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Fabrice Schmitt
![Our pre-cruise extension around Santiago offers many wonderful birding opportunities...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475631884_0c3581a01d_b_2.jpg?)
Our pre-cruise extension around Santiago offers many wonderful birding opportunities…
![...in amazingly beautiful surroundings....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475386093_06ca8c243f_b.jpg?)
…in amazingly beautiful surroundings….
![...with spectacular birds...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475270705_86f8fd86f0_b.jpg?)
…with spectacular birds…
![](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475626194_82b3dd8006_b.jpg?)
![...some cute mammals...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475287265_eed6faa6c5_b.jpg?)
…some cute mammals…
![...and a wealth of waterbirds...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475637124_0054c63aff_b.jpg?)
…and a wealth of waterbirds…
![...along with some delightful small marsh dwellers.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13475395193_2a2dca676a_b.jpg?)
…along with some delightful small marsh dwellers.
![Once our cruise begins, it will soon become apparent that this is a wonderful seabirding trip....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F01.jpg?)
Once our cruise begins, it will soon become apparent that this is a wonderful seabirding trip….
![...with up to 8 albatrosses and up to 30 species of smaller tubenoses.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F02.jpg?)
…with up to 8 albatrosses and up to 30 species of smaller tubenoses.
![...and there will be many riveting landbird moments as well such as this encounter with Lesser Rheas.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F03.jpg?)
…and there will be many riveting landbird moments as well such as this encounter with Lesser Rheas.
![We will travel on a big cruise ship...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F04.jpg?)
We will travel on a big cruise ship…
![...offering various level of accommodations (here an interior cabin, the least expensive option)...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F05.jpg?)
…offering various level of accommodations (here an interior cabin, the least expensive option)…
![...and of course numerous restaurants and various activities.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F06.jpg?)
…and of course numerous restaurants and various activities.
![These ship are, perhaps surprisingly, wonderful for seabirding...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F07.jpg?)
These ship are, perhaps surprisingly, wonderful for seabirding…
![...as they're remarkably stable, even in rough seas, and telescopes can be used!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F08.jpg?)
…as they’re remarkably stable, even in rough seas, and telescopes can be used!
![We will be sailing through marvelous scenery - the Osorno Volcano in Chile...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F09.jpg?)
We will be sailing through marvelous scenery - the Osorno Volcano in Chile…
![...the Amalia glaciar in the Chilean Fjords...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F10.jpg?)
…the Amalia glaciar in the Chilean Fjords…
![...and we'll pass the legendary Cape Horn.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F11.jpg?)
…and we’ll pass the legendary Cape Horn.
![We will have seven landing during our cruise, all of our own design...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F12.jpg?)
We will have seven landing during our cruise, all of our own design…
![...visiting habitats like <i>Nothofagus</i>forest in Ushuaia (Argentina)...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F13.jpg?)
…visiting habitats like Nothofagusforest in Ushuaia (Argentina)…
![...penguin colonies on the Falklands Islands...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F14.jpg?)
…penguin colonies on the Falklands Islands…
![...and the Botanical garden of Montevideo (Uruguay).](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F15.jpg?)
…and the Botanical garden of Montevideo (Uruguay).
![During these excursions we'll use comfortable buses...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F16.jpg?)
During these excursions we’ll use comfortable buses…
![...or when necessary four-wheel drive vehicles as here on the Falkland Islands.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F17.jpg?)
…or when necessary four-wheel drive vehicles as here on the Falkland Islands.
![That trip is just magical for seabirds - here a close Yellow-nosed Albatross...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F18.jpg?)
That trip is just magical for seabirds - here a close Yellow-nosed Albatross…
![...and we should see hundreds of Black-browed Albatross...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F19.jpg?)
…and we should see hundreds of Black-browed Albatross…
![...but we'll also see Southern Giant Petrels and many more tubenoses...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F20.jpg?)
…but we’ll also see Southern Giant Petrels and many more tubenoses…
![...including some very difficult to see elsewhere, like Stejneger's Petrel...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F21.jpg?)
…including some very difficult to see elsewhere, like Stejneger’s Petrel…
![...or the recently described Pincoya Storm-petrel.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F21a.jpg?)
…or the recently described Pincoya Storm-petrel.
![We'll visit a Gentoo Penguin colony...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F22.jpg?)
We’ll visit a Gentoo Penguin colony…
![...where there are also majestic King Penguins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F23.jpg?)
…where there are also majestic King Penguins.
![During our excusions we'll look for land-based birds, like the Elegant Crested Tinamou near Puerto-Madryn (Argentina)...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F24.jpg?)
During our excusions we’ll look for land-based birds, like the Elegant Crested Tinamou near Puerto-Madryn (Argentina)…
![...the Magellanic Plover in Patagonia...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F25.jpg?)
…the Magellanic Plover in Patagonia…
![...the endemic Falkland Steamer-duck...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F26.jpg?)
…the endemic Falkland Steamer-duck…
![...and the stunning White-throated Hummingbird near Montevideo.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F27.jpg?)
…and the stunning White-throated Hummingbird near Montevideo.
![Sea mammals will be another feature of our cruise. Bottlenose Dolphin...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F28.jpg?)
Sea mammals will be another feature of our cruise. Bottlenose Dolphin…
![...Fin Whales...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F29.jpg?)
…Fin Whales…
![... and South American Sea Lions are just a few of them!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F246%2F30.jpg?)
… and South American Sea Lions are just a few of them!
In short this is a wonderful cruise with great birds, spectacular scenery and interesting, varied days on land.