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Press Release 11.2011-Cruceros Australis announces its special voyage: Following the Route of Charles Darwin PDF Print E-mail

October 19th Ushuaia – Punta Arenas and October 22nd Punta Arenas-Ushuaia

 

Punta Arenas, Chile and Ushuaia, Argentina. – Cruceros Australis is pleased to announce the launch of two themed voyages in October 2011, focusing on the voyage of HMS Beagle.

Renowned experts will be on board to highlight Darwin’s landing points and his scientific discoveries. Two centuries after his birth, Darwin continues to surprise the world with his theories on natural selection, his detailed observations and interpretations. Charles Darwin left the world his amazing legacy after sailing through Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, and you can trace his steps.

 

 

Departures:

October 19/ Ushuaia – Punta Arenas

October 22/ Punta Arenas – Ushuaia

 

Rates:

Low season rates will apply

Rates Ushuaia – Punta Arenas

Rates Punta Arenas – Ushuaia

 

Presentations:

Presentations on the various aspects of Charles Darwin’s voyages will be given by experts in the field:

Gerardo Barolome (Argentina), John Woram (USA) and Sergio Zagler.

 

  • Darwin before the Voyage of the Beagle
  • Darwin in Tierra del Fuego
  • Darwin: a witness of a long lost world
  • Darwin and Fitz Roy after the Beagle
  • The scientific clues of the Voyage of the Beagle
  • Evolution, Only a Theory?

 

Itineraries

Both routes include sites visited by Darwin during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. Passengers will sail through the channels of Tierra del Fuego and Wulaia Bay with sightings of the Holanda Glacier, Wollaston Islands and the Italia Glacier, where he made many of his discoveries and observations.

 

For reservations please contact your local agent or tour operator in the UK, or visit www.australis.com

 

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