Norwegian Star – Patagonia, Falklands and Antarctica

Season 2022-23 departure dates:

January 2023: 15, 29

February 2023: 12, 26

Season 2023-24 departure dates:

January 2024: 7, 21

February 2024: 4, 18
March 2024: 3

Day 1 – Sunday: Embark in Buenos Aires.

Boarding time 6:45 PM.

Day 2 – Monday: At sea.

Day 3 – Tuesday: Puerto Madryn.

Optional tours: Punta Tombo Penguin colony, Visit el Pedral farmhouse and Punta Ninfas , Península Valdés in full, etc.

Day 4 – Wednesday: At sea.

Day 5 – Thursday: Punta Arenas, Chile.

Optional tours: Trekking at Andino Park. Fort Bulnes and Magellan’s Strait Park, Penguins at Isla Magdalena, etc.

Day 6 – Friday: Ushuaia.

Optional tours: End of the World Off-Road Adventure, Tierra del Fuego National Park, End of the World Prison & Vintage Train, Penguin Colony sailing and Beagle Channel & Estancia Harberton, etc.

Day 7 – Saturday: At sea.

Day 8 - Sunday: Deception Island.

Deception Island is an active volcano in the South Shetland Islands, off the Antarctic Peninsula, about 920 km south of Argentina. It is administered by the Antarctic Treaty System. The horse-shoe shaped island (diameter 12 km) has a large flooded caldera that opens to the sea through a narrow channel at Neptune’s Bellows, forming a natural sheltered harbour. Its landscape comprises barren volcanic slopes, a number of peaks (to 576m), steaming beaches and ash-layered glaciers.

Day 9 – Monday: Elephant Island/ Lookout Cape (cabo Vigía).

Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean. To the north in an arc are the South American mainland, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia. Elephant Island was originally named Sea Elephant Island. While the island doesn’t support any significant flora or native fauna, migratory Gentoo penguins and seals may be found on its shores, and chinstrap penguins nest there in season.

Day 10 – Tuesday: At sea.

Day 11 – Wednesday Port Stanley (Puerto Argentino), Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

Optional tours: Penguin Colony at Bluff Lagoon, Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Christ, etc.

Day 12 – Thursday: At sea.

Day 13 - Friday: At sea.

Day 14 – Saturday: Punta del Este.

Optional tour: Punta del Este, Casapueblo and Ralli Museum, Punta del Este bike tour, Picnic at Viña del Edén, etc.

Day 15 – Sunday: Buenos Aires.

Disembark at 5.45 AM.

Price includes

14 nights in chosen cabin
A la carte meals in courtesy restaurants***
24-hour buffet restaurant (on some ships)
Included Beverage: Iced tea, some juices from the buffet (for breakfast), regular coffee, tea, and cold water
Entertainment program on board
Activities and special spaces for children and adolescents (from 3 to 17 years old) until 10:30 p.m. m. during days at sea and from departure until 10:30 p.m. m. during the days in the port
Gym: Access to fitness facilities
Activities on sports fields
Use of outdoor pools and hydromassage

Not Included

Tips (USD 15.50 per person per day)
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages***
Optional tours
Taxes and port charges

*** The price includes meals (some specialty restaurants have charge), water, tea, coffee and iced tea throughout the day and juices during breakfast. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages have an additional cost.

Notes

Prices per person

Activities

Hotels

Destinations

Ushuaia

Ushuaia is located in the south of Argentina, in the Big Island of Tierra del Fuego; it is the southernmost city in the world; it is situated on the coast of the bay with the same name, on the Beagle Channel.Ushuaia is surrounded by sea, lakes, woods and mountains. It is a pretty and picturesque city which has an important accommodation infrastructure providing high quality services for tourists from all over the world during the whole year.

Ushuaia

Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madrynis located on the Atlantic coast in the province of Chubut. This town is the starting point for visiting the two principal protected natural areas, Peninsula Valdes and Punta Tombo.

In 1999 the area known as Peninsula Valdes was declared Natural World Heritage by the UNESCO. It is worldwide known because Southern Right Whales mate and calve in these waters during the months from June to December. It is also important to highlight the variety of fauna in this zone: Elephant Seals, South American Sea Lions, Orcas, Magellanic Penguins, Commerson’s Dolphins, Dolphins, Lesser rheas, Guanacos, Patagonian maras and a variety of sea birds.

Puerto Madrynwas declared Capital of Diving in Argentina. Many of those who love diving visit it because of the clear and deep waters of Golfo Nuevo and Golfo San José to be in better contact with the marine fauna.