Best Cruises to take in Argentina
Argentina is an interesting destination for cruises and boat trips. Below we describe a few possibilities:
Deep blue lakes and magical forests in Patagonia Argentina
From Bariloche to Puerto Blest there are excursions that sail across Lake Nahuel Huapi and landed in Victoria Island, attracting visitors with its myrtle forest, with soft tan trunks, 25 m high and 300 years old. Another possibility is to leave Villa la Angostura to reach the same destination visiting another area of the lake.
The international crossing the Andean lakes is an option that combines navigation with stretches of land tour to Puerto Montt, Chile.
Lacar Lake, at the foot of the picturesque town of San Martin de los Andes, impresses with its clear waters and offers various boat trips that run its shores to discover islands, forests, waterfalls and landscapes of unique beauty. Near Junin de los Andes, Lake Huechulafquen proposes navigate the Lanin volcano towering in the background.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Moquehue and Aluminé, at the foot of the Andes Mountains, offering tantalizing trips that combine the wonders of the landscape with water sports.
Browse among giants Glaciers:
In the province of Santa Cruz, in the Los Glaciares National Park, is located the Perito Moreno Glacier. Different boats ply the waters of Lake Argentino, touring the Iceberg Canal to the imposing glacier, and providing one of the most extraordinary natural events in the region. From the Tunnel Bay, El Chalten, boats depart toward the Viedma Glacier. This navigation allows observing the Fitz Roy and Huemul, and there is, once past Cape Horn, a spectacular view of the incredible range of Viedma Glacier Blue. Capri Lagoons, Tower and Three, or Lake Desert, fascinate visitors with the landscape of ice and granite of Fitz Roy and Torre.
Living Sea
Puerto Madryn, Puerto Pyramids and Peninsula Valdes offer different boats departing for diving or watching the spectacle offered by dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, sea lions and giant southern right whale that sweeps between June and December. The Atlantic coast of the province of Santa Cruz offers interesting options for watching wildlife and splendid rock formations sailings departing from Puerto San Julian or Puerto Deseado.
By boat to the end of the world
Ushuaia is the arrival point for cruise ships arriving from around the world. Once there, different boats depart toward the Beagle Channel, the Bird Island, the Isla de los Lobos, the Lighthouse and the Islets Eclaireurs Bridges. Sea lovers can embark on the Crucero Australis, awarded as the best trip in South America according to National Geographic Traveler. This luxury cruise travels majestic and pristine landscapes, you can admire the rich wildlife penguins, lions, elephant seals, dolphins … and walks the path traveled by legendary figures like Magellan, Darwin, Vespucci or Drake.
Another attraction in Ushuaia is the way it is done Lapataia, embarking on Puerto Arias within the National Park Tierra del Fuego which runs various bays and islands.
Discovering Antarctica
Ushuaia is also the starting point for cruises between November and March, sail to Antarctica, land of ice and extreme landscapes.