PATAGONIA AND TIERRA DEL FUEGO
 
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
• Ten-day/eight-night program
• Round-trip, economy-class air from Miami*
 
Punta Arenas
• One night at the first-class Hotel Cabo de Hornas
• Welcome reception
• Excursion to the quaint Salesian Museum with exhibits of Indian, bird and animal life, and the Braun-Menendez Museum
 
m/v Terra Australis
• Eight-day/seven-night cruise on board the first-class m/v Terra Australis in twin, outside staterooms with private facilities and panoramic windows
• All shore excursions by Zodiac, motorcoach and on foot
• Navigation of the Almirantazgo Sound, Zodiac excursion to the magnificent glaciers and ice falls of Brookes Bay
• Breathtaking view of Marinelli Glacier; walking tour and observation of flora and fauna. Dusk cruising through awe-inspiring Cockburn, Ocassion and Brecknock Channels
• Cruise through Desolada Bay, Ballenero and O’Brian Channels, and along the majestic "Glacier Alley"
• Cruise Beagle Channel and Garibaldi Sound and the Darwin Mountain Range
• Sail the Beagle Channel and Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
• Visit of historic Fort Bulnes, and Magdalena Island, home of thousands of penguins
• Farewell Dinner on board
• Optional shore excursion in Puerto Williams’, Martin Gusinde Ethnologic Museum and Beaver Lagoon
• Optional shore excursion in Ushuaia, Argentina: including narrow-gauge-rail ride through the Ushuaia National Park, walk to "the end" of the Pan American Highway, typical Argentinean barbecue lunch and catamaran cruise to Seal and Bird islands
 
EXCEPTIONAL VALUES
• Resident Study Leaders/Guides
• Professional Tour Director
• Air-conditioned motorcoach transportation
• All transfers and handling of two pieces of luggage per person
• All entrance fees and service charges
• Visa assistance as required
• Extensive pre-tour cultural guide
• Flight bag, name badge, passport wallet and luggage tags
• Gratuities to porters and drivers
 

PRE-EXTENSION TO SANTIAGO
• Two nights at the superior first-class Santiago Park Plaza Hotel
• Excursion to Maipo Canyon and Santa Rita Winery
 

POST-TOUR EXTENSION TO TORRES DEL PAINE
Torres del Paine
• Three nights at the first-class Hosteria Las Torres
• One night at the first-class Hotel Cabo de Hornas in Puntas Arenas
• Daily road excursions with lunch through the park
 

AVAILABLE FOR INDEPENDENT TRAVEL IN 2004 - 2005
Contact Travel Plans International for complete details

* Additional U.S. gateways available
** Extensions: pre-cruise to Santiago de Chile, post-cruise to Torres del Paine National Park