Skorpios III Kaweskar Route,San Rafael Glacier,Chile.

Navigation Track - Skorpios III

Itinerary - Skorpios III

THE KAWESKAR EXPLORERS ROUTE MN SKORPIOS III
PUERTO NATALES / PATAGONIA / PUERTO NATALES
6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS (Saturday - Thursday )

ADDITIONAL NIGHT

Passengers that have decided to take the additional night have a courtesy tour on Saturday, prior to departure to the Torres del Paine National Park and visit to the Milodon Cave.
Price per person US$180.-

Friday
Reception of passengers at the Punta Arenas Airport. Check-in.
16:00 hrs. Transfer by bus to Puerto Natales, arriving at 20:00 hrs.
20:15 hrs. Passengers’ embarkation. Welcome drink and dinner.

Saturday
09:00 hrs. Departure by bus from the Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Natales. Arrival to the Milodon Cave. One hour visit. Tour continues towards the Torres del Paine National Park. Visit to Laguna Amarga and Torres del Paine. Arrival to the water fall Río Paine. Head towards Nordenskjold viewpoint, sightseeing of the Cuernos del Paine. After this, we will go to the Lago Pehoé viewpoint. Return to Puerto Natales, visiting Lake Sarmiento, approximately, at 16:00 hrs. This excursion includes pic-nic lunch. Arrival to Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Natales at 18:00 hrs. Dinner on board.

Passengers without additional night

Day 1 Saturday
Reception of passengers at the Punta Arenas airport. Check-in. During the afternoon, transfer by bus to Puerto Natales, arriving at 19.00 hrs. aprox to the Skorpios Terminal. Embarkation. 20.00 hrs. Welcome drink and dinner on board.
20:30 hrs. Ship sets sail from Puerto Natales, navigating the Patagonian Channels, Kirke Narrowness, Channel Morla Vicuña, Seno Unión.

Day 2 Sunday
During the morning, we will continue navigating through the Sarmiento Channel, Pitt Channel and Concepción Channel. 10.00 hrs. arrival to the Amalia Glacier, the motorvessel gets closer to the Glacier, panoramic view from the ship. 12.00 hrs. Skorpios III starts sailing north. 19.00 hrs. Arrival to the Antrim Fjord, where we will supply with drinking water from a crystal clear river. Dinner on board.

Day 3 Monday
08.00 hrs Visit to Pío XI Glacier, navigating in front of the glacier, the biggest of South America, with a surface of 1263 km2, belonging to the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, the biggest national park in Chile.
12.30 hrs Ship weighs anchor from Seno Eyre and Grappler Channel. 16.30 hrs arrival to Puerto Edén, disembarkation in boats. Two hours excursion, visiting this village, located in Wellington Island. It’s first inhabitants were the kaweskar or alacalufes aborigines. This village doesn’t have any streets, only footbridges, were it is possible to take a walk around town and go up to a viewpoint. Ship sets sail at 18.30 hrs from Puerto Edén, navigating through the Paso del Indio and Paso del Abismo.

Day 4 Tuesday
09.00 hrs We continue navigating through the Calvo Fjord where we will be able to appreciate four glaciers, of different shapes and colors. Excursions on board “Capitan Constantino” (icebreaker motorboat). The icebreaker gets close to the Constantino Glacier, only if the weather and ice conditions allow so. 15:00 hrs Excursion to the Alipio and Fernando Glacier. During the afternoon, navigation through the Peel Fjord. 17.30 hrs. arrival to the Brujo Glacier, excursion to the glacier rocks, disembarkation to land to visit this enormous mass of ice.

Day 5 Wednesday
09.00 hrs Visit to the Montañas Fjord were we will be able to see five little glaciers that hook of from the hills to the sea. Visit to the Bernal Glacier.
16:00 hrs Ship sets sail from the Montañas Fjord, cross of the Kirke Narrowness, during the night, the ship casts anchor at Seno Ultima Esperanza. Captain’s farewell dinner and dance.

