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What exactly are Skorpios Cruises Chile? This is a question that is definitely worth exploring if you are interested in taking a cruise vacation. As it turns out, these cruises are unlike any other type of cruise experience on the planet. If you want to explore some of the most beautiful and remote areas of Chile while enjoying all the luxurious amenities that cruising has to offer, then Skorpios Cruises Chile may be just what you’re looking for! Keep reading to learn more about this unique option for cruising in South America.

The Chilean coast is one of the most stunning and diverse in the world, and Skorpios Cruises offers an unrivaled way to experience it. Unlike traditional cruises which tend to visit multiple destinations, Skorpios itineraries are focused on one or two specific areas at a time. This allows passengers to really get to know each locale – from its history and culture to its stunning natural scenery. In addition, all trips include top-notch accommodation, delicious food, informative lectures by local experts, and plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking. So if you’re looking for an intimate yet luxurious cruise vacation in South America, consider booking with Skorpios Cruises Chile!

Skorpios II – Laguna San Rafael, Patagonia Chile

The Skorpios II to Laguna San Rafael is sailing every Saturday from Puerto Montt, a city located 1000 kilometers south of Santiago, to the San Rafael Glacier, the majestic relic of the planet’s last glaciation, Skorpios takes you on a Dream Cruise of seven days and six nights.

Its goes through spectacular channels and archipelagos, where an exuberant nature stands out in all its splendor and man’s presence is barely perceptible, and where softly shaped islands are scattered in the ocean. We will visit isolated and picturesque fishing villages and settlements, such as Puerto Aguirre and Queilen, the city of Castro, Quitralco fjord with its thermal baths and the San Rafael National Park, which was declared world biosphere reserve by the UNESCO in 1978 with its Glacier of magical and spectacular 30,000 years old ice that rises in multicolored towers to a height of more than seventy meters and then sinks into the ocean.

Undoubtedly, the San Rafael Glacier is a magic sight; here, the ancient history of the planet and present-day man meet as if in a new dimension. In safe boats we will sail between incredible icebergs with unexpected shapes and colors to live the overpowering sensation of the millennia, with this 30,000 year old ice. Sail with us and enjoy the warmth of the people of these lands and share the peace and harmony of these landscapes of the Northern Patagonia in southern Chile, visit the village of Puerto Aguirre, it’s children and fishermen. Know about Chiloé island and it’s traditions, visiting Queilen and it’s capital, Castro, land of myths and legends.

A cruise with all the comforts on board, where you will be the center of our attention. Skorpios invite you on this unforgettable journey, in it’s Classic San Rafael Route .The San Rafael Lagoon is a nature sanctuary that shelters a variety of

marine fauna and a large number of plants that live in a harmony that is not upset by the silent passing of the Skorpios, and whose astonishing magic can be seen while sailing in the safe boats towards the 2,000 meters wide Glacier whose 70 meters high peaks towers over the landscape. Then, sailing among the most incredible icebergs, thrilled by their varied forms and many colors, it is inevitable to toast with twelve year old whisky and this astonishing 30,000 year old ice.

Skorpios III

The M/N Skorpios III, sets sail every Sunday at dawn from Puerto Natales, located 247 km to the north of Punta Arenas, on a five day cruise through the channels and fjords that border the Southern Ice Field, in the Chilean Patagonia, which is considered to be the third largest reserve of fresh water on the planet and crib of the biggest and most spectacular glaciers in the southern hemisphere. There are two options to reach the region of the Magallanes: flying Punta Arenas or of going overland from Argentina.

From this city, passengers must be transferred to the Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Natales. The maritime route commences through the Kirke Narrows, moving towards the north through the Morla Vicuña, Unión Inlet, Collingwood, Sarmiento, Concepción and Wide channels,to anchor in a beautiful area known as the Eyre Inlet.

Monday, along with the early light of dawn, the cruise ship Skorpios III approaches the Glacier Pío XI, the largest in South America with total surface area of 1,263 km2, which is located in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. Around 12:30 the return trip is initiated through the Eyre Inlet, Grappler channel, and Paso del Indio. Debarking in Puerto Eden, which is located some 400 km’s to the north of Puerto Natales. Situated on the Isle Wellington, its first inhabitants correspond to the native tribes of the region, the Kaweskar and Alacalufes. Currently there are still some living members of these ethnic groups, tribes that are now on the point of extinction.

Sailing through these Channels and Fjords, we become enthralled with scenery of impressionable contrasts of light and shadows, where the mountains run into the sea which is dotted with multiple Isles, Fjords, Channels, Water Falls, in a labyrinth of beauty that has no equal. These are Channels that were explored by such legendary discoverers as, amongst many others, Ladrillero, Darwin and Fitz Roy. The natural beauty is manifested through an immense variety of flora and fauna. Lilly Ducks, Mud Hens, dolphins, cormorants, cypress and lenga trees, hardwood trees, and gigantic ferns, etc., all of which amaze those who love ecology. Sailing through the Paso del Abismo and Wide Channel we reach the Amalia Glacier, which is located in the central zone of the Southern Ice Field. Its white silhouette appears to hang precariously from the craggy mountains so as to deposit its ice in the waters of the Peel Inlet.

Glacier Pio XI

The Pío XI is located in the northern part of the Southern Ice Field, at the end of the Eyre Inlet. This is the largest glacier in the Southern Hemisphere, with a total surface of 1,243 km2 (more than the land surface of Santiago, the Capitol of Chile). Its humongous size transforms it into a truly colossus of ice, it has a frontal face of approximately 6 kms, towering higher than 75 mts, with an overall length of 64 kms.
This is one of the few glaciers that is found in its maximum neo-glacial position, registering advances towards the sea of up to 10 kms in recent years. The age of the Pío XI Glacier is millenarian; it is one of the 48 glaciers that are born of the Southern Ice Field, which has a surface of 13,000 km2 and a length of more than 350 kms over the Andes Mountains.

Here, the M/N Skorpios III sails close to the Glacier to navigate amongst icebergs of different sizes and shapes, of varying colors, light blue and white, an impressive sight for the passengers.

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I am Matias, born in Patagonia, and a lover of my land.

For more than 20 years I help foreign travellers to organise their trip to Patagonia.

I also manage this exotic accommodation on the Atlantic coast.