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Puerto Montt – Laguna San Rafael – Puerto Montt

(Puerto Natales – Puerto Montt) 5 days – 4 nights

Nothing compares to the majestic welcoming sunrise as we enter the San Rafael lagoon.

The deafening roar of the icebergs breaking apart from the equally named glacier, bring life to a scenery of multi-colored waters where travelers can gaze at the glacier and even enjoy a whisky with ‘eternal ice’.
The crossing to the lagoon is an excellent preamble for the show to follow… The journey begins in Puerto Montt, from where the ferry sets sail, continues to Puerto Chacabuco, the Aisén fjord and the Costa channel, to dive into the Elephants estuary and finally, two days later, meet the outstanding wall of Glaciar San Rafael, the background of the Northern Patagonian Ice Fields’ base.

There, an immense blue tinted garden of floating ice blocks of all shapes and sizes, detaching, give birth to an unexplored landscape where black neck swans, caiquenes, ducks and cormorants coexist with coipos, pudus, foxes and sea lions. Together, they all create an original ecosystem declared by UNESCO as Biosphere Reserve in 1979.

Travel styles	Cruises
Season:	Year round
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Departure:	Group
Minimum of pax:	No minimum of pax
Difficulty:	Minimum difficulty
Trip starts at:	Puerto Montt
Trip ends at:	Puerto Montt

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Day	Itinerary	Day	Itinerary
01	Puerto Montt – Golfo de Corcovado	04	Puerto Chacabuco – Golfo de Corcovado
02	Golfo de Corcovado – Puerto Chacabuco	05	Golfo de Corcovado – Puerto Montt
03	Laguna San Rafael
Lodging: 4 nights in cabin.

Itinerary

	Puerto Montt – Golfo de Corcovado
The journey begins at 14:00 hs., a brief welcome reception takes place after which we can embark. At 16:00 hs. the ship leaves the harbor, cruising Calbuco towards Reloncavi Sound, while the Captain introduces us to some safety precautions to observe during the trip. As the ship sails we cross Golfo de Ancud and Golfo Corcovado while enjoying dinner and a musical show on board.

	Golfo de Corcovado – Puerto Chacabuco
Cruising either the Moraleda channels or the northern and southern Perez channels, we reach Islas Guaitecas, from where we continue through Puerto Aguirre and Caleta Andrade to reach Fiordo Aysén and finally Puerto Chacabuco. We can disembark there and visit the town and take a tour through Aysén (optional). We are back to share dinner at 19:00 hs. and enjoy a celebration on board.

	Laguna San Rafael
After a great breakfast, we enter Laguna San Rafael around 9:00 hs. During this unforgettable day we will see Paso Quesahuén, Elefantes Sound, Paso de Bits and Río Temprano, with the chance –if weather conditions are good- to take the small boats and enjoy the lake. Finally we leave around 17:00 hs. and return to Puerto Chacabuco for dinner.

	Puerto Chacabuco – Golfo Corcovado
During the morning we can take an optional tour at Coyhaique and after lunch we initiate the return travel passing through Canal Moraleda and the northern and southern Perez channels, meanwhile, there are keynotes and documentaries that we can attend to on board. After dinner, there is a farewell celebration on the Cruise.

	Golfo Corcovado – Puerto Montt
This last day of sailing takes us to visit Calbuco, navigate through Golfo Ancud and across Roncalvi Sound, to reach Puerto Montt around noon.

Service details

Included:

Accommodations according to the requested category.
Cruise tickets.
Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
Movies and lounge games.

Not included:

Tips.
Optional tours.
Air tickets and airport taxes.
Transfers to or from the harbor.
Services not detailed in this program.

Recommended equipment

Clothing in Patagonia is synonym of “outdoors”. Comfortable shoes for the excursions, windbreakers, lips protection, sunglasses, snow hat and gloves are recommended.

Snow hats
Sunglasses
Sun blocker
Sweaters
Gloves
Trekking snickers or boots for the excursions

Notes

The usual weather in the navigation areas covered by Navimag ferries is that of rainy seas, typically presenting 2.000 to 4.000 mm of annual precipitations, low temperatures with very small variations, extending from Puerto Montt to the north section of the Maggellanic region, including the whole area of islands constituting the channels.

Seasons

Enjoy a unique and unrepeatable experience, because no matter what season it is, the landscape and the natural light will always play a major role, enhancing the scenery and enriching the adventure.

The awesome image of the snowy peaks and the blooming vegetation replete the landscape during the winter months, when a calm atmosphere prevails, giving the sail a smoother pace. The characteristic Patagonia winds are lower in intensity but regain strength at the beginning of summer.

It is important to note that the longer and more luminous days of summer make the green trees and vegetation flourish, refreshing the landscapes’ colors and reflecting the abundant flora on the crystal clear waters if the patagonian channels.

	Rains (monthly average)	Max. temperature (daily average for the month)		Min. temperature (daily average for the month)
	Milímetros	ºC	ºF	ºC	ºF
January	53.0	22.7	72.8	11.9	53.4
February	54.6	24.1	75.3	12.2	54.0
March	72.2	22.2	71.9	10.1	50.2
April	78.7	20.7	69.2	8.0	46.4
May	61.3	16.4	61.1	5.1	41.2
June	29.4	13.2	55.7	2.3	36.1
July	73.1	14.1	57.3	2.5	36.5
August	55.4	15.7	60.0	4.5	40.1
September	50.6	16.4	61.5	4.6	40.3
October	54.7	19.5	67.1	7.6	45.7
November	56.5	21.2	70.1	9.3	48.7
December	61.2	21.2	70.1	11.2	53.1