Day 6 Thursday
Navigating Seno Ultima Esperanza, 08.30 hrs arrival at Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Natales. 10.00 hrs passengers disembark, transfer by bus to Punta Arenas.

End of our services

NOTE: In spring and autumn, because of the light variations, there might be some excursions that will not be done, because it gets dark a little earlier.

Excursions - Skorpios III

Optionals Excursions

Torres del Paine and Milodón Cave (Cueva del Milodón)
Skorpios offers accommodations on board the Skorpios III ship for Friday, the day before the start of the Program, as an additional service to passengers. This includes: pre-meal drink, dinner, breakfast, and a courtesy tour on Saturday throughout the Torres del Paine National Park and the Cave of the Milodon. It includes a picnic type lunch. The following is a description of the program:

Friday

Passenger reception at Punta Arenas Airport, transfer to the Skorpios offices. Check-in at 5:00 PM. Transfer to Puerto Natales arriving at 8:00 PM by bus. Passengers board at 8:15 PM. Welcome cocktail and dinner on board.

Saturday

Bus leaves at 9:00 AM from the Skorpios terminal in Puerto Natales. Arrive at the Cave of the Milodon and visit the area for an hour. Continue tour towards Torres del Paine National Park. Visit Amarga Lagoon for a great view of the Torres del Paine. Arrive to the Paine River waterfall and then to the Nordenskjold lookout point to see the magnificent Cuernos del Paine (Horns of Paine). Later, visit the lookout point by Pehoe Lake for another view of the Cuernos del Paine. Return to Puerto Natales, traveling by Sarmiento
Lake. This excursion includes a picnic lunch. Arrival at Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Natales at 6:00 PM. Dinner on board.

Included Excursions

Course to the Southern Ice Country.
The M/N Skorpios III, sets out every Sunday from the city of Puerto Natales, to the northwest of Punta Arenas, on a 5-day cruise. From this city, we transport you to the Skorpios terminal in Puerto Natales, beginning the maritime journey across the Angostura Kirke, heading north through the Morla Vicuña, Seno Unión, Collingwood, Sarmiento, Concepción, and Wide Channels, to dock at the beautiful Eyre Cove.

Glaciers and Puerto Edén.
Along with the first rays of light on a Monday morning, the Skorpios III ship nears the Pio XI Glacier, the largest in South America with an extension of 1,263 sq. km. (789 sq. mi) and which is also located in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. After midday, the ship returns through Eyre Cove, Grappler Channel, and Paso del Indio (Indian Passage). Disembarking at Puerto Eden, located 400 km (250 mi) north of Puerto Natales. Situated on Wellington Island, its first settlers correspond to the native tribes of the region, the Kaweskar or Alacalufes.

Sailing through fjords and channels.
The landscape is breathtaking, the mountains melt into a sea plagued with islands, fjords, and waterfalls, in a labyrinth of channels of unparalleled beauty that were explored by legendary navigators like Ladrillero, Darwin and Fitz Roy, among others. The nature in this region appears with a wide variety of flora and fauna. The Skorpios III ship delves into the central part of the Southern Ice Country through the Paso del Abismo (Passage of the Abyss) and the Wide Channel in order to reach the Amalia Glacier. Its white silhouette appears to hang from the abrupt mountains depositing its ice in the waters of the Peel Inlet.

In the Chilean Patagonian.
There are many glaciers in this region that flow towards the Pacific Ocean at a very slow, but unyielding pace, transforming and forming the landscape throughout the centuries. The M/N Skorpios III anchors in Villarrica Cove to enjoy the experience. Later, it continues through the Peel Fjord and enters the Calvo Inlet, where you can observe 6 glaciers and colorful iceberg formations in the still waters. Here you can also participate in motorboat excursions, and later make a toast with the traditional whisky beverage on the rocks using ice from the age-old glaciers. At night, while the ship is on its course back to Puerto Natales, the captain invites you to a formal dinner to end the cruise.