Sailing through the Channels & Fjords of northern Patagonia

ABOUT SAN RAFAEL LAGOON NATIONAL PARK
This National Park has been declared a biosphere by UNESCO in 1979. Glacier San Rafael 46-45 latitude south, 400 nautical miles to the south of Puerto Montt, this place was discovered four centuries ago, today it is one of the main attractions in our country. Thirty thousand years of age were born in the Nevado of San Valentin located in the Ice Camp of the Northern part of Los Andes and then 15 Kilometers of an iced path and frozen walls finally arrive into the San Rafael Lake. The front part of the Glacier has a width of 2 kilometers and its towers have latitude of 70 meters and they sink more than 230 meters under sea level. The falling of the cracked wall of ice always follows and another. The color goes from dark blue, blue, light blue, greens, white and finally grays. It is a unique experience.

ABOUT THE TRIP
Sailing every Saturday from Puerto Montt, a city located 1000 kilometers south of Santiago, to the San Rafael Glacier, the majestic relic of the planet’s last glaciating, Skorpios carries you on a dream cruise of seven days and six nights. Its goes through spectacular channels and archipelagos, where an exuberant nature stands out in all its splendor and man’s presence is barely perceptible, and where softly shaped islands are scattered in the ocean. We will visit isolated and picturesque fishing villages and settlements, such as Puerto Aguirre and Queilen, the city of Castro, the Quitralco fjord with its thermal baths and the San Rafael National Park, which was declared world biosphere reserve by the UNESCO with its Glacier of magical and spectacular 30,000 years old ice that rises in multicolored towers to a height of more than seventy meters and then sinks into the ocean.

ON BOARD THE M/V SKORPIOS
You will find a friendly, personalized service, always with the exceptional hospitality by the Kochifas family and their experience and well-trained crews who offer warmth and efficiency in a unique and unforgettable cruise. You will have an enjoyable gastronomic experience, alternating international cuisine with the best culinary traditions of southern Chile, where the most outstanding are Chilean Kingcrab, giant mussels (Mitilus), mussels, oysters, sea urchins, barnacles, salmon, croaker, sea pike, kingclip, red and white meats and the juicy and delicious Curanto, always accompanied by the best Chilean wines and exclusive alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the Skorpios’s traditional open bar.

ITINERARY

Day 1 Sat PUERTO MONTT – CHILOE ARCHIPELAGO

• At 11 a.m. Take off from Skorpios terminal in Chinquihue. Sailing through Reloncaví Sounds, Gulf of Ancud, Chiloé archipelago crossing the Gulf of Corcovado at midnight.

Day 2 Sun PUERTO AGUIRRE – CALETA HUALAS

• At 8 a.m. Sailing along the Moraleda and Ferronave Channels. Arrival at Puerto Aguirre at 11 a.m. The stop over in this fishing village lasts one hour and a half. Departure and sailing through the Ferronave, Pilcomayo and Costa channels to cast anchors at Caleta Hualas or Punta Leopardos, twenty miles from the San Rafael Glacier.

Day 3 Mon LAGOON & GLACIER SAN RAFAEL - QUITRALCO FJORD

• At 7:30 a.m. Cut through the San Rafael Glacier Bay Témpanos channel and lagoon, droping anchor two kilometers from the Glacier. Motorboat trips between multicolored ice forms, weather permitting. In the afternoon, the vessel moves closer to the glacier. In the evening departs to the Quitralco Fjord.

Day 4 Tue MORALEDA & PEREZ CHANNELS

• At 8 a.m. Brought along side Quitralco Quay. After breakfast, passengers may take a thermal bath in covered or outdoor pools. If weather permits, motorboat trips will be made up the fjord. At 7 p.m. set sail towards Chiloe Island, sailing through the Moraleda and Pérez Norte Channels.

Day 5 Wed CHONOS ARCHIPELAGO – CHILOE ISLAND

• At 8 a.m. Sailing through the Leucayec channel within partial sight of Melinca Island located in the Chonos archipelago, this island was a pirate's hide out in bygone times. Across the Gulf of Corcovado to continue sailing and hugging the eastern side of Chiloe Archipelago. If weather permits a land fall and an optional visit will be made at Quellón. Sailing along the Yal channel and Castro Estuary to arrive at this beautiful city of Castro.

Day 6 Thu CASTRO - CALBUCO – PUERTO MONTT

• At 8 a.m. After breakfast one may visit the handicraft fair, Museum and Church to explore this area. Optional excursion to the town of Chonchi. 18 Km away from Castro. Midday return to the ship. Departure to sail across the Castro Estuary, through the Channels of Lemuy, Dalcahue, Quicaví and Calbuco. At 9 p.m. Farewell dinner. Arrival at Puerto Montt.

Day 7 Fri PUERTO MONTT

• At 8 a.m. tie up at our Terminal in Tenglo Channel. Breakfast on board.
  
  End of Cruise
  
  
  Note: The times and schedule indicated may be altered due to climatic reasons or forces beyond our control.
  
