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Charles Darwin in Patagonia

4, 5 or 8-day adventure

Cruceros Australis and INCA continue the highly successful special Tierra del Fuego cruises in celebration of Charles Darwin. Join author/historian John Woram and other guest lecturers aboard the Via Australis as we cruise the Strait of Magellan, the Beagle Channel and explore some of the places seen by Charles Darwin on the famous voyage of the HMS Beagle.

Our modern voyages will take place October 16-19 from Ushuaia, Argentina to Punta Arenas, Chile, and October 19-23 from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia. Or, you may combine both excursions for an 8-day, round-trip Ushuaia to Ushuaia adventure October 16-23.

Little change has come to the Fuegian Archipelago's labyrinth of islands, islets and canals since the epic HMS Beagle explorations of the early nineteenth century. During this time, the Beagle expedition made many important discoveries, and Darwin's own observations went far in shaping his revolutionary ideas about natural history and geology.

The primitive aborigines who made such a lasting impression on the young Charles Darwin are gone, but the land remains just as he saw it. So, please join us for one or both of these special October cruises. Come along and see what Darwin saw.

Highlights

4, 5 or 8-Day cruise of fjords and channels of Tierra del Fuego aboard Via Australis

Lectures by accomplished historian John Woram on Darwin's visit aboard the Beagle. Topics include:

Charles Darwin in Tierra del Fuego

Darwin and FitzRoy at Wulaia

A look at The Literature of HMS Beagle (and the book that almost wasn't)

Here Be Giants: The legends of giants and cannibals in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia

In Magellan's Wake: 16th Century Explorers in Tierra del Fuego

Putting Tierra del Fuego on the Map

Itinerary Summary

Oct 16

Ushuaia - embark Via Australis

Oct 17

Cape Horn—"End of the Earth"—and Wulaia Bay, where Darwin landed in 1833.

Oct 18

Whaleboat Sound, Cockburn and Magdalena Channels, Piloto Glacier

Oct 19

Magdalena Island ("Penguin Island"), Punta Arenas disembark Via Australis.

or

You may combine both adventures into a 7-day cruise (with time to explore Punta Arenas in between).

Oct 19

Punta Arenas - embark Via Australis

Oct 20

Ainsworth Bay, Marinelli Glacier, Tucker Islets.

Oct 21

Beagle Channel, Pia Fjord, Pia Glacier, "Glacier Alley."

Oct 22

Cape Horn—"End of the Earth"—and Wulaia Bay, where Darwin landed in 1833.

Oct 23

Disembark Via Australis in Ushuaia.

Departure:

2010

Oct 16 - Oct 19
(4-day)

Oct 19 - Oct 23
(5-day)

Oct 16-23
(8-day)

Prices & Supplements

Oct 16 - 19
4-day

$1050 - $1933

Price varies based on cabin choice. Please call for specific cabin rates

Single

$1833

Oct 19 - 23
5-day

$1400 - $2577

Price varies based on cabin choice. Please call for specific cabin rates

Single

$2510

Oct 16 - 23
8-day

$2450 - $4510

Price varies based on cabin choice. Please call for specific cabin rates

Single

$4343

Notes

Included are yacht transportation, yacht berth (double cabin), most transfers, baggage handling and storage, all guides and guest lecturers, shore excursions, and sightseeing arrangements as specified.

Not included are any airfare, airport taxes, hotels in Punta Arenas or Ushuaia as needed, tips for yacht crews, guides, naturalists or guest lecturers(at your discretion), laundry, alcoholic beverages, excess baggage charges, or other items of a personal nature. Price also excludes any insurance coverage for trip cancellation/interruption, travel accident, travel delay, baggage delay or baggage theft (we recommend you obtain coverage for these items), medical or hospitalization expenses.