Ultimate South America & Antarctica

Prepare for pleasure in the Paris of South America. In the oldest barrio – San Telmo, try the tango and the (equally spicy) chorizo sausage. Visit an estancia (ranch) to see cowboy horsemanship at its best, then pay homage to Evita at Casa Rosita.

Prepare for pleasure in the Paris of South America. In the oldest barrio – San Telmo, try the tango and the (equally spicy) chorizo sausage. Visit an estancia (ranch) to see cowboy horsemanship at its best, then pay homage to Evita at Casa Rosita.

Puerto Madryn is an Argentine city on the coast of northern Patagonia. Its sandy beaches and restaurant-lined promenade face Golfo Nuevo bay, where southern right whales breed from May to December. Ecocentro is a clifftop museum with exhibits on Patagonian nature, and a lighthouse-style tower for ocean views. Across the bay, rocky Valdes Peninsula is home to penguins and elephant seals, which are preyed on by orcas.

Located at the southernmost tip of South America, at the very end of the Andes Mountains chain, Cape Horn’s rugged and majestic region features a diverse and fascinating ecosystem. Often referred to as ‘the far end of the earth’, this beautiful, untamed Antarctic strait connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Prior to the opening of the Panama Canal, it was the preferred route for clipper ships carrying trade goods around the world.

No other place on the planet will make you feel like a modern-day explorer quite like Ushuaia will. After all, how often do you travel to the end of the earth? This southernmost city in the world is located on the border of the Beagle Canal and offers wild and diverse terrain made up of mountains, sea, glaciers and subantarctic forests. Ushuaia has been charted by the likes of Magellan, Cook and Darwin and still offers plenty of wide-open space in which to blaze your own trail.

No other place on the planet will make you feel like a modern-day explorer quite like Ushuaia will. After all, how often do you travel to the end of the earth? This southernmost city in the world is located on the border of the Beagle Canal and offers wild and diverse terrain made up of mountains, sea, glaciers and subantarctic forests. Ushuaia has been charted by the likes of Magellan, Cook and Darwin and still offers plenty of wide-open space in which to blaze your own trail.

Punta Arenas is a city near the tip of Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region. Located on the Strait of Magellan, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it’s often used as base for excursions to the surrounding wilderness and Antarctica. The Plaza Muñoz Gamero has a memorial to explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and the Museo Nao Victoria features a replica of one of his galleons

With their almost 1,000 miles of islands, channels and fjords, the Chilean Fjords are comparable in size to the expansive fjord coastline of Norway. This incredibly beautiful part of the country is a magnificent collection of lakes, snow-capped volcanoes, dense forests and thermal springs.

Known as “The Jewel of the Pacific,” Valparaíso is one of South America’s most charming, historic and picturesque ports. Declared a World Heritage Site in 2003, Valparaíso is a pleasant blend of historical interest, natural beauty and unique architecture – particularly its mix of 19th-century houses. If you love charming and culturally distinctive surroundings, this is your kind of place.