yuwant

We will be cruising from BA to Valparaiso in Early Feb. 2016 and are looking for reasonably priced small group tours to see the beautiful scenery of Pantegonia at the above mentioned ports. I would also like to take a very short hike or two if possible while on the tour. I would appreciate any feedback people who have been there can give me who have taken tours there. I want to avoid the high cost of a private tour and also being on a large bus, a van size group with a dependable, English speaking guide would be great. Thank you in advance to anyone who can suggest a good company or let me know of one to avoid.

HI Karen,

Wonder if you have found the suggestions for local tours. I am booked with different local tours with different groups on each port that we docked. Are you on the February 14 to Antartica Cruise as well the B2B from BA to Valparaiso? I am on the Cruise Critic Roll call under Yuwant. I am coordinating for early disembarkation for the Volunteer Points tour with Patrick Watts. On the Port Ushuaia, we are booked with 6 people, there si still space for February 18 in a van. Please email me for more suggestions and information: benlim1at verizon dot net

Teresa:)

For your itinerary, you can probably only book it by buying two one-way tickets. These can be expensive, particularly for long-haul flights, when compared to discount round-trip tickets, as there are many routes on which airlines only sell full-fare tickets if you want to buy a one-way ticket.

 

The cruise line has contracts with airlines for passengers who book their air travel through the cruise line. Typically, on a one-way cruise like yours, the cruise line will move about as many passengers in one direction as in the other to/from Sydney (in the case of your cruise), so it will get contract pricing akin to the pricing it would get if it was buying round-trip travel (eg to get passengers to/from Miami-Miami round-trip cruises). This is one situation in which the cruise line's commercial position can allow it to offer much cheaper air fares than you could get if you were booking as a private individual.

I have just got answer to my question whether to book with the Star Princess cruise for Rio de Janeiro from Washington DC on January 21, 2012, then return from Santiago de Chile on February 4, 2012. After much search on Booking Buddy, Kayak, Travelocity. I didn't get anywhere, but see the more than $2,000 air fare which is more than the cruise ticket. Any suggestions other than look into the cruise line ticket which will save my time searching?

I am tempted to book into a land tour with airfare included plus the hotel and excursions.

Teresa