Skorpios I,II,III to the Patagonian Ice Fields.
Cruceros Maritimos
Skorpios began its cruises
to the San Rafael Glacier in 1976 with the small cargo ship
M/N Mimi, transporting only 12 passengers per voyage at that
time. Later, in 1978, the M/N Skorpios I was initiated, the
first tourism vessel for the company and for Chile. This vessel
is still in service today in Chile’s southern channels.
To date this vessel has carried out more that 600 cruises to
the San Rafael Lagoon, transforming itself into a symbol of
tourism in Chile.
In
1978, the M/N Skorpios II was inaugurated with an investment
of $USD 10,000.000.00. This Cruise Vessel has a capacity of
up to 160 passengers, and of the three vessels in the Skorpios
Cruise fleet, has the largest capacity.
In 1995, the company inaugurated a new cruise vessel, the M/N
Skorpios III, with an investment of USD $15,000,000.00. All
of the experience in nautical hotelier has been brought together
to create a concept of ‘excellence in service’.
Today M/N Skorpios III navigates under the slogan ‘Our
Super Class’; every one of its beds are low, with a
capacity for 125 passengers, all of which our enterprise is
proud of.
Actually the Skorpios enterprise, is leader in the area of cruise
tourism in Chile. With pride we can say we have been able to
transport more that 125,000 passengers through the channels
of the Chilean Patagonia.
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reservation or information contact us at:
Call Toll Free 1-800-811-3077 or (305)388-6400
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Skorpios Program:
Day 1 Monday
BALMACEDA
/ PUERTO CHACABUCO / PUNTA LEOPARDOS
Arrival to Balmaceda Airport. Reception at the airport and bus transfer
to Coyhaique. 16.00 (4.00 PM) Transfer to the Port of Chacabuco.
20.00 (8.00 PM) Set sail along Aysén Sound, Tortuga Point,
Elena Island, Costa Channel, Elefantes Strait to drop anchor at
Leopardos Point at midnight.
Day 2 Tuesday
CANAL
TEMPANOS / LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL / FIORDO QUITRALCO
08.00 AM We will enter San Rafael by the Tempanos Channel and will
drop anchor 2 Km (1.2 miles) from the Glacier. Motor boat excursion
amongst the multi-coloured ice floes approaching the glacier in
the afternoon. 16.30 (4.30 PM) Set sail for Quitralco Fjord.
Day
3 Wednesday
Once berthed in Quitralco the passengers may take thermal baths
in the indoor or out door pools and go on motor boat excursions
up the fjord.
Day 4 Thursday
QUITRALCO
/ PUERTO CHACABUCO
Additional day in Quitralco for excursions into the forest and a
visit to the viewing point. A sport fishing tour. In the evening
set sail for Puerto Chacabuco.
Day
5 Wednesday
PUERTO
CHACABUCO / BALMACEDA
06.00 AM We will berth at the dock in Puerto Chacabuco. 07.00 AM
Breakfast 08.00 AM Disembark for a bus transfer to Balmaceda airport
for your departure flight to Santiago.
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Skorpios
Program:
SATURDAY: Embarkation
anytime after 8AM, with departure from the port at 11:00 AM, sailing
via the Llanquihue archipelago, the Gulf of Ancud and the Chiloe
archipelago.
SUNDAY: Today you
will notice the difference in the scenery, the rolling open hills
of Chiloe having been replaced by the dense green vegetation of
the islands of the Guaitecas archipelago. You will cruise the Moraleda
and Ferronave Channels to Puerto Aguirre, a remote fishing village.
Continue cruising the Guaitecas archipelago, the Ferronave and Pilcomayo
channels, the Costa Channel and the Elefantes fjords to with 20
miles of the San Rafael Glacier, where the ship anchors for the
evening.
MONDAY: At 8:00 AM
this morning the ship weighs anchor and maneuvers through the San
Rafael Inlet and Tempanos Channel to within a mile of the San Rafael
Glacier and sets anchor. Two excursions by tender will take you
through the multicolored icebergs, for spectacular views of the
glacier.The San Rafael Lagoon is located 400 miles of Puerto Montt.
