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PATAGONIA FJORDS ROUTE PUERTO NATALES – PUERTO MONTT

RESERVATION FORM

CHECK IN AND DEPARTURE - PUERTO NATALES

During check-in, our staff will take your luggage into custody, which each passenger must pick up when boarding. In case of traveling with a vehicle, they will give you the necessary information to guide you through the process.

Once on board, crew members will give passengers a welcome talk along with some information for safe and entertaining navigation, to later set sail through the Patagonian Fjords towards the city of Puerto Montt.

DAY 1: ANGOSTURA WHITE - SANTA MARÍA CHANNEL

The vessel first enters the Unión Sound and then arrives at the narrowest pass of the route, the Angostura White -only 80 meters wide- to sail through the Santa Maria Channel.

DAY 2: PUERTO EDÉN – COTOPAXI

The ferry sails through the Morla Vicuña, Escobar Doxrud , Sóbenes (the southernmost of the route), Unión Pass, Collingwood Strait, Farquar, Sarmiento, Angostura, Inocentes, Concepción, Wide, Abismo El Indio channels and passes. Then the ferry passes by the charming town of Puerto Eden, where the last remaining population of Kawésqar indigenous people in Chile lives. The town is located on Wellington Island, one of the largest in the country and part of the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.

The vessel continues north, passing through the English Narrows (Angostura Inglesa), a slim pass that allows one ship to navigate it at a time. Then into the Messier Channel, home to the cargo ship Capitan Leonidas, stranded there since the 70s on a semi-submerged islet called Bajo Cotopaxi. It is currently used as a navigation lighthouse and reference point for sailors.

DAY 3: GULF OF SORROWS - OPEN SEA - MORALEDA CHANNEL

In the afternoon, the ferry starts open-sea navigation in the area of the Gulf of Sorrows. This journey lasts approximately 12 hours in good weather. Here, it is possible to see Humpback, Minke, and Blue whales (depending on the season and the weather). At dawn, the Captain will assess the meteorological information received, data on the tidal currents in the channels, and the location of the Moon and the Sun as guiding references. According to this, he will decide the most adequate route to continue the voyage. Alternative ways to open sea sailing are:

1. Pulluche Channel
2. Ninualac Channel
3. Other channels, depending on visibility, traffic, and crossing other vessels.

The first option available is to sail through the Pulluche Channel, known for its exuberant vegetation (lush lengas and cypress forests). Passengers could watch dolphins, sea lions, and wild birds if the weather permits. Then the ferry enters the Chacabuco and then the Errázuriz Channel. Finally, the vessel enters through the Moraleda Channel, a place of transit of notable navigators and canoeists of the Chonos and Chiloé archipelago.
The second alternative is cruising across the Ninualac Channel until the ferry arrives in the vicinity of Tuap Island to finally reach Moraleda Channel.

A third option is to continue navigating the open sea through the Guafo Mouth, then take the Chonos Archipelago route to Puerto Montt.

DAY 4: PUERTO MONTT

In our voyage north, the ferry sails the Gulf of Corcovado, then the Apiao Channel, the Gulf of Ancud, and the Reloncavi Sound, arriving at its destination, Puerto Montt, in the morning.

IMPORTANT: Dates and schedules are estimates and must be confirmed within 48 hours before departure, as indicated in this document.

  • Full-board food service (breakfast, lunch and dinner),
  • Boarding fee per person.
  • Maritime transport from/to Puerto Montt or Puerto Natales.
  • Shared cabin for up to 8 passengers with private interior bathroom without window.
  • Fare valid for travel from June 11, 2024 through October 15, 2024.
  • On-board guide or entertainment activities.
  • Shop or coffee service on board.
  • Internet.
  • Gym/Yoga
  • Passengers and/or agencies may make reservations by requesting information from our sales executives.
  • In case of cancellation by the passenger prior to the departure of the ship for any reason, only 50% of the amount paid will be refunded.
  • In case of non-show for boarding, and without prior notice by email, the withholding will be 100% of the amount paid.
  • In case of a change of itinerary by Navimag Ferries, either due to delays caused due to weather conditions, maritime, or port operation; and that for these reasons passengers must remain on board for longer than planned, Navimag Ferries undertakes to deliver the service under the same contracted conditions (cabin and food), for the total duration of the trip.
  • Delays caused by weather, maritime or operational conditions in port will not accrue compensation for accommodation outside the ship, air tickets, excursions or other contracted services, which do not correspond to the activities offered by Navimag Ferries.
  • Sailing conditions during the winter season could be unfavorable, so Navimag ferries in its priority with respect to the safety, both of passengers and crew, could anchor at some point of the route waiting for better conditions that allow it to sail safely.
  • The arrival or departure in the cities of Puerto Montt and/or Puerto Natales, can only be made if weather conditions allow it and as long as the Maritime Authority authorizes such operation, meanwhile the Ferry Esperanza will proceed to anchor (sheltered in bays near each city) until the conditions are suitable for the realization of the scheduled trip.
  • To book the transport of smaller vehicles (up to 6 metres in length), please consult the information.

Value per person 350 USD

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