Board the vessel (either the Ocean Nove or the Sea Explorer) to go from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego , towards Puerto Williams, on Navarino Island. During this journey, navigate along the Beagle Channel, which establishes the border between Argentina and Chile.

Disembark and explore this city, considered the southernmost town on Earth (together with Ushuaia and Punta Arenas), before returning to the cruise and continue the journey towards the Cape Horn.

Departure time from Ushuaia Port: 4 pm.

Note: Cruise starting on January 2016 departs from Punta Arenas, not Ushuaia.

After crossing the Nassau Bay (South of Navarino Island) arrive in Cape Horn. An expedition on Zodiac boats will take place, if weather conditions allow it, to land on Horn Island. This rarely-visited destination features a lighthouse and a memorial with an albatross, the sailor’s bird.

Back on board, sail towards Antarctica crossing the emblematic Drake Passage, the southern meeting point of the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.

While navigating the Drake Passage to reach your first destination in the Antarctic continent, take the opportunity to learn about the vast wildlife you are about to encounter. Expert guides will help you spot mighty whales through the windows of the vessel and albatrosses, petrels, and other sea birds from the outside decks.

Today, reach the northernmost part of the Antarctica: the South Shetland Islands. Once on the white continent, enjoy a landscape of icebergs and bays, joined by the company of exotic sea mammals and birds.

Visit a colony of penguins. It is required to remain at a certain distance from them to avoid disturbing them. Bear in mind that the first contact humans made with the Antarctica took place only two hundred years ago, so it is important to preserve this ecosystem. However, these adorable creatures sometimes approach visitors and, in rare cases, even lay on their legs to rest!

Reach King George Island and disembark at Fildes Bay, where you will find the Chilean Base Frei and the Russian Base Bellingshausen.

Explore the area and take in the last views of the land of ice before taking a flight back to South America, arriving in Punta Arenas, Chile. Transfer from the airport to your hotel is included.

Note: Once in Punta Arenas, meals will be at your leisure (not included).

After breakfast, take a transfer to the Punta Arenas airport to continue your journey through South America or take a flight back home.