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Skorpios Cruise: Kaweskar Route (4 days)

September to March

If you cancel your booking until 120 days before the beginning of the activity, we will refund 100% of the advance you paid for the booking.

Free cancellation

You can reschedule your booking without any additional cost until 120 days before the beginning of the activiity.

Free rescheduling

Sail back and forth to Puerto Natales with this Skorpios Cruise: Kaweskar Route of 4 days, visiting the Patagonian glaciers.


Prices

  • From October 16 to December 21, 2018 and from March 1 to April 26, 2019:
    • Single room in Athens deck: US$ 2,800 per person.
    • Double interior room in Athens deck: US$1,870 per person.
    • Double exterior room in Acropolis deck: US$ 1,995 per person.
    • Double exterior room in Parthenon deck: US$ 2,105 per person.
    • Double room in Olympus deck: US$ 2,200 per person.
    • Suite master room in Olympus deck: US$ 2,520 per person.
    • Double exterior room in Athos deck: US$ 2,105 per person.
    • Suite junior room in Athos deck: US$ 2,320 per person.
  • From December 25, 2018 to February 22, 2019:
    • Single room in Athens deck: US$ 3,070 per person.
    • Double interior room in Athens deck: US$ 2,050 per person.
    • Double exterior room in Acropolis deck: US$ 2,175 per person.
    • Double exterior room in Parthenon deck: US$ 2,285 per person.
    • Double room in Olympus deck: US$ 2,380 per person.
    • Suite master room in Olympus deck: US$ 2,800 per person.
    • Double exterior room in Athos deck: US$ 2,285 per person.
    • Suite junior room in Athos deck: US$ 2,500 per person.

Specifications:

  • Additional night before sailing: US$ 320 per person. Thursday night stay with buffet dinner and breakfast: Remota Hotel, similar or motor vessel; Monday night stay with Patagonian dinner and buffet breakfast: Skorpios III motor vessel. This additional night includes a Torres del Paine National Park tour and a visit to the Milodon Cave.
  • Children from 1 to 5 years old: doesn't pay, sharing bed with their parents.
  • Children from 6 years old: normal price.
  • If you want to know the additional bed rates, write us to reservas@denomades.com.

Included

  • Navigation.
  • Security talk.
  • Excursions in the Capitán Constantino craft (with roof, heating, restroom and bar) and on foot in the disembarkation areas.
  • History and glaciology talks.
  • Bilingual staff (English and Spanish).
  • Meals (buffet breakfast and afternoon tea, and lunch and dinner suggested everyday with alternative menus).
  • Open bar from 10:00 am to 12:00 am.
  • Laundry just for small clothes.
  • Free parking service in Puerto Natales during the cruise days.

Not included

  • Boarding maritime tax of US$ 28 per person.
  • Round trip shared shuttle between the Airport of Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales for US$ 60 per person.
  • Calls from satellite phone charged according to the current fees at moment of the journey.
  • Room service.
  • Health insurance.

What to bring

  • Comfortabable clothes.
  • Parka or jacket.
  • Trek shoes.
  • Thing and thick shoes.
  • Cold weather cap.
  • Gloves.
  • Sunglasses.
  • Sunblock.
  • Formal wear for the gala evening.

About the Skorpios Cruise

The Skorpios III moto vessel was built in 1995 and renovated the year 2010. It has a length of 70 m and 10 m wide, and has 5 decks where you can move freely: Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Olympus and Athos. It has a large dinning room for all passengers and 2 bars, Quitralco and San Rafael, for the relax times on board during the journey.


How to book

  1. Select the departure date from the calendar.
  2. Select the number of people.
  3. Click on "Add to cart".
  4. Pay the full price of the tour online.

Cancellation policy

  • With 4 months anticipation: 100% refund.

Itinerary

Join us in this Kaweskar Route cruise of 4 days, which will allow us to navigate from Puerto Natales by Magellan channels and fiords, and know the wonderful glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field on board of the Skorpios III moto vessel.

Day 1:

  • At 4:00 pm, the crew will be waiting for us in the meeting point, the Skorpios terminal, in the city of Puerto Natales.
  • Then, we will have a security talk to make a better use of the space in the ship, without taking unnecessary risks.
  • At 5:30 pm we will sail from Puerto Natales towards the Patagonian channels of Angostura Kirke, Morla, Vicuña, Unión, Collingwood and Sarmiento.

Day 2:

  • At 8:00 am we will get to the Amalia Glacier, towards which we will approach to have a better view of the area.
  • Then, we will disembark on a close beach to do some hiking through the sand, rocks and native vegetation of the area.
  • We will arrive at the viewpoint where also it is possible to have a privileged view of the glacier.
  • The route will continue with us saling to reach El Brujo Glacier, where we will be able to disembark according to wheather conditions.
  • Then, we will go to the Calvo Fjord, where we will make an excursion in an appropriate craft, the Capitán Constantino, to pass throught the ice and having better looks of the surrounding glaciers.
  • At 8:00 pm we will begin the navigation heading to the Montañas Fjord.

Day 3:

  • At 9:00 am we will visit the Montañas Fjord, where there are 4 glaciers hanging from the Cordillera Sarmiento to the sea.
  • After that, we will visit the Alsina Glacier, where we will make a disembarkation in exploration boats and will closely appreciate the glacier and the surrounding mountains.
  • Back in the Skorpios III, we will sail by the Montañas Fjord towards the Bernal Glacier, where we will land to make a hike.
  • The route will take us to a small native forest, and frontal and lateral moraines until we get to the front of the glacier, where even it will be possible to touch some ice.
  • We will go back to the ship that will be making a water replenishment manouver from a cascade.
  • We will continue by the Montañas Fjord and we will see the Herman and Zamudio glaciers.
  • The route will take us to the Angostura White that we will traverse in exploration boats, passing by islands and rocky places, in which will be possible to appreciate the flora and fauna of the area.
  • Back in the ship, we will prepare ourselves for the farewell party at 9:00 pm that includes a dinner with the Captain and dance, while we navigate by the Almirante Montt Gulf.

Day 4:

  • We will arrive to Puerto Natales between 2:00 and 7:00 am, according to the wind conditions.
  • The disembark will be from 8:00 to 9:30 am, and we will finish the service.

*NOTE: The program and schedules may change depending on weather conditios or force majeure. Also, disembarkations and duration of the activities will depend on the captain’s authorization, who will evaluate the safety and ice conditions of each place.

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