SKORPIO I

TOURIST PLACES

THE RAFAEL GLACIER

This Chilean National Park was declared to be a worldwide reserve by UNESCO in 1979. Located at latitude 46 – 45 south of the Chilean Patagonia it is 1,242,000 hectares of millenary beauty. A Spanish navigator discovered this place four centuries ago. Today it has become one of the natural splendors of Chile, of the greatest international importance. The ice of the San Rafael Glacier dates back as far as 300,000 years, its frontal face is 2kms wide and its ice towers reach up to more than 75 mts. and plunges down into the ocean waters more than 230 meters. It has a length of 15 kms and stems from the San Valentín Nevado of the Southern Ice Fields of the Los Andes Mountains. The blues of the ice and its constant avalanches have converted this natural spectacle into international fame. With its ice floes of different shapes and colors it is a spectacle that is unique in this world.

THE QUITRALCO FJORD

An old glacier formed riverbed surrounded by mountains, with exuberant and unique vegetation. Here is where the Thermal Installations of Skorpios are located, with their warm, pure waters of volcanic origin, where you can enjoy thermal and steam baths.
Walks through this austral forest and sports fishing are some of the activities of this beautiful fjord.
In 1996 the Mountains and Parks Council of Chile declared this location a Natural Sanctuary.

CITIES AND VILLAGES

Amongst the routes of the Skorpios cruises that are chosen, you can visit different cities, and villages, such as: Puerto Montt, with its German customs and handcrafts; Coyhaique, surrounded by rivers and mountains; Castro, land of mythology, legends and handcrafts; villages like Puerto Aguirre, fishermen and their children as hosts; Queilén, a village of Chilotes fishermen and as well Puerto Chacabuco.
In each of these places you can be in direct contact with the fishermen, view their typical homes and customs, enjoy the hospitality of the southern people or only have access to the services of the major cities, hotels, restaurants and shopping centers, etc.
Cities and villages that will marvel you with their charm.