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Stella Australis Cruise

MV Stella Australis

MV Stella Australis

Daily Excursions

Daily Excursions

Millennial Glaciers

Millennial Glaciers

Whale Watching

Whale Watching

Unforgettable Landscapes

Unforgettable Landscapes

Cape Horn

Cape Horn

Zodiac Boats

Zodiac Boats

Standard Double Cabin

Standard Double Cabin

Standard Twin Cabin

Standard Twin Cabin

Superior Double Cabin

Superior Double Cabin

Dining Room

Dining Room

Sky Lounge

Sky Lounge

Yamana Lounge

Yamana Lounge

Darwin Lounge

Darwin Lounge

 

The Stella Australis is an awe-inspiring adventure cruise ship.

The ship, which was constructed in 2010, consists of 100 total cabins and can hold up to 210 passengers.

The Stella Australis offers a relaxed stay, while providing breath-taking sights from the decks.  

This spacious cruise ship to Patagonia, offers a beautiful atmosphere, and fine dining.

Cabins provide incredible ocean views and lavish decor. Each cabin features 1 double or 2 single beds and a private bathroom.

The team at MV Stella Australis will organise activities on board in a friendly and warm atmosphere.

You will also be able to participate in daily excursions on zodiac boats with expert guides.

They will give audio-visual talks about the flora and fauna, geography, glaciology, ethnography, and history of the Patagonia region.

 

 

In order for your trip on board the MV Stella Australis to be as comfortable as possible, travellers should wear warm, waterproof sports clothing for both women and men.

During summer nights and even sometimes during the day, Patagonia can get cold and wet, so be sure to pack sweaters, jackets, pants and rain garments.

For exploring and walking during shore excursions, gloves and a pair of firm trekking or hiking boots are suitable for Patagonia.

This four-day journey includes visits to wildlife rich Ainsworth Bay, massive Pia Glacier and Glacier Alley, as well as mystical Wulaia Bay and the legendary Cape Horn.

Day 1: Transfer to Punta Arenas

Check in at 1385 O’Higgins Street (Arturo Prat Port) in Punta Arenas between 13:00 and 17:00 (1-5 PM) on the day of your cruise departure.

Board the M/V Stella Australis (6 PM). After a welcoming cocktail reception hosted by theapt cain and his crew, the ship departs for one of the remotest corners of planet Earth.

During the night you cross the Strait of Magellan and enter the labyrinth of channels that define the southern extreme of Patagonian.

The twinkling lights of Punta Arenas gradually fade into the distance as we enter the Whiteside Canal between Darwin Island and Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. 

Overnight M/V Stella Australis. Dinner included.

Day 2: Ainsworth Bay - Tuckers Islets

By dawn the ship is sailing up Admiralty Sound (Seno Almirantazgo), a spectacular offshoot of the Strait of Magellan that stretches nearly halfway across Tierra del Fuego.

The snowcapped peaks of Karukinka Natural Park stretch along the north side of the sound, while the south shore is defined by the deep fjords and broad bays of Alberto de Agostini National Park.

You go ashore at Ainsworth Bay, which harbors copious bird life and a colony of southern elephant seals which can sometimes be spotted from the Zodiacs.

Two guided excursions are available: one is along the edge of a stream, peat bog and beaver habitat to a waterfall-and-moss-covered rock face tucked deep inside a pristine sub-polar forest.

The other is a more strenuous hike along the crest of a glacial moraine. Both afford views of Marinelli Glacier and the Darwin Mountains.

Leaving Ainsworth Bay behind, you sail west along the sound to the Tucker Islets.

After lunch, you board the Zodiacs again for a close-up view of the Magellan penguins that inhabit the tiny islands.

More than 4,000 penguins use Tucker as a place to nest, give birth and nurture their chicks.

Many other bird species also frequent the area including king cormorants, oystercatchers, Chilean skuas, kelp geese, dolphin gulls, eagles and even the occasional Andean condor.

In September and April -- when the penguins live elsewhere -- this excursion is replaced by a short walk to a glacier at nearby stunning Brookes Bay.

Overnight M/V Stella Australis. All meals and activities included.

Day 3: Pia Glacier - Glacier Alley

Overnight you sail around the western end of Tierra del Fuego via the very narrow Gabrial Channel, Magdalena Channel and Cockburn Channel.

After rounding the remote Brecknock Peninsula, Stella Australis tacks eastward and enters the Beagle Channel again.

By morning you are entering Pia Fjord and boarding the Zodiacs for a shore excursion to Pia Glacier.

After disembarking you take a short hike to gain a panoramic view of the spectacular glacier, which extends from the mountaintops down to the sea or a longer much more difficult walk up a lateral moraine of the old Pia Glacier.

Back onboard the ship, continue east along the Beagle Channel through an area called Glacier Alley.

Living up to its name, the passage features a number of impressive tidewater glaciers flowing down from the Darwin Mountains and Darwin Ice Sheet on the north shore.

Day 4: Wulaia Bay - Cape Horn

During the early morning you navigate the narrow Murray Channel between Navarino and Hoste islands and drop anchor at historic Wulaia Bay.

Wulaia Bay is one of the few places in the archipelago where the human history is just as compelling as the natural environment.

Originally the site of one of the region’s largest Yámana aboriginal settlements, the bay was described by Charles Darwin and sketched by Captain FitzRoy in the 1830s during their voyages on the HMS Beagle.

This area is also renowned for its mesmerizing beauty and dramatic geography.

In the afternoon, cruise across Nassau Bay into the remote archipelago that includes Cape Horn National Park.

Weather and sea conditions permitting, you shall go ashore on the windswept island that harbors legendary Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos).

Overnight M/V Stella Australis. All meals and activities included.

Day 5: Ushuaia

The following morning you sail into Argentine waters and dock in Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city.

Stella Australis is scheduled to arrive at 8:30 or 9:30 AM depending on the date of departure.

2016 - 17 Price Guide:

  • 4 nights cruise from £1,865 pp

Please note Punta Arenas to Ushuaia cruise departs every Saturday.

Includes:

  • 4 nights accommodation - Standard Cabin
  • All meals included
  • All drinks included
  • All excursions
  • All taxes 

This is a guide price only, based on travel in low season.

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