
Pre departure destination planning guide

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR COST:
Passport and visa fees. Travel insurance Excess baggage or shipping charges Items of personal nature such as gratuities to guides, drivers, telephone / telex / fax charges, laundry, beverages, meals and services not specified

Skorpios III

This Motor vessel, built in Skorpios shipyards during 1994 / 1995 is equipped with state of the art technology and with the concept of SUPER CLASS service. It has 46 double cabins, Junior and Master suites with room for 92 passengers based on double occupancy, but with additional beds is has a capacity of 125 passengers. It's very fine and elegant cabins are equipped with low, single and double beds, refrigerator, stereo television, closed circuit music, safe deposit box, and private bathroom with deluxe fixtures. Its elegant dining room can seat 125 passengers, with large screen projection TV equipment, professional video taping and computerized editing equipment. The bar in the forward, with its modern and youthful decoration, and the bar in the rear, with its classical English style, cans each seat sixty people, with large screen television and stereo sound. Its kitchen provides international and local cuisine based mainly of shellfish and fish captured fresh from the southern seas, with a set menu, served with fine Chilean wines, and our famous...OPEN BAR POLICY. Salute!!

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS:
Maximum Length: 210 feet
Maximum Beam: 30 feet
Molded Depth: 12.6 feet
Draft: 9.9 feet
Gross Tonnage: 1,210 tons
Engine Power: 1,800 hp
Cruising Range: 2000 miles
Maximum speed: 14 knots
Passenger Capacity: 125
Crew: 34