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Skorpios II, Chonos Route ex Puerto Montt Return
Nights 5 Ship Skorpios II Star Rating Specialty Sailing 2013: 23 Feb ,2 Mar ,9 Mar ,16 Mar ,23 Mar ,30 Mar ,6 Apr ,13 Apr ,20 Apr ,27 Apr ,7 Sep ,14 Sep ,21 Sep ,28 Sep ,5 Oct ,12 Oct ,19 Oct ,26 Oct ,2 Nov ,9 Nov More16 Nov ,23 Nov ,30 Nov ,7 Dec ,14 Dec ,21 Dec ,28 Dec 2014:4 Jan ,11 Jan ,18 Jan ,25 Jan ,1 Feb ,8 Feb ,15 Feb ,22 Feb ,1 Mar ,8 Mar ,15 Mar ,22 Mar ,29 Mar ,5 Apr ,12 Apr ,19 Apr ,26 Apr Ports of Call Please enquire about this cruise for pricing.
5 Night Cruise sailing from Puerto Montt roundtrip aboard Skorpios II.
Chonos Route in the Chilean Patagonia...
The route of the M/V Skorpios II, with a capacity of up to 130 passengers, sails every
Saturday, returning on Thurdays, from September to May from Puerto Montt, a city located
1,000 kilometers south of Santiago which is accessible by air or land. We will sail 800
miles through gulfs, channels and the Llanquihue, Chiloe, Chonos and Aysen archipelagos,
visiting the village of Puerto Aguirre and the mythical city of Castro in Chiloe, until
arriving to the spectacular and millenary San Rafael Glacier as well as the Quitralco
Fjord. During the journey you will be attended by an experienced crew, enjoying
an excellent gastronomic experience savoring the best regional cuisine based on
sea and meat products of the area, accompanied by the finest Chilean wines. The
M/V Skorpios II, built in 1988, has comfortable cabins distributed in 5 decks; all
have private bathrooms, Plasma TV and background music. There are cabins with a
matrimonial bed or twin beds. On board, you will be able to enjoy pleasant moments
with the finest imported and national liquors in the 2 comfortable Bar Lounges with the "Open
Bar" modality.
Navigating to the Northern Ice Field...
Sailing from the Skorpios terminal in Puerto Montt, this marine voyage initiates through the Tenglo
channel, navigating between the spectacular Llanquihue, Chiloe and Chonos archipelagos, channels such
as the Moraleda, Ferronave, Pilcomayo, Costa, Tempanos, Pérez Norte, Leucayec, Yal, Estero de Castro,
Lemuy, Dalcahue, Quicaví, Calbuco and the Ancud and Corcovado Gulfs to visit a territory of cities such
as Castro and fishing village of Puerto Aguirre, where and exuberant nature stands out in all its splendor
reflecting specially in Quitralco, with its thermal baths and excursions, where softly shaped islands
are scattered in the ocean and in which man's presence is barely perceptible. All of this sums
up as an interior preparation for the maximum moment of this unique adventure. The
amazing encounter with the millenary and magical ice of the San Rafael Glacier. An
unforgettable journey and a re-encounter with oneself.
San Rafael... a Glacier of magical ice
The San Rafael Glacier is, without a doubt, a great spectacle of magic and color with its floes of
various shapes and sizes, being one of the glaciers with the most precipice activity in the Patagonia.
The National Park San Rafael Lagoon is home to a varied marine fauna
and a prodigious flora which live together in harmony and
are not altered by the silent sailing of the M/V Skorpios
II, whose magic can be perceived with greater
astonishment when navigating in the safe Hercules
(special excursion ice-breaking crafts), towards
this Glacier of 2,000 meters width and towers
of 70 meters of altitude, to live in the
overwhelming sensation of the millenary... then,
between this amazing floes, captivated, it is
inevitable to toast with twelve year old whisky
and this astonishing 30,000 year old ice.
M/V Skorpios II, Chonos Route Program...
Day 1: 12:00 noon. Weigh anchor from Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Montt. Sailing through the Llanquihue
archipelago. Catch sight of Calbuco city. Ancud Gulf, archipelago of Chiloe and Corcovado Gulf crossing at midnight.
Day 2: 08:00 hrs. Navigation through the Moraleda and Ferronave channels. Arrival at the fishing village of Puerto
Aguirre at 11.00 hrs. 12.30 noon, continue sailing through Ferronave, Pilcomayo and Costa channels. At 21.30 hrs.
approximately, anchor at Hualas cove or Punta Leopardos, 20 nautical miles from the San Rafael Glacier.
Day 3:
07:30 hrs. Crossing of the San Rafael Lagoon entrance and Tempanos channel. 09.00 hrs. The ship enters the
Lagoon and anchors at 2 kilometers away from the Glacier. Boat excursions among multicolored icebergs, if
the weather allows to. 15.30 hrs. The ship gets closer to the Glacier. 17.00 hrs. Set sail to the Quitralco fjord
Day 4: 08:00 hrs. Berth at the Quitralco pier. After breakfast, passengers can take hotspring baths were the
water temperature is at 32ºC and 30ºC, in covered and outside pools. If the weather allows to, boat excursions
in motorboats through the inside of the fjord. 19.00 hrs. Sailtowards Chiloe, navigating through the Moraleda
and Perez Norte channels.
Day 5: 08:00 hrs. Corcovado Gulf crossing. In this area, if the conditions allow to,
there is a possibility of watching humpback whales and blue whales. Continue to sail through the oriental coast of
the Chiloe island, Yal channel, Castro stream, arriving to this beautiful city at 15.00 hrs. Disembarkation to visit this place.
22.00 hrs. Set sail towards Puerto Montt through Lemuy, Dalcahue and Quicavi channels. Farewell party, Captain' dinner,
dance.
Day 6: 08:00 hrs. Docked at the Skorpios Terminal pier in Puerto Montt. 09.00 hrs. Breakfast, disembarkation end of our services.