Expedition
End of the World with Australis Cruise
Four nights navigating the Beagle Channel and the Strait of Magellan, with a landing at Cape Horn.
From USD 5,256 + USD 990 in taxes and QS, per person based on double occupancy
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From Ushuaia to Punta Arenas by water: four nights aboard the Australis expedition cruise, crossing the Beagle Channel and the Strait of Magellan through fjords that no road reaches.
Along the way, Cabo de Hornos National Park —a UNESCO biosphere reserve—, Wulaia Bay, where Darwin landed in 1833, the Pía, Águila, Cóndor, and Garibaldi glaciers, and the Magellanic penguin colony on Magdalena Island. Before and after, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile.
Highlights
- Landing in Cape Horn National Park, the end of the world.
- Wulaia Bay, where Charles Darwin landed from the HMS Beagle in 1833.
- The Pía, Águila, Cóndor, and Garibaldi glaciers, featuring hikes and zodiac boat excursions.
- The Magellanic penguin colony on Magdalena Island, in the Strait of Magellan.
- All-inclusive on board: landings, meals, open bar, and guide lectures.
Your tour
- 1 Buenos Aires 4 nights
- 2 Ushuaia 1 night
- 3 Australis Cruise 4 nights
- 4 Santiago, Chile 2 nights
The itinerary, day by day
Mexico – Buenos Aires
International flight to Buenos Aires. Night on board.
Including this day
- International flight from Mexico City
Where are you stayingNight on board
Buenos Aires
Arrival at the Buenos Aires airport and transfer to the hotel. Free day for personal activities.
Including this day
- Airport - hotel arrival transfer
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
In the morning, panoramic city tour. We will visit the Civic Center, starting with the National Congress and the Plaza de Mayo, adorned by the Casa Rosada, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Cabildo. We will tour the Teatro Colón, one of the world's opera jewels, and then San Telmo, Palermo, and Recoleta. In the evening, we suggest a dinner with a tango show.
Including this day
- Breakfast
- Half-day panoramic city tour
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Free day for personal activities. We suggest a day trip to Tigre or exploring the Argentine pampas at the Fiesta Gaucha.
Including this day
- Breakfast
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Free day for personal activities. We suggest exploring the city with its museums, art galleries, and shopping centers.
Including this day
- Breakfast
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires – Ushuaia
Transfer to the domestic airport to catch the flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Free day; we suggest a helicopter flightseeing tour, a visit to the End of the World Museum, or taking the chairlift up to the Martial Glacier.
Including this day
- Breakfast
- Flight Buenos Aires – Ushuaia
- Departure and arrival transfers
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Ushuaia
Ushuaia – Australis Cruise
Transfer to the port of Ushuaia to board the cruise ship. Check-in is between 09:00 and 16:00 h at San Martín 245, and boarding is at 17:00 h. The crew, led by the captain, will welcome you on board with a cocktail alongside your fellow travelers. Afterwards, the ship sets sail for the end of the world: traveling through the Beagle Channel and the Strait of Magellan, it will journey through Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
Including this day
- Breakfast
- Transfer to the port and boarding
- Welcome aboard cocktail
Where are you stayingAustralis Cruise
Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay
We will navigate through the Murray Channel and Nassau Bay to reach Cape Horn National Park, known as the end of the world and declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in June 2005. In the afternoon, we will go ashore at Wulaia Bay, a historical site that was one of the largest Yámana canoe-native settlements in the region and where Charles Darwin landed from the HMS Beagle on January 23, 1833. We will reach a viewpoint by walking through the Magellanic forest of lengas, coigües, canelos, and ferns.
Including this day
- Full board on board
- Landing in Cape Horn National Park
- Landing and hike in Wulaia Bay
Where are you stayingAustralis Cruise
Pía Glacier – Garibaldi Glacier
In the morning we will sail through the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel to enter and disembark in the Pía Fjord, with an excursion to the viewpoint overlooking the glacier of the same name, whose main tongue descends from the top of the mountain range to the sea. In the afternoon we will enter the Garibaldi Fjord to walk through the cold Patagonian forest to the base of a waterfall of glacial origin. Those who stay on board will see the panoramic view of the Garibaldi Glacier from the outer decks.
