Southern Patagonia: Glaciers, Fjords and Wildlife

19 DAYS FROM $19,840

• Glide into Patagonia’s glacier-sculpted fjords aboard a state-of-the-art expedition ship. • Cruise into Francisco Coloane Marine Park, one of Chile’s largest marine protected areas. • Get up close to a massive colony of Magellanic penguins on Magdalena Island.

Expedition Cruise Light or Moderate

DAYS 1–6 I U.S./BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA/ BEAGLE CHANNEL/FRANCISCO COLOANE MARINE PARK, CHILE Arrive in Buenos Aires after an overnight flight and enjoy a city tour. Fly to Ushuaia and go on a catamaran cruise along the Beagle Channel before embarking our ship. Glide along Chile’s Glacier Alley and navigate into Francisco Coloane Marine Park. Spot humpback whales, dolphins, and the penguins of Rupert Island. Alvear Icon Hotel (or similar); National Geographic Endurance for the entire voyage | Meals: 4B, 5L, 4D DAYS 7–10 I TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK/PUERTO NATALES/CHILEAN FJORDS Explore the stunning peaks and lakes of Torres del Paine National Park. Delve into Chilean culture in Puerto Natales, then continue through the Kirke Narrows, accessible only to small expedition ships. Board a Zodiac to discover hidden bays and islets along the fjords. Meals: 4B, 4L, 4D

DAYS 11–13 I PUNTA ARENAS/MAGDALENA ISLAND/KARUKINKA NATURAL PARK Upon arrival in Punta Arenas, visit several museums or go for a hike. Navigate the Strait of Magellan en route to Magdalena Island, home to a colony of some 100,000 Magellanic penguins. Explore Karukinka Natural Park on beach walks and forest hikes. Meals: 3B, 3L, 3D

DAYS 14–19 I CAPE HORN/STATEN ISLAND, ARGENTINA/USHUAIA/BUENOS AIRES/U.S. Navigate around Cape Horn and explore the forests and fjords of Staten Island, home to the San Juan de Salvamento “lighthouse at the end of the world.” Disembark in Ushuaia and take a charter flight to Buenos Aires to connect with your overnight flight home. Meals: 5B, 5L, 4D

A diverse expedition team, including an Expedition Leader, a photo instructor, and local naturalists will accompany this trip.

Jay Dickman National Geographic Photographer Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Jay Dickman has covered topics from the Olympics to the 40th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Among more than 25 assignments for National Geographic, he lived in a village in Papua New Guinea and spent a week under the Arctic ice in a nuclear attack submarine. Jay has also authored a best-selling photography guide.

INFORMATION

This trip is operated in collaboration with Lindblad Expeditions. Dates: This expedition is offered in February and March. Prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and vary by cabin category. Single supplement applies; please see website. Airfare is not included in the price. Internal flights are an additional $1,160 per person. All prices and fares are quoted in U.S. dollars and subject to change. This itinerary is for informational purposes only and is subject to change at any time without notice.

POLAR REGIONS

Experience dazzling, ice-covered landscapes that have long captured the imagination of explorers on a polar expedition aboard the National Geographic Endurance, National Geographic Explorer, or National Geographic Resolution. Traveling with a world-class team of experts and naturalists, use a range of exploration tools to experience wildlife and wild places up close. Kayak amid the incandescent icebergs of the Antarctic Peninsula, stroll through immense crowds of penguins in South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, or search for majestic polar bears among the ice floes of Svalbard, and connect with wilderness in its truest form.

A PAIR OF GENTOO PENGUINS GREET THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER.