Days 1 & 2 — Depart the U.S., Arrive Buenos Aires

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel to rest (rooms are ready for your early arrival) before this afternoon's welcome briefing. Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner. (1B,1D) 

Days 3-4 — Buenos Aires

This morning’s city tour features lovely Palermo; the colorful bohemian district of La Boca; picturesque San Telmo; elegant Recoleta Cemetery; and historic Government House. Tonight visit the legendary Esquina Carlos Gardel, one of the city’s premier tango houses, for dinner and a performance. The next day enjoy a guided tour of Teatro Colón, the famed opera house. (2B,1D) 

Day 5 — Buenos Aires / Ushuaia

Fly today to Ushuaia, Argentina, the world’s southernmost urban center. After lunch on your own in this windswept city, embark on your ship in the late afternoon, then set sail through the Beagle Channel. (B,D) 

Day 6 — Cruising: Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay

See one of the world’s last unspoiled frontiers up close as you sail through Murray Channel and Nassau Bay. Watch for sea lions and Antarctic fur seals as you cruise to Cape Horn National Park. Later encounter sheltered Wulaia Bay on a guided walk. (B,L,D) 

Day 7 — Cruising: Pia Glacier / Garibaldi Glacier

Awaken this morning in Pia Fjord, home of the stunning Pia Glacier. Later 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, drop anchor in a nearby fjord for a shore excursion to Garibaldi Glacier, one of only three glaciers in Patagonia gaining mass. Here enjoy the opportunity to hike through the Magellanic forest, passing glacial waterfalls and viewpoints that overlook the glacier and fjord. (B,L,D) 

Day 8 — Cruising: Agostini Sound / Aguila Glacier

This morning cruise through several channels to enter the spectacular Agostini Sound, where you see massive glaciers flowing down the mountainside. Later take inflatable Zodiacs to Aguila Glacier, which you approach via an easy walk on the shore of a lagoon. (B,L,D) 

Days 9 — Cruising : Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas / Torres del Paine

Early this morning, visit Magdalena Island to observe an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins. End your cruise at Punta Arenas, and board your motorcoach for the journey to Torres del Paine National Park. (B,L,D)

Day 10 & 11 — Torres del Paine National Park

Today you encounter breathtaking Torres del Paine, a 700-square-mile World Biosphere Reserve and one of the most unspoiled and beautiful nature preserves on Earth. Spend the day exploring this unparalleled landscape of jagged peaks, ice-blue glaciers, turquoise lakes, rushing rivers, and thundering waterfalls, and enjoy lunch at magnificent Lago Grey.

The next day take an excursion that features Laguna Amarga, La­guna Azul, and Cascade Rio Paine. You’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. (2B,2L,2D) 

Day 12 — Puerto Arenas

Travel by coach today to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel in the city center. (B,L,D)

Day 13 — Punta Arenas and Santiago

Fly today to the sophisticated Chilean capital. This afternoon take a city tour featuring the Plaza de Armas and the traditional city center. Tonight you are dinner guests in the homes of gracious Santiago families. (B,D)

Day 14 — Valparaiso

Today encounter the old port of Valparaiso, a one-time fishing village marked by colorful wooden houses and narrow streets; now Chile’s third largest city and cultural heart. En route visit a local winery for a private tour and tasting. Tonight celebrate your adventure at a farewell dinner at a local Santiago restaurant. (B,D)

Day 15-16— Santiago and return to the U.S.

After a morning at leisure, enjoy an afternoon visit to the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, known for its art and artifacts from Chile and across the Americas. Then have time to explore on your own. 

