Explore Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers saling through the Ultima Esperanza fiord, enjoy passing by the Strait of Magallanes as Darwin did!
Highlights
* Navigate through the Ultima Esperanza Fjord
* Visit the Chilean glaciers
* Get amazed by the fascinating wildlife and unique flora
* Enjoy a glass of whiskey with milenary ice
included with
* Navigation
* Snack aboard (includes Whiskey on the glacier rocks)
* Bernardo O’Higgins National Park Entrance Fee
* Lunch
excluded by
* Pick up / Drop off at Puerto Natales Hotels
* Optional Gratuities
Essential
Information
* Meeting Point
Eberhard 560 at 07:00 or Puerto Boires at 07:30 from September to March
Eberhard 560 at 08:00 or Puerto Boires at 08:30 from April to August
* It is highly recommended that you wear warm clothing
* This tour is subject to weather conditions.
* This tour requires a minimum of passengers to operate
Restrictions
* CANCELLATION POLICIES:
You can cancel the tour up to 48 hours before and you will be refunded 100%.
Itinerary
Your experience meeting us at Puerto Boires (meeting point). After, we will begin to board our navigation to meet incredible landscapes from the Patagonia, glaciers, fjords and amazing wildlife we can appreciate during our trip to Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. Climb aboard the boat and begin your cruise northwest through Ultima Esperanza Fjord, or ‘Final Hope Fjord,' an inlet bridging Eberhard Fjord and Balmaceda Mountain. The fjord was named by Spanish explorer Juan Ladrillero, who hoped that crossing the sound would take him to the Strait of Magellan. Instead he arrived to find sheer walls of ice blocking his path.
Today, your captain is at the helm for three hours to reach the same glaciers that thwarted Ladrillero. Enjoy a cup of coffee, tea or juice on deck. For something with an extra kick, sip a glass of whiskey or pisco sour mixed with ice broken off from Serrano glacier.
Pass by forests and waterfalls trickling down green hills, and scan the sky for condors. As the boat hugs the coastline, spot dozens of cormorants on rocky outcrops that might be spreading their wings or stretching their slim graceful necks to a soundtrack of ducks and geese squawking nearby. Sea elephants may even lumber out of caves to lounge under the sun.
When you reach the eastern face of Balmaceda Mountain, 6,676 feet (2,035 meters) high, see mists swirling around the ice-capped summit. Disembark for an easy hour-long hike through the forests of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. Follow your guide to an overlook mere steps away from Serrano glacier — a wide frozen river of ice cascading down a crevice between hills. Then trek to the western side of Balmaceda Mountain and capture views of the massive hanging glacier. Here, sapphire- and turquoise-tinted floes deluge the rocky terrain and end at a lake.
During the trip, at the lunch time, we will make a stop at the Estancia Perales, where we will enjoy a traditional chilean 3 course lunch includying drinks. Live the experience of a traditional lunch of the Patagonia with incredible landscapes!
Finally, after get marvelled by the incredible ancient glaciers and beautiful landscapes from the Patagonia, climb aboard your boat for a speedy 90-minute return ride to Puerto Natales. Enjoy the landscapes during your return trip!
