AN OCEAN VOYAGE IN CHILEAN WATERS

VICTORY TALL SHIP (Now sailing with the hotel Lakutaia)

Exploring The "Uttermost Part Of The Earth"
Images of Pia Fjord Glaciers and the Beagle Channel
Unique Features
Location of Puerto Williams on map of Chile
Brief Description
Images of Victory's Main salon & Deck Plan
Getting To The Puerto Williams
Views of Santiago & Cape Horn
View of Torres Del Paine National Park
A letter of recommendation from one of VICTORY's other passengers
Some passengers comments

Majestic mountains dipped in snow... Crystalline waterways...
Whales, seals, soaring Andes condors...
Ice-blue Glaciers that shimmer like jewels...

"From both sides of the channel not more than 3 miles wide,
the ice covered Andes rise before us, from which are set loose huge glaciers".

Experience at the "ends of earth", the breathtaking beauty of glaciers, fjords,
waterfalls and wildlife.

This precious place of land and water is home to many varieties of sea birds,
wild geese, ducks and penguins.

There are various kinds whales, sea otters and sea lions for
you to see in the channels along the way.

The Marvelous Pia Fjord
For Larger Images of Pia Fjord
and the Beagle Channel (93K total)

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The Beagle Channel

Unique Features

Our yachts take you on 7 to 14 day
Adventure Excursions of Tierra Del Fuego and Cape Horn.
You will be marking the same course taken by
Charles Darwin's in the summer of 1832 on his
sailing during the "Voyage of the Beagle" (83 KB)
You will navigate glacial etched channels and
stunning fjords.

An exact 19th century replica, the VICTORY is
so similar a ship that she was featured
(starred!) as the "BEAGLE" in a 1990
documentary recapturing Darwin's voyages.

You will get a close look at these
magnificent glacier regions and fjords by
rubber boat, foot and/or by sea kayak
excursions.

This trip will provide you with a rare
glimpse at ancient Yagan Indian settlements.

The tours are built for all ages; You may
optionally hike, camp, go trout fishing and
have a wonderful barbecue of Patagonian lamb
or King Crab on the beach along the way.

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Cape Horn --------->

Map of Chile showing the 12 regions and location
of Puerto Williams, only 60 miles from Cape Horn

Map with Major Cities listed

Brief Description

"For those coming from a hurried and modern life,
visiting the Beagle Channel is like going back in time. "

Imagine unspoiled beauty, breathtaking and forgotten places.
At Puerto Williams, capital (population of 2000) of the Chilean
Territory of Antarctica, one still finds ancient settlements of
the all but extinct Yagan Canoe Indians.
As late as the end of the 18th century, an estimated 4,000 Yagan Indians
paddled among these beautiful islands, still fjords and channels.
Two older women (*Photos of survivors are 133KB*)
are the only living survivors, of
this irreplaceable Yagan Indian tribe.
This voyage is for adventurers only. There may be
narrower bunks than you are used to, wind, cold
and other unfavorable weather conditions.

Captain Ben & his Chilean wife, Monica

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Getting To Puerto Williams

Getting to the Puerto Williams is no problem at all.
Airlines fly to the capital city, Santiago-Chile, from all over the world.

Safety & Comfort

Chile is one of the safest, and most stable
countries in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is the only Latin American compay with a US trade agreement.
Because of this, Chile is considered by many
entrepreneurs to be a very good country for investment.
Chileans love foreigners and try to copy them in every way.
They will make you feel very much at home even
if you do not speak Spanish.
Many American hotels exist in Santiago such as the Hyatt Hotel.

Santiago, Chile

View of Santiago with info
(60K total)

To get here: You may fly into Santiago, Chile first.
Then take Lan Chile or one of several other airlines such
National to Punta Arenas for an overnight stay.
The following day you take a beautiful 1 hour
flight on DAP AIRLINES to Puerto Williams
over Tierra Del Fuego Island seeing many
glaciers, lakes and the snow capped Andes
where they end plunging into the sea.
Also there are connections available now to Puerto
Williams via Ushuaia, Argentina 25 miles away.
In Puerto Willaims you may stay at the world's most
Southern Hotel, the Lakutaia.
We will be glad to help you with your stay in
Punta Arenas or Ushuaia and your
transportation to and from Puerto Williams.

