PATAGONIA: ARGENTINA AND CHILE BY LAND & SEA [SOLD OUT]
[SOLD OUT] See the March 3 departure: https://engagement.virginia.edu/travel/patagonia-2023_2
With David Gies, Commonwealth Professor of Spanish Emeritus
Overview
Experience vibrant Buenos Aires during a three-night stay, attending a tango show. After exploring Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city, board a small ship for an extraordinary four-night cruise that includes the Beagle Channel, Cape Horn, and the Strait of Magellan. With three nights in breathtaking Torres del Paine, explore the park’s pristine wilderness. In Santiago, the final destination, enjoy a home-hosted dinner and visits to a winery and Valparaiso. Discover magnificent Iguazu Falls with a 2-day/2-night pre-tour option.
Program Highlights
- Tour Buenos Aires
- Relish an Argentine dinner and tango show
- Embark on a four-night Southern Patagonia cruise
- Explore the Beagle Channel, Cape Horn, and Strait of Magellan
- Stay three-nights in Torres del Paine with excursions
- Spend time in Santiago and enjoy a home-stay dinner with families
$9,893 per person, double occupancy, land & cruise only, Category A cabin.
(Category B cabins are sold out.)
Price: $10,090 per person, double occupancy with economy class round-trip airfare from Miami, FL, plus $787 airline taxes and fees, which are subject to change until final payment is made.
$10,690 per person, double occupancy, with economy class round-trip airfare from Charlottesville, VA, plus $787 airline taxes and fees
Other Gateway Cities Are Available.
Taxes and fees are subject to change until final payment is made. (This rarely ever happens.)
Included cabins on the cruise are: Category A outside cabin on Deck 2 (Magellan). Cabin Upgrades are available.
A limited number of single rooms will be available for a supplement of $3,995 to the per person, double occupancy rates.
Business Class upgrade (subject to availability) on round-trip international flight: $2,995 per person.
David T. Gies is Commonwealth Professor of Spanish Emeritus at the University of Virginia and former Chair of his Department. He has published seventeen books, including The Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture (1999), Theatre and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Spain: Juan de Grimaldi as Impresario and Government Agent (Cambridge, 1988), The Theatre in Nineteenth-Century Spain (Cambridge, 1994), The Cambridge History of Spanish Literature (2004), The Cambridge History of Theatre in Spain (co-edited, 2012), Eros y amistad (2016), and The Eighteenth Centuries: Global Networks of Enlightenment (co-edited, 2017). Author of more than 115 scholarly and 147 book reviews, he edits DIECIOCHO, a journal dedicated to the study of the Spanish Enlightenment, now in its 46th year. He has received the University of Virginia Outstanding Teaching Award, the Thomas Jefferson Award, and, in 2007, was named Encomienda de Número de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, a knighthood granted by His Majesty Juan Carlos, King of Spain. In July 2013, he was elected for a three-year term as President of the International Association of Hispanists, the world’s largest professional organization of Spanish scholars, and in September 2015, he was elected Honorary President of Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish National Honorary Society. In 2016, he won the prestigious Anderson Imbert Prize from the North American Academy of the Spanish Language and was named Corresponding Member of the Spanish Royal Academy in Madrid. He has been a longtime board member of the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, and in 2019 he joined the board of the Dukes of Soria Foundation.
After arriving in this lively city this morning, we transfer to our hotel to rest (rooms are ready for our early arrival). After time to relax, we meet our fellow travelers and our Tour Director at a briefing about the journey followed by a welcome dinner.
Emperador Hotel Buenos Aires
Breakfast, Dinner (B, D)
Highlights of today’s city tour include the lovely mansions and parks of Palermo and the colorful bohemian district of La Boca. Tonight we visit one of the city’s top tango houses for dinner and a performance.
Emperador Hotel Buenos Aires
Breakfast, Dinner (B, D)
Today is at leisure.
Emperador Hotel Buenos Aires
Breakfast (B)
We fly today to Ushuaia, Argentina, the world’s southernmost urban center. After lunch on our own and time at leisure in this windswept city, late this afternoon we embark our ship. Early this evening we set sail through the Beagle Channel.
M/V Stella Australis
Breakfast, Dinner (B,D)
Today we see up close one of the world’s last unspoiled frontiers as we sail through Murray Channel and Nassau Bay to Cape Horn National Park, perhaps glimpsing sea lions and Antarctic fur seals along the way. At the spot where the Atlantic and Pacific merge, the sheer promontory of Cape Horn rises some 1,400 feet from the roiling waters below. This afternoon we take a guided walk along sheltered Wulaia Bay.
M/V Stella Australis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
We awaken this morning in Pia Fjord, home of the stunning Pia Glacier.
Later we board inflatable Zodiacs and go ashore for an up-close look at the glacier, a tumbling wall of ice that extends from the mountaintops down to sea level. After lunch on board, we drop anchor in a nearby fjord for a shore excursion to Garibaldi Glacier, one of only three glaciers in Patagonia gaining mass. Here we have the opportunity to hike through the Magellanic forest, passing glacial waterfalls and viewpoints that overlook the glacier and fjord.
M/V Stella Australis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
This morning we cruise through several channels to enter spectacular Agostini Sound, where we see massive glaciers flowing down the mountainside. Later we take inflatable Zodiacs to Aguila Glacier, which we approach via an easy walk on the shore of a lagoon.
