Leaving Santiago in the morning we’ll head north, stopping for lunch in Huentelauquen – a good opportunity to try their famous empanadas. By mid afternoon we’ll arrive in Punta de Choros and get settled in our cabins. There will be time to observe coastal birds near the town, where the endemic Seaside Cinclodes and Blackish Oystercatcher stand out. Night in Punta de Choros.

During the morning we will board a new and comfortable boat, sailing in a southwesterly direction, approaching the Choros and Damas islands. In this water it is common to see groups of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) and with some luck, pilot whale (Grampus griseus). These islands are important breeding sites for the Yunco and the Humboldt Penguin. For the latter, we can go to the island to take good pictures. There will also be many interesting seabirds, such as: Lile, Guanay, Piquero and Pelicano. We will continue offshore where it is easier to see pelagic species, such as: Black-browed Albatross, Great Black and Black Fardela, Chilean Skipper, Subantarctic Giant Petrel and with some luck some petrel species. We will return to port at noon for a delicious lunch and in the afternoon we will visit the desert pampas near Punta de Choros where we can find Guanacos and Common Miner.