Seabourn Chilean Fjords Voyage

Today, make your own way to the airport for your flight to Santiago, Chile.

Upon arrival, a transfer is provided to your hotel for your two-night city stay. Once checked-in, the remainder of the day is at leisure.

Please note: Due to flight scheduling and availability, some departures may occur on day 0. Affected customers must be available to depart the day before. Flight times will be indicated on your final documents, issued 4-6 weeks before departure.

Overnight: NH Collection Plaza Santiago or similar

Meals included: In-Flight

A leisure day to explore this amazing city.

Exploring Chile's Santiago offers a vibrant mix of culture, flavour, and style.

Wander through the historic streets of Santiago, where colonial architecture meets modern energy, then take in sweeping views from San Cristobal Hill. Food lovers can dive into local favourites like empanadas and fresh seafood at bustling spots such as Mercado Central, while shoppers can browse everything from artisan crafts to high-end boutiques in neighbourhoods like Barrio Lastarria (charges may apply). It’s a city that blends tradition and trend effortlessly, making every moment feel dynamic and memorable.

Overnight: NH Collection Plaza Santiago or similar

Meals included: None

Depart: 17:00

After check out this morning, a transfer is arranged to San Antonio port to board the stunning Seabourn Pursuit.

This large, modern port serves Chile’s capital, Santiago, a city with Spanish colonial charm and a vivacious spirit. Encircled by the Andes and the Coastal Range, Santiago is centered around the Plaza de Armas, with several of the city’s landmarks: the 18th-century Metropolitan Cathedral the Palacio de la Real Audencia from 1808, the City Hall and the National Museum of History.

North of San Antonio lie the picturesque old port and university town of Valparaiso and the colourful seaside resort of Vina del Mar. In between the coast and the capital are valleys filled with some of Chile’s most famous wineries, all inviting you to come and taste.

Please note: Cruising destinations are subject to favourable weather conditions and at the discretion of the captain.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Dinner

The at-sea day aboard the Seabourn Pursuit feels effortlessly indulgent, where time slows to match the rhythm of the ocean. Guests drift between leisurely breakfasts on deck, spa treatments with panoramic sea views (charges apply) and quiet moments by the infinity pool as the horizon stretches endlessly ahead. The atmosphere is serene yet refined, with attentive service anticipating every need, whether it’s a perfectly chilled drink or a curated lecture about upcoming destinations.

As evening falls, the ship glows softly against the darkening sea, inviting guests to gather for elegant dining and conversation, making the journey itself just as memorable as any port of call.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Reloncavi Sound (Scenic Cruising)
Puerto Montt, in Chile’s Northern Patagonia Los Lagos region, is set on the shores of a large bay identified as Reloncavi Sound.

To the east looms Mount Yate, a snowcapped, glaciated stratovolcano and beyond, the Andes.
The sound is punctuated by islands, the three largest being Tenglo, Maillen and Huar. Two much larger islands, Puluqui and Queulin, sprawl across the mouth of the sound, separating it from the Gulf of Ancud. The point where the Reloncavi Estuary empties into the sound is effectively where the Chilean Central Valley meets the Pacific Ocean. Salmon farms dimple the coves of the sound, and pods of orcas are sometimes seen. Near the sound on shore, Chile’s Alerce Andino National Park protects a vestigial forest of ancient alerce trees.