M/V Stella Australis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
Early this morning we visit Magdalena Island, home to an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins. We take some time to observe the penguins and also to visit the lighthouse that to this day guides ships navigating through the Strait of Magellan. Then we return to Punta Arenas, where we board our motorcoach for the six-hour journey to Torres del Paine. We reach our lodging early this evening and dine there tonight.
Hotel Rio Serrano
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
Today we encounter breathtaking Torres del Paine, a 700-square-mile World Biosphere Reserve and one of the most unspoiled and beautiful nature preserves on Earth. We spend the day exploring this unparalleled landscape of jagged peaks, ice-blue glaciers, turquoise lakes, rushing rivers, and thunderous waterfalls. A highlight: our visit to magnificent Lago Grey, site of massive Grey Glacier and of the hotel where we stop for lunch.
Hotel Rio Serrano
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
We see more of Torres del Paine’s pristine wilderness today, enjoying a box lunch amidst the dramatic scenery. Highlights include visits to the crystalline Amarga and Azul lagoons, and the glacial waterfall Cascade Rio Paine. Clear days at Laguna Azul present panoramic vistas of the park’s namesake, the three massive granite Paine Towers. Throughout the day we’re sure to see some of the park’s only permanent residents: 106 species of birds and 26 species of mammals, including the beloved guanaco. We dine together tonight at our hotel.
Hotel Rio Serrano
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
We travel by coach today to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival we transfer to our hotel in the city center.
Hotel Cabo de Hornos
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (B,L,D)
We fly today to the Chilean capital, where we enjoy a city tour. Tonight we are dinner guests in the homes of gracious Santiago families.
Pullman Santiago Vitacura
Breakfast, Dinner (B,D)
Today we encounter the old port of Valparaiso, a one-time fishing village now Chile’s third largest city and cultural heart. En route we visit a local winery for a private tour and tasting. Tonight we celebrate our adventure at a farewell dinner at a local Santiago restaurant.
Pullman Santiago Vitacura
Breakfast, Dinner (B,D)
After a morning at leisure, we enjoy an afternoon visit to the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, known for its art and artifacts from Chile and across the Americas. Then we have time to explore on our own. From here we transfer to the airport for our overnight flights to the U.S.
Pullman Santiago Vitacura
Breakfast (B)
We arrive in the U.S. this morning and connect with our return flights home.
Please note: This trip involves considerable walking on uneven terrain in a natural environment. You should be in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to the fullest.
Pre-Tour Extension - February 26-March 1, 2023
Iguazu Falls
2 days/2 nights $1,295 per person, double occupancy; Single supplement: $295
Included in Extension Price: Round-trip air transportation Buenos Aires/Iguazu Falls, inclusive of airline taxes and fees; 2 nights’ accommodations at Loi Suites Iguazu Hotel (Superior First Class); 3 meals: 2 breakfasts, 1 dinner; services of an Odysseys Unlimited representative; private motorcoach/van transportation; included sightseeing: Iguazu Falls National Park (Argentine side of the falls) with viewing opportunities; gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers.
Emperador Hotel Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires – 3 nights- M/V Stella Australis – Southern Patagonia Cruise – 4 nights
- Hotel Rio Serrano – Torres del Paine – 3 nights
- Punta Arenas – Hotel Cabo de Hornos – 1 night
- Pullman Santiago Vitacura – Santiago – 2 nights
33 meals: 14 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 12 dinners
$9,893 per person, double occupancy, land & cruise only
Price: $10,090 per person, double occupancy with economy class round-trip airfare from Miami, FL, plus $787 airline taxes and fees, which are subject to change until final payment is made.
$10,690 per person, double occupancy, with economy class round-trip airfare from Charlottesville, VA, plus $787 airline taxes and fees
Other Gateway Cities Are Available.
Taxes and fees are subject to change until final payment is made. (This rarely ever happens.)
Included cabins on the cruise are: Category A outside cabin on Deck 2 (Magellan). Cabin Upgrades are available.
Upgrade Cabins on the cruise to:
Category AA outside cabin on Deck 3 (Tierra del Fuego): $1,195
Category AAA outside cabin on Deck 4 (Cape Horn): $1,395
Other Gateway Cities Are Available
A limited number of single rooms will be available for a supplement of $3,995 to the per person, double occupancy rates.
Business Class upgrade (subject to availability) on round-trip international flight: $2,995 per person.
Price includes:
- Round-trip air transportation from specific cities
- All flights within Argentina and Chile
- Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees
- Open bar service with wine and select liquors on board
- Services of an experienced Tour Director
- Private motorcoach transportation throughout your trip
- All port taxes and national parks fees
- Luggage handling for one bag per person
- Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers
Price Does not include: Airfare and airport transfers when purchasing a Land Only package; airfare from your hometown to your departure city; costs of passports and visas; immunizations, inoculations, and COVID-19 testing; personal expenses such as beverages, laundry, room service, and meals not specified; communication charges; optional sightseeing; gratuities to your Tour Director and shipboard personnel, which are at your discretion (suggested gratuities: $10–$15 per traveler, per day); and travel protection insurance. Additional baggage fees may apply and are subject to change at any time. You should confirm directly with your airline(s) prior to departure.
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