You will have an overnight stay in Punta
Arenas {poon'-tah ah-ray'-nas} It is the
capital of Chile's Magallanes province and
the southernmost mainland city i n the world,
lies on the Strait of Magellan. The
population is 111,700 (1987 est.). Sheep
raising, lumbering, canning, coal mining, and
shipping petroleum from TIERRA DEL FUEGO are
the main economic activities. Founded in 1847
to strengthen Chilean claims to the strait,
Punta Arenas became a coaling station for
ships en route to California. Good places to
stay are the Hotel Cabo De Hornos a seven-story Commercial Hotel facing central Plaza in world's southernmost city.

Hotel Details

* 92 Rooms / 8 Floors
* Built in 1962
* Laundry Room
* Fax (For Guests)
* Babysitting or Child Care
* Business Center

* Car Rental
* Administrative Services
* Pets Allowed
* Currency Exchange
* Smoke Alarm in Rooms
* Computer Use Available

* Photocopy Service
* Meeting Facilities
* Common Area High speed Access
* A-V Equipment Rental
* Room Service
* Multi-lingual Staff
* Restaurant in Hotel

Room Amenities

* Telephone
* Television (Cable/Satellite)
* Non-Smoking Rooms

* Television
* Daily Maid Service
* In Room Broadband Internet Access

* Safe (In Room)
* Mini-Bar

Here is what they say about it:

I would highly recommend Hotel Cabo de Hornos to any visitor who loves a quiet ambience, very earthy colors, beautiful surroundings and artifacts, warm lighting and excellent service.
The refurbished hotel has very professional staff and it is a walk away from the shopping.
My experience was a wonderful one and I will return here again.

This is a beautiful, modern, newly renovated hotel. The food is excellent, the interior attractive, and the rooms are good sized. Views of the Sound are amazing and the location is in the very center of Punta Arenas.
The city itself is not a terribly exciting place, but this Hotel certainly is.

and the Hostal Califate in Punta Arenas which offer a
discount to Victory Yacht Cruises'
passengers.

For reservations send mail to:CaptainBen@victory-cruises.com

Punta Arenas is close to the world famous
national park "Torres Del Paine". With time
permitting, you may want us to book you a
quick 2-4 day tour at this beautiful place as
part of your holidays

Torres Del Paine on map of 67KB.
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Puerto Williams, your destination is just
a short 45 minute hop from Punta Arenas,
flying over the beautiful ice fields, Beech forests,
glaciered valleys and the snowy
Andes mountain peaks of Tierra Del Fuego.
(Sit by the window and get some photos if it is clear)
In Tierra Del Fuego you will breathe some of
the purest air in the world supplied by
15,000 miles of unobstructed and
uncontaminated open ocean winds.

Torres Del Paine in Patagonia

After visiting the fjord area of Tierra Del Fuego and
the Beagle Channel one may visit the famous
Torres Del Paine National Park on the
southern edge of the Patagonia Ice Cap. The
area is easy to get to from Punta Arenas with
transportation of buses, taxis and minibuses.
It is possibly the most famous national park
in South America with 60,000 visitors last
season. It is some 100 km north of Puerto
Natales. It is a 2422 sq. km park that was
given the World Heritage status in 1978 by
UNESCO. It gets it's name from three
wonderful and very easily seen polished
columns of pink granite, the Towers of Paine
(Torres Del Paine). Cerro Paine Grande, the
tallest of the peaks, is covered by ice
mushrooms a phenomenon peculiar to the
Southern Andes. The park lies between the
great windswept plains of Patagonia and the
vast southern continental icesheet. Here you
may go backpacking and trekking, or you can
join programs to do the mountain climbing as
well.