It measures nearly 16 km north to south and 10 km from east to west.
It was discovered in the 16th century by the Spanish navigator Sir
Juan Garcia Tao.
The Glacier emerges from Mount Nevado San Valentin and continues
for 15 km to the sea where it forms an impressive wall nearly 2
km wide. From up close you can see the giant ice columns up to 70
meters high and approximately 230 meters deep that regularly sheds
huge chunks of ice which break off and thunder into the sea.
TUESDAY: Today you
will cruise to Quitralco fjord where the SKORPIOS fleet maintains
an outdoor and indoor thermal pools. You'll have time to enjoy the
pools, take hikes or motorboat excursion.
WEDNESDAY: Today you
will sail through the Leucayec channel en route to Chiloe, to within
sight of the island of Melinka in the Los Chonos archipelago. Then
cross the Corcovado Gulf to hug the eastern coast of Chiloe. A stop
will be made at Queilen before cruising up the Yal Channel and Castro
creek to the town of Castro.
THURSDAY: Today you
will have time to visit Castro, founded in 1567, with charming Cathedral
and handicraft market. Then cruise back through the channels of
Lemuy, Dalcahue, Quicavi and Calbuco with Gala Farewell dinner on
board as you cruise into the Skorpios home port at Puerto Montt.
FRIDAY:
Breakfast on board and morning debarkation.
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Skorpios
II Travelling 800 nautical miles (Aprox. 1,600 kms)
through the channels and fjords of the archipelagos
of Llanquihue, Chiloe, Aysen, in the Northern Patagonia
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Skorpios
Program:
Day 1 Saturday
Reception at Punta Arenas airport. Transfer to Skorpios. Check –
In. In the afternoon, passengers are transferred by bus from Punta
Arenas to Puerto Natales arriving at the Skorpios Terminal in Puerto
Natales at approximately 19:00 hrs. Embarking at 20:00 hrs. welcome
cocktail, dinner aboard.
Day 2 Sunday
04:00: Set sail from Puerto Natales, navigation through the Patagonian
canals to the Kirke Narrows. In the early morning navigation through
the Morla Vicuña, Unión Inlet and Collingwood Canals.
In the mid-morning continue on through the Sarmiento canal. In the
afternoon sail through the Pitt and Concepcion Canals. Arrival at
Eyre Inlet.
Day 3 Monday
08:30 hrs. Navigation of the Eyre Inlet, to Pío XI Glacier,
sailing in front of the Glacier. This is the largest Glacier in
South America, with a surface area of 1,263 Km2, belonging to the
Bernardo O’higgins National Park, which is considered to be the
biggest National Park in Chile. At mid-day we set sail, navigating
towards the Eyre Inlet, the Grappler Canal and Paso del Indio. Arrive
at Puerto Eden approximately at 17.00 hrs. Debarking in motorboats.
Free time to visit this village which is located in Wellington Isle,
whose first inhabitants were the Kaweskar and Alacalufes natives
This village does not have any streets, only walkways along which
visitors one can walk to visit its houses, or climb up to the lookout.
The Motorvessel Skorpios III is anchored.
Day 4 Tuesday
07:00 hrs: Sail to Puerto Eden. Navigation through Paso del Abismo
and Wide Canal. In the afternoon arrival to Amalia Glacier, located
in the center of the Southern Ice Field. The MV/Skorpios III sails
close to the face of the Glacier.
Day 5 Wednesday
07.00 hrs: Leave the Villarrica Cove. Navigation towards the Calvo
Fjord. In the mid-morning entrance to the Calvo inlet and visit
the Calvo inlet Glaciers. In the afternoon we set sail again in
route to Puerto Natales. 20:00: Farewell party, gala dinner.
Day 6 Thursday
In the early morning we cross the Kirke Narrows. Arriving at Skorpios
terminal in Puerto Natales approximately at 10:30 hrs. Passengers
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Skorpios reservation
or information contact us at:
Call Toll Free 1- 800- 811- 3077 or (305)388-6400
E-mail:sales@latintrip.com
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