Puerto Montt, Chile
Arrives: 10:30 - Departs: 18:00
Puerto Montt sits beneath a skyline of snow-capped volcanoes. Osorno Volcano, towering 2,652 metres near the town, erupted in 1835 and was described by naturalist Charles Darwin. The town sits at the gateway to a myriad of outdoor adventures including an exhilarating white-water rafting trip, tranquil fly fishing and scenic hiking in Alerce Andino National Park (not included). Petrohue Rapids and Lake Llanquihue are set within a rural landscape of sheep farms. A walk around town allows for an encounter into the South American way of life. A vibrant fish market, selling everything from seaweed to salmon and spiny crabs sits astride a street lined with craft stalls packed to the brim with brightly coloured woollen ponchos. South American fur seals lounge along the seawall promenade as colourful fishing boats lay at anchor offshore. Puerto Montt is an eclectic mix of new and old, refined and rustic. Reloncaví Sound is a panoramic vista of high volcanoes. To the south, is scenic Moraleda Channel and the entrance to the picturesque Chilean Fjords.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Moraleda Channel (Scenic Cruising)
The Moraleda Channel is a protected waterway running along the coast of Chile from the Gulf of Corcovado in the north to the Laguna San Rafael in the south. It separates the myriad mountainous islands of the Chonos Archipelago from the Chilean mainland. Like the Inside Passage on the Pacific coast of North America, the Moraleda Channel is a geological feature. Its course follows the geologic Liguine-Ofqui Fault on the eastern side of the islands, which are actually the peaks of the submerged Chilean Coastal Range.

Darwin Channel (Scenic Cruising)
The Darwin Channel cuts through the elongated, mountainous islands of the Chonos Archipelago in Southern Chile, connecting the Pacific Ocean on the west with the Moraleda Channel running along the Chilean mainland. These forested islands, mostly uninhabited, are actually the peaks of the submerged Chilean Coastal Range. Darwin Channel is a westward continuation of the Aysen Fjord, connecting to the Pacific at Isquiliac Island. Being free of navigational hazards, it forms a preferred, scenic pathway for ships navigating in the area.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Baker Channel (Scenic Cruising)
The Baker Channel is a large, multi-armed fjord that cuts from Tarn Bay in the Gulf of Penas some 120 kilometres into the Chilean mainland. It lies roughly halfway between the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields and its southern arm culminates at the face of the Jorge Montt Glacier, which flows from the Southern ice field and frequently calves icebergs into the channel. The channel forms the northern boundary of Chile’s vast Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.

Caleta Tortel, Chile
Arrives: 08:00 - Departs: 17:00
A picturesque coastal village in southern Chile, renowned for its unique network of wooden walkways instead of streets, connecting colourful houses built along the rugged fjords. It sits in a nestled remote area of the Patagonian Fjords and offers stunning views of the glaciers, rivers and mountains.

English Narrows (Transit)
On the long Messier Channel between the huge Wellington Island and the Chilean mainland, the English Narrows is a natural, 13-kilometre obstacle consisting of a scattering of islands constricting the passage to a width of as little as 182 metres. It presents no hazard to a skilled navigator under most conditions, but at spring tides, the current runs as much as six knots and wind conditions may also make navigation risky. The narrows transit is a good time to be on deck, to keep an eye out for birds such as diving petrels or steamer ducks and possibly the small, rare dolphins that are sometimes seen in remote areas like this.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Eyre Fjord (Scenic Cruising)

Eyre Fjord penetrates the mainland of southern Chile from the Icy Channel about 32 kilometres to the broad face of the massive Pio XI glacier. It is the longest glacier in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica, flowing some 64 kilometres from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field to the fjord. It is also one of the very few advancing glaciers on earth. The glacier face is located near a large eastern arm of Eyre Fjord called Exmouth Fjord.

Pio XI Glacier
Arrives: 08:00 - Departs: 13:00
At the head of scenic Eyre Fjord lays the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica. The monumental ice-mass fills the fjord to a width of 4.5 kilometres and covers an area of 1,265 square kilometres. Colossal ice cliffs rise 75 metres high and are cut by deep-blue crevasses and free-standing ice pillars known as seracs. Some 66 kilometres upstream of where it meets the ocean, the glacier merges with the ice of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Unlike other glaciers worldwide, it advanced significantly from 1945 to 1976, adding nearly 60 square kilometres to its toe. Bernardo O'Higgins National Park is one of the last refuges for the small Chilean deer known as a huemul and species such as the Andean condor, both featured in Chile's national coat of arms.

