One Ocean Expeditions will mark its 10th anniversary year with the addition of RCGS Resolute to its fleet in November 2018.

The expedition cruise specialist will also be expanding its cruise programme in 2019 to include several itineraries in to South America.

The first voyage of this new programme, which will also be the inaugural non-polar expedition on board RCGS Resolute, will venture into the inlets and islands of the Chilean Fjords.

The trip takes place in March 2019, immediately after the last cruise of the Antarctic season.

The 13-night Chilean adventure provides access to a region, much of which is almost impossible to access by land.

Travelling north from Ushuaia in Argentina to Valparaiso in Chile,it takes in the vast Patagonian ice sheet that represents the third largest ice mass on the planet.

Highlights of the cruise include the UNESCO designated biosphere of Alberto De Agostino National Park with the tidewater Marinelli Glacier.

Here passengers are very likely to encounter a variety of resident wildlife such as South American sea lions, Magellanic penguins, whales and the iconic Andean condor.

Hikes led by experienced local guides through ancient forests, and the Torres del Paine National Park, are other high spots of the voyage, along with the rugged coastline, ancient forested mountains, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and glaciers.

Upon entering the Pacific Ocean the expedition explores the colourful houses on stilts or 'palafitos' of Castro on Chiloé Island.

It's then the remote Mocha Island, an important cultural site, historically inhabited by the indigenous Mapuche tribe and today where sea lions, whales and the rare pink-footed shearwater can be spotted.

Finally, the journey comes to a close as the ship docks in the deep-water port of Valparaiso, with its bohemian atmosphere, historic funicular railway and gateway to the celebrated Casablanca wine region.

One Ocean Expeditions

Canadian company One Ocean Expeditions is a leader in polar exploration, with a range of expedition cruise itineraries in Antarctica, Arctic and Canada's East Coast, Greenland, and Norway.

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