From here transfer to the airport for your overnight flights to the U.S. Arrive the next morning and connect with your return flights home. (1B)

Days 1 & 2 — Depart the U.S., Arrive Santiago, Chile

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel to rest (rooms are ready for your early arrival) before this afternoon's welcome briefing. Take a city tour featuring the Plaza de Armas and the traditional city center, and visit the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, known for its art and artifacts from Chile and across the Americas. Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner. (1B,1D)

Days 3 — Santiago

Today encounter the old port of Valparaiso, a one-time fishing village marked by colorful wooden houses and narrow streets; now Chile’s third-largest city and cultural heart. En-route visit a local winery for a private tour and tasting. Tonight you are dinner guests in the homes of gracious Santiago families. (B,D)

Day 4 — Santiago / Punta Arenas

Fly today to Punta Arenas, capital of Chile’s southernmost Magallanes Region. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel, then head to a local restaurant for dinner together. (B,D)

Day 5 —Punta Arenas / Torres del Paine

Journey across the wild Patagonia landscape to Torres del Paine National Park, stopping for lunch along the way. After reaching your hotel enjoy time to relax, and then set out on a short hike. Tonight dine together at your hotel, as you will throughout your stay here. (B,L,D)

Days 6 & 7 — Torres del Paine National Park

Today you encounter breathtaking Torres del Paine, a 700-square-mile World Biosphere Reserve and one of the most unspoiled and beautiful nature preserves on Earth. Spend the day exploring this unparalleled landscape of jagged peaks, ice-blue glaciers, turquoise lakes, rushing rivers, and thundering waterfalls, and enjoy lunch at magnificent Lago Grey.

The next day take an excursion that features Laguna Amarga, Laguna Azul, and Cascade Rio Paine. You’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. (2B,2L,2D)

Day 8 — Torres del Paine / Punta Arenas / Cruising

Travel back to Punta Arenas, stopping for lunch along the way. Late afternoon embark on your ship and set sail for Tierra del Fuego. (B,L,D)

Days 9 — Cruising: Ainsworth Bay/Tuckers Islets

This morning cruise through Admiralty Sound, an offshoot of the Strait of Magellan that stretches nearly halfway across Tierra del Fuego. Take inflatable Zodiacs at Ainsworth Bay, where you’re on the lookout for the copious birdlife here as well as the southern elephant seals who call this bay home. Leaving Ainsworth Bay, sail for Tucker Islets, a group of tiny islands and outcroppings used as a nesting site by more than 4,000 Magellanic penguins. Board Zodiacs for another shore excursion to view these flightless birds, as well as the king cormorants, oystercatchers, Chilean skuas, and other avian species inhabiting the islands. (B,L,D)

Day 10 — Cruising: Pia Glacier / Glacier Alley

Awaken this morning in Pia Fjord, home of the stunning Pia Glacier. Board inflatable Zodiacs and go ashore for an up-close look at the glacier, a tumbling wall of ice that extends from the moun¬taintops down to sea level.

After this adventure return to the ship and continue eastward through a section of the Beagle Channel aptly named Glacier Alley. The passageway features a number of visually arresting glaciers flowing down the fjord’s north side, many of them named after European countries such as Holland, Italy, Spain, and France. (B,L,D)

Day 11 — Cruising: Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay

See one of the world’s last unspoiled frontiers up close as you sail through Murray Channel and Nassau Bay. Watch for sea lions and Antarctic fur seals as you cruise to Cape Horn National Park. Later encounter sheltered Wulaia Bay on a guided walk. (B,L,D)

Day 12 — Cruising/Ushuaia/Buenos Aires

Disembark your ship this morning at Ushuaia, Argentina, the world’s southernmost urban center. Depending on your flight time, either have some time to explore the city of Ushuaia prior to your flight to Buenos Aires, or transfer directly to the Ushuaia airport. Upon arrival in the Argentinian capital tonight, transfer to your well-located hotel. (B)

Days 13 & 14 — Buenos Aires

This morning’s city tour features the colorful bohemian district of La Boca; picturesque San Telmo; and the historic Government House. Also take a guided tour of Teatro Colón, the famed opera house. After an afternoon at leisure, tonight enjoy dinner and a show at one of the city’s well-known tango houses. The next day continue your sightseeing in elegant Recoleta, with its cemetery of elaborate mausoleums; then explore the mansions and lovely parks and gardens of the bucolic Palermo neighborhood. Tonight celebrate your Patagonian sojourn with a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. (2B,2D)

Day 15-16— Buenos Aires and return to the U.S.

Your final day on tour is a free one in Buenos Aires, with your hotel rooms reserved for your late check-out today. Tonight transfer to the airport for your overnight flights to the U.S. Arrive the next morning and connect with your overnight flights home. (1B)