Wide Channel (Scenic Cruising)
The Wide Channel is an inside passage along the coast of southern Chile. It separates the eastern lobe of the huge Wellington Island from the Chilean mainland, starting between Saumarez Island and Icy Channel in the north and opening into the Concepcion Channel in the south, adjacent to the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park on the mainland Wilcock Peninsula. Surrounded by precipitous mountains, its shoreline on the mainland side is interrupted by the Europa and Penguin fjords. Join your expedition team members on deck or in an observation lounge for expert insights into the area.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Peel Fjord (Scenic Cruising)
Cutting eastward from the Sarmiento Channel in Southern Chile, this fjord divides into three: Amalia, Asia and Calvo Fjords. Amalia leads to Amalia Glacier, the El Brujo Glacier is in Asia Fjord, and Calvo boasts several small glaciers of its own. The mainland to the east is all part of the huge Torres del Paine National Park. The area is a fascinating geological panorama, and your expedition team members will be available to interpret the sights, as well as identify wildlife spotted while cruising the scenic waterways.

Brujo Glacier
Arrives: 07:00 - Departs: 11:00
Entering Peel Fjord from the Sarmiento Channel in southern Chile, your ship veers into the branch called Asia Fjord. As you cruise deeper into the fjord, the water’s surface is dappled with floating ‘bergie bits’ of ice, and occasional larger growlers. Meanwhile, the steep slopes on either side are tinseled with lacy waterfalls flowing from the snow-frosted peaks above. Ahead, two ochre slopes cradle a glowing blue-white face of cracked and fissured ice two kilometres across and hundreds of feet high, spilling with geologic slowness from the South Patagonian Ice Field far up the valley. Occasionally, a huge shard of ice falls silently into the sea, followed seconds later by the delayed sound of its crack and thunder. You are in the midst of Chile’s Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, the nation’s largest protected region.

Smyth Channel (Scenic Cruising)
The Smyth Channel is another of the spectacular waterways threading the maze of islands off the coast of extreme southern Chile. At its northern end, it briefly parallels the Sarmiento Channel, then veers southward opening into the Strait of Magellan. Dotted with a myriad of small islands and corrugated with countless narrow fjords and bays, it makes a mesmerising panorama as the ship plies between the islands on one side and the immense Peninsula Munoz-Gamero on the other. Members of your expedition team will be on deck and in lounges to offer insights into the wild, unspoiled terrain you are passing.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

The Strait of Magellan is a 570-kilometre channel separating the mainland of South America from the large Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, and connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was first navigated by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan during his circumnavigation voyage in 1520. He named it the Strait of All Saints, because his transit started on November 1, All Saints Day. It was also Magellan who named the southern island Tierra del Fuego, after seeing the smokes from fires in the camps of the native people. The strait is between 3 and 32 kilometres wide, and earned the nickname "Dragon’s Tail" among sailors, for its tortuous path. Along with the Beagle Channel, it was one of two protected channels for sailing between the oceans prior to the construction of the Panama Canal. The third alternative was the notoriously turbulent open ocean Drake Passage beyond Cape Horn.

There is one sizeable port city in the strait, Chile's Punta Arenas, which has an interesting harbour breakwater consisting of two ship hulks, the Cavenga and an old iron four-mast sailing ship, the County of Peebles. There are several Chilean national parks and monuments in the strait, including Los Pinguinos National Monument and a sanctuary for protecting humpback whales. Southern right whales are also known to frequent the strait’s waters. There are 41 light signals in the strait, including the San Isidro Lighthouse (which has been restored and is now a museum) and the Evangelistas Lighthouse at the western entrance. The strait was very difficult for sailing ships, due to unpredictable winds and tidal currents. Depending on tide conditions, even modern ships often opt for one of the alternative routes, because the tidal speeds are greatly exaggerated by the Venturi effect through narrows.

