LATIN AMERICA
Earth Journeys Highlights… • On-tour film vignettes custom-made for Tauck by BBC Earth natural history experts
• Field equipment gadgets may include FLIR® thermal imaging cameras and long-distance microphones
• Shore excursions guided by expert naturalists, ornithologists, historians or oceanographers • Two nights in Buenos Aires and sightseeing in Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego National Park • Buenos Aires sightseeing including famed La Recoleta Cemetery & a tango performance
• All gratuities to Tauck Directors, local guides, naturalists and ship staff included; cruise aboard Le Soléal or Le Boréal accompanied by onboard naturalists
• 34 meals; airport transfers as noted; service charges; applicable fuel surcharges; taxes & porterage; Antarctic parka (yours to keep); complimentary Antarctic rental boots are included
the mouth of the Riachuelo River – once the port of entry for thousands of hopeful European immigrants. Meals BL
3. FLY TO USHUAIA / EMBARK SHIP Rise very early to fly to the end of the world... Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego! Isolated from the Argentine mainland by water and mountains, the city of Ushuaia is surrounded by lakes and bays, forests and glaciers. You’ll get a taste of life in the city closest to Antarctica during sightseeing that takes you up and down its colorful streets and on a visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Then embark ship and join us for an onboard briefing from the captain and crew – and dinner. Meals BLD
4 - 5. CROSSING THE DRAKE PASSAGE From the southern tip of South America to the Antarctic’s South Shetland Islands, the Drake Passage has been navigated throughout the centuries by explorers and whalers in search of the mythical land once known as Terra Australis Incognita. As you sail these same waters, our team of onboard naturalists begin their presentations on Antarctica’s wildlife, history and geography – helping you to spot seabirds and possibly whales. Anticipation mounts as you approach the Antarctic Convergence, a moving zone where cold Antarctic waters from the south meet warmer currents from the north. Meals BLD
6 - 10. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION Your first sighting of the Antarctic Archipelago, where ice, sea, land, and sky effortlessly blend together into a single portrait of spectacular beauty, will be a lifelong memory. While cruising, the Antarctic weather determines your daily schedule so that each departure’s itinerary will differ slightly from the others, but all typically include a visit to one site in the morning and a second site in the afternoon. Landings ashore are preceded by a naturalist’s briefing, providing insights into the discoveries you will make at each site. The landings themselves are guided
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by our naturalists and lecturers. You’ll explore the world of the fascinating (and highly entertaining) penguin, walking among them on the beaches while observing their rookeries and trails and treks into the sea for food. You’ll have an opportunity to spot numerous seals on ice floes and along the shore and soon learn to identify the many different species of birds at sea and on land. You may find a fur seal or two languidly sunning... their faces endearing with natural smiles, in large part because there are few native predators here. Southern elephant seals, so named for their massive size and the trunk-like nose of the male, prefer to hang out in beach parties; look for them on
ARGENTINA
ACTIVITY 3
CHILE
PACE 2
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Maximum Elevation: 1,700 ft.
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Buenos Aires
Ushuaia
Deception Island
South Pole ANTARCTICA
Lemaire Channel
Admiralty Bay Paulet Island Hope Bay
Paradise Bay
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
*Islands visited are subject to change due to weather conditions
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