  
  
  
  SKORPIOS II MAIN SPECIFICATIONS:
  
  Maximum Length 70.00 m
  Maximum Beam 10 m
  Molded Depth 4.20 m
  Draft 2.87 m
  Gross Tonnage 1.210 ton.
  Engine Power 1.497 h.p.
  Maximum Speed 12 nudes
  Cruising Range 2.000 mills
  Passenger Capacity 160
  Crew (T) 34
  Years of Construction 1988
  Classification A.B.S.
  
  
  ACCOMMODATIONS: 
  There are 55 cabins, in five decks, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Olympo and Athos. They all have private bathroom, heating system, international phoning system, TV; ventilation system, background music And the cabin are decorated with native woods. It’s only in Athens deck that there are no windows.
  
  ABOUT PERSONAL SERVICE WITH QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY - ALL-INCLUDED:
  Our Service on board is born from the provincial hospitality that characterizes the man from Chiloe, generous and kind. As a result of the geographical circumstances that have encircled the inhabitants of that part of the world they have learned to appreciate even more friendship and the co- operation with one another. That’s the key: take our own things and perfect it to the point of being known universally. Welcome Aboard.
  
  
  DEPARTURES DATES 
  
  

  2006/2007 Low Season					2006/2007 Shoulder Season					2006/2007 High Season
  Sept 2006				2-9-16-23-30	Oct 2006				7-14-21-28	Dec 2006				23-30
  April 2007				7-14-21-28	Nov 2006				4-11-18-25	Jan 2007				6-13-20-27
  					Dec 2006				2-9-16	Feb 2007				3-10-17-24
  					Mar 2007				3-10-17-24-31

  
  SKORPIOS II RATES PER PERSON, EXPRESSED IN US$ Dollars
   
  

  DESKS		ATENAS	ACROPOLIS	PARTHENON	OLYMPO	ATHOS
  Season Rates	Per person	Per person	Per person	Per person	Per person	Per person
  Single	Low	1650
  	Shoulder	1900
  	High	2150
  Double	Low	1100	1250	1350
  	Shoulder	1250	1400	1450
  	High	1450	1600	1650
  Triple	Low	1000	1100	1150
  	Shoulder	1050	1200	1250
  	High	2200	1350	1400
  Double Marriage	Low				1450	1450
  	Shoulder				1550	1550
  	High				1750	1750
  Quadruple	Low	850	950	1000
  	Shoulder	950	1050	1100
  	High	1100	1250	1300
  Junior Suite	Low				1650
  	Shoulder				1900
  	High				2050
  Suite	Low				1900
  	Shoulder				2100
  	High				2300

  
  
  Notes:
  • All rates quoted per person in US dollar.
  • Additional cost extra night and services the Friday night US$ 90 per person, on board Skorpios II applicable in the two seasons.
  • Boarding Tax US$ 10 per person.
  
  Note: Pax = Passengers
  
  CHILDRENS RATES:
   
  From 1 to 5 years old : Free sharing bed.
  From 6 to 11 years old : 50 % discount for children sharing cabin with parents.
  From 12 years up : Normal rate.
  
  PAYMENT: 50 % cash on reservations, balance is due 45 days before departure where reservation was made.
  
  ADDITIONAL LODGING SERVICE ON FRIDAY NIGHT:
  As according to the Program, the Skorpios Sea Cruises starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, the Company offers, as an additional service for tourists arriving in Puerto Montt on Friday night, lodging on board includes: cocktail, complete dinner, open bar service and breakfast on Saturday.
  Passengers should be on board one hour prior to departure.
  
  GENERAL INFORMATION 
  
  Electricity: 
  Voltage: 220 Volts, but there are transformed on board for 110 Volts. 
  
  Shipyard:
  Skorpios makes its own ship, in its own shipyard. This guarantees efficiency, safety in maintenance, and punctuality in our departures. 
  
  Additional night:
  Only on Friday night before the Cruise, with valid rates, and for passenger that will be sailing. 
  
  Temperatures:
  Temperatures in spring- autumn: 8 degrees and 18 degrees C. Summer from: 12 degrees y 22 degrees C. 
  
  Laundry:
  There is laundry service for light clothes 
  
  Menu:
  The on board menu is fixed and offers meals and seafood; passenger may also choose an alternative dish with no extra cost. 
  
  Economy:
  If you do the math and divide the whole Skorpios package into daily cost, you will realize that it is an economy product that really is All-included, and your final trip budget does not increase 
  
  Insurance:
  Insurance covering accident, medical assistance, pharmaceuticals, hospital coals, and transfer up to USD 2.000. - Insurance for death or permanent injury accident up to USD 22.000.- 
  
  Bar: 
  Open- bar service through out the whole cruise no additional cost for wines, beverages and liquors. 
  
  Language:
  Skorpios II has public relation personnel and interpreters. There is simultaneous translation through infra- red head phone 
  
  Bus:
  Transfers from Puerto Montt, airport/ Skorpios dock/ airport, are free of charge from Friday 09:00 Hrs until Saturday 12:00 Hrs.
  Medicine: There is always a doctor on board the three vessels. This service and the basic medical supplies are free of charge.