Cruise: Around Cape Horn

Have you dreamed of taking an extended pelagic trip along the Humboldt Current or traveling to such legendary places as Cape Horn, the Beagle Channel, the Strait of Magellan, and the Falkland Islands? What about seeing 30 to 35 species of tubenose, 8 species of albatross, 4 species of penguin, 3 species of diving-petrel, among others? If so, you may not have imagined that this could be done on a comfortable and well-appointed Princess cruise ship, which also happens to be stable enough to permit telescope use even in these turbulent waters. We feel this cruise offers the best accessible seabirding experience in South America, and probably one of the best in the world.

If we have your attention, we should say that in addition to spending six full days at sea, we’ll arrange land-based expeditions to such wonderful areas as the South American Sea Lion colony on the Valdes Peninsula, penguin colonies on the Falkland Islands, the Patagonian steppe around Punta Arenas, and the primeval Nothofagus forest near Puerto-Montt. During our landings we’ll look for sought-after specialties such as Chucao Tapaculo, Black-throated Huet-huet, Magellanic Plover, and Magellanic Woodpecker at stops in Chile, King Penguin, Brown Skua, and Ruddy-headed Goose on the Falklands, and Elegant Crested-Tinamou and Lesser Rhea in Argentina.

Details on booking space with both WINGS and Princess Cruises can be found here.

Note: This cruise can be taken in conjunction with our Santiago-Los Angeles cruise in 2027.