TRAVEL FACTS

AUSTRALIS ( australis.com, 0034 93 497 0484) offers the Fjords of Tierra del Fuego cruise from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia and The Patagonian Explorer cruise from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas. Each four-night/ five day cruise costs from £1,026pp all-inclusive. British Airways ( ba.com, 0344 493 0787) flies to Santiago from £821 return; internal flights to Punta Arenas from £74 one way with Latam ( latam.com).