Best of Chile with a Glacier Cruise

• Round trip economy class air fare from the USA to Santiago
• Economy class airfare within Chile as per itinerary
• 6 nights hotel accommodations (Santiago 3, Puerto Montt 1, Peulla 1, Puerto Varas 1) with breakfast daily
• 7 day/6 night Chilean Fjord cruise on board the M/V Skorpios III, with all meals
• Sightseeing tours as per itinerary
• 2 day/1 night Lake Crossing
• Meals as per itinerary: B=breakfast (12), Lunch (6), Dinner (6)
• Transfers as per itinerary with assistance and baggage handling
• Sightseeing with air- conditioned vehicles and English speaking professional tour guides
• Entrance fees on included sightseeing
• Hotel taxes and service charges
• FreeGate travel bag and document portfolio

Day 1: USA - SANTIAGO
Depart for the USA on your overnight flight to Santiago, Chile.

Day 2: SANTIAGO
Early morning arrival in Santiago. Assistance at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon tour of Santiago incuding the Club Hipico, a horseracing track, Cousino Palace, "La Moneda" government palace, the Pre-Columbian Art Museum, and the Plaza de Armas. Then on to San Cristobal Hill for a fine all-round view of the capital.

Day 3: SANTIAGO (VINA DEL MAR - VALPARAISO) (B)
Following breakfast, depart on a full day tour to Vina del Mar, Chile's most popular seaside resort. Later proceed along the coast to Chile's main international seaport, Valparaiso.

Day 4: SANTIAGO (B)
Full day at leisure.

Day 5: SANTIAGO-PUERTO MONTT (B)
Fly to Puerto Montt. Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.

Day 6: PUERTO MONTT-PETROHUE- PEULLA (B, L,D)
Departure by bus to Petrohue towards Ensenada and Petrohue River with its falls and rapids. Here you will board a launch and cross the spectacular Lake Todos Los Santos. After a two hour journey, arrival in Peulla. Transfer from the pier to the Swiss-style Hotel Peulla.

Day 7: PEULLA-PETROHUE-PUERTO VARAS (B)
After breakfast, depart from your hotel in Peulla to board the launch for your crossing of Lake Todos los Santos back to Petrohue. Transfer to your hotel in Puerto Varas, also known as the "City of Roses".

Day 8: PUERTO VARAS-CRUISE (B,L,D)
Morning transfer from Puerto Varas to Skorpio's pier in Puerto Montt, to board M/V SKORPIOS III. Set sail from Chinquihue, Puerto Montt, sailing via the Llanquihue archipelago, the Gulf of Ancud and the Chiloe archipelago.

Day 9: CRUISE (B,L,D)
Forging through the Moraleda and Ferronave channels, you arrive at Puerto Aguirre, to continue sailing through the Guaitecas archipelago, Ferronave & Pilcomayo Channels, the Costa Channel and the Elefantes Fjord to cast anchor 20 miles from the San Rafael Glacier.

Day 10: CRUISE (B,L,D)
Traveling through the Tempanos River you see the large mass of ice known as the San Rafael Glacier. Motorboat excursions between multi-colored icebergs allow you a closer look at this natural wonder.

Day 11: CRUISE (B,L,D)
The cruise continues to make a landing in the Quitralco fjord where SKORPIOS has outdoor and indoor thermal pools.

Day 12: CRUISE (B,L,D)
Sail across the Corcovado Gulf to hug the eastern coast of Chiloe. Here you will make a landing at Quellon, weather permitting. Continue sailing along the Yal Channel and Castro Estuary arriving in the beautiful city of Castro.

Day 13: CRUISE (B,L,D)
Points worth visiting in Castro are the Cathedral and the native handicraft market. The trip back to Puerto Montt goes through the channels of Lemuy, Dalcahue, Quicavi and Calbuco. Gala dinner and arrival in Chinquihue.

Day 14: CRUISE-PUERTO MONTT- SANTIAGO-USA (B)
Disembarkation and transfer to the airport in Puerto Montt for your flight to the USA via Santiago.

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