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Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula Cruise

  • Departure DateTue 3rd Mar 2026
  • Ponant Le Lyrial
  • 18 Night Cruise From Ushuaia
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Itinerary

  • Ushuaia
  • Weddell Sea, Antarctica
  • Antarctica
  • South Georgia Islands, Antarctica
  • Falkland Islands
  • Puerto Madryn
  • Buenos Aires

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Day 1 - Ushuaia

Arrive: Tue 03 March 2026 / Depart: Tue 03 March 2026 at 17:00

Capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, Ushuaia is considered the gateway to the White Continent and the South Pole. Nicknamed “El fin del mundo” by the Argentinian people, this city at the end of the world nestles in the shelter of mountains surrounded by fertile plains that the wildlife seem to have chosen as the ultimate sanctuary. With its exceptional site, where the Andes plunge straight into the sea, Ushuaia is one of the most fascinating places on earth, its very name evocative of journeys to the unlikely and the inaccessible…

Day 2 - Crossing The Drake Passage

Day 3 - Crossing The Drake Passage

Day 4 - Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Arrive: Fri 06 March 2026 / Depart: Fri 06 March 2026

The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land.

Day 5 - Antarctica

Arrive: Sat 07 March 2026 / Depart: Sat 07 March 2026

Day 6 - At Sea

Day 7 - At Sea

Day 8 - South Georgia Islands, Antarctica

Arrive: Tue 10 March 2026

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

Day 9 - South Georgia Islands, Antarctica

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

Day 10 - South Georgia Islands, Antarctica

Depart: Thu 12 March 2026

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands

Day 11 - At Sea

Day 12 - At Sea

Day 13 - Falkland Islands

Arrive: Sun 15 March 2026 / Depart: Sun 15 March 2026

Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), a remote South Atlantic archipelago. The Historic Dockyard Museum has galleries devoted to maritime exploration, natural history, the 1982 Falklands War and Antarctic heritage.

Day 14 - At Sea

Day 15 - At Sea

Day 16 - Puerto Madryn

Arrive: Wed 18 March 2026 / Depart: Wed 18 March 2026

Puerto Madryn is an Argentine city on the coast of northern Patagonia. Its sandy beaches and restaurant-lined promenade face Golfo Nuevo bay, where southern right whales breed from May to December. Ecocentro is a clifftop museum with exhibits on Patagonian nature, and a lighthouse-style tower for ocean views.

Day 17 - At Sea

Day 18 - At Sea

Day 19 - Buenos Aires

Arrive: Sat 21 March 2026 at 07:30 / Depart: Sat 21 March 2026

Buenos Aires is Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city. Its center is the Plaza de Mayo, lined with stately 19th-century buildings including Casa Rosada, the iconic, balconied presidential palace. Other major attractions include Teatro Colón, a grand 1908 opera house with nearly 2,500 seats, and the modern MALBA museum, displaying Latin American art.

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