An Overall look at what
Victory Adventure Travel offers
Six week and four week South Georgia and Antarctic expeditions start in October and
December respectively and terminate in March. These voyages are made
with especially
equipped steel yachts. Prices are available on request and depend on
the yacht, type and
duration of the expedition.
Yachts and ice breakers to the arctic and North Pole are available.
From Chile's picturesque Puerto Williams, we provide Ecotours, Sea
Kayakers and
Adventure Travelers a way for exploring "The Uttermost Part of the
Earth" -- Cape Horn,
Tierra Del Fuego, Staten Island, South Georgia and Antarctica.
Experience the "ends of earth", with the awesome beauty of glaciers,
fjords, waterfalls
and wildlife. From both sides of the glacier forged channel not more
than 4 miles wide,
the ice covered Andes rise up before us as they come to meet the sea
and from which
are disengaged huge glaciers and icebergs. During this adventure one
also has the
opportunity to see a rich flora and different expressions of fauna such
as: the world's
largest flying birds; condors and the albatross, giant petrels,
penguins, cormorants
wild geese and ducks, large flightless "steamer ducks", red headed
woodpeckers,
yellow winged finch, kingfishers, seals, sea otters, dolphins, orkas
and sporadically whales.
Information on Puerto Williams
More info
For DAP bookings, you may book thru us. .
They have flights Tuesdays through Saturdays to Puerto Williams from
Punta Arenas, Chile in the low swason and Monday through Saturday in the high season. .
You may take LAN Chile or several other airlines from Santiago
with a short 1 hour stopover in Punta Arenas, the world's most southern
city and then a one
hour flight to Puerto Williams, the world's most southern town.
See http://www.lanchile.cl/ for flight schedule and
bookings.
LAN Chile may be paid by credit card.
See
Map showing locations of Puerto Williams, Puerto Navarino,
Button Island, Wulaia and Douglas harbor at http://www.victory-cruises.com/wulaia_douglas.html
The above dates are for sailing from and returning to
Puerto Williams,Chile. Many airlines fly to Chile from all
over the world and it's easy to get to Puerto Williams from
Punta Arenas, Chile with DAP airlines.
Please go to the LAN chile pages and you will find that they also have
inexpensive and nice flights from Miami and LAX to SCL (Santiago,
Chile) and on to Punta Arenas (PUQ).
Expeditions
to Antarctica and South Georgia by Specially
built sailboats and large cruise ships are available.
7 and 14 day voyages are available by the same special
built sailbots to the channels, fjords and glaciers of the Tierra
Del Fuego area and Cape Horn via the Beagle Channel.
These voyages begin in October and continue through
May at very reasonable prices with everything included.
Six week, four week and three week South Georgia and
Antarctic expeditions start in October and December
respectively and terminate in March.
Costs for these are available on request & depend
on yacht, type and duration of the expedition.
We have expeditions to Antarctica by airplane.
Email references are available on request.
Victory Adventure Expeditions may cancel departure of the cruises in case of force
majeure or an
Act of God, in which case the passengers may not claim refund of
amounts paid or any kind of indemnity.
In the event of a delay in the departure or arrival of the ship, for
causes in which Victory Adventure Expeditions
is not responsible, the passenger will be entitled to free lodging and
meals, with no additional payment.
If the trip should be interrupted permanently due to force majeure or
an Act of God, the passenger must
pay the proportionate amount for the length of trip completed, without
any further indemnity.
The cruises may sail on any route, and can tow or be towed and may
assist other ships in any kind of situations, arrive or return to port,
deviate or stop at any port in any sequence, or in the direct course or usual course of the trip and, if obliged due to force majeure, it may,
notwithstanding any other right or
remedy inferred by these conditions, omit any stop at the ports
indicated in the itinerary, without any responsibility for any
consequence derived from said deviation.
Disputes between the passenger and Victory Adventure Expeditions , shall be
governed by the rules and
regulations of the Business Code, Book III, of the Republic of Chile.
Unique Features of cruises in the area :
- We
will navigate glacial etched flat water canals and Beautiful fjords outlined
by exquisite dense forests.
- Get a close look at these imposing glacier regions and fjords
by horseback,
foot, rubber boat and/or by sea kayak excursions.
- You will have a rare glimpse at ancient Yagan Indian
settlements, artifacts and
optionally a tour of the Martin Gusinde Indian Museum in Puerto
Williams.
- You may hike, camp, go trout fishing and have enticing
barbecues of Patagonian
lamb on the beach along the way.
- Private cabins are available and hot fresh water showers make
the voyage
even more enjoyable. The tour is paced for all age groups.
Monica with a Tierra Del Fuego King Crab for dinner
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