Itineraries
M/N SKORPIOS II.
CHONOS ROUTE
6 days - 5 nights
Saturdays to Thursdays
Additional night Chonos Route
Offered on Friday before the ship sets sail, cost: US$180.- per passenger (2011-2012 season).
Includes: welcome drink, dinner on board, lodging on boar d, breakfast. At 18.30 of Friday, you are
welcome on board.
Saturday: 12.00 noon, weigh anchor from Skorpios Terminal in Puerto Montt.
Sailing through the Llanquihue archipelago. Catch sight of Calbuco city. Ancud gulf, archipelago of Chiloe and
Corcovado Gulf crossing at midnight.
Sunday: 08.00 hrs. navigation through the Moraleda
and Ferronave channels. Arrival at the fishing village of
Puerto Aguirre at 11.00 hrs. 12.30 noon continue sailing
through Ferronave, Pilcomayo and Costa channels. At 21.30
hrs. approximately, anchor at Hualas cove or Punta
Leopardos, 20 nautical miles from the San Rafael Glacier.
Monday: 07.30 hrs. crossing of the San Rafael Lagoon entrance and Tempanos channel.
09.00 hrs. the ship enters the Lagoon and anchors at 2 kms. away from the Glacier. Boat
excursions among multicolored icebergs, if the weather allows to. 15.30 hrs. the ship gets closer to
the Glacier. 17.00 hrs. set sail to the Quitralco fjord.
Tuesday: 08.00 hrs. berth at the Quitralco pier.
After breakfast, passengers can take hotspring baths
were the water temperature is at 32ºC and 30ºC, in
covered and outside pools. If the weather allows to,
boat excursions in motor boats through the inside of
the fjord. 19.00 hrs. sail towards Chiloe, navigating
through the Moraleda and Perez Norte channels.
Wednesday: 08.00 hrs.
Corcovado Gulf crossing. In this
area, if the conditions allow to, there
is a possibility of watching humpback
whales and blue whales. Continue
to sail through the oriental coast of
the Chiloe island, Yal channel,
Castro stream, arriving to this
beautiful city at 15.00 hrs.
Disembarkation to visit this place.
22.00 hrs. set sail towards Puerto
Montt through Lemuy, Dalcahue and
Quicavi channels. Farewell party,
Captain’s dinner, dance.
Thursday: 08.00 hrs. Docked at the Skorpios Terminal pier in Puerto Montt. 09.00 hrs.
breakfast, disembarkation.
End of our services.
DAY 01: Saturday
Departure from Puerto Montt (Chile) from the Skorpios Terminal. Sailing through the Llanquihue archipelago, Gulf of Ancud, Chiloé archipelago, crossing the Gulf of Corcovado.
DAY 02: Sunday
Navigation by the channels Moraleda and Ferronave, arrival at Puerto Aguirre, departure and sailing by the channels Ferronave, Pilcomayo, Costa Channel, to cast anchors at Punta Leopardos, twenty miles from the San Rafael Glacier.
DAY 03: Monday
Cut through the San Rafael bay, Témpanos channel and Lagoon, dropping anchor two kilometers from the Glacier. Excursions in motorboats between the multicolored glaciers, weather permitting. In the afternoon, the vessel moves closer to the Glacier. In the evening, departure to Quitralco Fjord.
DAY 04: Tuesday
Quitralco Fjord, thermal baths indoor or outdoor pools, excursions in motorboats in the fjords. In the evening, departure to Chiloé through the channels Moraleda and Pérez Norte.
DAY 05: Wednesday
Sail through the Leucayec channel, the Chonos archipelago, across the Corcovado Gulf to arrive at Queilen. Sail through the Yal channel, the Castro estuary, to arrive at this city.
DAY 06: Thursday
Castro, handicrafts market, Museum, Church. An optional excursion to Chonchi. Departure at midday down the Castro estuary, Lemuy channel, Dalcahue, Quicaví, Calbuco. Gala Dinner. Arrival at Puerto Montt.
DAY 07: Friday
Puerto Montt, Skorpios Terminal, breakfast. End of the Cruise.
Amongst the included services of the Skorpios II that are highlighted are: (the bar is always open, without additional cost), passengers can visit all areas of the ship without restriction (from the machine room, to the control bridge, even the kitchen). Gastronomical needs are provided for without restriction & menu changes are accepted without additional cost, games and reading rooms, smoking and non-smoking bars, bilingual trip information, simultaneous chat translations, satellite telephone, cable & public TV & and all of the commodities of hotelier that correspond to a luxurious service. And of course shore excursions, zodiac cruises in company of the best guides.