DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

Day 1 - Depart U.S. Gateway/Overnight Flight

Day 2 - Arrive Santiago, Chile

Day 3 - Santiago
- Day at leisure - or - Optional "Winery Tour"
- Evening at leisure - or -Optional "Santiago by Night Tour with dinner"

Day 4 - Santiago
- Day at leisure - or - Optional "Portillo Tour with Lunch"
- Evening at leisure

Day 5 - Santiago/Flight to Punta Arenas, Chile/Embark Ship
- Optional "Punta Arenas City Tour" - or - Optional "Estancia Olga Teresa Tour" - or - Optional "Otway Sound Penguin ColonyTour"

Day 6 - Magellan Strait & Tucker Island, Chile
- Scenic cruising the Magellan Strait
- Weather permitting, the ship will make a close pass by Tucker Island, famous for its colony of Magellan Penguins, and into the Seno del Amirantazgo, known for its cormorants, southern dolphins, and sea lions.

Day 7 - Magellan Strait/Puerto Nataless, Chile
- Scenic cruising the Kirke Narrows or the Santa Maria Channel, depending on the tides
- Opportunity to stroll around the city

Day 8 - Puerto Natales/Torres Del Paine, Chile
- Morning at leisure in Puerto Natales with time to visit impressive Torres del Paine Natioal Park on your own
- Optional Torres Del Paine National Park Tour - or - Optional Puerto Natales and its Surroundings Tour - or - Optional Torres Del Paine Overfight Tour
- Depart Puerto Natales in the afternoon
- Scenic cruising of the Magellan Strait

Day 9 - Beagle Channel, Chile
- Scenic cruising the Beagle Channel to the southernmost part of Patagonia and the spectacular Chilean Fjords; weather permitting, the ship will make a close pass by one of the many glaciers.

Day 10 - Puerto Williams, Chile/Cape Horn
- Arrive Puerto Williams, one of the world's southernmost towns, in the morning
- Visit by PolarCirkel boat to Cape Horn (weather permitting) to explore this desolate yet poetic piece of land at the end of the world

Day 11 - Drake Passage, Chile

- Themed lectures by the onboard team of expedition leaders/naturalists on the continent's history and wildlife, safety, and guidelines for visitors to Antarctica as the ship crosses Drake Passage, which connects the southern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Days 12-17 -- Antarctica

- Arrive at the northernmost tip of the continent, the Antarctic Peninsula and Half Moon Island, on the afternoon of Day 12
- On the Antarctic Peninsula you'll experience the narrow, glacier-lined Lemaire Channel, considered one of the most beautiful passages in Antarctica and where humpback and killer whales, various penguins, and elephant seals are a common sight, and the breathtaking Neumayer Channel,, with its magnificent cliffs.
- Visit by PolarCirkel boat to
-- Half Moon Island, with its spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, whale spotting, and home to chinstrap penguins, kelp gulls, and Antarctic terns
-- Whalers Bay on Deception Island, with its warm springs and black volcanic sand
-- Ukranian Vernadsky Base, with its abundant bird life
-- Neko Harbor off Errera Channel, home of gentoo penguins, Weddell & elephant seals
-- Almirante Brown in Paradise Harbor, named for its beauty, with spectacular ice cliffs and glaciers
-- Port Lockroy, surrounded by mountains, glaciers, and ice shelves, and known for its gentoo penguins and blue-eyed cormorants
-- Petermann Island, home of the southernmost gentoo penguin colony
----- Weather, ice, and local conditions will determine the exact itinerary of your visit.

Day 18 - Antarctica/At Sea
- Lectures to sum up Antarctic topics
- Sailing time from Antarctica to Cape Horn is approximately 35 hours, a unique crossing that few ever have the chance to experience.

Day 19 - Ushuaia, Argentina/Disembark
- In the morning arrive Ushuaia, a lively and international city and the southernmost city in the world
- Optional Ushuaia National Park tour
- Depart Ushuaia
- Arrive Buenos Aires

Day 20 - Buenos Aires
- City Tour of Buenos Aires
- Evening at leisure - or - Optional "Evening Tango Show & Dinner"

Day 21 - Buenos Aires
- Day at leisure - or - Optional "Estancia Tour with lunch"
- Dinner on own

Day 22 - Buenos Aires/Overnight Fight
- Day at leisure - or - Optional "Tigre Delta Tour including lunch"
- Depart Buenos Aires

- Day 23 - Return to U.S.