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embark on a horseback ride. We’ll enjoy a barbecue Beagle Channel’s northwestern arm and through Argentine soldier’s perspective. The disputed islands
dinner before we set off toward Puerto Natales, where majestic Glacier Alley. in the 1982 conflict were called the Malvinas by
we’ll stay for the night. B,L,D — M/V tella Australis or M/V Ventus Australis Argentineans and the Falklands by the British. Dinner
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B,L,D — Hotel Costaustralis or similar tonight is included at a local restaurant.
DAY 12 • Cape Horn • Wulaia Bay B,L,D — Cilene del Faro Hotel or similar
DAY 9 • Puerto Natales • Punta Arenas • VERY ACTIVE DAY (2 zodiac landings, 160 steps up and
Embark ship a 2-mile walk at Cape Horn, and a 3-mile walk uphill at DAY 14 • Ushuaia • Fly to Buenos Aires
This morning, we’re free to make our own discoveries Wulaia Bay) Early this morning, we fly to Buenos Aires. You’ll have
in Punta Natales. Then, we drive to Punta Arenas, Today we sail through the Murray Channel as we some free time in the city for final discoveries before
a bustling port overlooking the Strait of Magellan. make our way to Cape Horn. We’ll go ashore (weather a farewell briefing with your Trip Experience Leader.
Here, we’ll board our ship, our home for the next four permitting) and visit Cape Horn National Park, where Then, gather tonight with your fellow travelers for a
nights as we cruise through the legendary waters we’ll survey the point where the Atlantic and Pacific Farewell Dinner.
surrounding Tierra del Fuego. Tonight we gather for oceans meet. In the afternoon, we’ll dock in Wulaia B,D — Arc Recoleta Boutique Hotel or similar
a Welcome Dinner onboard. All meals are included Bay, once one of the largest settlements of Yahgan
onboard the ship. people, the original inhabitants of the Cape Horn DAY 15 • Buenos Aires • Explore Parana Delta
archipelago. • Return to U.S.
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B,L,D — M/V tella Australis or M/V Ventus Australis
Please note: Travelers do not have to participate in the After breakfast, we’ll take a river boat tour to discover
DAY 10 • Ainsworth Bay • Tuckers Islets Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay explorations if they feel it may life in the Parana Delta. Then enjoy the afternoon
This morning, we enter the Almirantazgo Inlet be too difficult. at leisure before transferring to the airport for your
and sail into into Ainsworth Bay, mooring near the B,L,D — M/V tella Australis or M/V Ventus Australis overnight flight home. Or begin your Iguassu Falls:
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Marinelli Glacier. During a shore excursion (weather Thundering Cascades of Argentina & Brazil or New!
permitting) we hope to observe a colony of elephant DAY 13 • Disembark ship • Explore Ushuaia Brazil’s Atlantic Coast: Exuberant Rio de Janeiro &
seals. We continue cruising to Tuckers Islets, where • Lunch with a local family • Controversial Colonial Salvador de Bahia post-trip extension.
(from October to early April) we may catch sight of Topic: The treatment of Argentina’s B
Magellanic penguins. Falkland War veterans
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B,L,D — M/V tella Australis or M/V Ventus Australis Our cruise ends this morning when we disembark in
Ushuaia, which is nestled between the snowcapped
DAY 11 • Pia Glacier • Glacier Alley Andes and the Beagle Channel. We’ll tour Ushuaia,
We’ll navigate the main part of the Beagle Channel then visit a local home and enjoy a home-cooked
today as we sail toward the Pia Glacier. Weather lunch before checking in to our hotel.
permitting, we’ll step ashore and view the glacier
where it flows from the Darwin Mountains into the This evening, we’ll meet a veteran who will discuss
sea. After returning to the ship, we’ll sail along the the Controversial Topic of the Falkland War from an

The M/V Stella Australis &
M/V Ventus Australis Feature

• All outside cabins
• Zodiac crafts for more immersive explorations

To view deck plans for this ship, visit
www.oattravel.com/mau- ships
On Days 6-8, we’ll explore Torres del Paine National Park.
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