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Stella Australis & Ventus Australis

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These first-class cruise vessels offer excellent service and spacious elegance on scenic crossings between Chile and Argentina.

Rather than crossing by road between Chile and Argentina through one of the Andean passes, travel between these countries by sea via Cape Horn.

This first-class Patagonian expedition cruise will take you to places inaccessible by land: velveteen fjords, virgin forests, immense glaciers and colonies of marine wildlife. This is a fabulous way to explore remote Patagonia in comfort, well away from everyday distractions of phone signals and the internet.

M/V Stella Australis and sister ship M/V Ventus Australis offer high standards of comfort and service with a feeling of spaciousness and elegance throughout, ensuring an enjoyable and relaxing experience with open bar included on all cruises. Each has more than 100 roomy cabins, stylishly decorated with picture windows framing the ever-changing views.

There’s a choice of lounges, deck areas, a gym and dining room offering a sophisticated range of dishes. Lectures on a range of subjects offer illuminating background information on the geography, wildlife and history of the region, and there are regular on-shore excursions to explore the spectacular landscapes.

Five-day cruises depart Punta Arenas (Chile) and Ushuaia (Argentina) twice a week. Conditions permitting, all cruises aim to land on Cape Horn at the very tip of the Americas.

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What our clients say

  • Cabins slightly smaller than expected. It would be worth warning people that there are no clothes washing facilities (as these tend to be available on cruises). Guides and talks were…

    CJ, Twickenham Nov 2015

  • Exceeded ALL our expectations. Some of us are picky too ! Alicia our guide was exceptional. The whole thing is amazing. We were very lucky with weather and actually made…

    RH, Carshalton May 2016

  • The highest praise for this experience - in every single aspect. The highlight of the trip.  Cabin amazingly spacious and well appointed.  In fact we think the much more expensive…

    VH, Hindhead Mar 2015

  • “Wow! Can't believe where we've been on this one. So remote and amazing all the way, places of legend we never thought we'd see. The weather was kind as well…

    NL, Dursley Dec 2013

  • Lovely cabin with big picture windows, well judged excursions, and we were lucky to be on an English speaking table with very friendly people, so had a very sociable time.

    LC London Feb 2015

  • Very well organised, excellent trips ashore and lectures by the crew Food and cabin: very good

    ND Bristol Feb 2015
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