Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Thirteen days of Science and Adventure

The tour includes meetings with experts in key places (geologists, anthropologists, biologists and specialized journalists), museums, ship and 4x4 expeditions, whales, penguin and birds sights, hotels with breakfast and rooms with half board. And a final luxury cruise (4 days) to Cape Horn (the southest place in the world), through glaciers and channels which were crossed by the Beagle ship 170 years ago. Return by flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires.

Day by day

Day 1 (13 october 2011)

* Meeting point en Buenos Aires.
* 15. Hotel acomodation.
* 18. About the trip and Charles Darwin.
* 21. Special dinner: "The Darwin´s flavors". Seven steps menu to taste species that Beagle crew ate 170 years ago.
*Nihgt at the hotel.

Day 2 (14 october)

* 9. Breakfast.
* 10. Tour in churches that Darwin visited. English influence in Buenos Aires. Darwin’s description of the native people.
* 13. Lunch.
* Night at the hotel.

Day 3 (15 october)

* 7.30. Departure to Bahía Blanca.
* The city that Darwin saw.
* Night at the hotel.

Day 4 (16 october)

* Departure to Punta Alta, land of fosils.
* Darwin Museum. The task of geologists who follows the way of Darwin.
* Expedition to Pehuen Co (“The monster´s catacomb”).
* Return to the hotel in Bahía Blanca.
* Night at the hotel.

Day 5 (17 october)

* Departure to Puerto Madryn.
* Stop in Carmen de Patagones. Tour to the places that D’Orbigny and Conrad Martens painted in their expeditions. ¨
* Arrival to Madryn.

Day 6 (18 october)

* Tour to Puerto Pirámides to see the wales.
* Departure to Puerto Deseado.
* Night at bus.

Day 7 (19 october)

* Arrival to Puerto Deseado.
* Expedition to the river. Desolate and spectacular landscape, like Darwin and Fitz Roy explored in 1833. Wildlife and landscape watching, and hiking (penguins, dolphins, birds).
* Night at the hotel.

Day 8 (20 october)

* Departure to Puerto San Julián.
* Tour to the gullies with fosils that Darwin found.
* Departure to Puerto Santa Cruz.
* Night at P.Santa Cruz.

Day 9 (21 october)

* Visit to Punta Quilla (Where the Beagle was repaired).
* Trekking to the river Santa Cruz, mended by Darwin and Fitz Roy during 21 days.
* Departure to Punta Arenas (Chile).
* Night at Punta Arenas.

Day 10 (22 october)

* Departure with Mare Australis cruise.
* Welcome dinner.

Day 11 (23 october)

* Disembarkation in Ainsworth Bay and Tucker Island.
* Marinelli Glacier.

Day 12 (24 october)

* The great Avenue of Glaciers.
* Darwin, the first glaciologist?
* Pia glacier.
* Mount Darwin.

Day 13 (25 october)

* Nassau Bay
* Wollaston Island.
* Woolaia (Darwin and Fitz Roy's exprience with acolony).
* Cape Horn.

Day 14 (26 october)

* Arrival to Ushuaia.
* Departure to Buenos Aires (by plane).
* Good by everybody.





SERVICES INCLUDED:

-Luxury Bus by land: Buenos Aires / Bahia Blanca / Carmen de Patagones / Puerto Deseado /Puerto San Julián / Puerto Santa Cruz / Punta Arenas (Chile).
- 6 nights in first's category hotels, breakfast included.
- Lunch OR dinner.
- 3 nights in cruise Mare Australis, all foods and drinks included.
- All tours and expeditions includ conferences and orientation with specialist people.
- Watching wales and desembarcation ind Cape Horn are subjet to weather conditions.
- Flight ticket USHUAIA / BUENOS AIRES.




Prices per person (Twin/Double): U$S 4899


More info: copea@copea.com.ar / edlitvin@gmail.com