Travelogues Cape Horn

Today we had a bit of peace after breakfast until lunchtime. Then a visit to the Catholic Church of Puerto Williams (My uncle had said a mass here). From the outside, I wouldn’t...

In Punta Arenas, we meet Tilman again, a German guy I briefly met at breakfast in Santiago. He gave us the idea to go to Puerto Williams to hike the Circuit Dientes de Navarino....

Today we had a day of rest until 2:30 PM, so there's not much to report.... After a hearty breakfast at the Forjadores Hotel, I took another couple of hours to sleep and read a...

Today we first visited the open-air museum 'Bateria Robala', a museum that emerged after the conflict between Chileans and Argentinians in 1978, focused on the eastern islands...

From Safari to the Sea Today we continued from the Hartenbos Private Game Lodge towards the coast to Plettenberg Bay – a day that once again showed how...

Isla Navarino

I surprisingly slept very well. The first glance out of the window - rain, quite gloomy out there but still very beautiful. A great view of the island world of South Patagonia....

The route of the expedition led through Cape Horn, through the Chilean fjords to Punta Arenas in Chile. We were offered it as a luxury tour and then asked if there was a...

During the night we drive to the western end of Tierra del Fuego, to the Ballenero Channel. Since we reach the Pacific at night, there is a warning of slightly more waves at...

After leaving Pia Bay, the 'Stella Australis' continues its journey through the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel. The so-called 'Glacier Alley' is truly grand - the glaciers,...

After a hearty breakfast with all sorts of homemade goodies (and for once there's even fruit!!), we set out to explore the small town. We quickly go through it and take a long...

Nach der Fahrt durch den Murray Kanal und die Nassau Bucht, werden wir wach und das Wetter ist super. Gute Voraussetzungen für den Nationalpark Kap Horn. Treffen ist...

We start in Punta Arenas in the evening. The next morning, we land in Ainsworth Bay with the Zodiac boats. We take a hike in the subantarctic, Magellanic rainforest - today very...

Now we are cruising through the Chilean fjords towards Cape Horn. The weather is as expected in this region. On the Glacier Avenue, you can see five huge glaciers. Surely we...

Heute stoppten wir vor Kap Hoorn. Das Expeditionsteam hat überprüft, ob eine Anlandung mit den Schlauchbooten möglich ist. Leider hat das nicht geklappt. Der Wind war zwar okay,...

The swaying on the benches, however, prompted the waves