KAYAK With Whales
MARINe Park FRANCISCO COLOANE
In one of the most remote and pristine places on the planet. A full day excursion will make us feel nature in its most natural state. Leaving very early from our offices, we will travel by bus to Bahía Carrera 50 kilometers south of Punta Arenas, and then navigate: An unforgettable journey where we can enjoy a unique landscape surrounded by mountains, glaciers and forests of lengas and coihues. The marine life present in the area will not fail to surprise us because of its proximity and abundance: sea lions, petrels, cormorants, austral dolphins, albatrosses, etc. They will make us feel that here nature feels and lives.
Price per person: USD$500
Time: de 4:00 a.m. a 17:00 p.m. (app).
Duration: de 12 a 14 hours
Child rate: Not suitable for minors.
Include: Kayak, implementation, shared transportation, navigation, bilingual guide, coffee service, breakfast and lunch.
Meeting Point: #1255 José Nogueira, Punta Arenas (Solo Expediciones office).
What to bring?: Warm and waterproof clothing.
Season: scheduled departures
Weather: Program subject to weather conditions.
ITINERARy
04:00 a.m.
Check in at Solo Expediciones office, #1255 José Nogueira, Punta Arenas
04:15 a.m.
Transfer to Bahía Carrera boarding place 50 km south of Punta Arenas to take the navigation.
05:00 a.m.
Boarding. We start the navigation through Magellan strait observing the amazing sunrise by Tierra del Fuego, Fuerte Bulnes, first settlement of Punta Arenas.
06:30 a.m.
Crossing Froward Cape, last point of the American continental territory. We will admire beautiful landscapes, exuberant flora and big hanging glaciers from Darwin range.
09:00 a.m.
Navigation through the Marine Park Francisco Coloane, we can see humpback whales, magellanic penguins, cormorants, skuas, petrels, albatrosses, sea lions, elephant seals and on occasion orcas groups.
10:30 a.m. - 13:00 p.m.
Kayak with whales (Shag pass).
14:05 p.m. - 18:00 p.m.
Arrival to Punta Arenas.
Policies and cancellations
1.- Weather conditions:
In case the weather conditions do not allow us to navigate, we have the option to reschedule for the next date, or the return of 100% of what was paid, please take this factor into account when booking.
2.- Policies and conditions:
A. Pre Trip Cancellation: If we can read that the weather conditions are bad some days before starting we will cancel the trip. In this case 100 % of your payment will be returned.
B. Cancellation during the Trip:
B.1) If we reach the embarking point, which is the End of the Panamerican highway at the end or beginning of south America main land. And during the way the conditions start getting worst and conditions prevent navigation, we will refund 80%, keeping 20 % to cover the transportation.
B.2) If the conditions give us the chance to set sail and reaching Cape Froward the conditions get worst, the captain will have the voice of our company to decide cancel, safeguarding the integrity of the passengers and come back to the embarking point.
In this situation the company will refund 50 % of the total price. To cover transportation and operational cost.
In this case we guarantee at least to reach Cape Froward, the beginning of the end of Americas main land. 53°, 17´43 S / 71° 17´43 W.
3.- Sightings
The ratio of sightings of cetaceans in the area of the Francisco Coloane Marine Park is high, although we can never ensure the sighting of animals, we can not forget that they are free and in their natural environment, and if they wish they can avoid getting close to our boat and therefore be detected.
By regulation of Sernapesca and the manual of good practices for marine operations of sighting of Marine Fauna, we in case of sighting a whale we can not approach less than 100 meters and the speed of the boat should be less than that of the animal or the of the slowest of the group. .
