Kayaking & paddling
Optional activities · from $980Paddle in near-silence through mirror-calm glacial bays, drifting alongside iridescent ice sculptures and listening to the deep exhales of surfacing humpback whales.
Available
October 2027
Patagonia & Chilean Fjords
From
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Arrival
Nov 7, 2027
⚓ Ushuaia
Duration
15 days
14 nights
Ice class
1A / PC6
Dual-rated: Finnish-Swedish 1A/1A+ and Polar Class 6 for navigating medium first-year polar ice.
Year built
2022
Day by day
Route:
Itinerary and landing sites are indicative and subject to change based on weather, sea ice, and wildlife conditions.
Day 1 — Arrive Puerto Montt / Puerto Varas
Arrive in Puerto Montt, where you will be met by a representative of Aurora Expeditions and transferred with your fellow expeditioners to your assigned pre-voyage hotel in nearby Puerto Varas. If you are already in Puerto Montt or Puerto Varas, we ask you to make your way to your hotel. This afternoon, visit the Aurora Expeditions hospitality desk in the lobby to collect your luggage tags. Please clearly label the tags with your name and ship cabin number. Our team will confirm details regarding your embarkation day, answer any questions and provide you with information on where to dine or purchase last minute items. The remainder of your time is at leisure. All meals today are at your own expense. Assigned accommodation: Hotel Cabana Del Lago
Day 2 — Embarkation Day
This morning, enjoy breakfast and check-out. Please ensure your cabin luggage is fitted with cabin tags clearly labelled with your name and cabin number. Take your cabin luggage to hotel reception, prior to, or at check-out. Your luggage will be stored and transferred directly to the port for clearance, to be placed in your cabin ahead of your arrival on board. Please keep any valuables or personal items with you throughout the day. Your morning is at leisure to explore the beautiful lake and surroundings in Puerto Varas. Meet back at the hotel in the afternoon for your transfer to the port. Settle into your cabin, where each detail was designed with your comfort in mind. This luxurious vessel is yours to explore! As we throw the lines and set sail, join your expedition team on deck before tucking into a delicious dinner, and toast to the voyage ahead.
Day 3 — Corcovado Gulf, Tic Toc Bay
Spend the morning exploring the delightful and impressive coastline of Tic Toc Bay – either ship cruising or perhaps by Zodiac and kayak. This whole area has been recently recognised as one of the few marine parks of Chile famous not only for the seasonal presence of blue whales but also for the rich array of other cetaceans, marine mammals, and seabirds. In the Corcovado Gulf, you will enjoy spotting a good variety of seabirds including black-browed albatross, southern giant petrel, southern fulmar and long-distant migrants such as the migratory Arctic skua.
Day 10 — White Narrows
The scenic narrows of this region of Patagonia are affected by slack tides, and the slack tide timings will determine our departure from Puerto Natales as well as the day’s plan. Our skillful captain will expertly navigate the narrows, while you may wish to find a spot on the deck or in one of the lounges to admire the view.
Day 15 — Disembark in Ushuaia
During the early morning, we cruise up the Beagle Channel, before quietly slipping into dock in Ushuaia, where we will be free to disembark around 8.00 am. Farewell your expedition team and fellow passengers as we all continue our onward journeys, hopefully with a newfound sense of the immense power of nature. Upon disembarkation, for those continuing their travels in the region, transportation to the hotel will be arranged exclusively for guests who have booked their accommodations through Aurora or for those staying in downtown areas near the port. Expeditioners departing on flights prior to 14:30 pm will be directly transferred to Ushuaia Airport, those with flights after 14:30 pm will have the opportunity to explore Ushuaia before an afternoon airport transfer, and the transfer procedures and details will be communicated onboard before disembarkation. Note: At the conclusion of the voyage, we do not recommend booking flights departing Ushuaia prior to 12.00 pm on the day of disembarkation in case there are delays.
Activities
Expedition Overview
Operator
Aurora Expeditions
Active AdventureAurora Expeditions operates dedicated polar expedition voyages to the White Continent with seasoned expedition teams.
Month
October 2027
Early Season · Untouched SnowPristine white landscapes, massive sea ice, and penguins returning to court on clean snow.
Penguin Courtship
Pristine Snow
Giant Icebergs
Regions
Visited Regions
2 regions on this voyage
Patagonia
Granite Spires • Chilean Fjords & Glacial Steppe
Beagle Channel
Scenic Fjord • Sea Lion Colonies & Les Eclaireurs
Cabin offers
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Wildlife on this route
Wildlife
Wandering Albatross
The snowy albatross, better known as the wandering albatross, has the widest wingspan of any living bird alive today. Watch for it riding the wind for hours behind the ship without a single wingbeat.
Wildlife
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
A small, spiky-crested penguin found around the southern tip of South America and its outlying islands. Its tangled taxonomic history makes it a quietly interesting stop on any Southern Ocean itinerary.
Wildlife
Southern Elephant Seal
The southern elephant seal is the largest of all pinnipeds, with bulls roughly twice the bulk of a walrus. Watching a beachful of them roar and shove over territory is one of the most physical wildlife spectacles the Southern Ocean offers.
Wildlife
Southern Right Whale
A stocky baleen whale with no dorsal fin and a head crusted in pale callosities, once hunted almost to extinction and now the whale most likely to breach or wave a fluke at passing ships. It favours the same cold, food-rich waters that expedition itineraries already follow.