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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 19-22 from Ushuaia, Argentina to Punta Arenas, Chile, and October 22-26 from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia. Or, you may combine both excursions for an 8-day, round-trip Ushuaia to Ushuaia adventure October 19-26.

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 and Gerardo Bartolomé on Darwin's visit aboard the Beagle. Topics include:

Darwin before the Voyage of the Beagle

Charles Darwin in Tierra del Fuego

Darwin: a witness of a long lost world

Darwin and Fitz Roy after the Beagle

The scientific clues of the Voyage of the Beagle

Evolution. Only a Theory?

Itinerary Summary

Oct 19

Ushuaia - embark Via Australis

Oct 20

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

Oct 21

Whaleboat Sound, Cockburn and Magdalena Channels, Piloto and Nena Glaciers

Oct 22

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 22

Punta Arenas - embark Via Australis

Oct 23

Ainsworth Bay, Marinelli Glacier, Tucker Islets.

Oct 24

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

Oct 25

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

Oct 26

Disembark Via Australis in Ushuaia.

Departure

2011

Oct 19 - Oct 22
(4-day)

Oct 22 - Oct 26
(5-day)

Oct 19-26
(8-day)

Prices & Supplements

Oct 19 - 22
4-day

$1124 - $2065

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

Single

$1615, if available

Oct 22 - 26
5-day

$1498 - $2753

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

Single

$2153, if available

Oct 19 - 26
8-day

$2622 - $4818

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

Single

$3768, if available

Notes

Included

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

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.