Luxury Cruise from USHUAIA to CAPE TOWN 18 Feb 2020

E4200218031 - E4200218031 - Special Combo 1005-E4200228021

ANTARKTIS kreuzfarten

USHUAIA

Nach

CAPE TOWN

Abreise

Feb 18

2020

Dauer

Tage

Schiff

Silver Cloud

Von

US$ 21.900

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Route

31 Tage

13 Häfen

6 Länder

Eine Durchfahrt der Drakestrasse ist ein Muss für jeden wahren Entdecker. Halten Sie Ihre Kamera und Ihr Fernglas bereit und entdecken Sie die vielfältige Vogelwelt dieser Region; je mehr Sie sich der Antarktischen Halbinsel nähern, haben Sie gute Chancen, Robben und Wale zu beobachten. Die Überquerung des Atlantiks war noch nie so angenehm: Neben schneebedeckten Bergen und mächtigen Gletschern nehmen Sie an einer offiziellen Weinverkostung teil!

Reise: E4200218031

Please note that the following excursions are provided as a sample of what may be offered on this voyage and are subject to change. We invite guests to visit my.silversea.com 120 days prior to sailing for the most updated information.

Tag

USHUAIA

Argentinien

Di 18 Feb

Dienstag 18 Feb

Abreise 17:00

At 55 degrees latitude south, Ushuaia (pronounced oo-swy-ah) is closer to the South Pole than to Argentina's northern border with Bolivia. It is the capital and tourism base for Tierra del Fuego, the island at the southernmost tip of Argentina.Although its stark physical beauty is striking, Tierra del Fuego's historical allure is based more on its mythical past than on rugged reality. The island was inhabited for 6,000 years by Yámana, Haush, Selk'nam, and Alakaluf Indians. But in 1902 Argentina, eager to populate Patagonia to bolster its territorial claims, moved to initiate an Ushuaian penal colony, establishing the permanent settlement of its most southern territories and, by implication, everything in between.When the prison closed in 1947, Ushuaia had a population of about 3,000, made up mainly of former inmates and prison staff. Today the Indians of Darwin's "missing link" theory are long gone—wiped out by diseases brought by settlers and by indifference to their plight—and the 60,000 residents of Ushuaia are hitching their star to tourism.The city rightly (if perhaps too loudly) promotes itself as the southernmost city in the world (Puerto Williams, a few miles south on the Chilean side of the Beagle Channel, is a small town). You can make your way to the tourism office to get your clichéd, but oh-so-necessary, "Southernmost City in the World" passport stamp. Ushuaia feels like a frontier boomtown, at heart still a rugged, weather-beaten fishing village, but exhibiting the frayed edges of a city that quadrupled in size in the '70s and '80s and just keeps growing. Unpaved portions of Ruta 3, the last stretch of the Pan-American Highway, which connects Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, are finally being paved. The summer months (December through March) draw more than 120,000 visitors, and dozens of cruise ships. The city is trying to extend those visits with events like March's Marathon at the End of the World and by increasing the gamut of winter activities buoyed by the excellent snow conditions.A terrific trail winds through the town up to the Martial Glacier, where a ski lift can help cut down a steep kilometer of your journey. The chaotic and contradictory urban landscape includes a handful of luxury hotels amid the concrete of public housing projects. Scores of "sled houses" (wooden shacks) sit precariously on upright piers, ready for speedy displacement to a different site. But there are also many small, picturesque homes with tiny, carefully tended gardens. Many of the newer homes are built in a Swiss-chalet style, reinforcing the idea that this is a town into which tourism has breathed new life. At the same time, the weather-worn pastel colors that dominate the town's landscape remind you that Ushuaia was once just a tiny fishing village, snuggled at the end of the Earth.As you stand on the banks of the Canal Beagle (Beagle Channel) near Ushuaia, the spirit of the farthest corner of the world takes hold. What stands out is the light: at sundown the landscape is cast in a subdued, sensual tone; everything feels closer, softer, and more human in dimension despite the vastness of the setting. The snowcapped mountains reflect the setting sun back onto a stream rolling into the channel, as nearby peaks echo their image—on a windless day—in the still waters.Above the city rise the last mountains of the Andean Cordillera, and just south and west of Ushuaia they finally vanish into the often-stormy sea. Snow whitens the peaks well into summer. Nature is the principal attraction here, with trekking, fishing, horseback riding, wildlife spotting, and sailing among the most rewarding activities, especially in the Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego (Tierra del Fuego National Park).

DRAKE PASSAGE

Mi 19 Feb

Mittwoch 19 Feb

DRAKE PASSAGE

Do 20 Feb

Donnerstag 20 Feb

ANTARCTIC SOUND

Antarktis

Fr 21 Feb

Freitag 21 Feb

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarktis

Sa 22 Feb

Samstag 22 Feb

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarktis

So 23 Feb

Sonntag 23 Feb

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarktis

Mo 24 Feb

Montag 24 Feb

SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Antarktis

Di 25 Feb

Dienstag 25 Feb

DRAKE PASSAGE

Mi 26 Feb

Mittwoch 26 Feb

DRAKE PASSAGE

Do 27 Feb

Donnerstag 27 Feb

USHUAIA

Argentinien

Fr 28 Feb

Freitag 28 Feb

Ankunft 08:00

USHUAIA

Argentinien

Fr 28 Feb

Freitag 28 Feb

Abreise 17:00

TAG AUF SEE

Sa 29 Feb

Samstag 29 Feb

NEW ISLAND

Falkland-Inseln

So 01 Mär

Sonntag 01 Mär

06:00 - 11:00

WEST POINT ISLAND

Falkland-Inseln

So 01 Mär

Sonntag 01 Mär

14:15 - 19:00

STANLEY

Falkland-Inseln

Mo 02 Mär

Montag 02 Mär

08:00 - 13:00

TAG AUF SEE

Di 03 Mär

Dienstag 03 Mär