 Legal
A single passport valid for at least 6 months after
your intended stay in Argentina will be enough. There are
no medical shots required.
Currency
The currency is the Argentinean Peso.
1 Argentinean Peso = 0.28149 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 3.55258 Argentinean Peso (ARS)
This is an indication only. Please check the Oanda
Convert Classic website for today's exchange rate.
Sometimes, the prices displayed show the Dollar sign, although
the prices are meant to be in Argentinean Peso. Do not hesitate
to ask for confirmation. On our website, the rates displayed
are US Dollars.
You will find ATM in all major cities. Therefore, it isn't
necessary to walk around loaded with cash...
Wheather
As Patagonia is located in the Southern hemisphere,
the seasons are opposite to those in the Northern hemisphere.
When it is winter in Europe and the USA, it is summer down
there.
The weather is generally fair from November
through to March, and perfect in January and February.
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Temperatures in Ushuaïa |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
| Highs... |
14 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| Lows... |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
-2 |
-3 |
-4 |
-3 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Sailing
Modern technology and the equipment on board today's
sailing ships make navigation in this area of the globe
definitely less hazardous than it was "back then"
when Clippers used to sail around Cape Horn to pass from
one ocean to the other. Westerly winds are still strong,
but navigation in the channels is seldom hard sailing, although
it can sometimes be rough in the williwaws (gusts going
down from the valleys and fjords).
Your
gear
The average temperature during the year is about
5°C. You will need some warm clothes.
- A "tuque", gloves, polar fleece, tee-shirt
(or better, Capilène or Damart -like under clothing),
wind-breaker/foul weather gear
- light rainwear for on land excursion, Kway style trousers
and jacket
- Rubber boots (very, very useful for when you'll go walk
on land...), trekking shoes will be most welcome, mostly
for the Antarctica Expeditions, but also for those of you
taking the Chilean Icefields trip.
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- Soft shoes for
when you'll be inside the boat, and deck shoes/boots
for outside
- Sleeping bag (bed sheet and pillowcase provided)
- Soft shell travel bag. Please no hard case suitcases!!
- Binoculars for wildlife viewing
- A fair amount of rolls or memory chips... and a
camera!
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Schedule
"Sauvage" is an open ocean bird
and she spends most of her time at seas, tacking between
harbours and anchorages. The details of her schedule
are visible on the Rates
page. On board "Sauvage", you will be
able to sail around Cape Horn and see the Chilean
Glaciers, or you will take part to one of the Antarctica
Expeditions across the Drake Chanel, from December
2006 to May 2007. End of May 2007 you may want to
sail "Sauvage" to the Tuamotu Islands...
How
to get there
There are no direct flights from Europe to
Ushuaia. you will need to fly to Buenos Aires(Aerolineas
Argentinas, Air France, British Airways...) or to
Santiago de Chile (Lan Chile) and from there to Ushuaia
with Aerolineas Argentinas. It is necessary to book
the later early in advance! |
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