Nandu and Guanaco (Ostrich and Alpaca like
animals) are frequently seen in the park
refuge. There oad diversity of fauna y
flora. Backpackers should have experience
with overnight trips in rough country; those
who desire to make ascents should have
mountaineering ice and snow climbing
experience. The Torres Del Paine lookout is
the most spectacular in the park and is a
short trek. The summit of the tallest tower
is almost 10,000 ft above sea level. The best
season is from November through April. A map
of the area is issued free upon entrance to
the park. Good information and maps on the
area are found in the Lonely Planet publication:

"Trekking in the Patagonian Andes".

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Come Join Us On An Adventure!

VICTORY ADVENTURE EXPEDITIONS invites you to come
aboard and LIVE the adventure.
We offer you sailing the Beagle Channel , Antarctica,
the Darwin Cordillera glaciers and fjords
in this crazy geography that time and nature produced.
You will witness a stunning drama at the ends of
earth which is directed with a raw freedom
which can only be appreciated in a wild territory
such as this.
A truly memorable voyage awaits you.

Testimonies from OUR Passengers

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containing info on Patagonia, Tierra Del Fuego and Antarctica,
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Some passenger's comments

~ Climbed a 1200 meter summit of an unnamed
peak, Andean Condors gliding overhead. What
was it I need to go back home for?

~ Incredible country - 4000 meter mountains
rising straight out of the fjords. The area
looks much like New Zealand. Chile is
generally more beautiful.

~ We're eating the local fare - King crab and
roast lamb. Wonderful seabirds - albatross,
Cape petrel, Skuas, Penguins. It's all very
new, even the stars. This is the life - puts
it all in perspective.

~ The Horn was great, But I really like the
Beagle Channel: Snow covered mountains and
glaciers. A few bergs were clear ice - just
like glass - that is very old ice. Then some
had a beautiful blue color.

"All men dream: but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses
of their minds wake in the day to find it was vanity,
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men,
for they may act on their dream with open eyes,
to make it possible."

T. E. Lawrence

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with information (Email only) on Patagonia, Tierra Del Fuego,
Antarctica, Cape Horn and South Georgia,
send mailto:sailing@victory-cruises.com and write "subscribe"

A subscribers Comment: Wonderful newsletter! Thanks so much.

AN OCEAN VOYAGE IN CHILEAN WATERS VICTORY TALL SHIP (Now sailing with the hotel Lakutaia)

"From both sides of the channel not more than 3 miles wide, the ice covered Andes rise before us, from which are set loose huge glaciers".

The Marvelous Pia Fjord For Larger Images of Pia Fjord and the Beagle Channel (93K total)

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The Beagle Channel

Unique Features

Brief Description

Captain Ben & his Chilean wife, Monica

Getting To Puerto Williams

Safety & Comfort

Santiago, Chile

View of Santiago with info (60K total)

Torres Del Paine in Patagonia

Some passenger's comments

For your FREE monthly newsletter, The Patagonian Newsletter Monthly, with information (Email only) on Patagonia, Tierra Del Fuego, Antarctica, Cape Horn and South Georgia, send mailto:sailing@victory-cruises.com and write "subscribe" A subscribers Comment: Wonderful newsletter! Thanks so much.

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AN OCEAN VOYAGE IN CHILEAN WATERS

VICTORY TALL SHIP (Now sailing with the hotel Lakutaia)

"From both sides of the channel not more than 3 miles wide,
the ice covered Andes rise before us, from which are set loose huge glaciers".

The Marvelous Pia Fjord
For Larger Images of Pia Fjord
and the Beagle Channel (93K total)

View of Santiago with info
(60K total)

For your FREE monthly newsletter, The Patagonian Newsletter Monthly,
with information (Email only) on Patagonia, Tierra Del Fuego,
Antarctica, Cape Horn and South Georgia,
send mailto:sailing@victory-cruises.com and write "subscribe"

A subscribers Comment: Wonderful newsletter! Thanks so much.