Including this day
- Full board on board
- Landing in Pía Fjord
- Hike in the Garibaldi fjord
Where are you stayingAustralis Cruise
Agostini Sound – Eagle Glacier – Condor Glacier
In the morning we will navigate the Cockburn Channel to enter Agostini Sound, where glaciers descending from the center of the Darwin Cordillera can be seen, some reaching the sea. We will disembark in Zodiac boats for an easy hike around a lagoon formed by the melting of the Águila Glacier, until we are face-to-face with it. In the afternoon, a Zodiac boat excursion will take us closer to the Cóndor Glacier to learn about the formation of glaciers and their influence on the rugged geography of the Fuegian channels.
Including this day
- Full board on board
- Glacier Águila hike
- Zodiac navigation to the Cóndor glacier
Where are you stayingAustralis Cruise
Isla Magdalena – Punta Arenas – Santiago
Early in the morning, weather permitting, we will disembark on Magdalena Island in the Strait of Magellan: a mandatory supply stop for ancient navigators and today home to a massive colony of Magellanic penguins that we will see during the walk to the lighthouse. In September and April, this excursion is replaced by a landing on Marta Island, where sea lions are spotted from the Zodiacs. The trip ends in Punta Arenas, with disembarkation at 11:30 AM. Transfer to the airport for a flight to Santiago, arrival, and transfer to the hotel.
Including this day
- Breakfast on board
- Landing on Magdalena Island
- Punta Arenas – Santiago flight
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Half-day city tour. We will visit the La Moneda Presidential Palace, the Plaza de Armas, and the neoclassical Cathedral, surrounded by colonial and modern buildings. We will travel along Alameda Avenue and through residential areas, and finally go up San Cristóbal and Santa Lucía hills. Rest of the day free; we suggest the excursion to the Concha y Toro Winery, one of Chile's premier wine estates.
Including this day
- Breakfast
- Half-Day City Tour
Where are you stayingSelected hotel in Santiago, Chile
Santiago de Chile – Mexico City
At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to take the return flight to Mexico. End of our services.
Including this day
- Breakfast
- Departure airport transfer
Where are you staying
4 carefully selected accommodations along the way.
Carles Boutique
Superior Tourist Category. In Premium, Intercontinental; in Luxury, Alvear Palace.
Fuegian
Superior Tourist Category. In Premium, Los Cauquenes; in Luxury, Arakur with ocean view.
Australis Cruise
Cabin A
Superior Tourist Category with cabin A. In Premium, cabin AA; in Luxury, cabin AAA Superior.
NH Ciudad de Santiago
Superior Tourist Category. In the Premium category, Marriott; in the Luxury category, Mandarin Oriental.
What is included
- Round-trip international airfare and domestic flights between each destination.
- 4 nights of accommodation in Buenos Aires with a half-day city tour.
- 1 night of accommodation in Ushuaia.
- 4 nights aboard the Australis cruise through the Beagle Channel, visiting Cape Horn National Park, Wulaia Bay, the Gunther Plüschow, Pía, Águila, Cóndor, and Garibaldi glaciers, Magdalena Island, and Punta Arenas.
- Aboard the cruise: all shore excursions, meals, open bar, lectures, and activities.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Santiago de Chile with a half-day city tour.
- Arrival and departure transfers at each destination.
- Breakfasts and taxes.
- Travel assistance insurance with $35,000 USD coverage.
Does not include
- National park tickets.
- Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary.
- Suggested optional excursions.
- Tips and personal expenses.
- Any service not specified in "What's included".
Good to know
Validity: from April 2026 to March 2027.
Rates per person based on double occupancy, in US dollars, subject to availability and change without prior notice.
Departures from Mexico City. For departures from other cities in the country, please contact us for your city.
The order of destinations may change depending on flight availability; the number of nights in each destination will be respected.
Rates for shared services. Not applicable on Christmas or New Year's Eve; check departures.
Categories and rates starting from, per person based on double occupancy, plus USD 990 in taxes. Superior Tourist (Cabin A): USD 5,256 from April 1 to October 20, 2026, USD 6,567 from October 21, 2026 to March 10, 2027, and USD 5,256 from March 11 to 31, 2027. Premium (Cabin AA): USD 6,045 · USD 7,356 · USD 6,045 on those same dates. Luxury (Superior Cabin AAA): USD 8,773 · USD 11,054 · USD 8,773.
In the Luxury category, services are private, except for boat tours, which are shared.
The excursions described in the cruise itinerary are the usual ones. Transportes Marítimos Terra Australis S.A., Transportes Marítimos Vía Australis S.A. and Transportes Marítimos Geo Australis S.A. reserve the right to alter, change or omit part of the itinerary without prior notice, for the well-being and safety of the passengers, for the preservation of the environment or in the event of any extraordinary circumstance, fortuitous event or force majeure.
