Private Patagonia expedition Off the map. For 12 days.
By boat from the San Rafael glacier to Kent Island. At most 5 km on foot a day.
No commitment. Fill in a short form and I'll get back to you personally with everything you need to know about the expedition.
- January 2027
- fullWaitlist open.
- February 2027
- by applicationsDates to follow.
- 2028 season
- applications openDepartures in the Chilean summer.
- Price
- USD 4,8002027 season, max. 6 people.
- January 2027
- fullWaitlist open.
- February 2027
- by applicationsDates to follow.
- 2028 season
- applications openDepartures in the Chilean summer.
- Price
- USD 4,8002027 season, max. 6 people.
What happens after you get in touch
Sending the form is not a booking and not a payment. It is a first step, with no commitment.
I check that there is still a place on the expedition.
I send you the detailed itinerary, practical information and terms.
We have a short call by phone or Google Meet to see whether the expedition is right for you.
Only then do you decide whether to book a place.
No automatic booking. No payment when you send the form.
Take me to the fjord12 days · 4 phases
Four days on a boat. No signal out here.
01 · GlacierLaguna San Rafael. The glacier face from the water.
02 · FjordFour days aboard the Patagonia I, out to Kent Island in the Chonos Archipelago, which the Beagle surveyed in 1834–35.
03 · RainforestWaterfalls, the Rio Tabo and 5 km of walking a day at most.
04 · Hot springsWarm water in the middle of the forest.
What it is
A private expedition into the inner Aysén Fjord
A road runs to the mouth of the fjord. Beyond it, only a boat with a local captain.
Fjord, glacier, rainforest, steppe, hot springs, open Pacific.
Your own cabin on the boat, cabins on land. Decent and clean, not a resort.
Max 6 people isn’t marketing. It’s the boat, and safety.
More about the expedition
Who leads it
Not run by an agency.
I’m Jaroslav Sokol and I own land on Aysén Fjord. I lead the expedition myself, with a local captain and crew.
Meet the founderWho it is for and how hard it is
No extremes. My wife wouldn’t let me.
I built the program with my wife. She is demanding and used to comfort. You walk 5 km a day at most; the rest is by car and by boat, and anyone who wants can fly over the fjord by plane or helicopter. The extreme version, two nights in a tent in the rainforest, is only for groups that choose it.
Difficulty and the 2-minute testFor you if you want Patagonia, but not with a backpack and not on a bus full of people.
Not for you if you expect a five-star resort, a minute-by-minute program and constant signal.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
Safety
Is it safe?
Everyone asks. Here is how it works.
Boat and crew
We sail with Navega Patagonia on the Patagonia I. The crew takes small groups around the Aysén sea, and Francisco Mora has run their expedition logistics since 2016.
Contact
In parts of the fjord there is no mobile signal. There is Starlink on the boat for emergency contact.
Health
There are medical supplies on board. The hospital is in Puerto Aysén, where we set out from. Travel insurance covering remote areas is required.
Weather
Patagonian weather changes. The program adapts to it. Plan B is a different Plan A, not improvisation.
This is not a cruise ship
Patagonia I is our base in the fjords: a small boat for no more than six guests, with your own cabin, a shared living space and a crew who know the area. It is not a hotel. It is a comfortable, practical base for reaching places where there is no hotel.
“…the strange noises, which, although frequently heard within these gloomy forests, yet scarcely disturb the general silence.”
Price · Founder Edition 2027
USD 4,800. Everything on the ground included.
12 days in February 2027, at the same price as the full January departure. That’s USD 400 a day. The departure opens depending on the number of applications; exact dates to follow.
You’re not paying for luxury. You’re paying for logistics in a remote region.
- Your own cabin on the boat, cabins on land
- All meals in the field
- Boat with a local captain, 4×4 transport
- Permits, local guides, Starlink and safety kit
- The founder with you the whole time
Not included: flights, travel insurance, personal expenses.
January 2027 full · now taking applications for February 2027 and the 2028 season · Full refund up to 90 days before departure
No commitment. This is not an application.
Email me the briefing What’s included, in detail
From the second year (2028) the expedition costs USD 5,800.
What you are paying for
This is not just a trip to Chile. You are paying for 12 days in an area you normally cannot reach by road: the boat, the captain, your own cabin, a small group, a 4×4, local guides, food in the field, permits and a satellite connection for safety.
Patagonia I, the captain and fuel.
Your own cabin and overnight stays along the route.
4×4 transfers, local logistics and permits.
I lead the expedition in person, from the day you land to the day you fly home.
1834 · HMS Beagle
In Darwin’s wake.
The islands we sail through to Kent Island had no chart until Darwin’s ship drew one. At the turn of 1834 and 1835, HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, surveyed the Chonos Archipelago. Nearly two hundred years later these waters are still just as remote: no roads, reachable only by boat.
History of the Aysén region- 1834HMS Beagle maps the Chonos Archipelago
- 1950Václav Nový sails to Aysén and stays
- 2027We sail the same waters
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