Transfer to your hotel. Half-day city tour of Montevideo including visits to Independence Square, Legislative Palace and the main avenue 18 de Julio. Explore the quaint charm of the old quarter where you will find the Plazas Zabala and de la Constitución, the Cathedral built in 1790, the former Town Hall from 1804, and the Solis Theatre.
Located just 130 km east of Montevideo, Punta del Este which is particularly popular with visitors in the Summer months is Uruguay’s top sea-side resort and has excellent bathing beaches and yacht marina and club. A place where you can mingle with the rich and famous, the city has a high styled social life, with many cultural and artistic programmes, parties, spectacles and shows during the high season. Drive along the Mansa Beach of Punta del Este to visit the residential suburbs of Beverly Hills, El Golf, Cantegril, San Rafael with its spectacular mansions and summer houses of diverse modern architecture. Leisure time to enjoy the beach, shopping and the craft market. Lunch is included. Return to Montevideo in the evening.
Founded by the Portuguese in 1680, Colonia del Sacramento was recently declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Visit the old quarter with its narrow cobbled-stone streets, colonial buildings and reconstructed city walls. Visit the Plaza Mayor, Matriz Church, Bastion del Carmen, and Puerta del Campo which is the restored city gate and drawbridge. Nearby visit the only bull ring remaining in Uruguay: Real de San Carlos (bullfighting is banned in Uruguay). Lunch is included. Return to Montevideo in the evening.
Transfer to the airport for your departing flight.
