The Classic Route
Puerto Montt to Puerto Montt
Aboard M.V. Skorpios II
Saturdays to Thursdays6 days
Departing from Puerto Montt, your destination is the San Rafael Glacier, the majestic relic of the planet's last ice age. M.V.Skorpios II takes you on a dream cruise through spectacular archipelagos, where man's presence is barely perceptible. Softly shaped islands are scattered throughout, home to picturesque fishing villages and settlements, such as Puerto Aguirre and Queillen. Visit Quitralco fjord rich with refreshing thermal baths and tour the UNESCO World Heritage Listed San Rafael National Park with its most spectacular 30,000 year old glacier towing a massive seventy metres. Throughout the cruise you'll have many opportunities to enjoy the warmth of the people of these lands and share with them the majestic landscapes of northern Patagonia.
Day 1 - Saturday
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 - Sunday
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 - Monday
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 kms. 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 - Tuesday
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 motor boats through the inside of the fjord. 19.00 hrs. sail towards Chiloe, navigating through the Moraleda and Perez Norte channels.
Day 5 - Wednesday
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's dinner, dance.
Day 6 - Thursday
08.00 hrs. Docked at the Skorpios Terminal pier in Puerto Montt. 09.00 hrs. breakfast, disembarkation and passengers' transfer.