Punta Arenas, Chile (Overnight) Arrive: 12:00

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Departs: 18:00

Punta Arenas is the most important port and commercial centre for the immense Patagonian agricultural area of Chile. The economy revolves around the sheep raised on the expansive pampas. Located on the Strait of Magellan, separating the mainland from the island of Tierra del Fuego, it's one of the southernmost cities in the world. Its colonial history may be explored in the splendid Plaza de Armas, in the magnificent tombs of the Pioneer Cemetery and the opulent Braun-Menendez Mansion. The heritage of Ferdinand Magellan’s exploration can be recaptured at the Nao Victoria ship museum. Fort Bulnes national monument memorialises the earliest colonial period, while the offshore Los Pinguinos Natural Monument preserves the thriving seabird and sea lion colonies around Magdalena Island. This is also the port from which a full-day flight excursion takes visitors to the majestic peaks and picturesque lakes and wildlife of the Torres del Paine National Park.

Please note: Charges may apply to the above activities.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

The at-sea day aboard the Seabourn Pursuit feels effortlessly indulgent, where time slows to match the rhythm of the ocean. Guests drift between leisurely breakfasts on deck, spa treatments with panoramic sea views (charges apply), and quiet moments by the infinity pool as the horizon stretches endlessly ahead. The atmosphere is serene yet refined, with attentive service anticipating every need, whether it’s a perfectly chilled drink or a curated lecture about upcoming destinations.

As evening falls, the ship glows softly against the darkening sea, inviting guests to gather for elegant dining and conversation, making the journey itself just as memorable as any port of call.

Overnight: Seabourn's Seabourn Pursuit

Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Arrive: 07:00

After breakfast this morning, a Seabourn transfer is provided to the airport for your charter flight to Buenos Aires.

Upon arrival, a transfer is provided to your hotel for a two-night city stay. Once checked-in, the remainder of the day is at leisure.

Once deemed too harsh for European settlement, Ushuaia's rugged beauty was the realm of its native inhabitants - the Yahgan People. Today, it holds the distinctive title of being the southernmost city on Earth, often referred to as "the end of the world." Situated along the banks of the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia unveils itself like an artist's masterpiece. A mosaic of vibrant houses adds a splash of colour against the dramatic backdrop of snow-capped mountains. Dominating this breathtaking panorama is Monte Olivia, its jagged peaks soaring 1,380 metres above the landscape.

The terrain transforms from dense forests of Southern beech trees at sea level to alpine ecosystems as you ascend. Thanks to its strategic location and proximity to the Antarctic Peninsula, Ushuaia has earned its status as the gateway to the Great White Continent. Yet, Ushuaia is more than just a stepping stone to Antarctica. It's a treasure trove of natural history, indigenous heritage and the spirit of exploration. From embarking on awe-inspiring treks in the nearby Tierra del Fuego National Park to delving into the rich narratives at "The End of the World" museum, Ushuaia promises a plethora of experiences that cater to the curious and the adventurous alike.

Overnight: Sofitel Buenos Aires Recoleta or similar

Meals included: Breakfast

Free day to explore this amazing city.

Exploring Buenos Aires is a feast for the senses, where grand European-style architecture meets vibrant Latin energy. Stroll through colourful streets like La Boca, admire historic landmarks around Plaza de Mayo, and soak up the city’s rich culture. Food lovers can indulge in world-renowned steak at traditional parrillas or enjoy coffee and pastries in elegant cafes, while shoppers can explore everything from artisan markets in San Telmo to stylish boutiques in Palermo (charges apply). It’s a dynamic city where sightseeing, dining and shopping blend into an unforgettable experience.

Overnight: Sofitel Buenos Aires Recoleta or similar

Meals included: None

After check out this morning and at the appropriate time a transfer is provided to the airport for your homeward-bound flight.

Meals included: In-Flight

Welcome home!