After years of sailing in the surroundings of the Francisco Coloane Marine Park, our team has been exploring different corners of the Patagonian Fuegian archipelago which is an area of charismatic birds of the fjords and southern channels, place that we want to take you to discover. Ideal for bird and nature lovers.
The mythical Fuegian Snipe, Striated Caracara, Blackish Cinclodes, Magellanic Penguin, Magellanic Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Gray-headed Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel, Southern Giant-Petrel, Chilean Skua, among others and of course the variety of marine mammals that we can find, such as the emblematic Humpback Whale, colonies of sea lions (common and southern fur seals), southern dolphin and why not some other species of pinniped or cetacean elusive but present in the area.
Since we have been cohabiting Carlos III Island for more than 20 years, those who have worked in our camp have observed various species and have located very interesting sites where it is likely to observe elusive species, such as the Fuegian Snipe, for example.
Embarked in Estoa, where we also spent the night throughout the expedition, we will spend the days searching for this elusive bird, exploring the fjords and channels, and even more distant islands, exposed to the Pacific Ocean.
The weather rules, so we propose an itinerary that is subject not only to the weather, but also to our observation success on Carlos III Island and other sites in the different Protected Areas that we will visit.
Main attractions:
Exploring the vast and little-traveled Patagonian Fuegian Archipelago
During the early hours of the morning passengers will be picked up at their respective accommodations to go together to the boarding place: Punta Carrera.
The voyage to Carlos III Island takes approximately 8 hours. We will arrive in the afternoon, where we will have the last hours of daylight to explore the habitat of the elusive bird we are looking for, the Great Snipe.
At first light, we'll set out for a walk around the island, visiting the wetlands identified by our team. We'll have lunch on board and then embark on another excursion in the afternoon.
We will continue in search of the Fuegian Snipe and a good photograph of it. If we are successful this same day after lunch we will go deeper into the archipelago, heading south (if there is a very good window to reach the inhospitable Noir Island) or to the west towards the remote Recalada Island and its surroundings.
It is always subject to the weather, we will probably head west and spend the next 2 nights there and then explore the Lord, Kempe and/or Agnes islands, waiting for a weather window that will allow us to go to the distant Noir Island. It is likely that this window will not occur during the week of the expedition, but we have explored different islands of the archipelago where we can see very interesting species.
From wherever we are we will start to return to the Strait of Magellan and then head to the city of Punta Arenas. Most likely we will arrive in the city in the afternoon.
Interested in this route?
