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PTO.
CHACABUCO -> LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL -> PTO. CHACABUCO
Navimag, 3 days, ferry with cabins, touristic
excursion, from US$ 340 |
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Detailed
description of the journey (Text
Navimag)
Setting
out from Puerto Chacabuco, an important point on the Austral
Road, Navimag’s ferry heads to the Aysen fjord. The
it turns to the south, and continues through the Costa Channel
to the Elefantes fjord, until it reaches the Témpano
river, the doorway into Laguna San Rafael.
Situated southwest of Puerto Chacabuco, at the foot of the
Northern Ice Fields, the San Rafael lagoon has as its backdrop
the imposing wall of the glacier that carries its name:
the San Rafael glacier. The setting is captivating because
of the huge blocks of bluish ice that continually break
off from the glacier and fall into the lagoon, giving rise
to new shapes.
The lagoon is part of the Laguna San Rafael National Park,
which was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in
1979. It displays the wonders of a pristine ecosystem, where
black-necked swans, caiquenes and a variety of ducks and
cormorants, along with coipos, pudús, foxes and seals,
are part of the beauty of an unexplored area.
There is nothing like the majestic daybreak that welcomes
travellers as they sail into the lagoon or like the deafening
noise of the blocks of ice breaking off the glacier to feed
the multicoloured waters. In the midst of this setting,
Navimag passengers will be able to venture closer to the
glacier on boats, weaving their way across the white mantle
of floating ice while enjoying the traditional whisky with
age-old ice.
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| Itinerary |
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1 (Sunday) |
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• Puerto Chacabuco
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Check-in 14:30 to 18:00
• Boarding 19:00
• Dinner on board 19:30
• Party 22:00
• Departure Puerto Chacabuco 22:00 |
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2 (Monday) |
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Sailing Estero Elefante
• San Rafael Lagoon
• Arrival at Puerto Chacabuco
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Breakfast 07:30
• Entry into San Rafael Lagoon 08:00
• Briefing / Instructions landing 09:30
• Boat rides (weather conditions permitting) 10:30*
• Toast with whiskey and millenium old ice 11:00*
• Lunch 12:30
• Documental 15:00
• Departure from Lagoon 17:00
• Dinner 19:00
• Games 21:30
• Arrival Puerto Chacabuco 24:00
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Starting from that time |
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3 (Tuesday) |
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Puerto Chacabuco
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Disembarkment 07:00 |
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| Note:
Itinerary subject to changes according to weather and
navigation conditions modifications or changes without
previous notice |
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Navigation Route
The ferry in front of the San Rafael glacier
Boat excursion through the icebergs
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